that she never participated in any acts of witchcraft. She needs an excuse for Betty‚ her cousin‚ who lays unconscious in bed. She explains to Proctor‚ "Oh‚ posh!...We were dancin’ in the woods last night‚ and my uncle leaped in on us. She took fright‚ is all."(22) Mary Warren suggests that they confess everything so that they will just get whipped rather than hung. When Abigail hears this‚ she retorts‚ "Oh‚ we’ll be whipped!"(19) Abigail says this because she plans on saying or doing everything
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Poetry analysis: Skunk Hour‚ by Robert Lowell In beginning of "Skunk Hour" (the first four stanzas to be more precise)‚ Robert Lowell gives the sense of a Maine sea town that is slowly declining. For example‚ lines 4 through 6 state the following: "Her farmer / is first selectman in our village; / she’s in her dotage." With the usage of the word "dotage" in line 6‚ it clearly suggests that the condition of Maine is in its declining years. For a better understanding of its poor state‚ stanza
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Beasts of England’ compared to ‘Comrade Napoleon’ The song "Beasts of England" and the poem "Comrade Napoleon" are both meant to serve a particular political purpose among the animals‚ but they have very different‚ even opposite‚ perspectives on the way Animal/ Manor Farm is depicted. “Beasts of England” is the anthem of the rebellion‚ a symbol of change‚ a battle cry for the animals on Manor Farm. Introduced to the farm by Old Major‚ it was desired to leave the dictatorship of Mr Jones and start
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Charles II With Calphurnia‚ she shows the readers how afraid she fears for Caesar’s life. She has bad dreams and sees bad omens everywhere. She tries to warn Caesar but he doesn’t listen: “Caesar‚ I never stood on ceremonies‚ yet now they fright me. There is one within‚ besides the things that we have heard and seen‚ recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch. A lioness hath whelped in the
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thought it would be a campfire of somebody else who came for camp and we could ask them the directions. When we reached the tree my assumption about the campfire was right but there seemed to be no one around the campfire. There was a sudden rush of fright down my spine because that place gave me ghostly presence feeling. When I turned to look whether my friends had the same ghostly feeling they were happily talking with each other and enjoying the campfire. The journey to the camp seemed very slow
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any clear images of the road in front. I started to fidget‚ slightly moved my body up and down from the seat to relax from sitting in a fixed position for hours. Turning on the radio‚ I tried to find any programmes that could help me escape from the fright. Unfortunately‚ the only one that was still on was the breaking news from this evening incident. “…The taxi driver was driving alone on Street 95 when he was attacked by the murderer…” I switched off the radio‚ concentrated on the spot of light ahead
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Jordan Short is a ninth-grade kid who just transferred schools‚ coming from Willis High School‚ now joining Quartzville High. With grades that are basically just average‚ he was still one of the smartest kids in his school. And Quartzville High may seem like an average high school‚ and it is‚ but the teachers there‚ are not. Most teachers in this new school are well-known as to being rude and impatient. All teachers but one. Professor Jon Wilson‚ the school’s principal. Jon is known for being the
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CHICAGO” Poem Questions 1.) It is hard to tell much about the speaker from this poem‚ but what is known is that the speaker is someone who loves Chicago and is very proud of it. It is then easy to conclude that the speaker is most likely a resident of Chicago. As far as characteristics go for the reader‚ we don’t know much gender-wise or really anything else‚ but the defining characteristics are pride‚ in celebrating the character of his/her home city‚ and joy at because the speaker is able to share
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SPCH 1511 Prof. Bryan Midterm Exam Study Guide True-False Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. F T T T F T F T F T F T T F If your topic is clear in the body of the speech‚ there is no need to state it in the introduction. A startling introduction is effective only if it is firmly related to the speech topic. Credibility is the audience’s perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic. Goodwill is the audience’s perception of whether the speaker has the
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would not recognise him.’ But by luck he survived till a preacher arrived‚ Who agreed straightaway to baptise him. Now the artful young rogue‚ while they held their collogue‚ With his ear to the keyhole was listenin’‚ And he muttered in fright‚ while his features turned white‚ ’What the divil and all is this christenin’?’ He was none of your dolts‚ he had seen them brand colts‚ And it seemed to his small
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