Statement of intention This creative writing piece is in the form of an additional scene to Arthur Millers The Crucible. This scene takes place two months after the end of the Salem witch trials. It is a conversation between Mr Hale and Elizabeth Proctor. It explores and evaluates the long term devastation caused by greed and self-interest. This piece displays how dramatic the effects of greed and selfishness can be. Mr Hale reveals his own inner turmoil since the trials‚ and how his own pride and
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Okonkwo from a young age learns the importance of‚ as a man in his village‚ being a hard worker and the fruits that that characteristic bears. Seeing his father Unoka lazily let his life pass him by‚ Okonkwo leaned first-hand the consequences of not being a hard worker. It was this experience that drove in the need or desire in him that if he worked hard enough constantly at everything that he did then he would never be anything like his father. He would be able to earn the respect and titles that
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Dallas Winston or "Dally" is one of the main characters in the book The Outsiders. He is a very dynamic character. He is the toughest member of the outsiders’ gang. He grew up in New York where he was toughened into a cold hater of the whole world. Dally’s first characteristic is that he is tough. When in New York he was arrested when he was ten. "Man‚ I thought New York was the only place to end up in a murder rap‚ Jesus Christ!". Everyone in the gang knew Dally was the toughest and wasn’t one
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Jay R. Vargas was born in Winslow‚ Arizona he is 78 years today Jay R. Vargas was born July 29‚ 1938 his sign is a leo. He is a Military veteran who was awarded the prestigious Medal of Honor in 1970 for his bravery during the Vietnam War. His Father was Hispanic and his Mother was Italian. Vargas has 3 older brothers that also fought in the war. Vargas had several awards the Medal of Honor‚ Bronze Star‚ Silver Star‚ Silver Oak Leaf Cluster‚ Combat Action Ribbon ‚ Vietnam Service Medal‚ Purple Heart
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The room was filled with blood. Covering the floor in disturbing streaks of crimson‚ the wall painted in its shiny hue. The detective walked through the gruesome murder scene‚ taking particular care not to touch any of the evidence labelled with the little yellow cones. The brutality that caused such mayhem made her heave‚ shuddering as she tried to keep down her breakfast of decaffeinated coffee‚ and half a banana. No one had seen anything. But then again‚ no one ever did. The victim was identified
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DOES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT REDUCE CRIME? Capital punishment‚ also known as death penalty‚ means the infliction of death for certain crimes‚ which are often called capital crimes. For most crimes committed the punishment is a sentence of time in jail or execution. However‚ the death penalty is a very contentious issue in some cultures and which most of time is in debate and is the most questionable punishment. Is it morally right? Is it effective in deterring crime‚ primarily murders? Whether or not
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Cultural Scene Ethnography My observation takes place in an Emergency Room in a local hospital. The waiting room is a thirty-by-forty room with white walls and a dusty rose counter‚ the television sets blared from each end of the room. A drunken man wearing a woolen cap kept breaking into song and new people walked in every few minutes. Behind the counter there are three secretary calling people names. In the waiting area the people whisper and fidget constantly. Female patients often cross
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English 1D0 5 May 2012 Protagonist George Character Analysis George Milton is a complex character from the novella‚ Of Mice and Men‚ by John Steinbeck. He travels with his long time companion‚ Lennie Small since Lennie is unable to care for himself. He has no family and spends his days working as a ranch hand. In the novella‚ the protagonist George is an authoritative‚‚ resentful‚ yet very compassionate character. George’s authoritative nature is evident form the start of the novella. His
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Jrome.K.Jrome J‚ the narrator‚ represents a simple middle-class Englishman who is hypochondriac. He believes that he is suffering from innumerable diseases and ailments caused by ‘overwork’. He is a man of decent dressing sense with an inclination towards ‘taste in colours.’ J has a fondness for water and water-related activities like boating‚ rafting and rowing. He narrates numerous anecdotes‚ comic set-pieces and funny incidents from his memory that add to the humour in the novel. He finds
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The main character of the book I read‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is a young boy named Ralph. He is athletic‚ charismatic‚ and a primary representation of order‚ civilization‚ and productive leadership in the novel. He is described as a rather large and muscular boy that could have been a ’Karate Kid’ as far as "width and heaviness of shoulder went". He is also described as having fair hair‚ but not much physical description is offered‚ otherwise. Being the main representation of democracy in the group
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