Danielle Grossi Jeffery Northrup Basic writing 82 July 6‚ 2013 Dream come true It all started when I was about a year old‚ when my parents got the saddest news that they had ever received and had not been hoping for. My parents had found out I had a hearing loss. The day that changed my life forever was on May 10‚ 2011. May 2011 was the day that I had my skin grafting done for my ears. It had all started when I developed a hearing problem‚ which led me to getting
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she did not like in the town. “We must tell the truth Abby!”(Act1 line 318) this was Mary Warren trying to convince Abby to tell the truth. It appeared that Elizabeth was committing witchcraft because of the voodoo doll found in her house when Cheever went to her house to arrest her. “Tis’ hard proof?(To Hale)I find here a poppet Goody Proctor keeps. I have found it‚ sir.(Act2 lines 812) Marry Warren told her she was mentioned in court but not yet accused and she attempted to clear her name but
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denyin’ it? There are them that will swear to anything before they’ll hang; have you never thought of that?” By this‚ John Proctor is saying that all the accused that confessed did so only to be set free‚ and were not really witches. After Ezekiel Cheever finds the poppet in John Proctor’s house and Proctor’s wife is being accused he also says: “If she is innocent! Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent‚ or Abigail? Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s
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There is a controversy that John Proctor is the nobleman of the story and presented as an archetypal tragic hero. John Proctor is a farmer that lives outside the town with his wife Elizabeth. He is a good man with many good deeds but has one sin that is his biggest downfall. His admiration for Abigail Williams. Which sparks off the plot of the novel The Crucible John Proctor is a tragic hero by his actions during the trials‚ his tragic flaw‚ and how faces and accepts death with honor. John
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that Proctor had a compact with the Devil‚ he is a witch and he made her sign Lucifer’s black book. The officials also watched what you said to let them know you are a witch. “You heard that sir! Ripped out of the world! Hennrick‚ you heard it!”(Cheever-952) He was referring to what Elizabeth said‚ so now she is officially accused of witchcraft. They often tried to get those who confessed to tell on others. “Did you ever see anyone with the Devil?”(Danforth-991). Danforth was trying to get Proctor
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America did not allow their women athletes to compete in events without wearing long skirts‚ which was why they were not involved in the first women’s swimming competition in 1912. The first women’s swimming golden medal was won by an australian swimmer‚ Sarah Durack. Later on even more women sports were introduced‚ in 1928 women were
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What would you do if you got attacked by a rip current? Would you panic or would you stay calm and swim? Rip currents are strong waves that take the water from the coast and take it back to the ocean. Over 100 people drown each year because of rip currents. Over 80% of the rescues on beaches are because of rip currents. In all three sources: “Life Saver” by John DiConsiglio‚ “Rip Current Safety” by National Weather Service‚ and “How to Survive Beach Rip Currents” by UNSWTV‚ it shows that lifeguards
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Who Has the Power? Sometimes‚ the person who should be the one wielding the power has none at all. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ he recounts the events of the Salem Witch Trials. As he tells the events that occurred‚ he clearly paints out who held the power and who should have been in power during the trials. In Miller’s play‚ the person who holds the most power in Salem during the Witch Trials is Abigail Williams. Despite being a child and an orphan‚ for her parents had died and she
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CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS ECONOMICS? PROBLEM SET 1. a. Critical assumption. Finding the fastest route depends upon being able to avoid as many traffic lights as possible. b. Simplifying assumption. No city is completely flat‚ but minor hills and valleys would not significantly affect the speed of traffic across Boston. c. Critical assumption. If you cannot easily transfer from one highway to another‚ what seems to be the shortest route could end up being quite long. d. Critical assumption. Other things
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make our first dive. We were all anxious to do something after the long plane ride. My friend Rex suggested that we go snorkeling in the coral reefs off of Seven Mile Beach. Personally‚ I thought that it was a bad idea. I was not a really strong swimmer‚ and we would be alone without a boat to pick us up if we got tired. But Rex and his brother Doug would not let go of the idea and pressured me into going‚ and against my better judgment I agreed to go. The turquoise blue water of the Caribbean
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