Ryan Hermes Mr. Kadwell Advanced English 11 January 2nd‚ 2016 Exploitation of the Trials The Crucible‚ taking place in the highly theocratic Salem‚ Massachusetts during the late 1600’s‚ starts off with the local Reverend Parris discovering several girls from the colony dancing in the woods. His arrival causes fright amongst the girls‚ panicking them. One girl‚ Parris’s daughter Betty‚ takes ill becoming unresponsive to any efforts to wake her up. The colonists believe the girl’s illness is
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children and only one child survived. Mrs. Putnam then claims that Rebecca did this purpose and is therefore a witch. Thomas Putnam is a wealthy man and is the first character to start accusing citizens of witchcraft. Thomas Putnam was a wealthy man who owned a lot of land. He used his daughter Ruth to accuse people and take their land away from them after they died. it was a law that if you died that your property was available for auction. Thomas Putnam was the only man around that was able to afford
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In the play The Crucible‚ the author Arthur Miller talks about many Central ideas. The two that stuck out most were‚ first; false accusations‚and false judgement just to obtain power‚ and second; would be standing firm in what you believe in even if it means death for witchery. For many of the people in the play were judged‚ and prosecuted for witchery even though they did not commit the crime. The first Central idea that stuck out was‚ false accusations and false judgement just to obtain power
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whatever desire this is for their own personal gain. Be it greed for lust and love as represented by Abigail Williams‚ greed for power and authority as represented by Reverend Parris‚ or greed for land‚ wealth and power as represented by Thomas Putnam. Arthur Miller points out all of these in his play “The Crucible.” He shows how it leads to the corruption of a once good community. The greed and quest for power blurs the truth of many in the town of Salem‚ and causes great destruction in the
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Volunteering has been identified as a significant contribution to the development of social capital or civil society. Should non government organisations feel a responsibility to maximise volunteer opportunities? Why? Introduction Volunteering is defined as "any activity in which time is given freely to benefit another person‚ group‚ or organization" (Wilson‚ 2000). It is often mentioned in the context of social capital. Researchers believe that volunteering has contribution to the
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After the girls start accusing people of witchery‚ I think the only people who feel a sense of belonging are the Putnam family. Rebecca Nurse will not conform to admitting association with the devil and therefore is outcast. The Proctors don’t go to church as often as is expected and do what they think is right rather than what they’re told to‚ and thus are also looked
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deinstitutionalization of the chronically mentally ill has exposed serious inadequacies in the community mental health system (Rapp & Winersteen‚ 1989). Several unfortunate consequences of the shift have been reported: the increase in the homeless population (Cohen‚ Putnam‚ & Sullivan‚ 1984); the hospital revolving door‚ where in some places readmissions approximate 70% (Goldman‚ Adams‚ & Taube‚ 1983); and the heavy burden placed on families who often do not have the personal or financial resources that come with demands
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Who are Ann and Thomas Putnam? What do they suggest is Betty’s problem? What is their motivation for suggesting this? The couple who lost all but one child‚ Ann. The Putnams believe that Betty is being controlled by the Devil and is suffering the same symptoms as their daughter Ruth related to withcraft. Who is Ruth? What is her relationship to the Putnams? What is wrong with her? How do the Putnam’s tie her problem to Betty’s? Ruth is the Putnams’ daughter; she is the other girl
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Current Issues With Integrating Aboriginal Content in Canada Ontario‚ the province with the largest population of aboriginals‚ put forth an educational framework that suggested a need for a curriculum that incorporated Aboriginal cultures and perspectives in order to improve Aboriginal student learning outcomes (Kim‚ 2015). Kim (2015) analyzed the Ontario grades 7-12 textbooks in order discover the extent and quality of aboriginal content within the Ontario science curriculum documents. From
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cornerstone of the mass hysteria that soon became known as the Salem witch trials. In his play‚ The Crucible‚ Miller demonstrates how the fear of people in authority can destroy a community by bringing it to mass hysteria through the characters of Parris‚ Putnam‚ and Proctor. Reverend Parris‚ the minister in Salem‚ fears the people of the town to a point where he can hardly leave his house without believing that someone is plotting against him. Reverend Parris has a suspicion that there is a faction in
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