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    Thou Shalt Not Suffer A Witch To Live In Salem Massachusetts twenty people were hanged because Puritans believed everything that the Bible said.One topic that the bible discussed was ¨The devil is real and he is clever¨‚ the bile discussed that whenever he sees a person weak he can control them. the Bible stated that when someone is weak they can’t keep there mind straight and see hallucinations and voices “the devil is the voice”‚ they hear and they listen and the devil makes them do witchcraft

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    Having a dream. Putting in work. Achieving your goal. By doing these three things you will end up seeing success in your life. It does take time and dedication‚ but the outcome is really what counts. This is what Robert Frost‚ one of the best poets of the twentieth century‚ did to become a well known American poet. From back in the high school days he was one of those students who enjoyed writing‚ reading‚ and the sound of poetry. As the years went on‚ he worked very hard to be able to live and

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    Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world‚ The blood-dimmed tide is loosed‚ and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction‚ while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. In the above mentioned stanza Yeats has stated that the falcon is turning in widening gyre and is so far away from the falconer now that it cannot be heard. Yeats has

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    “In three words I can sum up everything I have learned in life: it goes on” (Editors of Brainy Quotes). Robert Frost was named after the general Robert E. Lee. When his father died from tuberculosis‚ it triggered his writing objective (Editors of Poets.org). Most of his poems were memorable (Editors of Poets.org). Such as The Road Not Taken and Fireflies in the Garden (Editors of Poets.org). Robert’s works range from love to hate‚ anxiety to audacity‚ and happiness to sadness (Shmoop Editorial Team

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    During the spring of 1692 the salem witch trials was caused because many women and men and children had believed that they were possessed by the devil. Many of the accused were put on trial and later hung. If they could not recite the Lord’s prayer then they were considered a witch. Other women who denied they were not possessed by the devil and many others agreed were forgiven of all there sins. Several different women and kids were caught in the woods dancing naked around a pot of an

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    The noose swung back and forth. Another execution had taken place in Salem in 1692‚ the victim falsely accused of witchcraft. Why were citizens fearful enough the killed others? The Salem witch trials were caused by poor‚ young girls who acted possessed because they were jealous of the rich. These girls hated being bossed around‚ so they pretended to be controlled by witches‚ who were the rich people they were jealous of. According to document B‚ the young girls didn’t want to be told what to

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    While the Salem witch trials occurred in the late 1600’s‚ a similar unfortunate situation occurred in the 1950’s with an event called McCarthyism. The Red Scare and the Salem witch trials shared many common characteristics. The similarities include continuous accusations‚ leading politicians‚ and the reaction to Satan and communism. The Salem witch trials and the Red Scare both involved ongoing accusations that led to numerous innocent people being accused. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚

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    deciding success by the factor of education. Robert Walton in Frankenstein was an uneducated boy in his youth but because of his desire to obtain knowledge which fueled his dedication for adventure‚ he set out on a journey against all odds. In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein‚ Robert Walton writes in his first letter “My education was neglected yet I was passionately fond of reading. These volumes were my study day and night…” As readers‚ we can see that Robert Walton took the disadvantage in education

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    time‚ in a far off place‚ a trial began. The long‚ devastating‚ stupid and insane set of witch trials that lasted over a year. This series of accusations is often known as the Salem Witch Trials. A book that describes this is Witches! The Absolutely True Tale Of Disaster In Salem by Rosalyn Schanzer.The trials took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts where people were accused for the use of witchcraft. However‚ all most of the people Puritans. They believed that there were witches‚ servants of the devil living

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    Jonathan Almanza ENC 1102 Professor Ewell Monday/Wednesday (9:00am-9:50am) February 19‚ 2015 Robert Frost is thought to be one of the foremost poets of the twentieth century. His work has been considered by countless people as “distinctive” and “unique”. Frost’s poems‚ for the most part‚ take place in nature. He uses vocabulary that appeals to the senses in order to engage the reader. The sentence structure that Frost uses is lengthy and complex. Many implications of his writing is not clear to

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