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    TITLE: INSIGHT INTO THE ENTREPRENEURAL FAILURE CASE STUDY: DREAM DEFERRED: THE STORY OF A HIGH-TECH ENTREPRENEUR IN A LOW-TECH WORLD. Table of Content 1. Cover /Title Page …………………………………………………………………………………………. Page 1 2. Table of Content/ List of Exhibits ……………………………………………………………………. Page 1 3. Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………………………. Page 1 4. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 2 5. Main Report …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 2 6

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    The attitude towards witchcraft had changed dramatically throughout the course of the medieval times. At first‚ in the fifth century it was considered that people cannot practice magic. However‚ in the ninth and tenth centuries the church started considering witchcraft a serious threat and ordered to kill people who were suspected of doing so. It was considered that people who practice witchcraft support Satan and are very dangerous for Christian society. The majority of people who were considered

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    A specialist in seeking out Satan’s disciples‚ Rev. Hale travels to New England towns wherever rumors of witchcraft are present. Think of him as a puritan version of “The X-Files.” At first‚ the audience might find him to be just as self-righteous as Rev. Parris. However‚ Hale seeks out witches because in his own misguided way he wants to rid the world of evil. He speaks as though his methods are logical and scientific‚ when in fact he uses wives’ tales and mythology to root out so-called demons

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    Stephanie Sadaka Mr. Sisti April 26th‚ 2010 ENG 4U1 Literary Insight Paper After reading the novel 1984 and watching the movie Gattaca‚ I was able to perceive many concepts and similarities and differences between both pieces of art. Gattaca‚ directed by Andrew Niccol‚ shows a story of a society where life is controlled by genetics‚ rather than education or experiences. Based on your DNA‚ society determines where you belong‚ and your future. This allows no room for people to gain experiences

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    A legitimate cause for the accusations may result from a mental disorder. In the article The Witchcraft Trials in Salem: A Commentary‚ it is acknowledged that‚ “The cause of her symptoms may have been some combination of stress‚ asthma‚ guilt‚ boredom‚ child abuse‚ epilepsy‚ and delusional psychosis” (Linder). Many of the possible symptoms may have caused the outbreak‚ yet delusional psychosis is more sensible. The form of a mental disorder causing the symptoms is a probable cause. The people of

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    Stories (Three Messages from‚ “Shooting an Elephant” and “No Witchcraft for Sale”) George Orwell was born in India and was extremely familiar with elephants. He joined the police force in 1923 and resigned only after five years. His story‚ “Shooting an Elephant”‚ is his most famous writings and is based on one of his experiences during his career as a policeman. On the other hand‚ Doris Lessing‚ wrote the short story‚ “No Witchcraft for Sale.” Lessing wanted to influence her readers through her

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    There are many myths and misconceptions about Wicca or Witchcraft and Satanism that are often held by people of other faith based belief systems. If you go by some of the Evangelical Christians definition of a Satanist you are left with a very large percentage of the population being Satanist as only about 10% of the world’s population is Christian. They often think any religion that is not theirs has to be therefore a Satanist; hence Wicca or The Craft is thereby Satanic in nature. Wicca is a Nature

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    In the 16th century‚ a lot of people were accused of witchcraft because of uncontrollable and exaggerated emotion based on their fear of witches. People have used accusations excessively‚ especially when it is a big problem with people. People jump to conclusions and start to believe that they are seeing things they don’t believe which brings hysteria. Hysteria can ruin people’s lives and change people’s view on others when people falsely accuse one another. When people are accused of being witches

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    Amidst the ongoing witch trials‚ Reginald Scot‚ a member of parliament‚ produced a book called The Discoverie of Witchcraft in 1584 denouncing the executions of witches and questioning their existence as a whole. Due to societal pressure he had to rely on biblical references in presenting his arguments to avoid being called a heretic or a witch himself. Hence‚ Scot argued that the belief in witches is an act of heresy itself because this belief suggests that another entity other than God has powers

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    were striving for independence from British rule. Hale was tasked with gathering intelligence on British troop movements but was caught before he could complete his mission. The alleged crime for which Hale was executed was espionage. After his capture‚ he was interrogated and quickly confessed to his role as a spy. The British executed him by hanging‚ making Hale a death for the Revolution and a symbol of sacrifice in the fight for

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