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    antagonist of Rebecca Nurse‚ is very jealous of Rebecca. Rebecca has “eleven children and [is] twenty-six times a grandma.” On the other hand‚ Ann Putnam has “laid seven babies un-baptized in the earth‚” and now her one and only child Ruth “walks‚ and hears naught‚ sees naught‚ and cannot eat” because her “soul is taken.” Ann Putnam‚ jealous and convinced that it’s not “God’s work [Rebecca] should never lose a child‚ nor a grandchild either‚ and [she] bury all but one‚” charges Rebecca with “the supernatural

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    Meet Ann Putnam Jr. at 12 years old who played a very important part in the witch trials of 1692 as one of three afflicted kids.Anna was the daughter of the Salem witch trials leader. She was born on October 18‚1679 in Salem Massachusetts‚she was one of three children‚ Thomas and Ann were her siblings and she was the eldest. In March‚1692 she proclaimed to be affiliated. At this time‚ Ann’s Mother Ann was still mourning the death of her daughter and she claimed that later she had been attacked

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    community. If the accusations had continued‚ more people would have been killed‚ therefore these sacrifices were necessary. John Proctor’s truthfulness‚ even though it meant he would die‚ showed sincerity and honesty helped restore the society. Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor could have testified they had seen witchcraft‚ which would have freed them from jail. Social order was restored because they did not continue the repetition in accusing innocent people of false witchcraft. Unfortunately

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    Nat King Cole” by James Wall Title: “Dancing to Nat King Cole” by James Wall Plot The story is about a couple‚ Charles and Katherine Simpson. They are having lunch with their grown up daughter‚ Rebecca‚ at their usual restaurant The Angel. Rebecca asks her mother how Charles is doing because Rebecca thinks he is doing worse than last time. Katherine says that he is fine. But actually he is doing weird things in the house like clears unfinished plates away or cleaning kitchen surfaces over and

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    jacket and gloves and no one could see who it was. Ally was switching classes and stopped by her locker to get her math book and one of their close friends stopped by that wasn’t in the group. “hey Ally did you hear Alyssa’s Body is gone?” whispered rebecca. “Yeah. they what’s on your phone?” Ally

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    changed are Mary Warren‚ John Proctor‚ Elizabeth‚ and Rebecca Nurse. They change from the beginning towards the end of the play‚ starting out to be innocent but then each of those characters start to change who they are. Mary Warren in the beginning is a sweet girl who would never lie to anybody‚ but towards the end she changed a lot by making a doll with a needle inside of it. Also‚ when she goes to court she lies about witchcraft. Rebecca Nurse is married to Francis‚ they had several children

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    The bitter cold of winter bites Rebecca’s nose. She doesn’t mind though‚ because it is snowing. This was is a very unusual event‚ if you have lived in North Carolina for your entire life‚ like Rebecca. It almost never snows in North Carolina. The snow stuck to Rebecca’s short‚ chin length hair. The white snow stood out brilliantly‚ because her hair is such a dark brown. Her green eyes squinted‚ trying to see Junior Inc. As soon as she could see the tall business building‚ she rushed to it. Only

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    Conflicts in the Crucible 1. Tituba confesses to witchcraft and reveals the names of other women in Salem who are consorting with the Devil. The girls‚ led by Abigail‚ begin to accuse other women of witchcraft 2. John Proctor vs. Elizabeth Proctor- Proctor has an affair with Abigail. Elizabeth knows of the affair and doesn’t forgive him. 3. Reverend Hale vs. himself‚ Judge Danforth‚ and Judge Hawthorne- Hale knows there is no God present in witch-hunting and he questions his motives as well

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    that‚ Rebecca Ayrey’s fetus had a heart defect and two areas of her brain missing‚ I agree with Rebecca’s choice of not letting her fetus live a miserable life. While I stand by Rebecca’s choice of not letting her fetus live a miserable life‚ there are people that would like to think that her decision is immoral. The people that stand by this are pro life members. The pro life members believe that the fetus is a human being from conception and that means that the author Rebecca Ayrey

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    Parris‚ Elizabeth‚ Hale and Rebecca are being tested unintentionally by the court system‚ they are being pulled apart on whether or not to choose what they think could be the right choice. “Goody Proctor‚ I have gone this three month like our Lord into the wilderness. I have sought a Christian way‚ for damnation’s double on a minister counsels men to lie.” (Hale 132). Reverend Hale makes a great decision to go against god’s commandments to save innocent Christian lives. Hale is priest and came to

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