they deserve. In the popular play The Crucible‚ one common tragic hero is the main character‚ John Proctor. However‚ some others argue that Reverend Hale was also a tragic hero‚ though less recognized due to the fact that he appears less in the play than Proctor. Based on information provided in both the original play and the movie‚ it can be argued
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A morally ambiguous character who I thought played a pivotal role in the Salem witch hunt was Reverend John Hale. At first‚ Hale was completely convinced that the witchcraft occurring in Salem was in fact reality and was determined to get rid of it whatever way possible. He was constantly researching the source of witchcraft itself and how to destroy it. He investigated Betty Parris and the Putnam’s daughter to gather clues and evidence as to why these events are happening. He also talks with
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Grave stele of a little girl Stephanie Sjaastad Nancy Catandella HWA 160L 112 18 November 2013 Ancient Greek art is something to be admired; the accuracy of the figures‚ compared to Egyptian art is commendable. The art works show great depths of emotion and detail. The “Grave stele of a little girl” is a beautiful relief of what appears to be a small child holding two birds. The forearm resembles a young child’s arm because it seems that the “baby fat” is still present‚
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In 1929‚ Robert Graves published his war novel "Goodbye to all that." It is based on his own life experiences of the Great War. This autobiography has been involved in "The great books controversy and changing attitudes towards the war." But in 1931‚ two years after this Great War book was published‚ Robert Graves wrote "P. S. Goodbye to all that." In this he justifies some of his actions and why he wrote parts of the novel the way he did. He confesses that he wrote the novel to make "a lump
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in the 1960s. They were upset that African Americans were getting all these rights‚ and members had to do something about it to show their madness. On Sunday September 15‚ 1963 The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church a black church in Birmingham‚ Alabama was bombed. Four young girls by the names of Addie Mae Collins 14‚ Cynthia Wesley 14‚ Carole Robertson 14‚ and Denise McNair 11 who decided to attend church that morning were killed by the explosion while attending Sunday school class and twenty-three
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“Just be yourself. Let people see the real‚ imperfect‚ flawed‚ quirky‚ weird‚ beautiful‚ magical person that you are.”-Mandy Hale. You need to just let yourself loose and be free don’t let others change you be a leader‚ not a follower.In the story‚ the girl was trying to fit in and wasn’t being her self.In Just Be Yourself the author tells you to try new things and just be yourself not anyone else because you not someone else. A detail from the story that stuck out to me was when the narrator talked
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The Diary of Reverend Hale Act 1 (Descriptive) . I can’t help but feel out of place in this town‚ my every public move watched by people by the dozen. I feel like a complete foreigner in my own land‚ the townsfolk were bitter‚ cold and unwelcoming. It felt like there was something here‚ a spooky vibe radiating of every little thing. The town belonged in a book not a thing out of place‚ not a drunk to be scene‚ it was every preachers dream. My first
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Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was considered a pioneer in radical heart surgery and in the establishment of Provident Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams was born on January 18‚ 1856‚ in Hollidaysburg‚ Pennsylvania. He was one of seven children. Growing up‚ at the age of 17‚ Williams worked part-time in a barbershop while he was living with one of his sisters. Williams received his preparatory and college education in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. He later took a two-year apprenticeship with
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attitude towards books‚ there were certainly points through the story where books were her only safe haven when she was going through the horrors of war‚ due to them bringing her a sense of peace and comfort. “There was a sudden desire to read it [The Grave Digger’s Handbook] that she didn’t even attempt to understand. On some level‚ perhaps she wanted to make sure
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The Grave: Redemption and Coming of age Everyone has that one person that they look up to as a child. In the short story "The Grave‚" a young girl named Miranda grew up without a mother and is considered to be a tomboy. Her older brother‚ Paul‚ is that person she looks up to. She has a sort of epiphany after playing and digging through dirt in her grandfather’s old grave with her brother and finding a gold ring which gears her into discovering her femininity. The author‚ Katherine Anne Porter
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