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    In The Crucible Hale experiences a dramatic change toward his belief in witchcraft. In the beginning of acts one and two Hale shows everyone how determined he is to keep and secure his belief in witchcraft. He doubts nothing he says about the Devil and his works. All of a sudden Hale decides to act completely differently in act three and four. He begins to be more of a person that is more reasonable with people's decisions. He begins to be unsure about his beliefs and doubts himself. In The Crucible

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    “Adair!” Stephanie calls, “sorry to say, but you’re on trash duty now. Amira quit.” “Really?” Adair asks, “okay.” He sighs and makes his way to the back; picking up the bag of trash slumped against the wall and carrying it to the back door, grunting and groaning. He pushes the door open and steps into the dim alley backing the restaurant, shivering against the bitter November cold. He fumbles with the keys in his pocket until he finds the right one for the garbage. He hears a banging noise and spins

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    Reverend John Hale starts off in the play as a confident character with good intentions. His self-assurance comes from thorough training to become a witch hunter. His purpose for visiting Salem was to bring justice to the town. Hale’s determination begins to fade when he realizes the hypocrisy of the court. Hale’s character changes from unbiased yet determined, to unsure and guilt-ridden. When Hale arrives in Salem his first stop is to visit Parris’ daughter. Upon arriving to see Betty he meets

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    Hale uses logic doesn’t jump to conclusions analyzes things then makes a decision he is more sophisticated doesn't use supernatural for every answer he is very intelligent and educated is willing to her other testimonies and other evidences Textual evidence In the crucible Hale to visit the minister Paris to try and decide if witchcraft is present in Salem. Thesis Hale is a intelligent man and doesn't know which side to take because there is so much going on and doesn't know what to do

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    I am currently reading the book Pinned by Sharon G. Flake. I started reading this because I’ve read one of Sharon’s books before. She takes the epitomes of realistic fiction and writes a recreated version. One fantastic thing she’s done in this book is create an arsenal of three dimensional characters. One of the main characters is Autumn. She is described as a tenacious girl who battles dyslexia. She also is the best wrestler in her class. Immediately on the first page, the author begins with,

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    Nathan Hale

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    Nathan Hale In the small town of Coventry, Connecticut on June 6, 1755, Nathan Hale was born, to devout Puritans, Deacon Richard Hale and Elizabeth Strong Hale. Hale was the sixth of twelve children. The Hale’s had 9 boys and 3 girls. Hale’s parents were concerned that he wouldn’t survive his first year, like the two children before Hale (Lough 8). Even though he was a sickly small child, with weak lungs he did not let that stop him from loving the outdoors (Lough). As Hale got older, he became

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    Theme Of North And South

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    such change. Over the course of the novel, he grows from a proud, impatient businessman to become, well, just as proud, but somehow more of a patient man. His humanity seems to be revealed through his association with and admiration for Miss Margaret Hale. When the two of them first meet, he is a capitalist who harbours love for classic authors. After a while, the reader gets to know another side to his ruthless working politics

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    The symbol that Thornton represented and the terminology used to describe her body was closely tied to the idea of the female body was long established symbol in the English public sphere, featured in both media and politics. Accounts of Thornton’s appearance were almost identical across the different forms of media. Unlike her blue-coated portrayal in the earlier image, Thornton was said to have been wearing ‘a red worsted jacket and duck trousers’. Her body were described as, ‘of low stature’

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    As Bonecruncher is walking home and gets into his tremendous castle, he walks to his giant bedroom and is just about to go to long sleep when he hears humans cheering. He wondered where all the noise was coming from. Bonecruncher had excellent eyesight and could see places really far away. He looked out of his clear window and saw lots of those disgusting, lazy, smelly humans crowded around a beautiful, pink palace. He wondered what was going on and was obliged to know. He continued looking out

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    Characters who seem to be heroic, such as Reverend Hale in The Crucible, initially appear to be consistent and set in their beliefs become aware of their faults at a futile moment in the story. Reverend Hale comes to Salem in an attempt to purge the town of witches and demons. Inadvertently Hale causes the deaths and jailing of innocent people. At a later point in the story he returns to Salem and exclaims, “I have come to do the devil’s work. I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves

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