women‚ all having been convicted of witchcraft‚ were taken to Gallows Hill for hanging. Hundreds of others were accused of witchcraft. Dozens linguished in jail for months without trial. In Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”‚ the main character Abigail Williams is to blame for the 1692 Salem witch trials. Abigail was a mean‚ bitter‚ young woman who would stop and nothing to get what she wanted. No matter who she hurt‚ even the ones she loved‚ she did everything she could to live. She lied to people‚ manipulated
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The poem Fifteen by William Stafford‚ describes the ideas of a young teenager and imaginations when he sees a motorcycle at the side of the rail‚ It tells us of how the main character gets familiar with adulthood and starts getting mature‚ it gives us changes. The author in his poem describes the ideas and temptations that a fifteen year old would have‚ and it gives us a message of how when you are blinded of your teenage dreams‚ at the same time to take and decide the correct paths and decisions
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The Escape By Maugham William Somerset Maugham is one of the best known English writers of the 20th century. He was not only a novelist‚ but also a one of the most successful dramatist and short-story writers. Maugham wants the readers to draw their own conclusion about the characters and events described in his novels. His reputation as a novelist is based on the following prominent books: “Of Human Bondage”; “The Moon and Sixpence”; and “The Razor ’s Edge”. Though Maugham doesn’t denounce the
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Sentimentality of William Tavener‚” analyzes the events of the plot and the impact in conflict to resolution order with a little flashback in the middle. In the beginning‚ Hester and William are seen arguing about whether their boys should go to the circus. Hester wants her boys to go to because she says her boys don’t do anything other than work and are afraid that the boys will grow up to be “greenhorns”. Greenhorns meaning people who are inexperienced or naive. On the other hand‚ William thinks they
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William Penn and the Quaker Legacy For many Americans‚ William Penn is just known as the Quaker leader who founded Pennsylvania and for his ‘Holy Experiment’. Penn’s achievements were far greater than just the founding of a colony. He had devotion and spirit and love for the Quaker sect and in turn spent his whole life trying to get others to see the good in Quakerism and create toleration for the religion. In the biography of William Penn and the Quaker Legacy‚ John Moretta asserts that William
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Roger Williams Analysis Roger Williams writings in The Key into the Language of America reflected his nontraditional views of the Natives during his time. While most Englishmen in America viewed the Natives as “savages‚… wild men‚… barbarians‚… or heathens‚”(page 90) Williams “saw that the American Indians were no better or worse than the “rogues” who dealt with them‚ and that in fact they possessed a marked degree of civility.” (page89) The fact that he came to his conclusion by actually submerging
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Many lives have been lost due to the physician’s negligence. The physician that saw Abigail Williams‚ Betty Parish‚ Betty Hubbard and Anne Putnam Jr. and made an incorrect diagnosis. He to quickly decided the fits were being caused by something spiritual. His mistake may have caused a huge crisis. Although other possibilities have been suggested‚ ergot poisoning is the most likely. Recent scientific study shows that the condition and symptoms of the fits of a serious match up perfectly with ergotism
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William Wordsworth poem‚ Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey July 13‚ 1798‚ is about a man returning‚ after fives years‚ to the beautiful scenery near the ruins of Tintern Abbey in Wales. He recalls how he once had such innocent views of nature when he was younger and how now that he had grown he ’d lost such sight. Near the end of the poem the speaker mentions his sister‚ Dorothy‚ only to make himself appear to be this wise man who takes his sister under his wings. He ensures her that
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$2.95 The Novels of William Golding The Novels of William Golding The Ohio State University Press Howard S. Babb The Novels of William Golding All quotations from LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding are reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber‚ Ltd.‚ and Coward-McCann‚ Inc. Copyright © 1954 by William Gerald Golding. All quotations from William Golding’s THE INHERITORS‚ PINCHER MARTIN (original American title: THE TWO DEATHS OF CHRISTOPHER MARTIN) ‚ FREE
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The Secret Diary of William Byrd of Westover ‚ 1709-1712 Every morning‚ William seems to wake up and eat his milk for breakfast. After his meal‚ often but not always‚ he reads a chapter in Hebrew or some other language and proceeds with his day. In some entries in his diary‚ he usually has a problem with his slaves and has to punish them quite frequently and does not have a problem with the severity of the punishment. Slaves are being burned by irons and whipped till they are no longer to stand
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