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    Food Additives: Pros‚ Cons‚ and Some Ideas For The Future America and indeed much of the world lives off of foodstuffs to which substances have been added to achieve some desired effect. In many ways it is the by-product of industrialization‚ rapidly expanding populations‚ technological advances‚ and changing consumer demand and expectations. It is now an undisputed fact that the foods which we eat on a daily basis are largely processed. By processed‚ in our contemporary day and age we refer

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    One character of The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams‚ is Reverend Parris’ niece in the play. Historically‚ there is no concrete evidence to prove a hereditary relationship between the two characters (Burns). Next‚ the characters of John and Elizabeth Proctor are not farmers as Miller described; instead‚ the Proctors were local tavern-keepers. In addition‚ the two judges of the The Crucible

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    The relationship between the characters John Proctor and Abigail was clearly once very passionate. The text shows that once John had much lust for Abigail “I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near!”. Abigail talks about her belief that he loves her: “I saw your face when she put me out‚ and you loved me then and you do now!” which was possibly regret that he had been caught and shame‚ however she interprets it as grief that they will no longer

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    To Kill a Mockingbird “Lawyers‚ I suppose‚ were children once.” A very appropriate‚ and poignant‚ opening statement for one of the seminal literary works of the modern age. Everybody knows the story of the Finch family‚ and of the struggle against injustice that their patriarch‚ Atticus Finch‚ leads. One summer during the 1930’s‚ Atticus‚ a small-town barrister in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ defends whom he considers a wrongly accused African American‚ charged with rape. As such‚ he incurs the wrath

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    The Crucible of Abigail Williams Abigail Williams is a very spiteful and bitter woman‚ but she has the biggest influence on the play with all the lies she tells about people being witches which are believed and cost some people their lives. Abigail is one of the most misunderstood characters because she is so good at lying that it almost seems like she is telling the truth. A crucible is a large test that one may face that may force them to make a controversial decision to benefit them or to

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    Crucible‚ Arthur Miller instills a sense of pride in his main characters‚ including Abigail Williams‚ who is too proud to admit her wrong ways. People around the world‚ of all cultures‚ have a sense of pride in them which an individual must adhere to‚ to keep his /her self-respect. The dishonesty and possessiveness of Abigail Williams emphasizes that pride can drive the mind to manipulate others even if it is unjust. Abigail Williams is introduced as an extremely beautiful girl with an ability to disguise

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    atrocious actions of Abigail William in order to illustrate that actions have consequences‚ good or bad. In the beginning of The Crucible‚ Abigail‚ one of the girls that went around accusing people of being witches‚ had a stranglehold on the rest of the girls that danced with her at the forest. Abigail forced the girls “to tell them [they] danced” and that is all (Miller 147). Abigail experienced a minor consequence for forcing the girls not being able to

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    Crucible”‚ the main character Abigail Williams is to blame for the 1692 Salem witch trials. Abigail was a mean‚ bitter‚ young woman who would stop and nothing to get what she wanted. No matter who she hurt‚ even the ones she loved‚ she did everything she could to live. She lied to people‚ manipulated a poor group of girls‚ and tried everything she could to ruin a marriage. She went so far‚ as to wish death upon people. Back then‚ lying was a very often used way of getting what you wanted.

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    found guilty or cautioned by type of offence‚ 2006‚ England and Wales Types of offence Theft and handling stolen goods Violence against the person Drug offences Burglary Criminal damage 0 20 40 60 80 Thousands 100 120 140 Key Males Females Item B White Collar Crime Traditionally‚ white collar crime has not been seen as something as serious as other types of

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    speculated to have been written in between A.D. 55 to A.D. 65‚ except for the Book of John‚ which was written around A.D. 90. Despite sharing the same person as their subject‚ each of the Gospels present different purposes and key themes due to their varying intended audiences. The Book of Matthew intended for the Jewish audience‚ therefore it focused more on portraying Jesus as the promised Messiah from the Old Testament prophecies. In addition to this‚ the key themes found in Matthew include the

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