In 1692 nineteen men and women and two dogs were convicted and hanged for witchcraft in a small village in eastern Massachusetts. By the standards of our own time‚ if not of that‚ it was a minor event‚ a spasm of judicial violence that was concluded within a matter of months. The bodies were buried in shallow graves or not at all‚ as a further indication that the convicted had not only forfeited participation in the community of man in this life‚ but in the community of saints in the next. Just how
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THINGS FALL APART LENSES Chapters One through Three: Marxist Lens In chapters on through three of Things Fall Apart by China Achebe‚ it introduces the protagonist‚ Okonkwo. Okonkwo is a wealthy and highly regarded person in his village know as the Iguedo. Okonkwo’s main drive in life is to be manly and he actually fears weakness. He gained his title as a powerful warfighter by defeating Aluminize the cat in a wrestling match who‚ up until the fight with Okonkwo‚ was undefeated for seven years
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to hide. Therefore the discovery of secrets also induces fear. Fear‚ whether it be fear of life‚ or reputation‚ can heavily influence the actions of society. It possess the ability to impair the judgement and actions of people. Similarly‚ in The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the townspeople are completely ruled by fear. This fear is mainly caused by the strict punishments given to those who violate Puritan morals. It also brings along a sense that one must protect his own life and interests. This need
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Analyzing Gentrification Through the Lenses Analyzing Gentrification Through the Lenses Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College‚ Peter Kwong once said‚ “Living in this gentrification environment is much more difficult for residents. Actually‚ what they’re doing is killing the indigenous culture.” This process of gentrification that Kwong is referring to is defined as the purchasing and renovating of low-priced properties‚ usually by higher income individuals‚ in often deteriorated
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Critical Article Review Psychology 475 Liberty University Abstract The aim of this paper is to provide a critical review of the article The Effect of Video Game Violence on Physiological Desensitization to Real-life Violence by Nicholas L. Carnagey‚ Craig A. Anderson‚ and Brad J. Bushman (2007). In this article Carnagey‚ Ander and Bushman experimentally examine the effects that violent video games have on those playing them‚ specifically in the area of physiological
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Three Lenses on organizational analysis and action Personal Schemas A schema is a cognitive structure that represents organized knowledge about a given concept or type of stimulus. Contains both attributes of concept and relationship among the attributes. Give us an approach to repeated situtations and free up our minds for other complex activities Without schema every task would be a monumental new project. Ex. Experienced ppl have developed unwritten schemas (specialized human capital or
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The Crucible Study Guide Questions Amy Pham Act I - An Overture Describe the personality of Reverend Samuel Parris. Reverend Parris believed he was being persecuted wherever he went‚ despite his best efforts to win people and God to his side. He was a widower with no interest in children‚ or talent in them. He never conceived that they were anything but thankful for being permitted to walk straight‚ eyes slightly lowered‚ arms at the sides‚ and mouths shut until bidden to speak. He is described
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Introductory Speech Name: Jennifer Wagner Specific Purpose: To inform my classmates about who I am‚ to introduce myself using an object that characterizes me Speech Title: A life through the lenses. Introduction: Someone once said; a picture paints a thousand words. To me that’s a hundred percent true. I started photography when I was at a young age‚ around twelve. I carried my camera everywhere I went to capture every memory‚ every scenery that was around me in one simple photo. I love the
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Technology: Scratch-resistant Lenses Scratch-resistant lenses were developed by NASA by applying a diamond-like lubricating coat over plastic lenses. This application was originally used in the space program in a "dual ion-beam bonding process." Today‚ the coating is still used on hard resin plastic used in most eye glasses that people wear every day. Freeze-Dried Food Humans need food‚ and astronauts in space are no exception. To keep the astronauts food fresh NASA adopted the practice of freeze-drying
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Fischer Esterification – nucleophilic substitution reaction Strong acid catalyst (concentrated sulfuric acid Purpose of a reflux is to heat a reaction mixture at its boiling temperature to form products‚ without losing any of the compounds in the reaction flask TO HAVE GREAT PERCENT YIELD: As reaction is reversible‚ removal of water or the addition of an excess of one of the reactants (cheaper one) drives the reaction towards formation of ester. (Excess carboxylic acid is used) Adding excess
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