strict ideas and rules on how to live life. Having a good reputation is the most important to people and individuality is not an option. John Proctor dying to save his good name represents Miller’s idea of a tragic hero because he is willing to die for his personal dignity due to the fact that he feels responsible to save himself and others. To John Proctor saving his good name was everything. In his society you have to have a good name to be considered as respectable. After confessing to participating
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girls originally blamed witchcraft for the peculiar behavior of Betty Paris‚ nobody wanted to believe that it was anything else. This is the core reason why so many people were killed during the witch-hunts. Abigail Williams‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and John Proctor were forever changed in history because of credulousness of the townspeople of Salem‚ MA in 1692 Abigail was enabled to do whatever she wanted in the town of Salem. Once she realized how much power she had‚ Dukore backs this up in his
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Comparison/contrast essay Facebook vs. Twitter Nowadays‚ everyone can use the internet for communication even though they are not in the same place. Teenagers like to talk and share ideas with each other all the time using the internet. The two most popular websites are Twitter and Facebook where people can chat and share ideas with each other all the time. These two services include similarities and differences‚ but both Facebook and Twitter make people addicted. Everything
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In the play “The Crucible” by Arthur MIller he wrote about a lot of honorable people but the one who stood ot the most was John Proctor. John proctor was a honorable man because he never thought about himself he focused on helping his family and friends. He had his own opinions on life and he didn’t care what people thought. John was honorable because he gave up his life so the church wouldn’t use his name as an example of people who confessed‚ “ I have given you my soul leave my name”(731)(211)
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Farrah Hussain Ms. Flaherty CUNY Start Reading and Writing 08 March 2013 Compare and Contrast Essay Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X both were African Americans who struggled to be successful.Frederick was born a slave for life 1817 he didn’t go to school but wanted to have knowledge. He had a lot of obstacles in his path but the fact he wanted to learn to read and write keep him going though he wanted to give up sometimes. Frederick Douglass also wanted abolish slavery.Malcolm X was born in
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Alexander Reyes English Honors Period 6 Compare and Contrast Essay In life some people think all you need in life to survive and be happy is love‚ but others thinking that money is the answer to life’s problems. In the stories “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi” it portrays the lives of two main characters that deal with problems of their own. One dong it out of love‚ and the other for greed. Within both stories there are many differences and similarities that deal with how they handle
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Dylan Bootier ENG 050 Jessica Belk 19 March 2013 Comparing and Contrast Android and IPhone As of now the latest IPhone (Apple) and Android are the latest and most powerful Operating Systems on the market. These devices are used with most everybody’s lives‚ and honestly who can live without their cell phone or tablet. In a single day more than 10‚000 new electronics are purchase worldwide. With IPhone and Android leading as the top 2 with their Apple and Samsung devices has went head to head
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understand the way us "teenagers" think. Conventional wisdom has made us believe that our current generation might be the "worst generation we’ve ever seen". In my personal opinion‚ I disagree with this statement. I don’t think it’s possible for one to compare two generations with each other. Both of these generations have its pro’s and cons‚ which in turn molded the mentality of the people living in that era. For example‚ people in the late 50’s and 60’s didn’t own computers‚ cellular phones and other
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“God is dead!” This is a quote said by John Proctor in “The Crucible” as he was being accused of witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials. John Proctor is a farmer in Salem. John is a sinner as he does not go to church and plows on Sunday’s. John also has never baptised his children and is the husband of Elizabeth Proctor. The first trait John Proctor and I share is how we are both an outcast. John has many ways he has showed to being an outcast. One way he showed it was he never went to church
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Compare and Contrast Essay Julia Krulee COM/155 August 27‚ 2012 Denise Evans Wendy’s and Subway While Wendy’s and Subway are both popular fast food restaurants‚ Subway has more to offer in terms of healthy eating‚ cost savings‚ and environmental friendliness. During my work week‚ I take a daily hour lunch break‚ mostly to walk around and breath in some fresh air before going back to finish my day. My usual scenery is long lines in every fast food restaurant drive through‚ and who is not
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