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    Admirals/leaders‚ although‚ there is one that sticks out the most. Abigail‚ she may not be a good leader‚ but she is a leader! Abigail is the “leader” of the assembly of girls. Abigail is the person governing all the strings and playing the table‚ using the girls as her pawns. The very manipulative acts used are only benefiting Abigail‚ which would not be seen as leadership‚ but without a doubt Abigail is leading them. When Abigail said “Now look you‚ all of you‚ we danced and Tituba conjured Ruth

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    Hester Prynne and Abigail Williams The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ is a novel about a young women named Hester Prynne who is forced to bear a scarlet A on her breast for commiting the sin of adultury. For violating the strict puritian religion‚ she is isolated from society‚ with the product of her sin‚ her daughter Pearl. She is greatly critizised and humiliated by the townspeople. Hester did not commit the sin alone‚ but her lover is at fault as well. He remains silent until guilt

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    during the Salem Witch Trials. In the first act of the drama we are introduced to the character of Abigail Williams‚ who at first is seemingly innocent‚ however‚ we later discover that that is not the case. Abigail can be considered evil or immoral due to countless actions that are found throughout the drama. Though she does commit various atrocious acts we can’t help but feel sympathy for Abigail‚ because she is still at a young age and is very naive. Throughout The Crucible‚ we see many instances

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    mothers who stayed at home with the family while the men were away. Abigail Adams was among the few women who helped shape America all from her kitchen. Abigail Adams is the wife and third cousin to John Adams. They married at age 17 and had 6 children. They had a rough start to marriage when their fourth child‚ Susanna‚ died at the age of 13 months. Abigail knew how to read and write and was considered very intelligent for her time. Abigail Adams is the most revolutionary figure in American history because

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    events in his or her life‚ it can effect their present actions. Abigail Williams ‚ character from The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ has experienced dreadful events and emotions that have effected her actions. Though the affairs she caused were unnecessary ‚ it was not her fault at all. She is emotionally scarred and her acts were a cry for help. Abigail Williams‚ a poor traumatized girl‚ should not be held countable for her actions. Abigail has survived one of the most disturbing tragedies someone can

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    literature that reveals an important period of the american colonies history. The book presents criticism of the witch hunting ideology that rooter from mccarthyism. Abigail williams is portrayed as a young beautiful girl who is associated with the devil‚ who took the form of a woman to convince the women from the village into sin. abigail is very vengeful‚ selfish‚ manipulative and a spectacular liar. She seems to be gifted at spreading death‚ manipulating others and gaining control over them to get

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    Essay Interpreting "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop In "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop‚ the speaker’s attitude in the last stanza relates to the other stanzas in verse form and language. The speaker uses these devices to convey her attitude about losing objects. The verse form in "One Art" is villanelle. The poem has tercet stanzas until the last‚ which is four lines. In the first three stanzas‚ the poem is told in second person. "Lose something every day." seems to command one to practice the art of

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    Fairytales Do fairy tales really exist? “I believe in fairy tales‚” Said Abigail. Abigail is a young‚ innocent girl trapped in a modern and cruel world. She attends school at Carolina High School and Academy. Sometimes while in school she feels different‚ so she creates her own surrealistic world to get out of the real one. Abigail is a 15 year old latina living with her dad and her four brothers. She is not just a regular girl because her innocence gives her the power to change everything around

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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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    Kiana Bales Mrs. MacKenzie English 3U Monday‚ April 15‚ 2013 Abigail Williams and Iago: Master Villains Villains play a very important role in every literary work. Whether they exist as people‚ circumstances‚ or even nature‚ their purpose is to provide a problem to be solved by the “good guys”. Without villains‚ no piece of literature would be worth reading. Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello are master villains. Both antagonists are fuelled by

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