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    Abigail Williams is a very selfish‚ liar‚ and cunning character. She holds most of the responsibility for the groups of girls including Tituba meeting in the woods. Once Reverend Parris discovers them‚ Abigail attempts to conceal her behavior because it will eventually reveal her affair with John Proctor. Abigail is very selfish‚ she had an affair with Mr. John Proctor even though he is married. She states that she only wants john for herself. She also told john they could run away together‚ to be

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    Roon‚ both cunning military minds and dedicated ideologues‚ rose up the Prussian power ladder. In 1859‚ Roon was appointed minister of war‚ allowing him a direct link to the king. A strong believer in Bismarck’s potential‚ Roon lobbied the king to appoint Bismarck to a high post. It was a success‚ and in September 1862‚ Bismarck was appointed minister-president. Now that Bismarck had reached high office‚ it was up to him to use his power wisely. This is where Bismarck’s political cunning comes into

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    Singer’s use of Gimpel in “Gimpel the Fool” is both an interesting and odd choice. Gimpel‚ was called a fool since he was always found believing some lie or the other. However‚ Gimpel himself believes that he is not a fool since he can see through all the disguises that the town tries to use. Instead of just pointing out how the town always does this‚ Gimpel chooses to follow through with the joke. In fact‚ this is the cycle that is repeated with every lie: tell Gimpel the lie‚ he decides believes

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    NOTES for “The Four Cardinal Virtues” Prudence: The virtue of prudence is the mold and mother of all the other cardinal virtues‚ of justice‚ fortitude‚ and temperance. For Pieper the fact that people feel strange when they hear the discussion of prudence occur indicates that they are genuinely lost in terms of the relationship to Western culture. “…there is a larger significance in the fact that people today can respond to this assertion of the pre-eminence of prudence only with incomprehension

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    Abc Mystery Analysis

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    protagonist was quick‚ cunning and strong while the antagonist was clumsy‚ wimpy and weak‚ the outcome would be a boring one-sided battle. If‚ however‚ the traits were swapped‚ then the protagonist would need some extra outside help before winning. These small details‚ like very convincing red herring‚ change the outcome. In the book ABC Mystery‚ it shows that the character’s actions shape the story. For example‚ let’s view the plot twist - Franklin Clarke. He is a ruthless and cunning man‚ willing to

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    Ashford University Week One Quiz MGT330: Management for Organizations Question One: Strategic planning involves all of the following EXCEPT: A. Examining a company’s strengths and weaknesses B. Determining which of an organization’s goals to pursue C. Relying Solely on managerial input D. Allocating resources to purse goals Question Two: A company’s mission statement would answer which of the following questions? A. How are we different from our competitors? B. What do we make? C. Why do we exist

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    Applied Intelligence and Knowledge Conquers All In his novel‚ Eaters of the Dead‚ author Michael Crichton shows how the Volga Northmen were able to defeat their foes‚ the wendol‚ by using their intellect instead of their weapons. This is seen in four aspects. The theme of the novel is that physical courage is not enough to preserve your culture and lifestyle: intelligence and superior knowledge are absolutely essential. Conflict between the wendol and the Northmen shows which group has the

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    Odyssey in 800-700 B.C. Iliad the tale of Trojan War set in the last few weeks of battle. (Wikipedia‚ 2013) Ulysses was a respected champion and advisor. He was loyal to the king’s cause when others were not. Ulysses was most well-known for his cunning. In the sequel Odyssey‚ the Trojan War has ended and he makes a treacherous 10 year journey to get home. Ulysses has to do battle both body and wit in order to get home. Along the way he loses all of his men and his ship. When he finally makes it

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    Stalin was not the most likely candidate to succeed Lenin. By looking at the facts and the background history of Stalin‚ it is quite clear that he was not the favoured candidate. The cons outweighed the pros and numerous reasons such as Lenin’s testament‚ Stalin’s poor revolutionary record‚ not being an intellectual thinker and being a dull and uninspiring person all led Stalin to being a less favoured candidate. Lenin was the overall leader of communist Russia‚ and was very well respected

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    ‘entire school in the palm of his hand’ Do you agree?” In The Chocolate War‚ written by Robert Cormier‚ Archie Costello is the main antagonist who enjoys torturing his victims psychologically. In the novel he is portrayed as a manipulative and cunning person. Archie Costello is a character who is powerful enough to control the entire school. The novel shows how Archie can turn a bad situation for him into a good one – demonstrating just how powerful Archie is and how he can use it to his advantage

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