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    Literature Essay - The Crucible James Taylor 11K Topic 6: At the end of the play‚ Reverend hale insists that John Proctor”s desire to hang instead of admitting that he was consorting with the devil is an act of excessive pride or stubbornness. Proctor’s self-sacrifice is not more than a petulant act of excessive pride. John Proctor is the protagonist of The Crucible by Arthur Miller. He was persistent‚ honest‚ and full of integrity. At the end of the play Reverend Hale insists that Proctor”s

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    evidence.” Arthur Millers ‘The Crucible’ is an extended metaphor representing the parallels between the Salem witch-hunts and accusations of communism during the McCarthyism era. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in response to the unwarranted persecution of many Americans‚ who were accused of communist ties or associating with Communist governments. Two of the themes presented throughout The Crucible are Witchcraft and Personal Integrity. Miller sets up the parallel between The Crucible and McCarthyism

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    a greater evil‚ for a lack of better words. I agree with this quote‚ because there are many real life situations that can prove it‚ along with the situations portrayed in most literary works. Two pieces of literature I can relate to this quote would be “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck‚ and “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Both these books relate to the quote for the fact that the main protagonists‚ or in this case‚ the goodness‚ both get killed because of the antagonists‚ in this case‚ the evil

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    McKenna Elliott Mr. Jahnke English 10 3A 10 November 2013 Crucible paper Weakness‚ Jealousy and Manipulation In the 1950’s people were imprisoned for being accused as communists. Many lost their jobs and family. Many were afraid to stand up for themselves‚ therefore people just accused them even if they were innocent. How would innocent people feel if they were used as everyone’s scapegoat? Imagine if they had to accuse other people of witchcraft just to save there job‚ and social

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    man with courage makes a majority.”- Andrew Jackson Meaning: If one brave man stands up for what he believes in‚ he can make a change. Introduction: -hook -meaning -background information -thesis: Jackson’s quote is relevant to Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and the actions of John Proctor‚ Giles Corey and Reverend Hale of Beverly‚ thus proving that if one brave man stands up for what he believes in‚ he can make a change. BP1: John Proctor *transition -topic sentence: John Proctor proves

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    in vitro to conceive a child has started to become popular throughout the past few years. Not as it did in the book‚ but a woman who can’t have children use in vitro and possibly a surrogate to carry their child for them. In Brave New World‚ they used the Hatchery and Conditioning Centre for in vitro. There were multiple test tubes in the incubators that would start off all the people they would produce. It’s a little different than that in real life‚ though. Doctors don’t completely generate the

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    made solving a crime simpler for the crime scene investigators. There are numerous tools used in a crime scene‚ and the progression of these tools has made the work of an investigator more reliable. Fingerprint equipment‚ casting equipment‚ photographic equipment‚ evidence packing supplies‚ simple hand tools‚ blood collection supplies‚ and miscellaneous equipment are all extremely important and basic advances used in the majority of any crime scene. An example of a reliable and resourceful tool that

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    Essay on The Crucible The role that grudges and personal rivalries play in The Crucible are a major part of the theatrical production. It is one of the main themes of the play‚ along with: revenge‚ witchcraft‚ deception‚ and religion. Of all the motives and justifications of the characters‚ grudge and personal rivalry is probably the most prevalent. For example‚ Abigail Williams‚ a lowly servant‚ used her own personal grudge against Elizabeth Proctor (her former employer) as an motive for accusing

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    Columbia International College Tuesday April 8th‚ 2013 In the contemporary world‚ it might be common for men to have affairs with other women‚ but in the 1690s‚ America‚ it was unforgivable for men to do it and they would be punished. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor has an affair with Abigail‚ which is condemned in that society‚ so it is reasonable for John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth to marginalize Abigail to safeguard their reputation and family. For one thing‚ Mr. Proctor and Elizabeth need

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    unfair investigative techniques‚ especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism." This was used in the Cold War by U.S. Senator McCarthy to try and eliminate communists in the United States. It was used 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

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