The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is a play about Witchcraft that is set in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. In the past‚ people were accused of witchcraft for unexplainable things. If someone was found practicing witchcraft‚ that person will be hanged. People who were accused of witchcraft had to make popular choices instead of the right choices for them to keep living. Accusations are put upon people so they could get away with trouble. And so the choices that the people had to make were important
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Whatever one may try to do to escape the behavior of lying is simply an element of human nature that cannot be avoided. In the play‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ many characters commit the sin of dishonesty‚ each with a different motive. The strict Puritan setting of the play often forces the characters to compromise their honesty because they feel as though their only solution is to lie. Even though Abagail and John Proctor did have an affair‚ Proctor denies the act. "Wipe it out of your mind
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Boxers and Saints are two companion graphic novels written by Gene Luen Tang‚a famous writer of graphic novels and comics.He said that he did two volumes because he wanted to give readers a different perspective to explain Boxers.Some people think Boxers are terrorists while some people may think Boxers are national hero.In my opinion‚there’s no absolute “good” or “bad” after I read these two books.The main characters‚Bao and Vibiana‚are in opposition.However‚they have many similarities
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The Truth Hurts A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee Williams is a play about a southern lady named Blanche from Mississippi visiting her sister Stella‚ who is married to Stanley and currently living in Elysian Fields‚ New Orleans. Blanche arrives in Elysian Fields‚ and throughout her entire stay with Stella and Stanley‚ there is tension and conflict occurring in Stella’s house. Even though Blanche and Stella were brought up in the South under wealthy conditions‚ the conflict is mainly caused
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Typically‚ people these days prefer watching movies over reading books. However‚ it can be interesting to read a book as well as watch the movie to find similarities and differences. The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ consists of two main characters: George Milton and Lennie Small. The movie‚ released in 1992‚ focuses on the same characters’ adventures working on a ranch during the Great Depression. There are several similarities between Lennie in the movie and the book‚ including him liking
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Arthur Miller and The Crucible Arthur Miller is an American playwright who started writing “the hook” which is about union corruptions on the Brooklyn waterfront. Then he started writing The Crucible which is about a troubled young girl named Abigail Williams‚ who had an affair with John Proctor in his 30s‚ and the witch trials. He also wrote The Crucible during the communism time and during the “Hitler speech‚ hoping to give them a sense of the Nazi which my play took place.” The article allegory
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The Fast & Furious fearless leader - Vin Diesel‚ unleashed a dramatic new trailer for his upcoming supernatural action film ’The Last Witch Hunter.’ The video trailer gives a slight indication of the resurrection of a death-dealing villain set on destroying humanity. Vin Diesel’s The Last Witch Hunter will be directed by Breck Eisner. Vin Diesel will portray the titular witch hunter Kaulder‚ a bearded‚ sempiternal witch-hunter who must stop a curse from devastating New York City. Kaulder will then
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Meg Murry is usually annoyed by everything and is always bored. She’s nice‚ but can be very mean to people. Meg gets in trouble a lot at school and often fights with people. Her dad left her‚ so she’s upset and confused most of the time. Meg also has a dog named Fortinbras and a fluffy cat. Meg’s little brother Charles Wallace can read both her and her mother’s minds. Her other brothers are Sandy and Dennys and they’re always making fun of Meg. At school‚ kids tease Meg and Charles Wallace all day
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Mrs. McCarthy silently leads me to her office. I’ve only been in here once. It was to plan my future. A future I will no longer have. Pamphlets line the walls‚ offering various solutions to make-believe problems. She sits in her La-Z-Boy desk chair‚ ripping apart at the seams from old age. To clarify‚I’m referring to the ancient counselor‚ not the chair. “I have brought you here because I have some concerns regarding a particular party over the previous weekend. Do you have any idea what I’m talking
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Discrimination is taught not inherit in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas In the story The Boy in the Striped Pajamas the main characters (Bruno and Shmuel) were taught to hate each other due to what society said but the characters went against society and become friends. The theme coming from the book is that discrimination is taught not inherit. The reason this is a big problem in this book is due to the fact that Bruno’s family shelters him to the point that he does not understand that the people
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