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    Arthur ‘boo’ radley At the start of the novel ‘boo’ is described as a “malevolent phantom”. Boo is never seen outside the house. ”phantom” shows us that harper lee wants to hint that boo haunts his house like a ghost would. The fact that “phantom” is used and ghost isn’t means that the reader is meant to think that boo is evil. This is backed up by the word “malevolent” showing that boo wishes to harm others something only a “phantom” would do. This idea of Boo being a “phantom” is further enforced

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    Good evening ladies and gentlemen it is I the successful former mayor Arthur Birling and today I shall inform and express my vital views about my triumphant life. Please do take down notes if you would also wish to live a lavish life like myself‚ as the whole purpose of me being her is to be auspicious‚ inspiring and to share some of my great fortune‚ as I wouldn’t dare to waste my precious time. So shall we being? Let’s commence with the bright future we’re all patiently waiting for. I strongly

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    as an industrial powerhouse‚ major port for the region‚ and center for culture and education helped it gain a reputation as a forward thinking little metropolis in a sea of dairy farms and forests. It was there that on January 14‚ 1887‚ Dr. Henry Arthur Callis was born. His parents‚ the Reverend Henry Jesse Callis and Mrs. Helen Josephine Sprague both came from fascinating backgrounds. . Rev. Callis

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    Arthur Radley‚ also known as "Boo" Radley‚ stays in his home all day. He seems isolated from the rest of the town. No one really knows much about boo. But in reality‚ boo is different than people think. As I looked out the window‚ I could see the kids‚ running and playing. It was hard to see over the glare coming through the shades on my left. I had almost lost count of the times I had watched these kids play. I see them come home everyday‚ after school. Scout was the kid that caught my interest

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    The Zimmermann Note Author Arthur Zimmermann was born in Marggrabowa‚ East Prussia in 1864. He was the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the German Empire. He is most known for the Zimmermann Telegram‚ but he is also known for his involvement in an Irish rebellion and also the Russian Revolution. He sent troops to Ireland to help them rebel against Great Britain for their independence. He also helped the communists get rid of the tsar in Russia. When Zimmermann’s message to Mexico was intercepted

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    The play The Crucible is written by Arthur Miller and it is about a small town of Salem. In this town there are series of trials that occur to hunt down the witches that plague Salem. The universal theme that is expressed in this play on more than one occasion is the theme of lies‚ make everything worse. This is shown by one occasion very well. When Tituba is accused of being a witch and conspiring with the devil she lies to say she was‚ and she confesses so that she will live. This really starts

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    Arthur Miller was born in New York City on October 17‚ 1915. Miller composed The Crucible in the early 1950’s and it used the Salem Witchcraft trials of 1692 as a response to the anti-communist "witch hunts" to which miller was accused of. Miller believed that the madness surrounding the witchcraft trials was similar to McCarthy’s mission to terminate communism. The Crucible is set in a government ruled by a religious authority‚ in which the church and state are one. The major theme of The Crucible

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    people to act rashly and hypocritically. Whether or not the fear is justified‚ a convincing individual can exploit a certain mentality called mob psychology. Mob psychology involves manipulating the hysteria of a crowd to fulfill one ’s desires. In Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams and other characters spread a fear of witches in the Puritan town of Salem. The fear that they spread ends up permeating their community and dominating the lives of everyone in the town. The psychological phenomenon

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    the skin would turn red or blue. To prevent trench foot they were told to cover their feet with a grease made from whale-oil. Even though the men put the grease on their feet it did not do much to prevent trench feet. During an interview in 1991‚ Arthur Savage‚ a British militant‚ was asked about his memories of life on the Western Front and he stated‚ "My memories are of sheer terror and the horror of seeing men sobbing because they had trench foot that had turned gangrenous. They knew they were

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    The Crucible Arthur Miller The play begins in a small town during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The play takes place in Salem‚ Massachusetts. The event takes place in the Puritan society. The community is portrayed as superstitious and gullible. The Crucible is based on a true story so the setting is real. Act 1 The Crucible starts out in the bedroom of Betty Parris‚ the sick daughter of the towns preacher Samuel Parris. The village people began to spread the rumor that witchcraft is

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