acceptance and honesty‚ then this interaction will enrich their sense of belonging and aid the individual in finding a sense of self and identity. This enrichment and limiting of belonging can be demonstrated through Arthur Miller’s allegoric lay ‘The Crucible’ and Melina Marchetta’s novel ‘Looking for Alibrandi’. Both texts make strong statements about society‚ highlighting flaws and issues that both limited and enriched the composer’s sense of self and unity. Miller strongly demonstrates how many individuals
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Yiming Yu 11/26/2012 National Honor Society Application Essay It is unbelievable that this year is my last year in Charlestown High School. As I look back at the past three years‚ there were several poignant moments when I was struggling with my classes and would have given up trying to achieve my goals. But as a diligent student‚ I chose to endure those moments. And that is how I become an outstanding student today. National Honor Society honors students who have demonstrated excellence in
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NHS Membership Application Essay Membership in the National Honor Society is a tremendous honor. The organization presents opportunities for me to improve my leadership skills‚ build my character‚ and contribute to the community through service. Academic performance is a top priority for me‚ and I try to maintain my grades. Just as important‚ I recognize the need to develop my leadership skills and give back to my school and my community. It’s my opinion that National Honor Society provides opportunities for me excel in all these areas
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John Proctor will be analysis‚ he is one of the main character of the crucible. In the beginning John Proctor is going to be describe and the consequences of shirking accountability for ones actions are depicted through the tribulations John Proctor faced‚ in Arthur Miller’s. In the crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ the character of John Proctor ultimately sees himself as a good man. When the play sets in action‚ John has had a past affair with his servant Abigail Williams. His wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor
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As I sit here writing my first essay for Honors 101‚ I get to recall my decision making process to supposedly spending the best four years of my life at the University of Mississippi. To be honest‚ I believe I am very blessed to have an in-state school with the prestige such that of Ole Miss. Among others‚ a major reason I decided to come to Ole Miss was because of the low cost of tuition due to scholarships in return for a high value of education. From a young age‚ I have always been fascinated
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In the play The Crucible‚ one of the main themes is the non-tolerance of things outside of the traditional customs and beliefs. Throughout the play‚ it is made obvious that witchcraft is something that can cause the people of Salem to be hanged. This is because Salem is said to be a Christian town and a town of God. Another example of this non tolerance is the act of dancing in the town. Nowadays‚ dancing is very popular and common‚ but in the play‚ Abigail tries hard to make sure that no one finds
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Victoria Vasquez National Honors Society Essay To me‚ National Honors Society’s four pillars are essential elements to being a member of this society. Scholarship and leadership are the two pillars that I feel complement each other because one should be a leader in the community and school without forgetting to be a good student and scholar. Service and character go well together because in order to provide services to students or members of the community‚ it is necessary to have a good character
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In the play‚ The Crucible‚ the symbolism of the characters play a very important role that go along with the time era of McCarthyism. Arthur Miller’s purpose of the characters in The Crucible was to show what people were like during the 1940s and 1950s. Symbolism is the use of an object‚ person‚ or event to represent something. In this case‚ Miller uses symbolism to signify the characters as people during the time of McCarthyism. In works like these‚ symbolism makes the story seem like every character
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The literary work "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller is a very good choice for your essay. "The Crucible" is one of the most mysterious‚ and at the same time very utilitarian creation of the outgoing century.The play‚ which hitherto raises heated debates of people‚ who are trying to bring to light the subjects of much controversy‚ which are discussed in the play: the theme of the moral choice‚ justice and injustice‚ truth and lie‚ trials of the innocently accused person‚ witchcraft‚ evil powers vs.
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If the only way to save your life was to blame an innocent member in your community‚ would you? In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller expresses the acts of finding a scapegoat through John Proctor and Reverend Hale juxtaposed to Abigail‚ the girls and some of the accused. Many of the accused “witches” admit to being a witch and save their own lives by offering the names of other witches in the community. If the accused claim they are not witches‚ they will be hanged for witchcraft‚ but if they confess
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