...30, 2015 Arguments in regard of John Brown NO John Brown was an ardent abolitionist who felt that it was his sacred duty to end slavery. He strongly believed that slavery can only be ended using a violent way of actions. In 1856, he along with his sons, used machetes and broad swords to murder pro-slavery men to death at Pottowattami Creek. They dragged unarmed men and sons to the streets and killed them. On October 1859, Brown and twenty-one followers seized the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Their intent was to take rifles and start massive insurrection of slavery and eventually spread it among the nation. However, when the raid started not a lot of people were willing to join the rebellion so Brown led a small army of 18 men. Brown didn’t even know what is the next step and didn’t have any escape road, he literally led his men including his four sons to a death road. Brown’s main intent was to seize slaves for the rebellion, although he denied it. John Brown was seen as a terrorist and his violent actions led to the American Civil War. Even though his believes proclaimed a righteous intent his actions were not supporting such way of thinking. He killed lots of men and was going to keep doing so until all four million slaves are going to be freed. But that could not have happened because people couldn't set their minds and couldn't believe that white men is equal to black. This believe was counted as insane and John brown was considered as crazy and violent...
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...In this paper I will argue when is acceptable or not to kill an animal in John Locke’s point of view. In the Second Treatise of Government, John Locke explores and uses the “state of nature” that describes a natural condition of mankind, is a state of equality in which no one has power over another, and all are free to do as they please. For Locke the starting point of a state nature finds humans with the same sort of liberty, natural rights which God given. Locke starts talking about the three laws of nature, harm no one, preserve all, and destroy dangers. In the first law, talks about the idea we have of ourselves, how all mankind is equal to each other. God gave everything to mankind in common, such an arrangement could only benefit humankind individuals could use those resources to benefit themselves. God has given the land to the mankind to assure everyone a private property. Since animals could be useful to...
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...Unconditional John Proctor, the protagonist of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, risks everything due to loving two different women. As the play starts readers find out that John is having an affair with the town tart, Abigail Williams. He does not believe in the idea of witchcraft. Proctor is very selfish about the affair with Abigail and states to judge Danforth “A man will not cast away his good name. You surely know that.” Many things motivate John to change throughout The Crucible such as Abigail charging his wife with witchcraft and Elizabeth becoming pregnant. John ends up risking everything to save his family. John Proctor’s change was motivated by the love for his wife and family. At first, John was not going to admit to having an...
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...The Crucible Essay In the play, ¨The Crucible¨ by Arthur Miller, John proctor drastically changes his personality from the beginning to the end of the play, from an angry farmer in the beginning to a person that wanted to make things right. I will tell you how John Proctor’s personality and mood transitions throughout the story. In act one, Abbigail used to live with the Proctors. John Proctor and Abigail was in the room together with sick Betty lying in the bed unconscious. This gave Abbigail an opportunity to talk to Proctor. Proctor questions Abbigail if Betty's illness. If Betty's illness involved the ¨ritual¨ Abigail and the other girls did in the woods. Abigail denies any involvement in witchcraft on Betty´s sickness. Abigail asked Proctor if he came to see her, but Proctor denies. This conversation between Proctor and Abigail obviously reveals that both had an affair before while Abigail was living with the Proctors. Abbigail now accuses him of still being in love with her. Abigail continues to force him to come back to her and of course this made John Proctor unhappy with Abbigail....
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...What did the passage John 4.1-42 say? The passage of John 4.1-42 begins with Jesus talking with a Samaritan woman. She is surprised that a Jew is talking to a Samaritan. Jesus was alone because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food. He proceeds to ask the woman for a “drink of water.” She is confused and says, “you are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman, why are you asking me for a drink?” Jesus proceeds to tell her “if only you knew the gift God has for you and whom you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water.” The Samaritan woman proceeds to explain how Jesus has no bucket and the well is deep and questions where the living water would come from. Jesus continues to explain and soon the woman begins to see just what Jesus means and what he is saying, She actually goes into the village to get others. Other Samaritans come back to see what Jesus...
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...In “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck, the pearl changes from when Kino finds the pearl and at the end when he trows it away. The pearl to Kino is very special he even says it has become his soul which makes his brother Juan Tomas. When Kino gets the pearl they say he found the pearl of the world. Since Coyotito got stung by a scorpion he needed the doctor, but the doctor does not treat Kino’s people and says he is not a vet and does not treat animals. The doctor also ask kino if he has before he treats Coyotito, but since he has the pearl he helps them. Everyone wants the pearl that kino has. Kino gets attacked twice because people want to take the pearl. he has to hide the pearl in his own house so know one takes it.Kino’s house gets burned...
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...that of John and Elizabeth. As the plot unravels one can see that their relationship is put under much stress. The Proctors clearly demonstrate that a couple can stay together even when life gets problematic. This is proven when John shows his morality, demonstrates his devotion and protective instincts, and when signs indicate that they truly love each other. John Proctor validates that his relationship with his wife can stay together through the use of his moral goodness. At one point in the story, he has an affair with Abigail Williams, their servant at the time. Immediately after the incident he...
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...The Crucible In The Crucible many characters touch on their reputation and how it affects their lives but I feel strongly that John Proctor has the most on the line. John may just be a farmer but, he understands that how both God and his neighbors perceive his reputation can greatly affect not only his life but also his families. This is greatly represented in the act three when he has blackens his own name to try to save the people convicted. He pleads with the judge to recognize that a man wouldn’t throw away his reputation to save someone for nothing. “Oh, Francis, I wish you had some evil in you that you might know me! To Danforth: A man will not cast away his good name. You surely know that” he begs them to understand that he is truthful...
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...Helen Keller once said that, “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” Crucible can be defined as a severe test or trial, or a vessel that can withstand intense heat and is used for melting substances, the title symbolizes how the characters in the play oppose the public's opinion and withstand their hatred towards them. John Proctor and Giles Corey comprise the characteristics of a strong person who stand for what they believe in without backing down from a fight. Throughout the novel Proctor and Giles repeatedly deny practicing witchcraft in order to keep their name pure in the eyes of God. John Proctor is one of the essential characters in the play that endures many...
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...The land that became known the United States of America was initially discovered in 1497 by John Cabot, who was an Italian explorer under the commission of King Henry VII. Not Christopher Columbus as so many have been taught to believe, however it was not officially named until 1507. It was named after Amerigo Vespucci for being the first to publish of the new continent. I feel it is important to share this bit of history because it demonstrates just how long people have been immigrating to this land. And while over the years the majority of immigrants came here willingly, there are millions of people who also immigrated to this land against their will. So what does it mean than to be American? I feel this is a rather difficult question...
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...Work Sheet for ”Debbie & Julie” Short story by Doris Lessing, 1987 A 1. How does Julie look? - Julie is a young pregnant girl, normally small of size but because of the pregnancy she perceives herself as fat in the mirror. We are not giving that much information about her looks, but she is smaller than Debbie. 2. What do you think the paperback (p. 2, 1. 5) is about? - it’s a book about pregnancy and giving birth. Julie uses the book as guidance. 3. What is in Julie´s carrier bag (see p. 3, 1. 13 - 19)? - in her well-prepared bag, Julie carries a torch, pieces of string wrapped in a piece of plastic, two pairs of knickers, a cardigan, a thick towel with an old blouse of Debbie´s, some sanitary pads and two guest towels. 4. Why does Julie feel full of trouble and worry and ill-prepared (p. 3, 1. 21)? - Julie is not sure why she feels the way she does, it could be because she´s afraid what would happen to herself and the unborn child. 5. How does Debbie earn her living? - Debbie could be a prostitute or escort, she has many “visits” from many different men, and she travels to New York with a man. Julie and Debbie have a strange relationship. It seems like Julie is relying on Debbie to take care of her as she did at first when Julie arrived to the city. Debbie always paid for Julie and taught her about life and men - from her own point of view. Debbie’s motto in life was “Take what you want and don’t pay for it” (p. 3 l. 30) but Julie knows better regardless...
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...college was in the deep country. She had to learn to make friends quick so she can get a ride to the nearest town for supplies. Lia enjoyed her school and quickly became involved in activities. The band was Lia’s ticket away from school. She really love travelling to other schools and performing with the band. A guy name John was a drummer with the band. John had a few ladies that really liked him, but he only had eyes for Lia. They both went out on dates and began to get serious. After about 8 months of dating, Lia became pregnant. They both told their parents the news and they were furious. Their parents didn’t agree on the idea of having a child so soon. This began to stress Lia and John about the pregnancy. Now, with the band having performances and practices, her school work and other activities and stress, Lia had a miscarriage. This really hurt Lia and John. Lia took away from her activities for about 3 weeks to recover and gather her thoughts. Shortly afterwards, Lia and John moved on from the situation, but Lia notice John’s emotional behavior has changed. John still loved her and they dated but he wasn’t excelling like Lia was in school and her activities. John really admired the hip hop songs and lifestyle that was being portrayed in the videos. John’s family would send him money every week for school but that wasn’t enough to satisfy him. He started doing money schemes and taking out loans where...
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...If the increase in one leads to the increase in the other, we say there is a positive correlation. However if the increase in one leads to a decrease in the other, there is negative correlation. The strength in of the relationship between two variables is show by the preciseness of the shift in one variable as the other increases. In a perfect linear correlation, all the points fall in a straight line. If the data however forms a straight vertical or horizontal line, there is no correlation as one variable has no effect on the other. An example of correlation in my daily life is the relationship studying and passing of exams. Students who study hard are more likely to pass as compared to those who do not. This does not mean a causality relationship as studying does not always result to high grades. Scientific methods involve the formulation of hypothesis, testing, and analyzing the results and formulating a new hypothesis based on the results. When trying to establish a causal relationship in the above example, one needs to be aware of the following factors. 1. The percentage of students who study hard for their exams. 2. The percentage of students who pass their exams. 3. The percentage of students who study hard and they pass their exams. 4. Other factors that may lead to exams failure such as fatigue. 5. Amount of work the students had to study fro. This scenario represents a case of positive correlation in that the higher the number of students who study, the...
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...look at this information and create rewards and maybe a salary change if needed to satisfy their employees. Correlational research is basically a way to determine the relation between two different variables. The way that correlational research works is to figure out a prediction about one thing based on another. For example gender and department could form a correlational relationship. The reason why I chose these two is because there may be a certain dominant gender that works in a certain department and by looking at the data you will be able to see if that is true (Lanthier, 2002). One thing that I learned about correlation and causation was that they are not the same and correlation does not show causation. I learned that just because something happens at the same time does not mean that the one thing cause the other to happen all the time (Mason,2011). References Lanthier, E. (March 29, 2002). Correlation. Retrieved from http://www.nvcc.edu/home/elanthier/methods/correlation.htm Mason, G. (2011). What is the difference between causation and correlation? Retrieved from...
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...Correlation, Predication, Confidence, and Errors: Analysis of Statistics in the News In statistics, there are a number of ways to compare how data is associated with the subject matters being discussed. In this paper, I will discuss how three different magazine articles use statistics to improve and expound on their theories, the methodology used, and if their use of statistics made the article more or less convincing. The statistical methods that will discuss statistics in the news include correlation, predication, confidence, and errors. Correlation “exists between two variables when higher values of one variable consistently go with higher values of another variable or when higher values of one variable consistently go with lower values of another variable. (Bennet, Briggs & Triola 2014)” It is only used with quantifiable data where the numbers are meaningful (height, weight, age, etc), therefore, it can’t be used for categorical data (gender, favorite foods, jobs, etc). Predication is defined by Britannica.com as the attribution of characteristics to a subject to produce something meaningful. This combines verbal elements and those that exist in name only (Britannica 2015). Confidence in statistics is defined as “a group of continuous or discrete adjacent values used to estimate a statistical parameter as a means of variance” (Merriam-Webster 2015). Statistical errors means that when null hypothesis is proven incorrect, then the alternative hypothesis is accepted...
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