English 11 January 15th‚ 2003 John Proctor - the fair and noble character The novel The Crucible by Arthur Miller is about witchcraft and the accusations of witches in Salem‚ Massachusetts. One of the main characters in the story‚ which happens in the spring of 1692‚ is John Proctor‚ a farmer in his middle thirties. He is married to Elizabeth Proctor. It is not directly said‚ but they have at least two sons and a servant named Marry Warren. Because Proctor seems to be very religious‚ he really
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What about Bob? By Jessica Kerney Word count- 800 General Psychology 02c – 9:15am Mr. Braun April 5th 2012 What about Bob? In the movie‚ What about Bob‚ examples of both abnormal psychology and humanism were displayed through different characters. Abnormal psychology can be defined as an area of psychology that studies atypical thoughts‚ emotions‚ and behaviors that may be directed to many distinctive kinds of mental disorders. Behaviors of abnormal psychology can be either maladaptive
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allegorical tale‚ ’The crucible’‚ the play reaches its final and conclusive climax. John Proctor is forced by his conscience‚ his reason and the authority to reach a decision. On this decision balances his life‚ his reputation and his soul. The audience and Proctor’s own conscience will either brand him a coward or a hero depending on this single choice. Ultimately‚ he chooses the path of the hero. However‚ John Proctor is a tragic hero‚ who until that point in the play has carried with him a horrid sin
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John and Elizabeth Proctor on the pages 120-121 Page 120 Miller conveys Proctor’s need to be judged by his wife and to have her opinion. He is accused of making a pact with the devil and wants the right judgements to be made. This is demonstrated when Proctor says : "I want my life." Elizabeth responds: " I cannot judge you‚ John‚ I cannot!" Then later on Proctor shouts: "Then who will judge me ?" This dialogue between John and Elizabeth shows how Proctor is lost and doesn’t
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The war between detergent giants Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and Procter & Gamble (P&G) continues. [pic] This ad is special as it is plain stupid. However‚ a recent ad on TV takes a direct dig on the competitor’s product which is not something that has been seen on the Indi-Ad scene. The indirect references in ads have been in plenty but never ever I have seen such a direct attack. If you are familiar with Tide ads‚ their USP has been to highlight the superior technology which make the clothes more
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Case study 5.2 - "Are Teaching Assistants‚ Research Assistants‚ and Proctors Employees under the NLRB?" Given the broad definition of “employee” found in the NLRA‚ one would have to conclude that the teaching assistants‚ research assistants‚ and proctors are all employees of Yellowstone University. At a public institution the NLRA would specifically not apply‚ but as a private institution Yellowstone is providing compensation to its graduate students for contributions made to the operation of
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Creating Sustainable ValuePre-Course AssignmentGoogle’s Strategy Case | | | Question 1 In the early days of Google there was one major player called Yahoo in the search industry‚ but since then Google has managed to grow and to overcome by far any competitor in the search industry. Please find a summary of the relevant competitive Five Forces below: Threat of new entrants The search industry is attractive as the net profit margins are higher than 20% in average‚ nevertheless to
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John proctor is a good man. Despite his confessions to the court they continue to question him and leave him With 2 choices‚ to Confess to witchcraft or stay true to his belief. He is confused by what he wants and what is right. All he wants is to keep his honor which he refers as his name. Hale asks Elizabeth to speak to proctor and convince him to confess. Yet when she speak proctor he tells her “I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud. I am not that man. My honesty is broke‚ Elizabeth;
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private and public moralities are the same. In act one‚ the secret affair of John Proctor and Abigail Williams was revealed that led to conflict between John and his wife. Divorce was not permitted in the late 16th century‚ hence‚ the Proctors had to maintain their marriage causing discord within the Proctor household. At the start of Act 2‚ Miller creates a tense atmosphere of animosity portrayed by John and Elizabeth Proctor in their lack of affection‚ awkwardness‚ appraisal and guilt leading to affliction
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from having to move from other counties due to there rigid beliefs. All this happened between the spring and summer of 1692 in Salem‚ America due to congregational strife with plain back stabbing which caused life in fear. Miller portrayed John Proctors character as kind with strong opinions and principles. He also looked hard working and although he was deeply religious he chose not to go to church regularly because he thought the "Minister was not suitable". John was definitely passionate in anything
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