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    I think the least honorable person is Antony‚ because he’s the one who caused a riot. Antony even caused a war just because he didn’t like the way Julius Caesar died. Another reason why he’s not honorable is because he committed suicide. Which suicide isn’t always the way out of living. Plus‚ Antony was saying bad things about Brutus so he can start a riot‚ and a war. He even went against Octavian‚ which was Julius’s nephew. When he went up against Octavian‚ and he lost that battle. Antony is

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    Hale and the judges of Salem wish for John Proctor to “confess” to witchcraft‚ even though they know it to be false. Many factors play a part in the outcome‚ to which Proctor refuses to attest and is hanged. When John Proctor is accused of witchcraft‚ he refuses to confess to it. Reverend Hale pleads for him to manifest‚ but John protests and aspires to be truthful. The judges want him to confess because they believe that when the people see an honest man confess‚ others will follow suit. At the

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    Compare and contrast the characters of Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor John Proctor is a person‚ a citizen‚ a spouse‚ and very well- respected member of the community. All of this is represented by his name. The name of John Proctor could be considered his most prized possession that he would never let anything happen to it. It is his most priceless asset. Proctor does not set out with any intentions of hurting someone he is very strong-willed and caring. Rebecca Nurse is the wife of Francis Nurse

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    Was Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Justified? Despite the two not knowing each other‚ Abraham Lincoln was a fan of his murderer‚ John Wilkes Booth‚ and often went to see him in various plays. Lincoln had ‘premonitions’ about his death‚ stating that he had dreams of being told that he had been assassinated. On the night of his assassination‚ he had told his bodyguard this‚ who‚ in return‚ warned him not to go to Ford’s Theater. Unfortunately‚ having promised his wife‚ Lincoln went to the

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    only; you are expected to make use of knowledge from various resources and research material. You have to answer the questions in your own word s and do not take words directly from the passage. Note the mark allocation. IS THIS LOVE? John is a handsome young man who is the chairperson of the Represent ative Council of Learners (RCL) at the school he attends. Cathy‚ John’s girlfriend‚ is also a member of the RCL and is well -liked and popular. She often receives awards for her excellent academic

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    Who was Theodore Roosevelt? Theodore Roosevelt was a man of great action. He rode in to war as a Rough Rider. He had a love for nature. He helped build the navy one of the most powerful military branches. He is considered one of the most important president by many. Theodore Roosevelt saw the Spanish as a threat to Cubans because the Cubans had revolted against the Spanish. Word had reached the US that the Spanish were capturing and putting the rebel Cubans in concentration camps and were being

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    Abigail Williams had an affair with John Proctor. Abigail soon wishes Elizabeth Proctor were dead. Abigail turns on the rest of the village to cover up her lies. To better understand the similarities and differences of Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor in the play‚ The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller. One must think of the elements of love‚ personalities of persons‚ and the maturity of females as displayed by the characters. Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams can be compared and

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    edu) In The Crucible by Arthur Miller John Proctor is by definition a tragic hero. The first characteristic of a tragic hero was "Noble stature: since tragedy involves the ’fall’ of a tragic hero... one must have a lofty position to fall from‚ or else there is not tragedy." (www.kysu.edu) John Proctor of The Crucible had noble stature. "Proctor was one of the strongest opposers of the Reverend Parris. As you know the most vocal of a crowd‚ as John Proctor was of the group that disliked Parris‚ usually

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    Was Lincoln a racist? Thinking like a Historian In August of 1858 Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas meet for a series of speeches. Lincoln was interested in taking Douglas’s spot in the Senate. Back in those days many people felt that the blacks were inferior to the white race. Most felt that the white race was the highest ranking race. Lincoln seemed to contradict himself in his response to Douglas. In Lincoln’s response to Douglas (source 3:2) he states that he “has no purpose directly or indirectly

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    The Crucible by Arthur Miller is set in Salem in a Puritan community. John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ Reverend Hale‚ Reverend Paris‚ and Abigail are the main characters. The book is about witchcraft or what the town thinks is witchcraft. John Proctor is the tragic hero because he is loving‚ loyal‚ authoritative‚ but his tragic flaw is his temper. John is a loving husband. He proves that by telling Elizabeth‚ “It is well seasoned” (p. 48) in reference to the rabbit she cooked‚ in which he had

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