Her "fits" or convulsion, contortions and outbursts of gibberish baffled everyone in the small town. ... In 1672 Salem Village, a small farming village split from Salem Town, a prosperous town in Massachusetts. ... When the town physician could not diagnose the girls, it was assumed they were victims of witchcraft. ... The justice system of the time period also played a role in unjustly accusing these men and women. ... The fact that our country was still developing played a huge role in the conviction of these people. ...

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She also showed us patients that are playing volleyball. ... For me, the most unforgettable part of our tour is when we went to "Manila Boys Town". ... After we prepared a program for them, we entered Manila Boys Town. ... On the other side of the venue, my bus mates playing "Nanay at Tatay" and we joined them because Samuel likes to play. ... And then we played "Doctor Kwak Kwak....

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For me weekends begin on a long strip of road in down town Hartford. ... Street racing isn't only found on the fast moving streets of down town Hartford, its all over the country. ... Questions that may be in our minds, but we never ponder too long on them. ... If we did, we wouldn't leave our homes in fear of what may or may not happen today. ... There is just one problem I have with it (and no, my problem is not about it being illegal, although that should play a part in my theme here, it doesn't). ...

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So, we are fed our opinion of Emily rather than left to create it. ... We come to think of the narrator as the voice of the town as a whole, and we are made to take his word as our own. ... So we are ultimately transformed into citizens of Jefferson through the narrator and through our common feelings of and for Miss Grierson Instead of focusing on actual changes within the main character, Faulkner chooses to concentrate on a change in the town's as well as the reader's opinions of Emily. Each change of our opinion of Emily's character comes through the revelation of some ne...

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Our first look at casino gambling came on riverboats along the Mississippi River and small southern river towns. ... One town was promised lower property taxes when they voted in allowing a casino into their town. ... All that they require is that you look like you are playing. ... I was watching friends of mine playing craps, when a waitress brought me a mixed alcoholic drink. ... The crimes that are a result of casinos, not only affect the town in which they are in, but towns that are nearby. ...

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Our world is changing and people are learning about different cultures and freedoms. ... Leaving his home town he still knew what was expected of him but he disregarded those feelings. ... In our case it's worse- you are not even an Ibo- (204). ... That place was a small town in Slovakia. ... I know that in my town everyone would disapprove or it would create friction within the town, if there was a person who wanted to marry a non catholic. ...

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Being cooped up in a small town for two years can do a lot to a person. ... While the boys were at home playing video games, we would go to the strip and strut our stuff. Look don't play is what I used to say. ... Aren't old people supposed to play bingo? ... I would have been much more content living a in a rural town then in a big city with a big baby. ...

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Pappy Hoel's wife Pearl Hoel played a big part in the rally in the early years. ... It is also the job of all the sounding counties and towns. The motorcycle club that Hoel started called the Jackpine Gypsies play such a big role Sturgis rally and community. ... "The club owns all the property on which most of our club activities take place. ... There are plenty of country and rock concerts playing young and old music. ...

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Notary Hardenbrook, played by Michael Gough, explains that the heads have been "Taken taken by the Headless Horseman taken back to Hell" (Burton Sleepy Hollow). ... From there, we have our setup for the rest of the film. ... But thankfully, this is not the case, and rather the Headless Horseman is only a terror to the town of Sleepy Hollow because he is suffering from injustice. ... It plays with its gruesome imagery of heads being chopped off left and right with a real sense of humor that only B-horror films know how to provide. ... These concepts help the film play as kind of "B-Movie" h...

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The definition of "ripple effect," according to our text, is "a chain reaction that begins in one part of a system and spreads across an entire system.... Input is defined in our text as "Resources that come from outside a system, such as energy (sunlight, electricity), information (internet, books), and people (a new group member).... Boundary control is defined in our text as "Regulation that determines the amount of input and this influence from outsiders in a system". ... Coach Dale comes to his senses and resorts to playing his shortest player who ends up surprising ev...

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Throughout the play "Romeo and Juliet," there is an obvious power struggle between the Capulets and the Montagues. ... In many scenarios during the movies, the Montagues are pictured doing drugs, and partying in the poorer parts of town. The backgrounds are often run down areas of town or dirty streets, once again sticking with the theme of grunginess. ... The way we depict the characters are mostly up to our own minds because Shakespeare gives very little description of the individuals. ... However, by reading the play rather than watching it, we can create our own separation of the two famil...

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In "An Enemy of the People" the very situation in the play reflects the view of society today. ... The play ended with the people revolting against Dr. ... This is dehumanizing for that person and our society constantly allows it. ... For example in the Philippines, our vote for presidency is completely insane. ... In the play Dr. ...

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I believe that greed, in all the forms presented in the book, destroyed the town and the people of Salem, Massachusetts. ... Arthur Miller shows very effectively the terrible consequences that our greed has on us and other people. ... Greed ruined the town of Salem. ... Salem was once a thriving, prosperous village with happy children playing in the streets. ... On the other hand if we can learn to control our greed this world would be a much happier and more civil place....

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Girls had to be playing "gentle" things, such as with dolls, or knitting fancy quilts. On the other hand, Scout is into playing with dirt and rolling around in wheels, which was not seen as "acting like a girl.... This shows how the town's prejudice against Boo had gotten to the point where he became an urban legend. ... It is human nature to be judgmental against ideologies that go against our own, and that is why Scout and Boo were so targeted for being different. ... However, they are just kids, making them innocent and easy prey for the rest of the town to pick on. ...

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Writing in Scandinavia at the end of the 1930s, Brecht set the play in a mythical town in the Chinese province of Setzuan during the same years. ... Shen Te is quickly set upon by the town's needy and greedy, who all want a piece of her new prosperity. ... "That's not in our sphere," retorts one god. ... The town's more despicable characters roll their eyes wildly and seem ready to foam at the mouth. ... The play runs nightly at 8:00 p.m. through May 8 in the theate. ...

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Our society today is thoroughly impacted by all aspects of race, class and gender to an extent, in which it forces our society into a state of denial. ... So I decieded look at the two very diverse social situations situated in the same town, the town of Carteret. ... A bus stop right on the edge of the heart of town and another town entirely. ... After carefully inspecting the surrounding area I made my way across the street to where I would play detective for the next sixty minutes. ... All are neighboring cities from around our county. ...

• Word Count: 2016
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Telemakhos in The Odyssey In the epic The Odyssey, there are many themes that come into play in the development. ... Many of the main characters help to put these into play. ... Odysseus, Penelope, and Athena play a role in the development of the character of Telemakhos from a boy into manhood. ... Telemakhos also plays a role in the development of the themes and also these play a big role in the development of "coming of age" in the epic for his character. ... For now the lords of the islands, Doulikhion and Same, wooded Zakynthos And rocky Ithaka's young lords as well, Are hea...

• Word Count: 1860
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When the gang of boys plays a joke on Jim in the beginning of the novel, Tom "slipped Jim's hat off of his head and hung it on a limb" above Jim's head (Twain 19). ... The entire crowd is in on the joke but Huck does not understand the point of the act is to play a joke on the crowd. The joke is played on him and he does not even understand the punch line so to speak. ... Huck lies to the entire town when he fakes his death to leave his father. ... However, the duke and dauphin had expected this and already left town. ...

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Commonly, God is thought of as our protector, somebody who looks down upon us and protects his people from the horrors of life. ... As Reverend Hale is introduced into the story, he is made out to be the savior of the town of Salem. ... The whole town of Salem and the values taught to the children had been based around Christian ideals, and when Abigail states that the town is phony, she is also stating that the Christian values are phony as well. ... In the case of Abigail, God plays no role, he does not stop her from ruining the lives of the people of Salem, and he does not protect the pe...

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At the same time, Disney succeeds in teaching our children a very vital lesson in life, how good looks and fame is not the key to true love. ... Marian Belle is the main character, she lives with her father who is considered by the town a loony man therefore, Belle is also looked upon the town as being a little out of the ordinary. ... Moreover every women and man in the town look up to him and would do anything for him. ... For instance, It seemed very odd that the men of the town were only paying attention to the pretty women and saying hello to them. ... The proposal is a surprise to Belle ...

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So many things come into play when it comes to social class such as History perhaps of the town that he lives in or maybe the race of him and the people that surround his family. When you look at examples of Social Class and despair such as a poor town in a city, it's a safe assumption to believe Race may also play a role in the way these people live their lives. It is beyond naive to think Race no longer effects society and the way our world works. ... It is the small glimpses that keep us striving and help us to drag our tired bodies out of the comfort of our beds in the morning. ......

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The bands that were scheduled to play at Woodstock and the bands that actually played at the Festival were different. ... The hot dog stands were running low-later, they would burn down-and even in nearby towns like Ellenville, stores were running and selling out of food fast. ... The Wallkin town board (original site) suddenly withdrew the permission to hold the concert, now they were without a place to hold it. ... Most stores in the neighboring towns 3 were shut down and/or sold out. ... First they had to worry about the roads, it was the first time in our nations history that any group of ...

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Early on we are introduced (as the story unfolds) to the bumbling eastern dude lawyer, Ransom A Stoddard, (played by Jimmy Stewart), who in no way fits the description of the typical western hero. ... The man who the audience is counting on for saving the town from this wild gunslinger would definitely be Tom Doniphon. ... He was the town hero; he had rescued Shinbone from the most feared gunslinger of all, and most importantly had gained the respect of the town. ... With Ransom being the town hero, this gave him the right to new things, respect from the town members, courage, and of course t...

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Today I"m going to make you open your eyes to the possible future of our planet if there isn't anything done about it. ... He lives in an underground town set up by a crazy control-freak who thought that the world would die soon so he gathered lots of people and paid them lots of money to come and start a new life down there. ... The life of both characters is a very simple one, chores have to be done like gather the eggs or sweep the rooms and there wasn't much time for play especially in Hectors world but Diana has a bit better. ... Which eventually well make its way to local...

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Living in a small Dutch village in the Catskills, Van Winkle is loved by the people in his town. ... Everyone in the town was for the most part happy with Van Winkle, except for his wife. ... As the two "men" reach their destination, he discovers more dwarfs playing a game of ninepins (equivalent to bowling) having fun and carrying on. ... He is insistent that the story is true, and that it follows historical happenings in the start of our early country. ... Rip Van Winkle might as well be one of the most famous a pieces of art ever to come out of our early country. ...

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