In the play The Crucible there was a character that was afraid to admit they were wrong. In this particular case‚ Governor Danforth was afraid to admit he was wrong when accusing people of witchcraft. In the play‚ Danforth was the judge that determined who was a witch in Salem and who was not. If someone was accused of being a witch and they admitted to it they got to live. However if someone was accused of being a witch and denied it they were hung or killed. In the play‚ Danforth had already made
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Why was Jesus executed? In answering this question in historical terms‚ we must first look at the events leading up to his arrest and ultimately‚ his execution. We know that Jesus performed that symbolic gesture of “cleansing” the temple‚ by overturning the money changers tables‚ and most believe that this act was symbolic of destruction‚ not purification. Paula Fredrickson‚ author of From Jesus to Christ writes: “Through this disruptive gesture‚ Jesus symbolically enacted the
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The Erie Canal‚ or the Great Western Canal as it was initially known‚ was one of the most important state projects of the early years of the United States. It proved to be overwhelmingly succcessful and its success prompted other state economic development projects. Before the Erie Canal was built New York City was not the premier port of the United States that it became. Philadelphia was the largest‚ most prosperous city of the new United States. The Erie Canal provided the base for New York City’s
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In truth‚ détente did bring some temporary stability to Europe but that was never built to last as the two systems were too different to be able to cooperate successfully. On the the biggest issues during the cold war and so inevitably when establishing the Détente was the nuclear arms race. M. Bower and P. Williams (1988) said that détente was not superficial as it reduced hostilities between the two superpowers‚ which was especially needed after the Cuban Missile Crisis where a nuclear war almost
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Will County was established in Illinois in 1836. From that year on‚ Will County has only grown in size and in numbers. Larger cities like Joliet‚ Lockport and Plainfield stand place in this County. There are also a number of other townships and villages that are spread out throughout the county. However‚ the area was not left untouched from the beginning of time until the year 1836. The Will County area was an established community of Potawatomi tribes and served as a trading route for the fur trade
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slavery Have you ever wonder why there was slavery? Slavery started when the first group of african american came to america in 1619 in virginia jamestown. slavery started when it was a practice in the 17th and 18th colonies centries. african american helped build the economic foundations. In 1793 an invention called the cotton gin it central importance of slavery in the south. In the mid-19th there was a movement in slavery and it tear the nation apart and started american civil war from
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Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? “The man who dies rich‚ dies disgraced” John Perricone Period 6 Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? Andrew Carnegie is known as the king of steel. He was born November 25‚ 1835 in Dunfermline‚ Scotland. In 1848 he and he and his family immigrated to America and ended up in Pittsburg‚ where they lived in a small house and had very little money. In 1872 he traveled to England where he met Henry Bessemer‚ the man who converted iron into steel. He took Bessemer’s brilliant
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Was Alexander the Great “great”? The evidence suggests that Alexander the Great was legitimately great because he conquered many countries and he was inspirational. Alexander was great because he conquered a country in the years 333BC‚ 332BC‚ 331BC‚ 331BC‚ 330BC‚ 327BC‚ 324BC and 323BC. This demonstrates that he was great because he used tactics that would defeat enemies. An example of a tactic he used is phalanx. Phalanx means “a body of Macedonian infantry drawn up in close order with
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Was Anna Anderson Anastasia? There have been many claims regarding whether or not Anna Anderson was Anastasia. There are several reports both agreeing and denying that this claim is true. Whether it is true or false no one will ever know. There can only be evidence to back up someone’s argument‚ even if its wrong. Anastasia Romanov was born June 5‚1901. Her father was the Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Her mother was Alexandra Fyordorvn‚ the granddaughter of Queen Victoria and her husband Albert
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Shi Huangdi the first emperor of China was a very harsh man and had no respect for his people. Did you know that he was buried with the Terracotta Army. This army was completely made out of clay‚ and were made to defend Shi Huangdi in the afterlife. Some think Shi Huangdi was a visionary‚ however‚ he was really a menace. One reason Shi Huangdi was a menace because he had horrible policies. In the video it states that he “subjected his people to high taxation.” Because of this high taxation‚ the
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