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    she wants. Another quote that tells us that Abigail is a liar is‚ “Abigail: Let either of you breathe a word‚ or the edge of a word‚ about the other things‚ and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring you a pointy reckoning that will shudder you” (Miller 20). The background behind this is that Abigail wouldn’t let any of the other girls tell the truth about what was happening in the woods so she made up a lie that would cover the

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    Horblit Health Sciences Library Nursing Middle Range Theory & Applications visit the Library for articles on these theories Middle Range Theory Theorist/s Idea Application Acute Pain Management  (Adults)     Goode & Moore  Complementary Nursing Therapies for Pain and Stress: Relaxation and Music for Postoperative Pain; Stress and Immunity; and Integrated Research Reviews. CHANGE study Great Lakes GIT Provide clinicians with prescriptions for pain reduction and a conceptual basis for pain interventions

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    Mrs. Jones‚ the new landlord of the Hamiltons‚ unaware of the past of the family‚ treats them with warm hospitality that forms a sharp contrast with South (47). Reckoning he has made the right decision‚ Joe believes he has been fitted into the position of the alpha of the Hamiltons. His naïve illusion‚ was soon shattered in a drinking evening‚ when Fannie still regard him as a “chillren.” (51) At this point‚ his rebellion

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    Brianna Chapman Mr. Horan Honors English II 10/28/14 Tragic Decision Making Alter the Witch Hunt Decision making can either make or break someone. The Salem Witch Trials consisted of many false accusations and unnecessary deaths. Arthur Miller portrayed the symptoms of “groupthink”‚ written by Irvin Janis‚ during the course of The Crucible. Janis’ article explores the psychology of decision making among a group. The major symptoms that seem to manifest The Crucible are self-censorship‚ pressure

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    devil. They believe whatever Abigail and the girls tell them and the girls will do whatever Abigail says. She threatens the girls to go along with her plan or she will‚ “come to you in the black of some terrible night and [she] will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you” (19). She won’t hold back on accusing them of witchcraft if they go against her‚ later proving it with Mary Warren. Abigail had no remorse for any of her victims‚ they are just her toys to do with what she wants. She soon becomes

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    Kristin Bishop DBQ 1. Changing Demographics‚ 1660-1775 Between 1660 and 1775‚ Great Britain’s North American colonies were affected greatly by race‚ ethnicity and religion. The first settlers were mainly racially white‚ ethnically English‚ and religiously Protestant. The new world became a home to people who wanted more freedom. The demand of new market and new forces of labor created an opportunity for new races and ethnicities to colonize America. New forces of race‚ ethnicity and religion show

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    a poor farm family. At a young age‚ he began to keep a diary. It was about the size of the palm an adult hand‚ and his handwriting so small that you would have to use a magnifying glass to read it. Through this he developed the idea that ‚ by reckoning day-by-day his moral assets and liabilities‚ he could improve himself. A famous quote that he has is "Oh! that I could wear out of my mind every mean and base affectation‚ conquer my natural pride and conceit‚". His natural pride and conceit would

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    to confess to witchcraft being fake but Abigail threatened Mary’s life saying "Let either of you breathe a word‚ or the edge of a word‚ about the other things‚ and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you"(175).  As all the events go on‚ many innocent people are accused like Elizabeth Proctor. Her husband‚ John‚ steps in to stop this avaricious behavior from all the girls. He tells Mary that she must tell the court that Abigail

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    The crucible is a suspenseful play written by Arthur Miller that tells the story of the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. The play delvers many scenes of love‚ hate‚ manipulation‚ and revenge. Abigail Williams is a young woman in the town of Salem who during these trials is the initial perpetrator and cause of this dilemma. Since the death of her parents‚ Abigail has felt alone. Abigail seeks to fine affection and contentment from her yearning companion John Proctor. As a result of her

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    The Irreversible Commitment Dag Hammarskjold once said‚ “There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice‚ because all you have staked will be lost if you look back. Life ’s point of no return.” In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller examines the conditions surrounding the Salem Witch trials from 1692 to 1693. The tales of witchcraft are initiated by a group of girls discovered dancing in the woods; however they cannot be blamed for the outcome of this

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