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    The most admirable character in The Crucible in my opinion was John Proctor. He was admirable because of the way he stood up to his past failures that he had done in his life. He stood up for what was right and didn’t care what the consequences were for his actions. For instance he went and testified to the court to try and free his innocent wife. He also was willing to face the punishment of adultery to help free the innocent. He too was willing to wreak his reputation for the good of the town.

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    Miller makes sure that the play is assembled so that the conclusion of the conflicts appear inevitable. He has written the play in a way that makes Eddie’s downfall obvious with the use of foreshadowing and other language techniques. Eddie’s opposition with impossible obstacles such as trying to overcome the fact that his niece has grown up and his inability to admit his inappropriate feelings for Catharine along with his extreme loathing towards Rodolpho and later on Marco all comes to the final

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    "We must be willing to face the hard reality that preventing child abuse and neglect is possible only when we are ready to attack its sources in the fabric of our society and culture; rather than merely provide social and medical services to its victims..." David G. Gil Consumerism‚ Materialism‚ and Cruelty to Children Inside Covers What is the CSPCC? 1 Letters 2 Consumerism 3 The Child Abuse Issue Cycle 12 Winning Through Cooperation 13 CSPCC Financial Statement

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    Arthur Miller a playwright‚ who wrote Death Of A Salesman and The Crucible‚ among many others. He was cynical and questioned the norms‚ but that’s what made him brilliant. His characters fought with dilemmas that symbolize societal issues. He combined his characters inner struggles with social awareness. Arthur Miller was born in Harlem‚ New York in 1915. His father lost his clothing store during the Great Depression and his family had to move to Brooklyn. Miller started writing plays when he was

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    Discuss the importance of the character of Elizabeth and consider how Miller makes us respond to her throughout the play (30 marks) Throughout the Crucible Miller uses Elizabeth‚ who is a pious character‚ as a judge of character. Through her eyes we learn who is innately good such as Rebecca Nurse‚ we learn that John Proctor is a tragic hero whose fatal flaw is that he is “somewhat bewildered” and that Abigail truly is “a whore” with an “endless capacity for dissembling”. The audience trusts her

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    friend and chaplain‚ Sam Miller‚ to comfort her by persuading her that survival after the death of her body is possible. She believes that if he succeeds‚ the hope will provide comfort‚ but even if he does not succeed‚ his attempt to persuade her will serve as a digression. Weirob’s curiosity in “The First Night” revolves around the question of what maintains personal identity over time and how she can anticipate to reason‚ touch‚ smell‚ and remember in the future. Miller claims that survival includes

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    It started as a friendship on a professional level. Arthur Miller and Elia Kazan met in the late 1940’s. Miller primarily wrote plays‚ while Kazan directed them. They were a very good team. A writer and a director who collaborated together successfully. Together they would produce one of the greatest American plays of all time‚ Death of a Salesman. Miller and Kazan would also go on to produce several other literary works in their lifetime. There is more to this relationship than just producing

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    that may always be the case. The Millers believe that the Stones live a similar yet better life than they do. For that they envy them and want to have the luxury life in which they believe the Stones live‚ like stated in the essay on the database “The Millers and the Stones live

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    Arthur Miller Arthur Miller was born October 17‚ 1915 to Jewish-American parents‚ Isidore and Augusta Miller. Due to the Wall Street Crash of 1929‚ Miller’s father lost his clothes and coat manufacturing company. Arthur Miller graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1933. His family had no money to send him to college because of the effect of the Great Depression. Miller went on in life having many ups and downs but still prevailed and that is what made him the great play writer he is today

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    Tale" and "The Miller ’s Tale" of Geoffrey Chaucer ’s The Canterbury Tales‚ express similar characteristics yet simultaneously express differences. "The Reeve ’s Tale" is far more perverse than "The Miller ’s Tale"‚ which is expressed as a story of slapstick humor and ignorance. Both "The Reeve ’s Tale" and "The Miller ’s Tale" coincide on the topic of deception. Both of these tales express the theme of revenge. "The Reeve ’s Tale" concentrates on the theme of sin more than "The Miller ’s Tale" does

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