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    The people of Salem turn to Reverend Hale‚ a minister from a nearby town‚ to solve the problem. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Reverend Hale is an intelligent man‚ and his confidence makes him feel so important that he supports the witch trials. An outsider from another town‚ Hale eventually turns against the idea behind the witch trials because they were being used to place the blame on innocent people. Parents of the children would ask for Reverend Hale to come and check their daughters when

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    comes to life by author Susan Glaspell in “Trifles”. Glaspell examines male and female relationships‚ how controlling spouse‚ and lack of communication can lead to the deterioration in relationships‚ which inevitably leads to a woman seeking change in her life. Glaspell shows that some relationships are not warm and loving‚ but are dominated by a controlling spouse. Men.....can’t live with them‚ can’t live without them! Same can be said for women...can’t live with them‚ can’t live without them!

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    Introduction Jury system is originated in Ancient Rome‚ the 12 jurors had to be good male Roman citizen. Females‚ children‚ the elderly and slaves were excluding in jury system. The duty of jury was to investigate crime and judge the accused people. It symbolized a high level of democracy which involved citizen in the legal system and transparency of judicial power. Australia today still continuous the jury system in the district court and supreme court. The selection of jury is changed‚ women now

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    create their own stories; this is exactly the case for the creations of “Trifles” written in the early 1900’s by Susan Glaspell. Glaspell was one of the feministic writers of the early twentieth century that promoted her personal ideas. Her ideas of feminism were influenced by her social idealistic writer husband‚ George Cook.”I began writing plays because my husband forced me to” (Glaspell). The oppression of women back then was to the point that they were not fully acknowledged as their own person

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    Peer Pressure What is peer pressure? Adolescents often times deal with pressures from homework‚ love‚ money‚ parents and teachers. However‚ one of the things that pressures us the most is how to fit in with our peers. We call it peer pressure. Simple enough‚ it is exactly what it says – pressures from your peers. Peer pressure is when you do something either because they have persuaded you or because all your peers are doing it. Do you remember the last time your parents declined your

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    Why Are Juries Outdated

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    Juries have been regarded as the cornerstone of our criminal justice system in Australia since 1824 when juries were first introduced‚ however many argue they are an outdated form of determining the outcome of trials. Some of the reasons why juries are outdated are that jurors don’t realise how long some trials go for and there are too many complex documents to consider in coming up with a verdict of some trials. Another reason is the people that serve on juries are the least qualified people. Juries

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    Peer Pressure‚ Cause and Effect Peer pressure has become a big issue in our modern world. Many people experience it every day and a lot of times it leads to bad decision making. Peer pressure can affect you in the long run and knowing how to say no to certain things can sometimes save your life. There are many causes to peer pressure but the more noticeable one would be just pure excitement. Say that your peers are jumping their bikes off ramps and they ask you to try. You

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    like your classmates‚ are called peers. When they try to influence how you act‚ to get you to do something‚ it’s called peer pressure. It’s something everyone has to deal with‚ even adults. Maybe you want to do it‚ and you just don’t have the courage to do it and your friends talk you into it. Peer Pressure can be broken down into two areas‚ good peer pressure and bad peer pressure. When we think of peer pressure we always think of it in terms of bad. We think of peer pressure in terms of pressuring

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    HOW CAN PEER PRESSURE IMPACT NEGATIVELY ON TEENAGERS? Candidates Name: Kadian Chambers Candidates Form: 11:3 Candidates School: Excelsior High Teacher’s Name: Mrs. Smith TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION STATEMENT OF PROBLEM REASONS FOR SELECTING TOPIC METHOD OF INVESTIGATION INSTRUMENT USED TO COLLECT DATA PROCEDURES FOR DATA COLLECTION PRESENTATION OF DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA FINDINGS RECOMMENDATIONS BIB LIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION I have

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    Peer pressure Have you ever been forced to do anything ? Have u ever felt that you are in a tight corner because of someone’s comment? we all could face situations like that; we all could have faced peer pressure. what is peer pressure? " Peer pressure is when someone or a group of people influences or encourages others to do things they do not want to do or tries to change people’s attitude‚ or behavior towards something

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