11.a. Speaker: The speaker is John Proctor‚ who is a local farmer and the husband of Elizabeth Proctor. 11.b. Audience: The audience is Elizabeth Proctor. 11.c. Context: At the time this quote is spoken‚ Abigail has accused many of the villagers of witchcraft‚ who are getting ready to face trial in court. 11.d. Content: Proctor is stating that he has been trying to please Elizabeth‚ however‚ she still believes that he is being dishonest and suspects him of having another affair with Abigail. 11
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1960’s. In November of 1963‚ JFK was shot riding in his limo in Texas. Because the shooting was in public view of both citizens and the media‚ there are varying accounts for what took place that day. A government investigation‚ referred to as the Warren Commission‚ concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman of the assassination of Kennedy. In the 50 years since his murder‚ several other theories‚ related to the circumstances surrounding his death‚ have arisen. Because the government has
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Introduction “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” – Warren Edward Buffett; With these words Mr. Warren Buffett an American investor and the CEO and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway‚ is said to be one of the most successful investor on the 20th Century. There are many aspects of Mr. Buffett’s life that makes him one of the most influential and a great leader for our time. As a great leader the Wizard of Omaha has taken a “hands off” management style which is very similar
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY PURCHASES GEICO WARREN BUFFET Executive Summary Berkshire Hathaway has made a bid for the remaining portion of GEICO stock. This report reviews the offer initiated by Warren Buffett. The details of this report include: • Valuation of GEICO stock. The $70 offer made by Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway includes a 26% premium over the current GEICO stock price of $55.75. This report attempts to determine a range of appropriate stock prices for GEICO. Using the
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Court differently. When the new era of the Warren court was established in 1953‚ President Dwight D. Eisenhower had appointed Earl Warren as the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court thinking that Warren would introduce and spread conservative views throughout the U.S. Supreme Court when in fact he led the court into making liberal decisions. Warren surprised and tricked Eisenhower by his decisions in landmark court cases. The cases heard by the Warren Court focused on human rights and issues that
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The Crucible – Mary Warren Mary Warren is a young servant girl whose ethics are challenged when she becomes afflicted with terror and intimidation. She is a maid for John Proctor‚ and becomes involved in the Salem witch hunt as one of the accusers‚ led by Abigail Williams. Mary Warren is a very weak person in the play‚ who gives in to pressure a number of times. Proctor manages to convince her to reveal that she and the other accusers have been fabricating their stories and ‘supernatural experiences’
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that was in Mary Warrens poppet. Abigail then says Goody Proctor’s spirt pierced her. Cheever and Hale go to the Home of the Proctors to see if Elizabeth did such a thing. Cheever finds the poppet and says‚ “Herrick‚ Herrick‚ it is a needle” (Miller 176). Once they found the needle they let her kiss the kids goodbye and took Elizabeth away. Proctor basically forces Mary Warren to testify against Abigail so they could get Elizabeth out of jail. When Abigail found out Marry Warren was testifying‚ she
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flesh of her belly‚ he draw a needle out. And demandin’ of her how she come to be so stabbed‚ she testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in‚”(71) after he draws a needle out of the poppet’s stomach. Elizabeth and John explain that Mary Warren made the poppet during court and brought it home that night. Mary even confesses
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has also spread. The epidemic is controlling how people go about living their life. The fear is shown most through Mary Warren‚ John Proctor‚ and Reverend Hale. The witchcraft hysteria is the reason why the fear of hurting others is so prevalent in the Salem community. Mary Warren is a prime example of how the hysteria is contributing to the fear of hurting others. Mary Warren is afraid of hurting her owner‚ John Proctor. At the beginning of act three‚ she refuses to testify in favor of his wife
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Warren Buffet made a very promising choice to purchase PacifiCorp back in 2005 according to my investment analysis. Financial Health of PacifiCorp Initially‚ when analyzing PacifiCorp’s financials alone‚ one would assume that Warren Buffet made an overly optimistic decision (Exhibit 1); however‚ when comparing the financial leverage and return on assets to other companies within the same industry‚ one can see that PacifiCorp did not perform poorly on average (Exhibit 2). Just judging PacifiCorp
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