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    "Massachusettensis‚ which was a Loyalist view regarding independence‚ Adams wrote letters responding to the point of views that this article reflected. During 1775‚ independence is a huge topic of discussion. The topic of independence is discussed during the First Continental Congress‚ which was held in Philadelphia. During this important meeting they discuss and argue about ideas of becoming a free and independent body apart from Britain. One of his letters is mentioned in the Annals of America‚ which is article

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    becoming educated and employed. Clinical social work empowerment concentrates on individuals who seek emotional and behavioral diagnoses in which proper treatment plans can be implemented for better mental health and functionality in society. Key ideas of empowerment are experiencing oppression and self-help in dealing

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    Characterisation: Abigail Williams The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller‚ and is set in the fiercely Puritan Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. Abigail Williams‚ above all else‚ is the least complex. As the antagonist of the play‚ she’s dominant and clearly puts herself out there as the opposition. Abigail is 17-year-old niece of Reverend Parris. She is unmarried‚ and an orphan‚ meaning her position on the social ladder is fairly low. Abigail Williams is a young lady with a vicious

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    in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Abigail Williams‚ one of the main characters‚ fabricates the lies that begin the witch hunt in her attempt to divert everyone’s attention towards her including the attention of John Proctor. In the play‚ Proctor has an affair with young Abigail while his wife goes through postpartum depression causing Abigail to fall in love with him but John returns to his wife Elizabeth. While Elizabeth Proctor barely forgives him‚ John does all he can to make it up to her.

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    was John Proctor’s affair with Abigail Williams‚ an affair which set off the witch trials. While Abigail has many obvious flaws and may be defended‚ her role and the severity of her actions cannot be overlooked. Abigail may not deserve the entirety of the blame‚ she most certainly deserves the consequences of her actions. Abigail fell in love with John during their affair. “You loved me‚ John Proctor‚ and whatever sin it is‚ you love me yet!”(act one) Believing that he loved her‚ Abigail became

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    Between meiosis and mitosis there are many unique similarities and differences such that mitosis has four stages and meiosis has eight. Or a similarity where they both have no new gene combination when each of the cells splits after each of their processes. Many more of these similarities and differences will be explained throughout the text. Many similarities occur between meiosis and mitosis such that each process‚ after it has been gone through‚ result in no new gene combination. Each new cell

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    abigail:  she is referred to by parris as a child. she is 17 and she is an adolescent girl. she is a young woman‚ having passions and desires. but she is thought of as a child‚ which causes tension.  reputation in here is very important. NAME has connotations of reputation/honuor. ironic‚ because at least one person in the town knows that she aint entirely clear.  "There be no blush about my name." parris is only concerned about his enemies.  ’something soiled’=describing someone losing

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    sight as she came to realize her extreme actions had paid off. This young lady was Abigail Williams. Abigail was a 17 year-old girl. Through Abigail Williams a girl in The Crucible‚ the author‚ Arthur Miller describes his perception of young females during the time of the Salem Witch Trials making them out to be selfish‚ attention seeking‚ and manipulative individuals who are willing to go to great lengths to get what they want. Whether it be dancing around a fire‚ accusing others of witch craft‚ or

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    Abigail in "The Crucible"

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    Abigail Williams is an important character from the drama The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. The story The Crucible is about how witchcraft becomes such a problem in Salem. John Proctor‚ the main character‚ have an affair with Abigail Williams‚ while being married to Elizabeth Proctor. Being the mayor´s niece‚ gives Abigail an advantage and she starts using witchcraft in order to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor. After analyzing the character of Abigail Williams‚ it is evident that she is dishonest

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    different ideas of freedom and how it could be achieved. For Adam Smith‚ freedom is something that has the ability to promote order. Freedom allows people to make their own decisions. Karl Marx believes that freedom is an inescapable outcome of social evolution‚ and has the ability to allow a person to change himself whenever he sees fit. Although Karl Marx makes some interesting points‚ Adam Smith’s ideas seem to be more feasible and less destructive. The main difference between Adam smith and

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