Defying authority is hard. Religious laws with strict death penalties for those who defy authority are even harder. In the story The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ a brave and stern character named John Proctor dwells within the plot of the play. Proctor was one of the few sensible people in the town of Salem to see the lies in Abigail’s witchcraft accusations. Proctor has a great will and love for his word and his wife. Honest‚ upright‚ and blunt-spoken‚ Proctor is a good man with one detrimental flaw:
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He Was My Hero My hero has always been my grandfather. I prefer not to use his name in respect. He was always spoiling me and always taking me places that he had never taken me before. He taught me many life lessons and gave me great insights that I hold on close to this day. He always seemed to have a big appetite. I could never picture him having disgust for food or being sick‚ but when the symptoms started‚ I got worried. Usually‚ at the family cookouts‚ he would be the one always cooking the
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political leader‚ Attlee was not very effective. After World War II in 1945‚ the Labour Party got elected and as leader‚ Clement Attlee (1945-55) was voted Prime Minister. After the hard times during the war‚ people did not think Winston Churchill was able to run a safe‚ stable and peaceful government. This led to the public voting for Attlee‚ a more peaceful person for a more peaceful time. However‚ this inevitably led everyone to judge his ability as leader and how effective he was at running a country
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Turkey was on the same side as Germany in the First World War‚ which made them the Anzac’s rival. It was decided that soldiers needed to land and fight in Turkey. This is where the famous battle of Gallipoli happened now known as ANZAC cove because of the horrific losses of the Australian forces in a so seemed futile and pointless battle. This essay highlights why the Gallipoli campaign was a failure. Winston Churchill was the head of navy and Lord Kitchener‚ was the general commander of the war
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Was the treaty of Versailles fair? The treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 after the World War one. It was actually a punishment of Germany to start the war and forced it to accept all the blame. The involved requirements were seen to be very harsh. Many arguments were made on the treaty‚ and the most common question was that whether the treaty of Versailles fair. In my opinion‚ I am quite agreeing with the decision. Firstly‚ there is no fair in warfare. Defeat powers should obey the victors’
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Was Stalin a Progressive or a Conservative? Although Stalin was a progressive in the economic aspect that he implemented the First and Second Five-Year Plans‚ which developed industry in Russia‚ as well as in the social aspect that he put forth a new education system‚ Stalin more so portrayed elements of conservatism. Stalin’s social‚ economic‚ and political policies and actions that conserved parts of Lenin’s regime including the NKVD secret police that executed and exiled opposition to Stalin
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Quebec Referendum. Jean Chretien was introduced into politics from a very young age and was a very successful politician. Prior to becoming Prime Minister Chretien was minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development‚ Industry‚ Trade and Commerce‚ Finance‚ Justice and Attorney General‚ Social Development‚ Energy and Mine Resources. Because of Chretien taking part in these things it gave him the extra experience that made him such a successful Prime
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Abraham Lincoln On the morning of Sunday‚ Feb. 12‚ 1809‚ Abraham Lincoln was born to Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Abe Lincoln was conceived and lived his first years in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky. Abe was the second child to be born with two siblings‚ an older sister who died at a fairly young age and a younger brother that died during infancy. In 1817‚ Abe’s family was forced to move from Kentucky to Perry County Indiana. Here the family found unoccupied land and settled
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The "Iron Curtain" was a metaphor that Winston Churchill used to describe the dark times that had fallen on Europe. Much of Eastern Europe had fallen to Soviet Control‚ from East Germany and Poland to Russia. This had to do with the Cold War because the cold war was a rivalry between the USSR and the USA‚ which resulted in Western Europe being a part of NATO (US Allies) and Eastern Europe was part of the Warsaw pact (USSR). The iron curtain severed the ideologies of Communism and Democracy. Because
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Haig was a significant character for various reasons during World War One‚ most of which were negative. In his earlier days‚ Haig was significant because it was ultimately his leadership that resulted in a number of disasterous losses for the British Army‚ for example the Battle of the Somme (1916) which is still seen as one of the British Army’s biggest failures to this day. His intial failures stem from his backward leadership and poor connection with the British troops. Having said this‚ in the
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