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    Melaney's Mistakes

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    missing. How this starts is in fifth grade where she got into a huge fight with her best friend, Abby, so she decided to go to the “popular” group and befriend them. That’s when she started to learn about spreading rumors and learning it was okay to lie constantly, even to the ones she cared about the most. Her new friend Jenny thought it would be funny to help spread rumors about Abby. Now Melaney and Abby have known each other their whole lives. They met in kindergarten and automatically hated each

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    snippet of time where humans believed in now seemingly silly beliefs. The play depicts a small town that has turned to the idea of witchcraft to blame their neighbors of their misdeeds and to relieve personal guilt by confessing to be a witch. One may wonder, though, how do movements such as this start? This instance in time was provoked by 3 women of the town: the minister’s niece, Abigail; his slave, Tituba; and Abigail’s friend, Mary Warren. Each played their own role in adding to the chaos of

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    The character of Linda is very similar to the character of Abby from Blood Simple, who was also portrayed by Frances McDormand. Abby is described as the “woman whose weakness and dissatisfaction set the story in motion. She saves herself against all odds, but this is more of a matter of random good fortune than of either sangfroid or intelligence” (16-17). A similar case could be made for Linda. Linda’s dissatisfaction with her body and need to “reinvent” herself drives the plot as she desperately

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    Grace Hauge began gymnastics when she was about 6 years old, and enjoyed it so much. Her mother wanted her to join a more advanced group, so she joined Hamline. She quickly advanced to a more experienced group. There she was asked to join the Spirit Gymnastics club team at Hamline. Luckily she was given a choice and she agreed. During Grace’s six years of training at the Spirit Gymnastics club team, she gained friendships, a fit body, discipline, and time management. Not meaning to seem or sound

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    Some crucible characters have personal flaws that lead to the tragedy especially John Procter. He was the protagonist in this story The Crucible. John Procter’s action and show of loyalty made him a main contribute to the story. A strong willing and heroic man; made the story have a wicked feel to it. From having affairs, worriedness, and pride, John Procter made a huge problem but gave better understanding of realistic problems that we face in the real world. John Procter has a good and a bad side

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    The Crucible Act 1, Essay In Act 1 of The Crucible from the moment of the introduction of John Proctor to his exit from the act there are mentions of complications with John Proctor’s relationship with regards to Abigail and Elizabeth. From the start of Abigail and Proctor’s conversation in line 389 on page 149 of the Holt McDougal American Literature textbook to the end of the dialogue at line 480 on page 150 there are hints of an affair that occurred between the two while Abigail was serving in

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    down next to her. “Hey mum,” she smiled eating her cereal. “Oh hey Rach” her mum smiled back. Rachael noticed her mum had the paper and was looking for new jobs. “Don’t worry mum you’ll find something,” she told her before finishing her cereal. “Abby come on I want to get to this school,” she yelled on her younger sister. “No need to yell I’m ready,” Abigail came into the room just as she had called on her. Abigail looked nothing like Rachael she had blonde hair which went right down her back

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    surely made. And she may now dote it on now- I am sure she does- and thinks to kill me, then to take my place.” (61). The ‘promise’ Elizabeth keeps talking

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    In the Crucible Abigail Williams is portrayed as a villain for the way she accused innocent people to cover up her affair with john Proctor.However I believe that she may have been innocent considering all the things she done but I don 't think she meant any of this to be a big deal till people started flipping out and strange things started happening to the girls . Throughout the story we know that the girls lied and made false accusations against innocent and that there really was no witch craft

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    Williams, which in this period of time religion was majo and what he did was hugely frowned upon. In act one John Proctor and Abigail Williams were talking about witchcraft and then Abigail says “John I am waitin’ for you every night” and John says “Abby I never give you hope to wait for me” (Miller, 469) Abigail is saying that after what happened between John and her she still has feelings for

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