Thematic Questions 1. What is a crucible and how is it used? Justify Miller’s choice of title for his play. A crucible is a ceramic container that can withstand very high temperature and is used for metal‚ glass and pigment production as well as a number of modern laboratory processes. Miller’s choice of the title “The Crucible” is due to the same reason as the courtroom being referred to as a crucible: using the heat of questioning and scrutiny‚ they burned away all the impurities‚ i.e. lies and
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The prison had a staff of 1‚720 people. Of those‚ approximately 300 were office staff‚ internal workforce and interrogators. The other 1‚400 were general workers‚ including people who grew food for the prison.[2] Several of these workers were children taken from the prisoner families. The chief of the prison was Khang Khek Ieu (also known as Comrade Duch)‚ a former mathematics teacher who worked closely with Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. Other leading figures of S-21 were Kim Vat aka Ho (deputy chief
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Ernesto Miranda. Miranda was 23 years old when he was arrested. On March 13‚ 1963‚ Miranda was arrested based on circumstantial evidence linking him to the kidnapping and the rape. After 2 police officers interrogated him for 2 hours‚ he signed a confession to the rape charge. The form he signed included the following statement: “I do hereby swear that I make this statement voluntarily and of my own free will‚ with no threats‚ coercion‚ or promises of immunity‚ and with full knowledge of my legal
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The "Miranda rule‚" which makes a confession inadmissible in a criminal trial if the accused was not properly advised of his rights‚ has been so thoroughly integrated into the justice system that any child who watches television can recite the words: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney" Yet the 1966 Supreme Court ruling in Miranda v. Arizona remains the subject of often heated debate‚ and has
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Narrative Essay" Act 1(Abigail Williams)- I asked Tituba to go into the woods with a bunch of the girls from our area‚ I asked her to cast spells‚ and we danced. I was hoping that Tituba could put a curse on John Proctors wife since I had an affair with him. I was hoping that they weren’t gonna be together after all so that I could have John Proctor all to myself. It was all my idea but when it came down to telling the truth when I was questioned for witch craft I lied and said it was Tituba
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The word character means moral qualities distinctive to an individual. Character flaws in the Crucible by author Arthur Miller seem very apparent as a common trait. The characters John Proctor and Reverend John Hale convey the dominant claim that character flaws do not define a person. John Proctor conveys the dominant claim that character flaws do not define a person. In Act I‚ John and Abigail meet several months after a brief affair‚ and Abigail hopes to rekindle their relationship. John flirts
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seeking the truth. His journey was a long but fulfilling one where he eventually found solace and true happiness in Christianity. The Confessions of Saint Augustine is an autobiographical tale in which St. Augustine tells the story of his life through the view of a devout convert. Saint Augustine’s incorporation of both Stoicism and Platonism into his Confessions fused the gap between Classical culture and Christianity. Stoicism was a school of philosophy where those who practiced it believed
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a Man are: Lauren‚ Dominic‚ Candace‚ Michael‚ Mya‚ Zeke‚ Kristen and Jeremy. Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor‚ a film directed and written by Tyler Perry is about a successful married woman whose relationship with her husband was falling apart and her temptation led her to have an affair with a handsome billionaire. It doesn’t end on a good note. The main characters in Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor are: Judith‚ Brice‚ Melinda and Harley. Two gender norms that are
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Korea because they used torture and food shortage. Both Nazi Germany and Oceania used torture as a means to force confessions from
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