This document is the examination of Sarah Good done in 1692 by assistants John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin. Sarah Good‚ the wife of William Good of Salem Village was suspected of practicing witchcraft. She was accused by Elizabeth Parris‚ Abigail Williams‚ Ann Putnam‚ and Elizabeth Hubbard; all young women who began the original accusations in Salem. These girls held Sarah Good responsible for hurting them various times. Upon examination‚ Good was asked numerous questions about her involvement with
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Saleeba English IV 04 October 2017 Why was Queen Elizabeth I of England a good leader? “I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman‚ but I have the heart and stomach of a king and of a king of England too” (Queen Elizabeth I). Queen Elizabeth I was Queen of England‚ Ireland and Wales from 1558 to 1603. She was called the Virgin Queen of legend; she refused to marry and wanted to have authority by herself that is how she became so successful. She was a very intelligent person; she could speak
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China’s One-Child Policy: Was It a Good Idea? A devastating food famine beginning in 1959 resulted in the death of 30 million Chinese citizens. Introduced in 1980 by the Communist Party‚ and lasting until 2015‚ China’s one child policy was an attempt to not only avoid food shortages‚ but to patch up the country’s past mistakes involving overpopulation and birth control. The one child policy acted as a human social experiment‚ and limited the majority of Chinese couples to have only one child each
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proper hint as to what kind of husband and person this king was‚ leading to a debate: is king Henry VIII a good or a bad historical figure? While I believe it is possible he may have been a decent‚ even good king‚ my opinion is that he was a terrible person and a tyrant‚ so he should definitely not be seen as a good historical figure. It seems wise for me to start with the obvious‚ what most people learn as early as in high school: Henry VIII was an awful husband. Indeed‚ during his lifetime‚ this king
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upon the responsibility of promoting men to officers‚ he guaranteed his men were being led well by following a strict list of criteria. In studying both the warlords of history and his enemies‚ Napoleon was able to make strategies and decide which one would be best against his enemies. Napoleon was a great strategic leader in all of his conquests because he paid attention to every detail. Napoleon supplied men for his army by using the draft system. To be eligible for the draft‚ the person had to
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the viewers before he glances down to start speaking. Edward Kennedy’s speaks on the tragedy that happened on July 18‚ 1969 on Chappaquiddick Island‚ that resulted in the death of a young woman named Mary Jo Kopechne. Mary Jo was a secretary of the late Robert Kennedy and was still working with the Kennedy family. He begins his speech to communicate that he has “entered a plea of guilty to the charge of leaving the scene of an accident.” (paragraph 1‚ line 2-3) This confession of the proceedings he
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Was King William I a Good or Bad King? William was a great leader of England‚ his power and intelligence were just what the people needed. He brought many new systems and regimes‚ which was better for the people. William may not have been the most generous king‚ though he made England a better‚ safer place to live in. When a king can make the country’s standards of living better he’s defiantly a good king. William introduced Feudalism into the society of England. People received a grant of land
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3rd Block DC History Mr. Higgins Presidents & Their Elections 17961840 Everyone knows the names of several of our nation’s first presidents. However‚ a significantly lesser amount of those people could tell you what their political party affiliations were and their main political concept or idea that they promoted. John Adams‚ James Monroe‚ Martin Van Buren‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ John Quincy Adams‚ William Henry Harrison‚ James Madison‚ and Andrew Jackson were all elected to be President of the United States of America
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Hitler a name that frightened many people back in the 20th century he was a dictator a nazist a killer and considered insane to some people. a great leader to others mostly the nazists or his loyal servants and close ones that are all dead now. Hitler did not do particularly well in school‚ leaving formal education in 1905. Unable to settle into a job. He wished to become an artist but was rejected from the Academy in Vienna. in the tears of depression and failure arose an evil dictator to rule Germany
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Pohlman Government May 2‚ 2014 Best and worst President United States has had a fair share of good and bad presidents in the history of its existence. I believe that there are many things that make a president a good president‚ but I think the key characteristics are clarity of vision‚ willingness to change‚ character‚ intelligence‚ and leadership. And in my opinion a president who best utilized these characters is Abraham Lincoln and the president who utilized them the worst is Warren Harding
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