to act rashly and hypocritically. Whether or not the fear is justified‚ a convincing individual can exploit a certain mentality called mob psychology. Mob psychology involves manipulating the hysteria of a crowd to fulfill one ’s desires. In Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams and other characters spread a fear of witches in the Puritan town of Salem. The fear that they spread ends up permeating their community and dominating the lives of everyone in the town. The psychological phenomenon
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Bill Miller and Value Trust Background Information Bill Miller is one of the most renowned professional fund managers. This can be proven by the outperformance of the Value Trust‚ which is managed by him‚ compared to its benchmark index‚ the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500)‚ for an astonishing 14 years in a row; and this marked the longest streak of success for any manager in the mutual-fund industry. By the middle of 2005‚ Value Trust is worth $11.2-billion. Bill Miller’s approach to
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When I was only 4 years old‚ my mom died from leukemia. At that time‚ my dad still lived with us. He raised me until I was 6 years old‚ then got re-married and decided he didn’t want to take care of me anymore. His wife never liked me‚ which might be the reason why he left me after he got re-married. He sent me to an orphanage and I’ve never seen him again. I’m fine‚ I don’t need him. What I need is a new family. A family who will love me and never leave me. But I’ve been here for 5 years now‚ how
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Leibowitz: Walter Miller Walter Miller‚ in the novel A Canticle For Leibowitz‚ mocks the way we are as humans‚ particularly in those ways that lead to regressive thinking. The novel pokes fun at the attention to impractical details‚ such as to the spent copying the Leibowitz blueprints. Miller also mocks humans by describing the inordinate amount of attention and energy given to a spiritual being such as Leibowitz‚ as today’s society worships God. Finally‚ the most absurd way Miller mocks today’s
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Plains‚ New York‚ Matthew Paul Miller was raised as a Reconstructionist Jew. Reconstructionist Judaism is an American-based Jewish movement that views Judaism as a progressively evolving civilization. Miller spent most of his childhood attending Hebrew school at a local synagogue getting to know his religion‚ however that quickly changed as he became a teenager. His teenage years consisted of rebelling against his upbringing as most adolescents do. However‚ Miller quickly took the path of drugs and
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"I know‚" said Peter‚ interested; "two buck rabbits will fight all day if you let them‚ but they won’t hurt a doe." "No; and quite wild beasts — lions and elephants — they’re immensely gentle with the female beasts. And we’ve got to be‚ too." "I see‚" said Peter. "And their hearts are soft‚ too‚" the Doctor went on‚ "and things that we shouldn’t think anything of hurt them dreadfully. So that a man has to be very careful‚ not only of his fists‚ but of his words. They’re awfully brave‚ you know
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just could not get it right and you get so frustrated. I know the feeling so well. "Ms. Flores can you get off of your phone?"" Hmm?" I said." Can you please get off of your phone?" Mrs. Staley asked. "Yeah sorry I was just watching makeup tutorials."I exclaimed. "That’s okay just don’t let me see your phone again." Mrs. Staley said. "Okay" I said. When I was ten years old i would watch my sister and all of her friends do their makeup. When i watched them it amazed me a lot. One day i was watching
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Thank you. I know that must have been difficult for you to agree to. We can settle the details of the meeting later-- that you will at all surprised me. I know you enjoy your solitude... Or at least‚ you find solace in it. To answer your question‚ your only question‚ I’m not sure how long I waited for Johnny. No clock was keeping the time and to me it felt like hours‚ but every minute seemed to drag. I really didn’t think he would come‚ even if he didn’t know that Joyce was away and I had given
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to speak about their point of view. Please welcome Mr and Mrs Sordino. *Crowd cheers* Dr: Phil: Hello‚ i’ve heard from Melinda’s story that you two were having some rough times during Melinda’s phase. Ms. Sordino: Yes‚ we truly were. We had no idea what was going on with her. Her grades were always great and she always had friends and plans to do on the weekends. But not this past year. It was like Melinda was on mute. She wouldn’t speak. Mr. Sordino: Yes‚ and due to this we started fighting
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It had been many years since I had last seen Joe or Biddy. I walked up to the house of my old apprenticeship. Inside the window I could see Joe‚ conversing with Biddy‚ though I could not hear what about. I walked around to the front door and knocked‚ knowing that they were not expecting me. Joe answered and was instantly joyous at the sight of me. “Ah‚ Pip! How great it is to see you again!” he said as he ushered me into the kitchen. Biddy was also extremely glad to see me. We all sat around the
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