temperatures began to rise and the "Ice Age" came to an end. Second Ice Age In the 14th century earth experienced the start of another Ice Age where much of the land mass was covered by glaciers‚ mostly in three areas: Alaska‚ Iceland‚ and the Scandinavian countries. By 1850‚ however‚ earth’s temperatures had warmed to the point where the glaciers receded‚ uncovering millions of acres of fertile soil. Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier‚ a French mathematician‚ was the first scientist to propose a theory
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The period of tension between the world’s two superpowers fallowing the Second World War is known as the Cold War. This period was full of tension and fear that the United States and the USSR would destroy each other and the world with their arsenals of atomic weapons. The seeds of this rivalry were planted nearly a quarter of a century before its actual commencement with the Revolution of 1918 in Russia. The Cold War Rivalry would manifest itself in everything from sports in Olympic competition
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English at the University of Michigan‚ and eventually wrote The Crucible (Arthur Miller Biography‚ Galvin). At the time of The Crucible‚ WWII had ended‚ and America was full into the Red Scare. The Red Scare is far less well known than WWII‚ yet it had a much greater effect on Arthur Miller and his story. The Red Scare was the search for Communists in America. This search was brought on by the fear that WWII caused. It brought around mass hysteria that was‚ oddly enough‚ centered on the artists
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The Domino Effect is the cumulative effect when one event sets off a chain of other events. This effect has happened multiple times throughout history‚ the two largest examples being The Red Scare of the 1950s and the Salem Witch Trials of the 1600s. The Red Scare‚ initiated by senator John McCarthy‚ caused the American people to develop mass suspicion‚ thinking that communists were roaming America attempting to destroy it. Perhaps one of the largest tragedies in human history‚ the Salem Witch Trials
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Logical Fallacies 1. Appeal to Fear/Scare Tactics Appeal to Fear/Scare Tactics means a fallacy of argument presenting an issue in terms of exaggerated ___________ or ____________. Someone who uses this fallacy tries to create support for his or her idea by ____________. Statement Character executing fallacy Meaning/Explanation Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word‚ or the edge of
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The crucible directly means a severe‚ searching test or trial. The book The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a perfect example of that definition. The book is based upon the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690’s‚ it also has a deeper meaning it also relates to the communist hunts of the 1950’s led by Joseph McCarthy. The Crucible in all of its meanings follow the definition of it being a severe‚ searching test or trial. In the book The Crucible Arthur Miller portrayed the horrors of the Salem Witch Trails
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It only makes sense that these two semi-relevant pieces relate to communism due to their time periods. The Phantom Slasher story was only a few years after the Second Red Scare and The Crucible is an allegory for the First Red Scare. In Norman Jacobs writing about the Phantom Slasher‚ he said "... this government has been at war with the mainland People’s Republic of China since 1949"(Norman 327). This means that Taiwan had been at war with the Communist
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South but separate from Saxons‚ and Frisians just South of Saxons. These four tribes are known as Anglo-Saxons who occupied England from 410 A.D. to 797 A.D. Durning that time seven Sovereign Kingdoms were formed. Vikings later called Normans were Scandinavian explorers‚ traders‚ and warriors. The Scandinavian’s spoke dilates of German. Vikings invaded large parts of England in 797 A.D. and ruled until 1066 A.D. The literature durning the dark ages main themes were about heroism and chivalry. Kings were
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Congress‚ Jeannette Rankin and was one of the first states to give women voting rights. Nearly 90% of Montana’s residents are of European descent‚ with a large number of immigrants of German‚ Irish‚ Norwegian‚ Welsh‚ Cornish‚ Italian‚ Slovak and Scandinavian heritage arriving in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A significant portion of Chinese immigrants also came and left a permanent mark on the state‚ especially in the mining cities of Helena‚ Butte‚ and Anaconda. Montana has no sales tax
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say they are dealing with witchcraft or be hanged. This is Either or because there can be many more ways to handle this‚ but hanging is the only option given. Scare tactics is a fallacy used in the Crucible as well‚ scare tactics being a fallacy where one is scared into panic to make a decision. This is used in Act 1 where Abigail scares the girls into not speaking a word about what happened in the woods. She does this by saying “Let either of you breathe a word‚ or the edge of a word about the
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