The crucible is a story written by Arthur Miller about the witch trials in a place called Salem in the year 1692. On the story a woman named Abigail has an affair with a man named John Proctor. John immediately regrets this so much so‚ that he denies that it ever happens. She lusts after him even still after John clearly states that it was a mistake that will never happen again‚ or even be spoken of. She then gets jealous of Proctor’s wife Elizabeth‚ so much so that she calls upon a servant girl
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ways in which ‘The Crucible’ and Equus’ follow when religious faith turns into religious mania. How far does the two text attempt to present a more positive attitude to a life lived in faith? The plays ‘Equus’ and ‘The Crucible’ both explore the positive aspects of religion and its damaging qualities. The critic Mitchel Hay suggests that ‘The parental‚ adolescent and professional conflicts exhibited by Peter Shaffer’s Equus need not be disruptive. They can be fed into a crucible of growth.’ The plays
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Desire In “The Crucible” by Author Miller‚ several characters feel the seduction of power leading to absorbing it and taking over all that needed to be free. Through out the entire story‚ Abligail becomes insanely infatuated with stringing along power that she once had‚ continuous affairs with John Proctor so she can be see as someone much more superior then all other villagers in the village. Abigails uncle‚ an old merchant in Barbandos who was very successful‚ also has a desire to control the
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Wall-e Scares Us Into Change Wall-e takes the idea of sustainability to a whole new level with dramatic appeal to the viewer’s pathos‚ lothos‚ and ethos. The story follows a small robot‚ Wall-e‚ as he tries to clean up the mess on earth that is left by humans. We assume that this tale takes place in the future and can interpret this as a prediction of what will come to be according to the author. Though clearly an overstatement‚ Wall-e sends chills to the viewer through its powerful message. Wall-e
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Kathia Nunez Mrs. Burns Eng. 11 1 Jan. 2012 Appearance vs. Reality Appearance vs. Reality is a prominent theme in The Crucible as some people are carried and blinded by appearance while others actually look at the facts‚ John Proctor and Elizabeth are not carried away by lies while Abigail and the rest of her friends are ignorant and spread lies. The town of Salem‚ Massachusetts went through a yearlong period of witch trials. A group of girls led by Abigail the reverend’s niece manipulated
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within a matter of months. The bodies were buried in shallow graves or not at all‚ as a further indication that the convicted had not only forfeited participation in the community of man in this life‚ but in the community of saints in the next. Just how shallow those graves were‚ however‚ is evident from the fact that the people buried there were not eradicated from history: their names remain with us to this day‚ not least because of Arthur Miller‚ for whom past events and present realities have always
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know that narwhals are real‚ living‚ things for that are not extinct? Well‚ if you read on you can learn about their habitat and their life! Humans use narwhals their tusks or tooth and skin. Do want to know more? Keep reading and you will. How do Narwhals Relate to Humans Humans use narwhals for various reasons. One of the many reasons are for their tusks or tooth atop of the upper lip which is eight and a half feet long for males. Narwhal’s eat fish‚ shrimp‚ and squid. Since they eat those specific
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A red–black tree is similar in structure to a B-tree of order[note 1] 4‚ where each node can contain between 1 to 3 values and (accordingly) between 2 to 4 child pointers. In such B-tree‚ each node will contain only one value matching the value in a black node of the red–black tree‚ with an optional value before and/or after it in the same node‚ both matching an equivalent red node of the red–black tree. One way to see this equivalence is to "move up" the red nodes in a graphical representation
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The following in a report on the themes and action of The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck as it relates to food and culture. This novel tells the story of Wang Lung. He is a man who rises from being a poor farmer to a very wealthy man because of his faith in the good earth. In the beginning of the story Wang Lung tries to see as little water as possible because he feels safest with his land under his feet. His family is very poor so he must feed his father corn gruel and tea. Wang Lung needs a wife
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Honor 11 2/20/13 Changing over time The most important parts of any story or play are the characters. Characters behave differently depending on the circumstances or changes in the environment. In "The Crucible"‚ the hero John Proctor shows dramatic change for the good. Arthur Miller shows this by Proctor’s intense dialogues and Miller’s stage direction. Miller reveals the growth of Proctor from a man who is arrogant and conceited to a man who is determined and stands up for what he believes in
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