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- 4361: The Crucible
- ... possible cause of Salem Trials? Could Proctor & Abigail's adultery be responsible for some acts that happened during the prosecutions in the Salem witchtrials? One might say not, while another could say it plays a great part in the story. John Proctor’s past adultery with Abigail Williams could be considered partially responsible for John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor being accused of being witches in Arthur Miller’s "The Crucible". "The ... that is responsible for him and his wife being accused of being witches, but it is one though that started it all. Other huge factors are the hysteria of the people in Salem, and the great fear of the Devil. If they had not had such great fear of the Devil, many would not have hanged for innocence and all would have seen that there was no witchcraft in Salem. But Proctor’s adultery with Abigail Williams has had an effect ...
- 4362: Personal Writing: Getting My Driver's License
- ... go out and do things on my own and I was trusted to do so responsibly. I did not take that trust lightly either. I knew that messing anything up while driving would cause a great hassle and a lot of unnecessary grief. Now that I have my license and have had it for a week, I have found that it is a great responsibility and needs to be treated as such. I feel more mature now. Maybe it is just because I am freer to do what I want more of the time, or if it is the fact that I am less of a burden on people, and a greater one to myself. Getting my license has been a great goal in my life, as keeping it will continue to be for as long as I have it.
- 4363: Candide
- ... in later years. After ten years at school, he was sent to study law in Paris under his fathers orders. Early the following year, 1715, Frances most famous absolutist monarch died and five year old great-grandson inherited the throne. Phillippe d’Orleans was named the regent to the underaged king. D’Orleans, considered philosophically liberal by some, caused many problems for Voltaire, including his imprisonments in the Bastille. The first ... that left so many blind to the real world and what he thought to be the path to contentedness. Between 1750 and 1753 Voltaire stayed with Frederick II of Prussia, also known as Frederick the Great. Fredericks reign had been that of a warrior king. He had started conflicts in Europe that led to the war of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War. ( ) In Candide, Voltaire first satarizes war ... three thousand children each year. Some of them die of it, others acquire more beautiful voices than that of any women, still others go off to rule states. In my case, the operation was a great success. Later that same eunuch describes how, He had been sent to the King of Morocco by a Christian power to make a treaty with that monarch whereby he would be supplied with gunpowder, ...
- 4364: Welfare: Not A Way of Life
- ... Social critics said welfare was responsible for a permanent underclass of people living off government checks because the incentives to go to work were so weak (Froomkin, Dan). The welfare program was founded during the Great Depression. The federal government provided fairly uniform benefits to the nation’s poor—mostly women and children—without regard to the details of their personal circumstances and with no time limit. Now, a federal system that ...
- 4365: Medieval Castles
- ... kitchen, a kennel for dogs, and a well and drinking fountain_. The largest building along the wall was the castle owner's home. It contained the apartment for the master and his family and a great hall. This great hall was the center of social life such as wedding feasts, banquets, and knighting ceremonies. Within the walls there was another structure called the keep, or donjon (dungeon)_. The keep was the focal point of ... built in a square and enclosed by one or two lines of walls. At each corner of the inner line of walls was a strong tower. Powerful gateways took the place of the keep, and great care was taken in building the outerworks to make access to the castle difficult. The castles of Conway and Caernarvon in Wales are both of this type. The terms castle and palace have often ...
- 4366: The Igbo
- ... Odiani, ndi Oshimili, Anioma, and umu Nshi (or Nhi or Nri). The Igbo are one of the most anciet groups. Igbo people live in most part of Nigeria and Niger. Igbo people were known as great warriors. In Igboland, east of the Niger, the social organization of certain clans instigated the reproduction of generations of "headhunters." Motivated not by material but by social considerations. The young men's were to expected to return home with trophies of human heads after wars that were usually provoked for the purpose of proving they were brave men, deserving of the exalted title of great warriors and has the right to join a club. Those men who could not accomplish this feat were treated as cowards; they were laughed at and denied certain rights and privileges. Headhunting was to prove that they are great warriors. Igbo people are predominantly Christians. It is estimated that they constitute the largest block of Christians found anywhere on the African continent. Before the advent of Christianity, the Igbo belief system revolved around ...
- 4367: Cold War 3
- ... Nations. The invading troops withdrew and the Soviets stayed out of the commotion. Moore believes that the outcome of the Suez canal and the Cuban Missile crisis were the result of universal fear of a great war and as a result, war threats and counter-threats were becoming bluffs and counter-bluffs. The Soviets and the Americans were cautious of each other and it was understood that direct confrontation between the ... into power and it gave the US a way to coerce its population to fund high-tech industry. Both were not easy accomplishments but were satisfied by the constant insistence of the threat of the great enemy. This phase has ended, but conflicts continue. The Soviet Union may have called off the war, but the U.S. is continuing as before, even more freely with Soviet obstruction a thing of the ... A new and possibly better convincing enemy has been found in the likes of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. The U.S. government has continued a policy of convincing the American public of the great evil existing elsewhere to achieve their economic, technological and defensive objectives.
- 4368: Endangered Whales
- ... Their communication is interfered with by the sound of ship’s motors, sounds that must be as painful to whales ears as a truck on a highway is to human’s ears. The decimation of great whales has been going on for centuries, one species after another hunted to levels so low that it is no longer profitable to hunt them. As early as the eighteenth century the Basques of northern ... pacific and southern ocean where soviet and Japanese ships depleted Fin, Sperm and Sei Whale Populations. Conservationists pressed for protections on the national and international levels. U.S. Secretary of Interior, Walter Hickel placed eight great whales on the endangered species list banning import in the face of much opposition, since the U.S. Company was still whaling and large amounts of whale products were imported. In 1971 the U.S ... taken out of their natural habitat, but at least they are still alive. Whales were very close to joining the dinosaurs in the history books, but people were just in time to realize what these great animals were in danger of becoming.
- 4369: Macbeth and His Lady
- ... 41-45) to give her the courage to commit the act and not feel guilty afterwards. Lady Macbeth is further characterized and begins to make her thoughts known to Macbeth when she greets him with, “Great Glamis! Worthy Cawdor! Greater than both, by the all-hail hereafter! /and I feel now the future in the instant.” (I: v: 55). Lady Macbeth’s depravity and lack of morality begins to have an ... heart doth know.” (I: vii: 79-82). Lady Macbeth shows herself to be the more intelligent and thoughtful of the pair in Act 2, further reinforcing the aforementioned idea of a greater woman behind every great man. Though she does not actually kill Duncan herself, “Hark! I laid their daggers ready; He could not miss them. Had he not resembled my father as he slept, I had done’t.” (II: ii ... was one of domination on the part of the woman. Lady Macbeth held a certain amount of power over Macbeth and could influence him to assent to her demands or point of view. She had great strength of character, knew what she wanted, and knew what she needed to do to accomplish her goals. There was love in their relationship but it was used as one more tool for Lady ...
- 4370: The Scarlet Letter: Theocracy and Guilt and Punishment
- ... appears in a theocracy. The concept is also seen in the when Reverend Wilson wanted to take Pearl away from Hester so that she can be raised to conform with Puritan ideals. This is a great example to how the theocracy dominates every part of life even the raising of children, and how the theocracy has the power to do anything it wishes in order to accomplish what it thinks is ... the town again, the guilt that he felt for his sin returned. He thought that he had sold his soul in the forest because he had for a moment forgotten his sin. This shows the great strength that the theocracy has over the minds of the people, and how it influences their thinking. The theme of guilt and punishment is an important component to theocratic domination. It is the tool of ... at Hester’s letter. This serves to torture and remind Hester of the sin she carries on her chest. Dimmesdale is another character that fell victim to the theme of guilt and punishment. He feels great guilt for his sins. This guilt is shown in the scene in the governor’s mansion. Hester asks Dimmesdale to defend her right to raise Pearl. In reaction he turns pale and places his ...
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