Lauren Macfarlane Cesar Chavez Project Cesar Chavez 1st slide: (Title): Cesar Chavez 2nd slide: Picture of Cesar Chavez 3nd slide: Cesar Chavez’s Early Life 4th slide: Cesar Estrada Chavez was born on March 31‚ 1927 in San Luis‚ Arizona. His family had lived there ever since his grandfather immigrated from Mexico. 5th slide: Chavez’s parents Librado and Juana Chavez owned a ranch which was lost when Cesar was 10 years old during the Great Depression. The family was forced to leave and
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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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their deep friendships. However as the play progresses these friends turn into foes as many problems occur in their friendships and lead to many tragic events. The negative qualities that tore these friendships apart are distrust‚ selfishness and jealousy that led many of the characters to their tragedies. In the play Othello‚ Shakespeare demonstrates that there are many causes of the problems that occur in certain friendships. In Shakespeare ’s Othello‚ many friendships showed a lack of trust which
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Lord Capulet are most responsible for the tragic ending of Romeo and Juliet because of their jealous tendencies. Uncommon to what most people believe‚ jealousy is not the same thing as envy “Jealousy is that unpleasant emotion you feel when you think someone’s trying to take what’s yours. [...] jealousy is called the green-eyed monster because it can make people obsessed with how they compare to others‚ always trying to beat their rivals by calling attention to what they have and seeing if the rivals
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Sara North April 21‚ 2013 Why the “Crucible”? Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1951 in direct response to Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s communism scare. Miller wanted the American people to convey the pain caused by false accusations and relate it to the Salem witch hunts. Sen. McCarthy accused a huge number of high profile Americans of being communists. In doing so‚ he ruined those people’s careers. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ innocent people were convicted and put on trial for witchcraft
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more excruciating for him. Additionally‚ “he must be true to life” (Aristotle 20)‚ in order to “excite pity and fear” (Aristotle 17) from the audience. Finally‚ Aristotle states "A man cannot become a [tragic] hero until he can see the root of his own downfall" (Aristotle); he can be a hero beforehand‚ but to become a true tragic hero‚ he must experience tragedy. Contrastingly‚ Miller’s definition of a tragic hero differs from Aristotle’s; he states that if the individual in question is of “high-bred
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Arthur Miller’s 1953 play The Crucible‚ take’s place during The Salem Witch Trails of 1692. The characters in this play are Puritans. They believe that after death‚ comes judgment‚ and judgment determines if eternity awaits in heaven or hell. With that side‚ this play portrays many conflicts; lying‚ cheating‚ jealousy‚ and lust. Characters throughout this play accuse one another of witchcraft‚ in which the only punishment is death unless you confess. The actions that lead to the death of Giles Corey
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written by William Shakespeare‚ is about a noblemen‚ Macbeth‚ who meets three weird sisters‚ who prophesy over his life‚ that he will be king one day. Macbeth becomes obsessed with fulfilling this prophesy‚ which results in his self-destruction. It can be argued‚ by making reference to the play as a whole‚ that the weird sisters play an important role in Macbeth. Shakespeare cleverly depicts the struggle between the supernatural and the natural world‚ entwining it with Macbeth’s ambition which results
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\ Choose an organization or individual who has recently made news in your local community to write a simple news story about. Be sure that your teacher approves your topic. You will gather and organize information‚ write a draft‚ and review and polish your work over the next several lessons. Your simple news story is due on the final day of this unit. Be sure to review the News Story Grading Rubric in course resources so you understand how your work will be evaluated. Note: You may use the topic
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Irony In The Crucible Irony in The Crucible In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ irony is used a number of times throughout the play. One of the examples in which irony is demonstrated is when Elizabeth Proctor lies in court about John Proctor’s affair with Abigail Williams. This technique is also found when the reader finds out that Abigail‚ Betty‚ and Tituba live in the minister’s house. Finally‚ irony is shown when John Proctor forgets one of the Ten Commandments when Hale comes to his house
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