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    <i>Why do you hurt these children?<br>I do not hurt them. I scorn it.<br>Have you made no contract with the devil? <br>No!</i><br><br>Mr. John Hathorn‚ a Judge involved in the witchcraft case of Sarah Good‚ then asked all of the afflicted children to look upon her and see if this was the person that had hurt them so. They all gazed at Goody Good and said that this was the person that tormented them—presently they were all tormented.<br><br>Puritanical beliefs had all of Salem truly believing that

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    CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE P3 NOVEMBER 2010 MEMORANDUM MARKS: 100 This memorandum consists of 9 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn over English First Additional Language/P3 2 NSC – Memorandum DBE/November 2010 INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION This memorandum must be used together with the attached English FAL assessment rubrics for SECTIONS A‚ B and C. SECTION A: ESSAY QUESTION 1 Instructions to Markers: • • • • Candidates are required to write an essay of 250 to 300 words

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    English CCA essay Kylie VanDyk Paranormal is the monster of all love stories. It constantly keeps you guessing and puts you right on the edge of your seat. Paranormal genre includes elements beyond the range of scientific explanation‚ including the traditional fantasy‚ science-fiction‚ or horror. The paranormal genre is a very unique and different type of genre you do not see very often and in this novel‚ you really experience that characters are not very fair to one another.

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    them much and didn’t tolerate any of their attempt to try and reform the Church of england.Most of them thought they have nothing in england anymore and decided to come to the new colony and start over. my essay today is not about the history of the puritans but about what happen in the salem witch trials.there has been lots of theories about what happen and what led to it. Massachusetts‚ Salem village is where this story is held place. A group of young puritan girls claimed to be possessed by the devil

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    What you write is in the content‚ and how you write is in the strategy. Essays are a composition written from a personal point of view. Purpose and Voice An author almost always has a reason for writing something—an effect he or she intends to have on the reader. Some of the most common purposes‚ and the types of written works associated with these purposes‚ are listed below. Entertain by creating a story that elicits an emotional reaction of enjoyment in the reader. Examples include comedies

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    Karla Then Block 1A AP English Synthesis Essay Since the invention of the television in 1926‚ it has served as a platform for promoting any kind of product or event. Besides entertainment‚ the television has helped reach important messages and events to millions of people all over the world. Specifically‚ television has played an important role in the presidential elections of the United States since the 1960’s. Television has had a positive impact on presidential elections because it has

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    Salem witch trials‚ a series of court cases regarding the 131 people accused of witchcraft‚ led to twenty-five peoples’ deaths and the arrests of many more (Foulds 258). The trouble first started when two girls acted so strangely that people had no doubts that it was the result of witchcraft. Soon‚ they considered no one safe because anyone might be a witch‚ or may be tormented by a witch. The afflicted girls’ mysterious behavior activated a hysterical fear of witches‚ causing the Salem witch trials

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    Danforth’s Witch Hunt‚ Is it Justified? (An Essay on the Crucible) I write in response to your column regarding Judge Danforth’s actions during the witch trials in Salem. Surprisingly‚ you praised Judge Danforth for his "impartiality and tact" during this tragic set of trials. You could not be farther from the truth. Judge Danforth abused his judicial power‚ throughout the trials‚ to the fullest of his abilities. His abuses range from berating and coercing witness into saying what he wants

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    This quote shows both the dilemma in the Salem Witch Trials‚ which Arthur Miller set his story in‚ and the era of McCarthyism which he kind of writes about; John was going to confess to being a witch but couldn’t because he didn’t want to ruin his name for his family. He was an innocent man but died because he didn’t confess. This is very similar to what was happening during the 50’s when McCarthyism first started. Arthur Miller’s use of the Salem Witch Trials in the Crucible demonstrates

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    According to the Europeans‚ “a witch was a person who committed a crime using harmful magic.” The Salem Witch Trials occurred in Salem Massachusetts from February 1692 to May 1693. The Witch Trials did not happen due to what some originally might think. There were more reasons for the brutality and carelessness of the trials than just witchcraft. When the colonists came over to the New World‚ they were unfamiliar with the terrain‚ weather‚ and soil. These factors made it so colonists were unable

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