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    To find out if Hitler’s ideas were responsible for the Holocaust one needs to understand why Hitler expressed such a detrimental hatred towards the Jews. Hitler stated that his views were first developed in Vienna between1908-1913. Hitler blamed Jews for all negative aspect in his life like his failure to attend the Vienna art academy which shows Hitler was controlled by a deep and mental hatred for Jews. Hitler started to associate Jews with Bolshevism and Socialism where he combined his hatred

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    the Proctor family and Abigail williams‚ a typical man vs man conflict‚ develops the significance of The Crucible through the influence that Abigail’s actions have on the downfall of her relationship with the Proctors. Most notably‚ Abigail’s affair with John Proctor‚ her boss of the time‚ sparks a major change that shapes the rest of the play. Suspicions from Elizabeth about this affair result in Abigail’s termination as the Proctor servant. Resentful of Elizabeth‚ Abigail acts on her jealousy‚ causing

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    Title: Tituba‚ Reluctant Witch of Salem: Devilish Indians and Puritan Fantasies Author: Elaine G. Breslaw Publication: New York and London‚ 1996 This book summarizes the life of a female Indian servant and her involvement in the 1692 witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts. To begin it gives background information of the Arawak Indian woman named Tituba‚ which reveals cultural influences. It tells how Tituba was captured and sold into slavery and shifted from one cultural world to another

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    The Crucible Even though not all puritans were bad Christians‚ those who broke the puritan beliefs were. In the Crucible‚ two main characters name Abigail Williams‚ and John Proctor broke the three puritan beliefs: Plainness‚ Grace‚ and Divine Mission. Plainness follows the 10 commandments for example‚ “Thou Shall Not Kill‚ and Thou shall not bear false witness against its neighbor”. Grace represents the cleansing of the soul. For instance if you envy someone‚ you would have to be cleansed of

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    QUIZ Paleo Indian Groups -Settled around Illinois‚ Missouri‚ Mississippi River‚ centered around modern St. Louis -Cultivated corn -Largest city is what is now St. Louis population about 20‚000 -Decline about 1250 AD -Theory about the downfall was an earthquake Virgin Soil Epidemics -Caused at least partly by the introduction of European domesticated animals. -Lack of unity among groups -Nutrition -Lack of exposure Diversity Native Population -No unity between various native tribes

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    ways before the Holocaust became one of the deadliest events in history. The first chance that Germany had to stop Hitler was not letting him rise to power. Hitler never should have been nearly as popular as he was. He simply deceived‚ negotiated‚ and told the people whatever they wanted to hear to gain power (“Hitler”). He convinced his followers that the Jews were responsible for all of the hardships in Europe (“How”). While in reality‚ they were in hiding‚ scared to go outside

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    Crucible by Arthur Miller was successful in warning the citizens of America against McCarthyism during the 1950’s. McCarthyism began because of a man named McCarthy and in the story The Crucible‚ a young girl named Abigail started the madness which lead to the witch trials. Abigail was galvanized by love‚ creating a duplicitous version of herself and sparked conflict between herself‚ Proctor‚ and Elizabeth. Deceitfulness and lies is constant throughout the story‚ and Abigail is the master behind all

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    I as Germany blame England as being responsible for starting World War One because they started Imperialism. Imperialism led to alliances‚ nationalism‚ and militarism. To begin with‚ the Treaty of Versailles says that England’s Queen Victoria caused the Scramble for Africa. Knowing this‚ England basically forced me to create alliances because I felt that England was going to become too powerful and be too threatening. England created tensions because of their need to feel superior which is why it

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    to the killing efforts of these groups of human beings. Many people and organizations are responsible for the Holocaust‚ but the actions of Hitler and his Nazis

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    having an affair with Abigail Williams may have seemed like a good idea but little did John Proctor know it would be the cause of his very own death. Living in a town built on religion and living the proper way it was a very absurd move to make. Abigail Williams is a young woman living in Salem with her uncle and young cousin Betty. Before living with her uncle‚ Abigail was a servant in the Proctor household. Abigail was soon dismissed by Goody Proctor after the affair. Abigail held onto this for some

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