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    King James‚ I played an impactful role in the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare‚ seeing as he was a patron of the William Shakespeare acting company. In fact‚ the valiant character Banquo found in Shakespeare’s play is based on King James I. According to‚ https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-I-king-of-England-and-Scotland‚ King James was born in Scotland on June 19‚ 1566‚ and he became the King of Scotland at the mere age of 1. Growing up the king kept an isolated lifestyle and was given

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    Maybe you’ve read all of the Harry Potter books and watched every episode of Charmed or Bewitched‚ so you think you know what witches are all about. Modern witches don’t exactly fit most of the TV and movie characters you’ve seen‚ however. Are they good? Are they evil? Do they cast spells to cause bad things to happen? The true definition of a witch‚ as well as the history of witches in general‚ is widely debated. Many texts describe witchcraft as pacts with the Devil in exchange for powers to

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    Life for Puritans in America was very Religious. Most Puritans came to America for a better life and to escape prosecutions in England. Puritans believed that over every man’s law‚ God’s laws and message were more important. Back then puritans believed in predestination‚ where people was born to spend life in Hell or to be saved. Puritans always worked hard‚were self-disciplined‚ and did religious duties. Others who partied and committed adultery was bound to public humiliation or punishment for

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    The dreary and barren settings in which the Radley family and Miss Lottie live‚ in To Kill a Mockingbird and in “Marigolds”‚ greatly influence the myths and legends that perpetuate around them. The Radley place is an old and murky home‚ making it easy for their myth to emerge because of the mysteriousness associated with the family due to their household and the unordinary alleged actions of Boo Radley. The Radley myth revolves around Boo because he has not been seen in “15 years” and is suspected

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    Within this passage of The Crucible a major theme is brought up‚ that is good vs evil. The book talks about how society uses these polar opposites to explain away some of the more complex concepts in life. An example of this is shown in this passage when Mrs. Putnam asks‚ “Is it a natural work to lose seven children before they live a day?” (Miller 45). In her lack of understanding the nature of child death Mrs. Putnam begins to blame the Devil for the misfortune that has befallen her. Mrs. Putnam

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    In the book Things Fall Apart the way they live is not very civil. This is showed in the book plenty of times in part one. You may be asking well what if what they thought they were being civil. The real question you should be asking is what is civilization? I believe that this is a question that can be answered in many different ways. Civilization to me is a complicated and controversial concept‚ its about religion‚ its based on settled agriculture‚ and lastly its associated with states. I believe

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    Susan Hill weaves an awareness of the supernatural throughout the story through the plot‚ the structure‚ the use of language and imagery. The Woman in Black is a ghost story and therefore the idea of the supernatural is intrinsic to the whole work.1 The whole point of a ghost story is to frighten‚ thrill and entertain. Before the reader starts the story‚ he or she has to put aside any disbelief he or she may have in the supernatural in order to enjoy the experience.2 The classic ghost

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    What Caused the Hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. What caused the salem trials‚ there are many reasons‚ It could have been because of the things that were going on in Salem but there are many reasons for why this happend‚ I will explain a couple of the reasons‚ many people were accused to be witches‚ many people in salem were killed for being accused of being witches. Know one really knows why this started but it was horrible they were brutally killed and many were in prison. Sometimes

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    The Salem Witch Trials of 1690s was an extremely dark time in American history. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 were killed during the hysteria. The events that led to this hysteria caused the people of Salem to be deeply affected by this terrible time in our history. With that in mind‚ the outcome of these trials caused people to be killed even if they were innocent. Historians believe that this time in our history was immensely unfair and no one had a fair trial

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    Some of the elements of the indigenous culture that are being maintained in the book are the story of the Golden Carp‚ healers and witchcraft‚ and the Indians burial ceremony. The first element was the Golden Carp. It symbolizes the beliefs of the indigenous people‚ the native Indians‚ who used to live in the valley. The Indians were rewarded with a place to live in and an abundantly amount of animals and plants to consume from‚ for being faithful to their God. The only thing they were restricted

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