brainstorming and freewriting)‚ develop a draft research question and thesis that will help guide your research in the forthcoming stage of the project. You may wish to do that brainstorming around textual elements we have discussed in class–setting‚ plot‚ character‚ diction etc.– or look at how critical contexts such as postcolonial theory‚ postmodernism‚ the Gothic‚ or other movements can inform a reading of the text(s) you have chosen to work with. You may fill in this sheet or simply (and potentially more
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Now‚ the military is looking at child geniuses to help them against a third invasion. Ender is the third child in a family of a society that only allows two children per household. However‚ in Ender’s case‚ the government approved his birth because they want in him a mixture of his two older siblings’ personalities. The military choose Ender to be mankind’s last hope to lead their armies. Throughout the story‚ Ender changes from a ruthless to a more caring character as a results of the harsh experiences
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The Heretic’s Daughter In the novel‚ The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent we witness great historical significance in the years surrounding the Salem witch trials. For one‚ the author’s ancestor was Martha Carrier‚ a key character in the novel and also known as the “Queen of Hell”‚ who was among the first of women to be accused of witchcraft. In this specific novel we relive the horrors that nine year old Sarah Carrier must face along with her family. The hysteria during the year of 1692
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BROTHER IN THE LAND Character Sketch of Rhodes In the play script “Brother in the Land” by Robert Swindells and adapted by Joe Standerline‚ Rhodes is portrayed as a sadistic P.E. teacher who is an active member of the MASADA and participates voluntarily in tasks which are set up‚ in order to overthrow the Civil Defense Team. Unfortunately at the end he turns out to be a selfish person who deceives the MASADA. Rhodes proves to be a good strategist as he prepares the students and tells them about
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The Salem witch trials occurred around the 1690s in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Some young women started to have fits and their bodies would seize. These fits had seemingly no medical explanation‚ so the people of Salem deemed it witchcraft. The people of Salem then had to decide which people were witches. They accused both men and women of witchery‚ and when they were found guilty‚ they were hanged‚ but why were these people found guilty? The people of 17th century Salem were convicted of witchcraft due
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Similar feminist shifts happens in Kunstler’s trilogy‚ although the shifts in his novels are not so pronounced or dramatic. His book is the most subtle of these three nextopian novels. In World Made by Hand‚ the main character describes a town meeting and notes that “all the trustees were men‚ no women and no plain laborers;” the town “reverted to social division” that is unethical in today’s society (Kunstler 101). A return to clear social delineations is evidence of a slip back in time‚ toward
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The Salem Witch Trials- Notes Hammer of Witches (Malleusficarum) –book about finding witches Salem village/town Puritans believe everyones fate is determined before they are born Destined for heaven or hell? Puritan women were dosile silent; women were more likely to join the devils cause if they were lustful‚ knowing forbidden knowledge Witch hunt 1692 12-20 Christian girls who listened to Tituba’s tales acted in strange ways in trances‚ picked with pins‚ wanting to commit suicide/ screaming
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The Salem Witch Massacre Do you believe in witches? Well the people of Salem did which ended up killing around 20 people and left the early town in hysteria. Whether you believe the tails of the witch trials of Salem or believe it was true however the causes show that‚ most likely‚ the trials were not work of witches or any magic at all. The first cause is what most people the majority of experts agree on which is the girls who started the hysteria‚ Abigail Williams and Betty Paris‚ were faking
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If it were not for the self-seeking nature present in Salem‚ the infamous witch trials of 1692 would not have taken place. Most villagers were interested in themselves and none other. One such character is Reverend Parris from the historical play The Crucible‚ which concerns these Salem witch trials. He is only interested in his good name. In the beginning of the play‚ this conceit leads Reverend Parris to support the court’s false judgements in order to preserve his reputation‚ but as the play progresses
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classic example of all such social tragedies based on fear and ignorance is that of the colonial era ’s Salem Witch Trials. While Mc Carthyism was illustrated as a widespread fear of communism that led the United States to pursue unnecessary investigations‚ imprisonments‚ and often unprovoked acts against those who were often only remotely accused of being a "dreaded communist"‚ the Salem witch trials led to well over a dozen executions of local women accused of practicing witchcraft and directly
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