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    Abigail Williams In "The Crucible" the character I dislike the most is Abigail Williams because she is portrayed to have no morals‚ very deceitful‚ and is a liar. Abigail is the kind of person who always wants her way‚ no matter who she hurts. Abigail Williams is a character of no morals. Abigail only did what she thought was best for her and never thought about others. Abigail went to great distances to get John Proctor to be her husband. She had an affair with John. She even accused

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    History Essay The Black Consciousness movements aimed to help black people in South Africa become proud of their own identity. The BCM was formed because many of the countries ANC leaders at the time were either in exile or in prison. The fight against apartheid had slowed down after the banning of the ANC. Steve Biko created the BCM because he wanted to give black people the opportunity to fight against the government without having to leave the country. Steve Biko was responsible for the

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    Toussaint L’Ouverture and William Wordsworth L’Ouverture Haiti was once owned by Spain and France each claiming one half of the Island as its colony (Nosotro).Until long came one of the well known slaves that the Haitian people honor is Toussaint L’Ouverture. L’Ouverture was born into slavery. What Toussaint receive that many negroes didn’t receive was the ability to read and write (141). He also was a coachman and house servant instead of being in the fields. Years past‚ at the age of thirty

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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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    William Wilson is the main character in Poe’s short story “William Wilson.” Poe tackles different kinds of themes through his story revolving around human nature and society in general. Here Poe explores the theme of doppelgängers. At the end of the story we learn that William Wilson’s double is not a real person‚ but his darker side. What Poe tries to demonstrate in his writing is that we all have two sides to our personality. Even though we may not show them‚ unlike he did‚ we have other parts

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    Saint William of York William FitzHerbert‚ an English priest and Archbishop‚ was born in York‚ Yorkshire in the late eleventh century. Sometime in his late twenties‚ William was selected to be the treasurer of York‚ and shortly after‚ he was appointed to become to archdeacon of Yorkshire. Two elections took place before William was elected the archbishop; the first elected archbishop was eliminated because one of his followers bribed an official to guarantee the candidate would win. William was elected

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    and Practice Questions for History and Memory 2009 Analyze the ways history and memory generate compelling and unexpected insights Representing an ‘absolute truth’ is impossible. Inherent human bias affects both history and memory. We unintentionally falsify parts of the past in order to emphasise the nature of past events we find central to our individual beliefs. Therefore we are challenged with obvious limitations in representing the ‘truth’. The interplay of history and memory however‚ leads

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    The leader of the invasion would be William III. He had to prepare the invasion very carefully‚ because it was a profound event. Three point were very important‚ in order to succeed‚ according to William: help of the English‚ gathering a vast army in the United Provinces‚ the help of the Holy Roman empire. Firstly‚ the help of the English was very important‚ because the army of Charles would have been‚ without any help‚ too big. William had circa 16.000 soldiers‚ but Charles could easily put 25.000

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    John Williams was born on February 8‚ 1932 in Floral Park‚ New York. John is the son of Esther and Jonny Williams. His father‚ Jonny‚ was a jazz percussionist‚ his brother Donald is a percussionist and conductor‚ and his brother Jerry is a studio percussionist as well. With all of the talented musicians in John’s life‚ you would expect John to follow their footsteps‚ but John stands out and surpasses the families’ expectations. Early on‚ John Williams was given the chance to arrange music for

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    for although my sources tell me that your acting needs some polishing up. This is what the people want and being on top as an actor and a comedian the sky is the limit for Katt Williams. This is not as big of a deal as it sounds. I have pulled some strings and have landed you an audition on Broadway. I know Katt Williams on Broadway? Yes this lead role is perfect for you it allows you to use your natural funny and mix it with some real acting. Soap Opera‚ David Ives doesn’t sound like the funniest

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