Deputy Governor Danforth and Judge Hathorne * The two characters could be seen as a representation of Senator McCarthy‚ given the similarities between them‚ including a deep rooted phobia. * Parris plays a part in influencing their decisions in court – ‘The Devil lives on such confidences!’ . However‚ in Act 4 when it is clear to Parris that they will not confess‚ they do not listen to his pleas to delay the hangings‚ Danforth calling him ‘a brainless man’. * Their fear and insecurity
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Un-American Activities (HUAC) was founded in 1938. Its original purpose was to find Nazi and Fascist sympathizers in Hollywood. After the war was over‚ the committee began targeting Communists. The government believed that the Communist uprising would begin in Hollywood because of the influential power of motion pictures on the American people. Directors‚ writers‚ producers‚ and actors could easily insert subliminal messages into their films to sway Americans to the Communist Party. HUAC began in Hollywood
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(1947)The House of Un-American Activities Committee was formed to see if communists were working in the Motion Picture Industry. HUAC wanted to know if movies were promoting communist beliefs in an attempt to destroy America from within. Actors‚ writers and producers were summoned to testify in front of congress Asked two questions 1. Are‚ or have you ever been‚ a member of the Communist Party? 2. Do you know any communists working in the Motion Picture Industry?” if they said yes their career
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Ridgeview High School Expository Reading and Writing The Crucible Bennett‚ Jessica. “The Flip Side of Internet Fame.” Newsweek. March 3‚ 2008. Hamilton‚ Anita. “Outsmart Your Haters.” Time. October 6‚ 2008. Miller‚ Arthur. The Crucible. Penguin Group Inc: New York‚ 2003. “Witch Hunts‚ Pledges‚ and Blacklists.” www.borndigital.com/mccart.htm. Rationale: Witch hunts‚ blacklists‚ character‚ reputation‚ defamation‚ public and private identity‚ the dark side of human nature‚ and
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The Crucible “I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria‚ who were frightened of life‚ who were desperate to reach out to another person…These seemingly fragile people are the strong people really (Williams: Twenty Years after Glass Menagerie).” Tennessee here captured the very essence of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is all about the desperation‚ hysteria‚ and fear of Salem’s people. The main theme of The Crucible is fear. Hysteria and fear are
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11-period 7 24 September 2012 In The Crucible‚ Arthur miller dramatizes the Salem witch trial‚ which people are falsely accusing of witchcraft because people were tempted to lie for their own benefit. Puritan societies were concern how they looked in other people eyes and judge each other based on their reputation. The ultimate goals of the puritans was to gain salvation because in order to look good in front of god eyes. The prideful character in The Crucible‚ defend their reputation by lying which
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courage makes a majority.”- Andrew Jackson Meaning: If one brave man stands up for what he believes in‚ he can make a change. Introduction: -hook -meaning -background information -thesis: Jackson’s quote is relevant to Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and the actions of John Proctor‚ Giles Corey and Reverend Hale of Beverly‚ thus proving that if one brave man stands up for what he believes in‚ he can make a change. BP1: John Proctor *transition -topic sentence: John Proctor proves the quote’s
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John Proctor to the other characters. * Decide whether or not his final act was one of excessive pride. * Tell how the title of the play relates to the theme. | The Crucible Essay (Pride) Pride‚ in its definition‚ is a high or inordinate opinion of one’s own dignity‚ importance‚ merit‚ or superiority. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller based on actual events that‚ in 1692‚ led to the Salem Witch Trials. These trials were a group of hearings before local authority to prosecute
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Considering this‚ they launched a system allowing them to investigate alleged disloyalty; they called this the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Their initial plan was to step up its efforts to expose and eliminate communist in the American society. In addition to focusing on labor unions‚ government officials‚ and militaries’‚ the HUAC turned its attention to Hollywood in 1947. More than 40 workers in the film industry received subpoenas ordered for them to help uncover communist‚ but
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In the case of Danforth and Donnely‚ multiple questions are brought up concerning whether or not certain events count as cash flows. One such argument is whether or not the marketing costs of Blast should be considered as a cash flow. Another cash flow argument concerns the working capital required for Blast. The new product would also use excess production facilities and building space and could conceivably incur cash flows. Erosion from sales of current laundry products is also argued as being
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