This speech is said by John Proctor near to the end of Act IV a moment before he tears up his confession; it is the moment where he finds the shred of goodness in himself. To understand how he finds it‚ we first need to understand the moral battle and journey the Proctor goes through. John Proctor is easily identified as The Crucible’s protagonist. Proctor was a stand-up man who spoke his mind. His name was synonymous with honour and integrity within the community. Proctor took pleasure in exposing
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eechhttp://engquizzitive.wordpress.com/gk-for-snap/ Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things‚ usually by employing the words "like" or "as"... "if" or "than" are also used though less commonly. A simile differs from a metaphor in that the latter compares two unlike things by saying that the one thing is the other thing. Using ’like’ A simile can explicitly provide the basis of a comparison or leave this basis implicit. In the implicit case‚ characterized
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THE EMINENT RETURN OF CHRIST This has really raised a lot of questions in the hearts of many. When we talk about the return of a person‚ then it means that such a person has come before and yet to come again as being expected by those who know of him. The return of Christ is what many believers have always waited for and this has gone a long way to pattern their lifestyles because of the cost thereof. Before one can wait for a person‚ then such a person must have known and experienced whom he is
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Introduction In today ’s global business environment‚ managing diversity in human resources has become a very important and crucial issue. Human resources management has a lot to deal with managing workers/employees from different countries and nationalities. Managing multinational human resources becomes an issue not only in the multinational corporations‚ having their offices or plants in different countries‚ but also in the domestic companies‚ with domestic workforce becoming more and more diverse
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requirement of a proctor are: be responsible adults‚ such as a local official‚ supervisor at work‚ librarian‚ or a religious figure‚ and be at least 21 years old; be willing to comply with policies and procedures to ensure the integrity of the exam process; have adequate and reliable access to the Internet‚ including email services; be available to be physically present with the student throughout the entire proctored exam. 3. A proctor is registered by the student who must identify a proctor during online
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The Life of Jesus Christ The birth of Jesus Christ to the Virgin Mary is said to have happened in a humble stable in Bethlehem‚ which is of some controversy. There is belief that the Christian Monks miscalculated the actual time and date that Jesus was born. It has been stated that Jesus‚ born in Bethlehem as told in the Old Testament‚ could have been born in or near Nazareth in the town of Galilee. With that‚ some scholars have dated Jesus’ lineage back as far as Adam‚ the son of God
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puritan women‚ Elizabeth Proctor is reserved‚ slow to complain‚ and dutiful. Elizabeth’s moral character proves to be an important factor all through the book. She gives people in the play and people today the example on how to treat others when she said‚ "I have sins of my own to count" (Miller 137). People can’t go around judging others and not check themselves and be rightly so to judge. Before she knew of this she said‚ "I have read my heart" (Miller 137). She was angry at John‚ but she had to examine
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Figures of Speech [ Examples ] 1. Metaphor ❖ "But my heart is a lonely hunter that hunts on a lonely hill." (William Sharp‚ "The Lonely Hunter") ❖ "Love is an alchemist that can transmute poison into food--and a spaniel that prefers even punishment from one hand to caresses from another." (Charles Colton‚ Lacon) 2. Simile ❖ "Good coffee is like friendship: rich and warm and strong." (slogan of Pan-American Coffee Bureau)
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Can There Be Too Much Passion? On Ash Wednesday 2004 The Passion of the Christ directed by Mel Gibson was released for the world to view. This movie is Gibson’s depiction of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth‚ on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. Some commentators find the film overwhelmingly violent‚ while others argue that the media exaggerated the violence within the film and found the movie entertaining‚ educational and gave a true understanding of the word passion
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Dear Diary:Today I am very upset with myself because my wife Elizabeth has found out about my affair with Abigail. She was so mad‚ that she promptly dismissed Abigail from working at our home. Now Mary Warren works for us‚ but I have to constantly remind her that she cannot leave our house. I told her that I would whip her if she does not obey my rules. When I saw Abigail‚ I told her that I had made no promise to her during the affair after she declared that she waits for me at night. She said that
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