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    education for women across the country. The Taliban justified this by saying it ok try to kill even children according to Islamic scriptures. Another event that is closely related to this from the past is the Salem Witch trials. In the 1996 Movie the Crucible the Salem Witch Trials are portrayed with a number of key features. These

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    “I cannot give you no name sir‚ I cannot.”‚ exclaimed Giles Corey in The Crucible‚ as he argued with Governor Danforth about a deposition. Giles Corey is an eighty-three year old resident in the humble town of Salem situated in the state of Massachusetts. Giles Corey is knotted with muscle‚ canny‚ inquisitive‚ and still powerful. Mr. Corey is married to his wife‚ Martha Corey. Giles Corey and myself have many traits in common such as being greedy for more‚ determined in the work that we do‚ and also

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    2012). Something to consider‚ both country’s systems for health insurance are totally denationalized and the two structures have resulted in total opposite outcomes. All health care costs in the Netherlands was 10.2% of gross domestic product (GDP) compared to 17% for the U. S. in 2009 (Thomas & Lawrence‚ 2012). The U. S. remains the most expensive in the world when it comes to health care services and both countries extend personalized health care through the insurers but the Dutch health care facilities

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    Literature October 16th‚ 2014 Arthur Miller Sure Knows How to Use Artistic License Arthur Miller’s play the Crucible is a dramatic telling of the tragic Salem Witch Trials. While Miller was telling a true story‚ he exercised his artistic license and twisted the truth‚ sometimes drastically. Miller made his changes in order to create a more entertaining moral story and to fit the main themes of the Crucible. Since the play is a literary work‚ Miller had the right to change the facts to make a more entertaining

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    can corrupt those who wield it. In the 1953 play The Crucible by the American playwright Arthur Miller‚ Arthur Miller’s play "The Crucible" explores the idea of power and allure of detrimental results in the wrong hands. Set in Salem all the while the infamous witch trials of 1692‚ the play describes the destructive consequences of individuals abusing their authority for individual gain. Through the test of Reverend Parris‚ Deputy Governor Danforth and the afflicted girls‚ it is evident that power when

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    perfect like music should sound unlike the crudeness of Wagner’s. The orchestras in each opera were very different from each other. In “The Valkyrie” by Wagner the music piece was very emotional and would set the feeling of what was happening. Compared to ‘Carmen’ by Bizet which is very soothing and peaceful Wagner’s

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    Fear is a topic frequently addressed in plays novels. Fear may cause an individual to try to gain control over other people. Some use fear as an advantage over others.Throughout the play The Crucible‚ the author develops the theme that the fear of the unknown causes hysteria.This theme is seen throughout the novel and is used mainly by Abigail Williams who gains power during the Salem witch trials of 1692. She uses the fear factor to protect herself and to manipulate others.Other factors of Fear

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    The Crucible Essay In the Crucible‚ Arthur Miller writes of the hysteria during Salem Witch Trials‚ hoping that the world will never do anything stupid again because of hysteria. During the Salem Witch Trials there were many people that chose to act as individuals‚ rather than a community. Judge Danforth‚ Reverend Parris ‚ and Abigail Williams had the power to stop‚ and even prevent the trials‚ but chose not to because they did not care for anyone except themselves. Judge Danforth could have stopped

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    The end scene makes the audience wonder whether Prospero‚ who neglected his duties as the Duke‚ deserved his dukedom back‚ compared to Prospera. When Prospera was a Duchess‚ she never allowed her love for her books interfere with her duties as a Duchess. The reason Prospera had to flee her country was because of Antonio‚ Prospera’s brother who in order to take the throne from

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    McCarthyism in The Crucible In The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ the madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. There is more to the play than the witch trials‚ though. The Crucible was composed during a time when a similar hysteria was sweeping through America. A virtually unkown senator by the name of Joseph McCarthy was propelled into infamy when while at a speaking engagement at thee Republican Women’s Club of Wheeling‚ West Virginia he charged 205 persons in the U.S

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