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    nightgown does not cover her arms completely. She tries to quickly cover up her arms with the blanket‚ but Mrs. Rebecca continues to glare at her with a look of disdain. “I did not mean to impose. I just wanted to bring you some food because you have been sleeping for so long‚ but I do have a friend who can help you with those bruises‚” Mrs. Rebecca tells her. “No‚ it is fine‚” Jasmine begins. “Edna has great ointments. It will make those bruises go away faster‚ so you will not have to worry about

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    what they believe and practice. 5a. The characters that enter and exit the room where Betty Parris lies are Mr. and Mrs. Putnam‚ Paris‚ Giles Corey‚ and Rebecca. Most of these characters motives are to try and figure out what happened that night in the woods and try and figure out who was practicing witchcraft. 5b. Pure motives: Rebecca‚ Hale‚ Self-serving motives: Abigail‚ Tituba‚ Proctor Both descriptions: Paris

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    Putnam was a very jealous person when it came to families‚ and Mr. Putnam was a very jealous person when it came to land. She Told Rebecca “You think it Gods work you should never lose a child nor grandchild either‚ and I burry all but one? There are wheels within wheels in this village‚ and fires within fires!”… Goody Putnam wanted more children and was jealous of Rebecca Nurse and her large family‚ so she blamed her for witchcraft . Mr. Putnam wanted more and more land and was very greedy. He accused

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    Danforth immediately tells Paris that he shouldn’t let Hale in to see the prisoners‚ but Parris says that Hale has been urging Rebecca Nurse to confess and save her life. Then Parris admits that his niece Abigail has disappeared with Mercy Lewis. He thinks they’ve boarded a ship and escaped the Salem. Abigail even broke into his hiding place and took all his money. Parris thinks

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    The author‚ Arthur Miller‚ of a timeless classic play The Crucible tells us the story of a small town not too far from Salem where a young girl by the name of Abigail Williams brings witchcraft claims on the most highly respected and innocent people in the town. Eventually others close to Abigail and other envious locals in the town begin to accuse nearly half the town of witchcraft for personal gain. The harsh‚ yet true reality of human behavior when faced with jealousy and greed is displayed throughout

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    The Salem Witch trails took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. It was a time where reason and facts become cloudy by unreasonable desires to place the blame for society’s problems on others. Many innocent men and women were convicted of witchcraft‚ and were sent to be hanged. Others spent many months in jail waiting for trial. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller illustrates the power of false confession and effect of fear in Salem proving that mankind will say anything to save their own life‚ when

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    Sana Ali 2/24/10 P.2 Locked Away Forever? Teenagers are always committing petty crimes‚ and some are more sever then others. Most of the time when juveniles are charged for crimes‚ they are sent to Juvenile Hall. But what if the crime requires more punishment than that? Some teenagers are committing crimes so sever that they’re being tried as adults and serving life in prison without parole. The Supreme Court is now considering whether this sentence constitutes ‘cruel and unusual’

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    included Dr. Rebecca Bailey‚ Cynthia Psaila‚ and Jaycee Dugard herself. This seminar was all about knowing what you yourself can handle when working a case. It was geared more towards those viewing in the social work field‚ since both of the speakers were in the social work business themselves. A little bit of background on Dr. Rebecca Bailey – she was the woman who took on Jaycee Dugard after her 18-year kidnapping. Cynthia only recently (within the last 5 years) came into Rebecca Bailey’s practice

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    The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller Act I Responses 1) How does Miller characterize Parris? How does Parris feel about his parishioners? a) Parris is characterized as a 40-year-old reverend. He is a cold‚ strict man who cares deeply for his daughter but does not always show it. b) Parris is paranoid that his parishioners want him to be replaced as reverend. 2) Why is Thomas Putnam willing to speak of witchcraft? How does Mrs. Putnam know what Ruth was doing in the woods? a) Thomas Putnam

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    predecessors. Jane mentions this in connection to her lingering by a passage near the attic (108). Dian: A Celtic deity‚ Jane uses this name when she refers to Blanche’s appearance with this name (175). Eliezer and Rebecca: Rochester and Blanche Ingram dress up as Eliezer and Rebecca during a game of charades. In the

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