workers. The organization has been summoned to court on several occasions for inappropriate behavior or informal and unethical behavior‚ resulting in a negative downfall‚ or effect on someone else’s life. In Carden‚ Courtmanche and Meiners (2009)‚ Putnam (2000) treats social capital as an input: social capital refers to connections among individuals—social networks and the norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them. Wal-Mart clearly does not have a worldly connection to the community
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one Rebecca Nurse and Goody Putnam learn that Reverend Hale will be coming to Salem. The quote “There is a prodigious danger in the seeking out of loose spirits” was stated by Rebecca to Goody Putnam. She said this because she doesn’t want Reverend Hale to come and interfere with what is happening in Salem. This quote is important because it shows how Rebecca feels about Reverends. 4.) On page 148 Mrs. Putnam and Rebecca Nurse are talking about Goody Putnam losing her babies. One of the
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John Proctor’s tattoo shows the immense love he has towards his family. After the big mistake he had with Abigail‚ he loves his family more than anything. He regrets having an affair with Abigail which led him into getting a tattoo. His tattoo is a tree with the word family written on the side. The tree represents that his family will grow as one. He wants his family to grow with wisdom‚ strength‚ and protection. His family is what gives John strength and encouragement to be a better man. He knows
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Robert D. Putnam has argued that non-political organizations in civil society are vital for democracy. They result in building social capital‚ trust and shared values‚ which politically‚ help hold society together. Putnam’s civil society is the idea that positive outcomes in government are a product of civic community‚ for example‚ networks of trust such as‚ soccer club or choral society (Putnam). However‚ social capital may also lead to negative outcomes if the political institution and democracy
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is seen as an attack against the church; He expresses his frustration by saying that‚ “Is every defense an attack upon the court?”. The story goes on and Giles presents his deposition‚ Giles accuses Mr. Putnam for using his daughter to cry witchcraft on George Jacobs‚ after Jacobs is killed Putnam would then buy his land.
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The play begins with the initial reports of witchcraft and witchcraft-related afflictions‚ like in the cases of Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam. It sets the stage for the build up of the plot‚ which delves deeper into the Salem Witch Trials that resulted in numerous convictions and executions of Salem residents. What is interesting about The Crucible is the development of the "love" or lust of Abigail Williams for John Proctor‚ which took place prior to the first act. What was initially young forbidden
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Roland Wohlfarth 201310596 Tutor: Schalk Assignment 1: Putnam – Scepticism Due: 15/09/2015 Scepticism can be understood as doubting the truth of something; it is the philosophical theory which asserts the some knowledge is not possible. Hilary Putnam attacks global scepticism and provides a solution on scepticism about the external world. Putnam begins by explaining that when referring to something in the external world the term and the object in use are “causally connected through the act of naming”
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In section 2 of Skepticism and Content Externalism Hilary Putnam argues that she can establish she is not a BIV on the basis of semantic considerations alone. Putnam uses a martian on mars in comparison to a brain in a vat to prove her argument. Putnam states that if the Martian forms a mental image of a tree in reference to an illustration of a tree it is actually not a representation of a tree. This goes for the BIV as well; The martian and the BIV do not have casual interaction with trees that
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The Crucible: Try to distinguish as carefully as possible what motives each of the ‘pro-witchcraft’ group: Parris‚ Mr and Mrs Putnam and Hale. How does each contribute to the web of supposition? In what way or ways does each lay claim to the “the clean white hand of moral duty”? Are they justified in doing so? Act one reserves no unknown agenda’s in the sudden hysteria of Satanism plagued by the community of Salem. With this‚ the audience is introduced to certain characters that retain the
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economical animosity behind the accusations‚ but mostly mass hysteria was the main culprit. The accusations were not considered unusual because witchcraft beliefs were very strong in this time period. Witches were regular people whose pride‚ envy‚ or greed apparently led them to make a pact with the Devil. The people held accountable for witchcraft were claimed to use supernatural powers to torment their neighbors by causing illness‚ destroying property‚ or possessing the victim’s body and mind. The
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