Kevin Miss York English 10 4/16/13 The Man That was Chiseled Out of Stone “I figure that by the time I’m really old‚ somebody at the Academy Awards will get the bright idea to give me some sort of plaque‚ I’ll be so old‚ they’ll have to carry me up there”. Clint Eastwood said this quote because he is still seen as a leader today‚ even though he is old; this shows that Clint Eastwood will never be forgotten. He may be awarded more plaques as he ages. He has shown power by the tremendous
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Essay In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean on one of the most famous voyages in human history. He was attempting to become the first person to ever reach the East Indies by way of travelling west across the Atlantic to get there. To get to the Indies at the time required one to travel eastward around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Earth was considered by many to be flat and that by travelling west‚ Columbus would simply fall off the face of the earth. Columbus rejected
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John Proctor: A tragic hero? A tragic hero is a character whose flaw or mistake ultimately leads to their downfall. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the small town of Salem is immersed in a crisis due to the accusations of witchcraft. One of the accused is John Proctor‚ a strong and moral farmer. John Proctor meets the definition of a tragic hero because of his fatal flaws‚ the affair with Abigail and his pride‚ but redemption at the end of the play saves his morals. S One of John
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Follies and Triumphs of John Proctor When the play sets into action‚ John has had a past affair with his servant Abigail Williams. His wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ is very forgiving of his sin‚ but John has his mind set that he will not confess to anyone else‚ in fear of ruining his good name‚ and reputation.The affair between John and Abigail caused the start of chaotic witchery and accusation. After the affair‚ Abigail became horribly jealous of Elizabeth Proctor. Proctor realizes there is only one
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ John Proctor takes the moral high ground as a tribute to those around him- not for himself-making it the right decision. By letting himself be hanged‚ Proctor stays true to his character in that he protects his friends and family‚ reconciles with the judge within his heart‚ and leaves those who have done him wrong regretful of their actions. John Proctor wasn’t against lying itself‚ he was against allowing the dead to be robbed of their due respect. While it pains
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and picking the wrong choice of how to get out of it. They start to value their reputations because it defines how one recognizes others; where and how they stand in society‚ how they portray their appearance and wealth. They forget about the integrity they were born with‚ how their parents raised them with strong moral that they always followed but suddenly wasn’t showing any base. In the novel The Crucible‚ Arthur miller used John Proctor character to show how reputation can be more valued and
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The Makeup of John Proctor The Crucible is a play about the old Salem Witch Trials written in 1953 by Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller wrote the play during the era of the Red Scare‚ which was when Senator Joseph McCarthy created fears of a rise in communism. During the Red Scare‚ several celebrities‚ writers‚ actors‚ and politicians were accused of Communism‚ including Arthur Miller himself. Miller wrote the crucible as a way to remind everyone of our past mistakes and how closely the Red Scare imitates
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In Richard Wright’s short story “The Man Who Was Almost a Man‚” Dave Saunders‚ the seventeen-year-old protagonist‚ assumes that the only way to become a respected‚ dignified‚ adult man is to own a gun. Dave is unable to identify himself as a man because the people around him “talk to him as though he were a little boy.” Although Dave eventually buys a gun‚ his actions prior to and after the purchase of the gun such as his reaction when he is with adult men him killing the mule‚ and his act of running
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happening in the world literature is a way for anyone to express themselves and the world around them. Postmodernism was no different‚ this was a pivital time in history. Unlike the modernism era people were questioning science and logic. Thess change can be best documented in the two literary texts: The Metamorphosis and The Man Who Was Almost A Man. The Metamorphosis which was written in the modernism era is a story about a boy named Gregor who life changes one morning when he wakes up as a
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1600s‚ follows the lives of multiple Salem residents and shows how the Salem Witch Trials affected their lives. One character in particular‚ John Proctor‚ is largely affected when the young girl he’d had an affair with starts the accusations against people in Salem for practicing witchcraft. John Proctor’s character is the epitome of human nature; his sins‚ guilt‚ loyalty‚ redemption‚ and his realization that he is in fact a good man make him an entirely human character
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