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    dumped him in a river. The British knew he used to be communist‚ but they thought that he put it behind him and he could be trusted. He could either be loyal to the British government‚ which he has lived under for a long time‚ or he could be loyal to the Soviets‚ which he was with before he arrived in Britain. As soon as he learned about the bomb‚ he contacted the Soviets and began sharing lots of information with the

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    Massachusetts. Women of all ages were accused of being a witch‚ and if they didn’t confess they would be put to death. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ shows how neighbors would accuse each other for revenge. Although many might first blame Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Parris is responsible for the deaths in Salem. In the first act‚ Reverend Parris pushes Abigail‚ his niece‚ to admit to conjuring spirits in the woods. In the beginning‚ he sees Abigail‚ Tituba‚ and other girls in the woods dancing‚ and

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    and later to Cambodia. But the NVA wasn’t the only ones who had interest in Laos‚ Americans wanted to keep the first domino from fall and wanting to contain the Communism at the border of “Red China”. In Laos‚ the American C.I.A was conducting a secret war again the Communist‚ at the same times as the 15 long years of the Vietnam War. But they weren’t using American soldier in the conflict‚ they were training and supplying Hmong fighter to fight against the North Vietnamese. Despite losing the Vietnam

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    Don’t lie to hail she comes to me while I sleep she’s always making me dream corruptions."page 1091" The crucible is in the astonishing play about the history of Salem and witchcraft. This play is a story from past time‚ Abigail Williams is a huge part of this play because of her scheming ways to put people to death as you can see from the previous quote I listed‚ this was one of her many lies. Many different people play a role in the Salem deaths but Abigail started all and kept playing it off until

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    Lauren Berdecia American Sport Stories Literary Essay Professor Erdheim October 13th‚ 2014 Struggling could be difficult to overcome but as long as you have patience you could overcome anything. In the short story “ The Big Two-Hearted River” by Ernest Hemingway‚ Nick Adam‚ the main character is going through severe mental trauma from World War 1. Fishing was his escape from thinking about the atrocious war he had returned from. Nick is a likeable character because of his

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    just there self. During the year 1692 the Salem witch trials took place in colonial Massachusetts and led to the death of a lot of innocent people. The start of the Salem witch trials or the cause was the girls and a specific girl Abigail Williams began to accuse people of witch craft. Abigail’s main goal was to accuse John proctors wife of

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    The history and duties of the Secret Service Christopher L. Mintze CRJ175 W-1 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of the history and duties of the Secret Service. In this paper I will give you a chronological timeline of the United States Secret Service. From its creation in 1865 by President Lincoln through its current day duties will be explored. The history and duties of the Secret Service The history of the secret service is a very interesting one.

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    I am writing this letter in support of Glenn Williams’ application for your college. While I am only entering my second year as College Counselor‚ during this short period of time I have had the opportunity to interact with Glenn on a frequent basis. He visits my office at least once a week seeking advice on his college applications or sharing a monologue he is working on. He has a tremendous amount of passion for the arts. Whether it is singing‚ dancing or acting; he belongs on the stage and is

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    Sinner to Saint: Is Abigail truly malicious or is she simply misrepresented? Abigail Williams is one of the most contradictory figures within The Crucible. She is charismatic‚ bright and persuasive yet lacks any sense of morals or fairness. She is vindictive‚ selfish and reckless in her pursuit for power and affection. Such actions are seen in Act one when Betty briefly wakes up from her coma like state and begins yelling at Abigail‚ “You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm

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    memory of a river. Someone may have a lot of memories of swimming in a river while someone else may have memories of journey by boat or launch on rivers. On the other hand‚ many of us also experience the cruel face of rivers during flood. But‚ memory of river is a common characteristic of the people of Bangladesh‚ a country crisscrossed by rivers. Actually‚ the rivers of Bangladesh mark both the psychology of the nation and the life of the people. But‚ unfortunately‚ our memories of rivers are declining

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