Hysteria The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953. The Crucible is about a group of girls who practice witchcraft and then accuse innocent people of being witches in order to avoid consequences. Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953 during the McCarthy period when many Americans were accused for having Pro-Communist beliefs. The Crucible draws many parallels between the witch-hunts of the 1690s and the McCarthy trials of the 1950s The Puritan life was a very plain‚ straightforward
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I choose “Still I Rise”‚ by Mya Angelou because of the inspiration and strength that arises from it when it as it is read‚ which syncs with that of my own. The first time I heard it was in an assembly of minority young women during a Black History month celebration presentation. The lights were deeming as a screen of Angelou reciting her poem through a projection. It showed of a woman recalling the struggles of her ancestries‚ which is something I was not familiar with‚ these struggles. I understood
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this is a common viewpoint‚ many books written in a different time era can change us and the way we think and live out everyday tasks. Even though the book Romeo and Juliet was written in a truly different time era than the one we live in it is still relevant in today’s society. Throughout the entire book many things have changed the way I view many people and my relationships with my family and friends. Looking at the way Romeo was overly dramatic about him and Juliet being unable to be together
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In these days‚ it is difficult to find the family who doesn’t have a television in their living room‚ bedroom and even study room. Television is widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images with sounds. It was available to be set in homes‚ businesses and institutions since 1920‚ particularly as a source of entertainment and news. As the other technologies develops‚ the television also have been had huge developments. Just a few decades ago‚ television showed the
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I would say that traditional gender roles for men and women are not relevant today. Gender roles have been around for years and they have always been labeled a certain way‚ but I’d say now that those labels have been broken. They are not as relevant in today’s world as they were years way back. There is too much diversity and roles that men and women have both done. In today’s world women might do things that men are regularly stereotyped to do and vice versa. The time since now and way back then
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Immigration Today Immigration is an important issue in the US because being the “melting pot” that we are and having the reputation of providing the “American Dream” to all who come here‚ it becomes very attractive for immigrants who come from less appealing countries. Yet this number of immigrants is so incredibly high that the country’s policies on becoming a citizen cannot keep up. To become a citizen an immigrant must apply for residency and have resident status while residing in the
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Do you think Tina’s life could still be meaningful? Life could be meaningful as long as Tina is able to overcome the hardship of losing her husband and daughter by accident. However‚ she might realize that her life became meaninglessness‚ since her life full of important feeling‚ emotions‚ and meanings by closely bonding to husband and daughter but all gone in sudden. Therefore‚ it must be a challenge to her to admit that their deaths were an ongoing natural process human being requiring going through
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Are You Still Playing Your Flute? State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). 1 The persona is glad that the person is playing the flute again. ( ) 2 The persona thinks that the flutist is very good in his playing. ( ) 3 The village in stanza two has rice fields that are growing. ( ) 4 The persona thinks that watching the sun set is a luxury. ( ) 5 Enjoying the fragrance of flowers is foolish. ( )
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Does the "American Dream" Still Exist? By definition‚ "American Dream" is the ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American. If one is willing to work hard‚ he or she can be successful and owns a prosperous life for his or her family. For the immigration people‚ the American dream is about establishing a better life and having the freedom to practice their belief that elsewhere may have been impossible. For those reasons‚ many people over the
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thoughts may hinder a success or tarnish a goal when it is finally reached. Others‚ perhaps those with stronger natures‚ learn to accept a situation and rise to the challenge‚ thereby enhancing the end results. The stories Silences by Tillie Olsen and Still Just Writing by Anne Tyler are perfect examples of the differences of goals reached through
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