The Crucible Notes Background: * Based on purity of religion * People are fearful of witches * They have their own unique vocabulary * H. L. Mencken’s definition: “the haunting fear that someone‚ somewhere‚ is having fun.” * Their life is based on religion‚ prayer‚ God and work Puritan Legacy Pros and Cons: * Pros: They have a strong work ethic * Cons: They are harsh and judgmental They have strong discipline including public shame and twisted morality Theocracy (n.) a form
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In The Crucible‚ an adaption of the events of one of the darkest moments in the history of the United States‚ the Salem Witch Trials‚ many of those being accused of witchcraft are women. This is result of the predominance of Puritanism‚ a sect of protestantism that sought to make their dream of a perfect world a reality. The following aspects of the Puritanism’s ideal world will be focused on: women being seen as morally inferior to men‚ and being expected to be clinging-vine brides whose only role
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with little evidence‚ and it was in itself a witch hunt like those described in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller was inspired directly by McCarthyism when he was writing The Crucible. The many claims of witchcraft made by characters in The Crucible--lacking sufficient evidence--share great similarities with the “witch hunts” of the McCarthy Era. The first great example of McCarthyism in The Crucible appears in Act One when Reverend Parris first becomes a major character in the tragedy
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Does the media play on our fears or create new messages? Why/why not? Use specific examples from the films we have viewed in class to support your answer. There are many things in the world that humans are conditioned to believe are good for them.. As individuals‚ humans tend to look at each other and immediately find differences instead of exploring the similarities. For example‚ in the U.S. alone‚ the total number of coffee drinkers is 100 million. Sixty-eight percent of coffee drinkers have
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childish things‚ despite being sensible? Blame shifting is done as a result of people being unable to handle negative repercussions of a situation. A old but well analyzed example is the Salem witch hunts‚ which are highlighted in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”. In the book‚ Tituba gets accused of witchcraft‚ so to lessen her punishment‚ she claims that two others are also witches (Miller 47). Tituba cared for those around her and didn’t want people to be hurt‚ but when she was to be hung‚ things changed
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The idea of "freedom of fear" is something that most people crave- to live without fears and anxieties would make the human existence much easier. This idea hasn’t faded over time; most recognize being free from what eats away at you during most parts of your life is ideal. However‚ it is also universally recognized that fear isn’t something that can just ’go away’ at the drop of a hat. While it may be under different circumstances‚ both Roosevelt and Obama address this idea and the steps that must
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Relationships (PSYC 1030-04) 1 April 2013 Self-Change Project: Overcoming Fear of Failure “Waiting For the Beat to Drop” On a day to day basis‚ I experience the phobia atychiphobia; according to the medical dictionary‚ it is the fear of failing. This phobia is a major part of my life that I would like to change‚ because I am being consumed by the possibility of failing. I will either run from the task I am afraid of failing‚ or fear will motivate me to excel. This phobia has held me back from attempting
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The Crucible According to the Encarta® World English Dictionary‚ a definition for the word crucible is a place or set of circumstances where people or things are subjected to forces that test them and often make them change. In the drama The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ various citizens of Salem‚ Massachusetts face the witch trials. Victims were tried and convicted based on only spectral evidence. John Proctor‚ Giles Corey‚ and Reverend Hale were a few among the many that went through these severe
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The Crucible has a containment of many different themes throughout all four acts. One theme that stood out to me was that it was set in a society where church and state were one with a strict religion. With this type of society the moral laws and state laws were pretty much the same‚ so sin and the status of an individual’ soul are public matters of a public concern. In Salem everything and everyone either belongs to God or the Devil. Another theme that was noticed was the role that hysteria
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Matriarchy and Patriarchy Prepared by Paul A. MacAry and Greg D. Petersen Patriarchy is simply "rule of the father‚" matriarchy the "rule of the mother." In a true patriarchal or matriarchal society‚ this applies only to the family or an extended family or tribe. Unfortunately‚ there is much this ambiguity and miss-use of the two words. Perhaps the best way to address these two is to look specifically into the animal kingdom. We have already compared the Common and Bonobo Chimpanzees‚ and both
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