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    The Puritan Dream

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    The Puritan vision for a “perfect” society changed over time due to the establishment of the American dream‚ the development of Colonial music‚ and the Great Awakening. The various views of the American Dream changed the thought of a “perfect” society for Puritans. The very beginning of the American Dream‚ was envisioned with the very first Puritan voyage to the Massachusetts Bay area. The belief that the Puritans were a group of individuals that were selected by God to reach new land was highly

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    I–‚ Br–‚ and Cl–. 3. Identify the color that should have been present in the mineral oil layer in test tubes 1–6 if no reaction had occurred in any of the test tubes. Explain your answer. 4. Use the answers to the first three questions to create an activity series of metals by listing the metals in order of decreasing activity. 5. Write reduction half-reactions for each metal ion. Check a table of standard reduction potentials (E°). Arrange the list in order of increasing reduction potential

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    villain because she is both a typical instigator of the accusations and a victim of the Puritan society at the same time. Firstly‚ Abigail’s heartrending life experiences and the Puritan society environment which she lives in build her complex character. Secondly‚ in the affair between her and Proctor‚ Abigail not only loses love but also she is hated by her lover. First of all‚ the unpleasant past and the Puritan environment build Abigail’s complex character. To begin with‚ she is ruthless because

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    Aaron Douglass Aspiration

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    may not realize that art’s words extend beyond the canvas. A painting converses with an admirer about its artistic qualities‚ but it says much more. The words a painting evokes describe the social‚ economic‚ and political conditions of its time. Aspiration (1936) (Figure 1)‚ a piece created in the United States by native Aaron Douglas‚ follows this ideology. This piece not only portrays Douglas’ own African-American heritage but also the wider political‚ economic‚ and artistic values of the first

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    Society teaches us that heroes are usually superhumans. Batman‚ Superman‚ Supergirl‚ Elsa in Frozen and even Belle in Beauty and the Beast do heroic deeds to make the average person think they must possess superhuman powers. John Proctor‚ Susan Jordan and the men of Flight 93 all prove that any life could be taken by anyone at any time.     Arthur Miller demonstrates through his play the mass hysteria of the Puritan Society. The Puritan people let their emotions guide their actions in whether or

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    Veterinarian Aspirations

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    When I was young I was addicted to the idea and exploration of science which led me to take every opportunity possible to learn on any subjects possible. As I ended high school‚ my mind was set in a million different options to choose such as‚ Biology‚ Zoology‚ and even acting. But I knew‚ deep down I wanted to help something in whatever field I pick. One major experience led me to want to pursue the career of Veterinarian‚ which was the passing away of my childhood dog just after graduation. This

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne effectively portrays the Puritan society in a Dark Romantic point of view within The Scarlet Letter. He uses characters such as Hester Prynne‚ Reverend Dimmesdale‚ and Roger Chillingworth to show the dim side of emotions. Throughout The Scarlet Letter‚ Hawthorne uses these three main characters to show the responsibility one should take for his actions‚ the internal suffering caused by guilt‚ and the dangerous effects of giving into evil. Puritan Minister‚ Arthur Dimmesdale’s role within

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    Thomas More wrote a novel of sorts based around the nation’s equality‚ social harmony‚ economic prosperity and political stability. He wrote about how one can achieve a utopian society in his time. Utopia is a perfect world where everything is perfect and nothing scandalous can happen. It is a place that is impossible to create. There is always some type of dystopia in the world we live in. Dystopia is the exact opposite

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    Value of Ethics and Aspiration: the Bangladesh Chapter Mohammad Mashnun Hossain To become good at any aspect of life is certainly not an easy task to accomplish. One has to go through an immense amount of hardship before attaining his or her dream goal. As we are now living in a world which gets more competitive day by day‚ it is important to scrutinize our wishes from different perspectives before getting started. Let us take a close look what generally works behind any student’s mind while

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    Puritan Inheritance

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    Today‚ people describe the Puritans with their biased point of view. It is not unfathomable why people do not like the Puritans. The Puritanssociety and today’s society are very different. Puritan society was very restrained; people could only believe in God and the Bible was the law. Unlike Puritan society‚ today’s society does not restrain religion. Even though Puritans had bad influences on today’s societyPuritans played a pivotal role in constructing the USA. If you look around more carefully

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