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- 13491: The Salem Witch Trials
- ... These women were the first three to be accused. Tituba confessed to practicing witchcraft and to seeing the devil. She claimed the devil would appear to her "sometimes like a hog and sometimes like a great dog". She also testified that there was a conspiracy of witches at work in Salem. This marked the beginning of the Salem witch-hunt that would plague Salem residences for most of that year. A ...
- 13492: Descartes vs. Pascal
- ... everything that we know. But most people make the mistake of basing their reasoning on assumptions which are not known with 100% certainty. As I've said, “I am greatly astonished when I consider [the great feebleness of mind] and its proneness to fall [insensibly] into error” (K&B, p. 409). But it is possible to avoid falling into error if we use the valuable tool of reason correctly. In order ...
- 13493: Macbeth - Responsibility
- ... that if he washes his hands there will be no reminder of the murder. 'A little water clears us of this deed:' This is an ironic comment on what Macbeth continues to say. 'Will all great Neptune's Ocean wash this blood.' Macbeth responds by saying that water will not get rid of his guilt. Blood symbolises evil and for Macbeth it is suspicion as he has become paranoid. Macbeth is ...
- 13494: John Brown
- ... I admire the truthfulness and candor of the greater portion of the witnesses who have testified in this case)- had I so interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful, the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of any of their friends- either father, mother, brother, sister, wife, or children, or any of that class- and suffered and sacrificed what I have in this interference, it would have been ...
- 13495: Macbeth - Manipulation
- ... Lady Macbeth has control over Macbeth. After Duncan’s murder, Macbeth is partly driven by evil powers. Proof of Lady Macbeth understanding Macbeth’s thoughts and feelings are visible in her thoughts "Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without the illness should attend it." (1.5.19-21). From the very same speech and small implications from the letter, we can tell that Macbeth was ambitious enough to ...
- 13496: Writing Styles of Herman Melville and Edgar Allen Poe
- ... the details have form a type of continuity as a whole. As opposed to Poe's emphasis on content, Melville is known by many as a master of character studies which, in turn, lead to great drama in many cases of his works. Such is evident in two of better known works, Moby Dick, and Billy Budd, where we are introduced to several fascinating character that add to the excitement and ...
- 13497: Macbeth - Lady Macbeth: Feeble-minded?
- ... major participant in ensuring Macbeth’s royal success. After the murder is plotted between the two, Duncan decides to make a surprise appearance at Macbeth’s house. Lady Macbeth tells her husband to put the "great business into my dispatch" (I-v, 67), taking charge and covering for Macbeth, who is defenseless to the overbearing tension residing in himself. As the situation escalates, Lady Macbeth tries to soothe him by explaining ...
- 13498: 1984 6
- ... was almost at first to far out there for me to enjoy. Then things started to slow down and became more interesting for me. I would recommend this book to anyone. George Orwell is a great writer and I would consider reading another book by him. I thought at first that George Orwell was a loon for writing a book like that named after the year 1984, but the year 1984 ...
- 13499: Macbeth - Lady Macbeth- Character Changes Throughout The Pla
- ... major participant in ensuring Macbeth’s royal success. After the murder is plotted between the two, Duncan decides to make a surprise appearance at Macbeth’s house. Lady Macbeth tells her husband to put the "great business into my dispatch" (I.V.67), taking charge and covering for Macbeth, who is defenseless to the overbearing tension residing in himself. As the situation escalates, Lady Macbeth tries to soothe him by explaining ...
- 13500: 1984 8
- ... powerful Big Brother, and standing up for their independence, the people of London can achieve the liberties that they deserve. The people can attain the freedom and goals that can help them to live a great and prosperous life.
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