Brittany Murad English Ms. Powell 3B November 21‚ 2016 Fifty-Fifty Americanism In The Crucible everyone is one hundred percent Americanism which means they all are pure; well they are all supposed to be. I have chosen the quote‚ “There can be no fifty- fifty Americanism in this country‚ there is room here for only one hundred percent Americanism‚ only for those who are Americans and nothing else.” The three main points I will be covering will be adultery‚ church‚ and how John Proctor lied and signed
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Fear and Hysteria destroy Good Judgment because when a part of yourself feels fear or paranoia (Hysteria)‚ your judgement goes away and you do anything you can to do away with that uncomfortable feeling. In the Crucible‚ the three girls Abigail‚ Mary‚ and Susanna are filled with fear and hysteria of getting into trouble and being spanked so they turn to the most drastic judgment they have and start accusing people of witchcraft to prevent their own punishment and put that uneasy feeling of uncomfortability
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I agree with this quote because a person can become a hero without realizing the impact they cause to the people around them‚ like they didn’t know they were going to do it‚ they just did it. And I’ll use the play The Crucible to justify my position. In the play The crucible‚ John Proctor one of the main characters displayed remarkable courage and heroism‚ John realizes that he must confess his sin of adultery to the courts‚ only to stop the fury in Salem. After he confesses‚ he encourages
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Integrity Integrity is the basing of one’s actions that has principles such as courage‚ honesty‚ and morality on an everyday bases. Integrity is the actions you take‚ the choices you make‚ you alone‚ are responsible for. It just takes a special person to show off all those qualities. The ability to have courage is to stand up for yourself even when times get hard. Courage is being able to do something that you know is difficult. In the movie “Cyrano de Bergerac” the main character
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someone who does intelligent actions‚ sacrificing their own personal concern for a greater good. In the play “The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller there was a big trial on witchcraft that tore the town Salem apart. There were multiple heroic characters that illustrate wise actions to try to end the witch trails or to simply survive them. There were three characters in The Crucible that displayed heroism by doing intelligent acts. To begin with‚ John Proctor was smart enough to confess his affair
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A scapegoat is a person or thing made to bear the blame for the mistakes or sins of others. Scapegoats have been used all over the world and at all times‚ especially in the 1700’s‚ during slavery. For example‚ the Klu Klux Klan or KKK‚ used African American people as their scapegoats because they didn’t like how the black people were getting rights. The African Americans were the Klu Klux Klan’s blame for everything that was related to crime‚ violence‚ or disrespect. The Klu Klux Klan formed a few
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The Crucible Essay In life‚ we often come into contact with many different types of people‚ good and evil. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ he shows us how the good can result and how the one rotten apple can spoil a whole bunch. Abigail Williams is the niece of the town’s preacher‚ Reverend Parris. She was also a servant for John and Elizabeth Proctor. After an affair with John‚ she was then kicked out by Elizabeth. Since the affair‚ Abigail still has feelings for John and she will do anything
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Throughout all of history‚ many people have made sacrifices to restore the social order. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a fictional work based on historical events‚ therefore it makes logical sense that it is filled with sacrifice. Giles Corey surrenders his life to stay loyal to and save a friend’s life. Elizabeth Proctor gives up her squeaky clean and truthful reputation to try and save John Proctor’s life. However‚ John Proctor sacrifices his life anyway‚ but not in the same way or for the same
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conflict within the town‚ accusing each other/ neighbors and friends Conflict is born of ignorance‚ intolerance and fear The three main upbringing causes that lead to conflict are ignorance‚ intolerance and fear‚ which can be demonstrated in “The Crucible”‚ written by Arthur Miller. During the ‘witch hunt’ times in 1692‚ the town of Salem experienced suspicion and paranoia towards witchcraft within the town. The young girls in the play hid the whole truth with lies‚ because they were fearful of the
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associated with destruction‚ when fire is out if control that is when the problem really starts to show. When heat is introduced to the flask in the crucible‚ it is most likely to break‚ but if you put too much heat on the flask‚ the flask will break. Introducing more events/ problems to the situation is like a metaphor for turning up the heat. One example of “turning up the heat” is where the whole problem start‚ which is when Abigail is talking to her uncle Parris and denying that her and Parris’s
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