William Sleator’s short story‚ “The Elevator”‚ takes place in this old hotel with creepy old Elevators and a set of creepy stairs. Martin a thin twelve-year-old moved into the creepy hotel‚ he (Martin) said‚ “Of course he was always uncomfortable in Elevators‚ afraid that they would fall‚ but there was something especially unpleasant about this one.” Maybe the dimensions of the contraption that bothered him‚ so small that it felt uncomfortably crowded even when there was only one other person in
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Irish poet‚ dramatist‚ and prose writer‚ one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923. Yeats’s father‚ John Butler Yeats‚ was a barrister who eventually became a portrait painter. His mother‚ formerly Susan Pollexfen‚ was the daughter of a prosperous merchant in Sligo‚ in western Ireland. Through both parents Yeats claimed kinship with various Anglo-Irish Protestant families who are mentioned in his work. Normally‚ Yeats would
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William Blake: Songs of Experience- A Marxist response Marxism focuses on the political and economic philosophy in which the concept of class struggle plays a central role in understanding society’s allegedly inevitable development. This development focuses on the departure from bourgeois oppression which is under the rule of a capitalist society to that of an ultimately classless society. William Blake wrote of social consciousness with the will to change society; one that lived their lives in
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Abigail Williams In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ one of the main characters Abigail Williams is a big part of what caused the Salem witch trials in Salem Massachusetts in 1692. Abigail is a very mean‚ vindictive and controlling girl‚ who always tries to get her way no matter who might be hurt by her along the way. Throughout the play we can see her lies‚ accusations and just being plain mean and vindictive causes a lot of pain and suffering for many people‚ but she never seemed to care about anyone
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completely checked out. He’s looking down‚ not smiling‚ and seems distant as if he was physically there but not mentally there. Robin Williams was a man who knew he had something special and used it to help people. Entertaining was the meaning of his entire existence and the thought of losing it caused him to take his own life. I grew up watching Robin Williams in Jumanji and Good Will Hunting. He was truly a gift to the world. He suffered with an abnormal condition for a very long time with his
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Biographical Data on Character: In “The Crucible”‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ Abigail Williams is seventeen years of age. She is a white Puritan‚ and “strikingly beautiful” (Miller 169). She lives with her uncle‚ Reverend Samuel Parris‚ ten-year old cousin‚ Betty‚ and Barbados maid‚ Titubia. Abigail also worked for John and Elizabeth Proctor until Elizabeth fired her out. In sixteen ninety-two Abigail Williams was actually eleven years old. Her uncle‚ Reverend Parris‚ with the help of Titubia‚ an
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were talking about witches. Soon the whole lie turns into a huge debacle‚ and are forced to deal with Abigail’s actions. In this play‚ many grudges are held and personal rivalries take place. The Crucible is a play about rumors and lies. Abigail Williams is a young girl who thinks she is in love. She is found dancing in the woods with other girls‚ and back then that was frowned upon. When she is confronted by her uncle‚ Reverend Parris‚ she claims that it was witchcraft and a work of the devil. Abigail
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Background of the interviewee Marcella Williams is a 55 year old retired postal specialist. She worked for the Post Office for a long time in different positions. Additionally‚ she has one youngster‚ which‚ she raised with the assistance of her mom. As of now‚ she works part-time as a tailor in a cleaner‚ which is something she appreciates doing and when she is not working‚ she is at the Senior Center playing cards and line dancing and simply getting a charge out of life. Lifestyle as a teen As a
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How Far Would You Agree That Pitt’s Success As A Reformer To 1793 Was Dependent On Royal Support? William Pitt the Younger’s political success revolved around an effective working relationship with King George III‚ without which Pitt never could have maintained the support needed for his economically revolutionary reform policies such as Income Tax. Lacking the selfish eloquence to thrive among Lords‚ Pitt’s support depended upon those who were tryiing to please the king. The more feble minded
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Topic 5 Everybody has been blamed for something they are not the only reason that happened like it did. This exact situation happened in the play The Crucible. Abigail Williams is a girl in the play. She is responsible for the blaming that started the witch trials in The Crucible. The person who is at fault in condemning the people to death is Judge Danforth. Abigail is the reason that the mess of the witch trials got started in The Crucible. In the first act of the play after Tituba confessed
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