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    and woman. He created a man from the dust and blowing life into his nose. He planted a garden‚ the Garden of Eden‚ and put the man there‚ to work it and watch over it. He had told Adam he could eat any of the trees in the garden except for the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. God had already created the animals‚ and when Adam tried to find a mate‚ none of the animals were acceptable. So god put the man to sleep‚ and created a woman from his rib. The man named her "Woman”. The man and woman were

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    How does Miller present the relationship between Abigail and Proctor? In The Crucible‚ we follow the adulterous and turbulent relationship between Abigail Williams and John Proctor‚ and watch it change and develop throughout the play‚ from Abigail trying to reinstate the affair in Act 1‚ to John Proctor confessing and therefore destroying it at the end of the play. John Proctor is an honest‚ plain-speaking local farmer. He is an impressive presence in the room‚ being described as ‘a man in his

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    trials ruined everybody’s lives and ignited all because of Abigail Williams. In the play the “Crucible” which is also known as a severe test‚ the town of Salem was considered a Crucible. The town was put through hard and controversial times. Abigail’s attachment to John Proctor makes her try to get rid of his wife Elizabeth throughout the entire play. Abigail also even threatens and lies multiple times to people to get what she wants. Abigail is a mean and selfish person that always wants her way

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    Throughout this play one of the main characters is named Abigail. While reading the play‚ and before watching the movie‚ I pictured Abigail as a girl who would appear sweet‚ but she is also very mischievous and deceiving. So the question is whether or not this is just who Abigail is or if she is pressured by the community to be how

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    Avery Loya APUSH Period 6‚ October 4‚ 2012 Loyalists and the Revolutionary War Around the time of the mid-late 1700 ’s‚ people in the United States (then the Thirteen Colonies) who supported Great Britain were called Loyalists. The Loyalists respected the king ’s authority and were opposed to the American Revolution. They were for the most part happy with the king‚ as the rebellion had been fueled by (the patriot ’s) general discontent with British rule (Allen xv). The Loyalists also had

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    a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving . There is indeed change during the Renaissance period; however‚ those changes cannot be considered as drastic change. Hence‚ I would like to say that the Renaissance is not a revolutionary period. First of all‚ there is no drastic change in the politics in the Renaissance period. Renaissance inherited Feudalism from the Medieval Period . During the Renaissance period‚ we can see that there is a movement of power from feudal lords

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    How is a literature review different from an annotated bibliography? A literature review is written in the style of an expository essay; it comprises an introduction‚ body and conclusion‚ and it is organized around a controlling idea or thesis. An annotated bibliography is simply an alphabetized list of sources accompanied by comments. Moreover‚ while a single source appears just once in an annotated bibliography‚ it may be referred to numerous times in a literature review‚ depending upon its importance

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    In the play The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ Abigail Williams has a major effect on the Salem witch trials. She plays a major role in the development of the plot of the story and is the main antagonist as well. It is learned in Act I that she has had an affair with John Proctor and that she is accusing others‚ later including his wife‚ of witchcraft. Abigail is not only in love and had an affair with a man that is already married‚ she gets innocent people killed with her false accusations and runs

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    Prior to the Revolutionary War‚ many American Colonists dealt with a conflicting issue of whether to remain loyal to the crown or join the Patriots in their fight for Independence. The colonists‚ most in the North‚ were taking the side of the patriots while others were not. The question was whether the colonists were being pragmatic or were they just being anti-liberty if they weren’t choosing a side. It is important to determine the reasoning behind why they would remain loyal or join the Patriot

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    Despite the faults during the Trade Embargo‚ American foreign policy was overall successful because the US‚ with the help of the French‚ defeated the British in the revolutionary war‚ grew the country in the Louisiana Purchase‚ and signed the Convention of 1800. United States Foreign Policy was successful despite the Trade Embargo of 1807. In order to decrease the national debt‚ Thomas Jefferson imposed a tax on all trade entering the United States. Britain and France opposed the taxes and threatened

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