Mary Surratt was a woman who was thought to be involved in Abraham Lincoln’s assassination plot. Booth‚ the killer of Lincoln and her friend‚ asked her to deliver a package that ended up helping Booth get away from manhunters. For this reason added to lying to the police‚ having different reactions to news and having a son that was known to be a strong confederate‚ she was the first woman to be hanged. Although she wasn’t completely innocent‚ she did not deserve to be hanged for multiple reasons
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"Bloody Mary and the "Virgin Queen" Mary and Elizabeth Tudor were both‚ by all accounts‚ strong and intelligent women endowed with many of the qualities that mark a successful ruler. However‚ only Elizabeth’s legacy is a positive one; her reign has been called the "Golden Age" of England‚ and she remains a heroine in popular history and even modern film. Mary’s reign is scowled at‚ and seen by most as a brief unpleasant period preceding the glorious ascension of Elizabeth. To account for this
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The Crucible is a study in how mass hysteria can quickly get out of control and become very harmful if not deadly. Mary Warren is a catalytic character in The Crucible as she is both a mirror and a foil for many characters‚ and her ever changing bravery‚ or lack thereof‚ is what ushers the story along. Mary is a very malleable character. At first‚ she is very obedient towards her employer‚ John Proctor‚ then very submissive towards the brutal character of Abigail. She enjoys the respect she receives
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The case of the Mary Celeste: The Source and Cause of its Popularity History 1100 Professor Engelman April 8‚ 2012 p. 1 The Mary Celeste is a name that will never be forgotten in America. The story behind this popular derelict is so famous that almost everyone knows it. What makes the case of the Mary Celeste so interesting however is that
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Angel Garay Estefes Professor Dayna Castle 2332 28 October 2015 Mary Barton: Literary Analysis In the novel Mary Barton‚ written by Elizabeth Gaskell‚ Gaskell criticizes the social hierarchy between the rich and the poor. She does this by illustrating the ignorance of the rich as well as their selfishness‚ for they are inside with plenty of space and plenty of food to eat but yet they still complain about the misery that is inflicted upon them by something such as a minor headache‚ and have no regard
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final argument‚ I intend to prove to you that Mary Maloney is innocent. My reasoning being that she was not there during the crime‚ as Sam stated that she was at the store during the time of the crime. She could not hold‚ or even carry a murder weapon of that size and no murder weapon was ever found at the scene of the crime. There was no motive‚ she never had‚ nor would ever have a reason to kill her husband‚ because he supported her and their child. Mrs. Maloney could not possibly be the one responsible
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during the 1900s. Not knowing the true nature of AIDS‚ the society and policy makers simply alienated Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive population. The stigma of AIDS exacerbated existing problems of prejudice and social inequity. However‚ Mary Fisher’s inspiring speech cleverly titled‚ “A Whisper of AIDS‚” effectively promoted awareness of HIV and AIDS throughout the United States‚ and brought a change to a public policy on AIDS related issues. Her speech demonstrates the role of activist
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Katy Teasdale Mrs. MacDonald World Religions; Per 3 9/20/09 A Search for Belonging The story of Mary Crow Dog can be interpreted two ways‚ as an autobiography about her struggle to gain racial equality and religious freedom‚ or as an autobiography where we can learn where Mary finds herself in her place. Mary first introduces herself as an ignorant child‚ content only because she didn ’t know how bad things were. As a child‚ she wasn ’t very religious; the only true religious figures in
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nineteenth century had the most radical and revolutionary ideas in history. The status of women during this time being one of those ideas. This time period has been named the Victorian Era‚ and was influential on British society. Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel‚ “Mary Barton‚” was designed to portray the cultural customs and ideas of Britain. One of Gaskell’s motives was to bring awareness to the life and trials of a Victorian woman. A scholar writes that “for women the situation is complicated by the fact that
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may throw you for a loop within this discussion of this author is that “he” is not whom he appears to be‚ for George Eliot is actually a pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans. Women during the 1800s were really looked at as pretty property‚ as mentioned earlier. They were not thought to be writers and were also not really accredited for their works; thus‚ Mary Ann took on this pseudonym to draw in more of a serious eye for her work and give it more credibility. She wished for works to be looked at fairly and
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