for good or for bad? In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ many of the main characters go through drastic changes that lead to their demise. In the 17th century in Salem‚ Massachusetts a major conflict has arisen. All the young teenage girls are accusing people of witchcraft which causes a chain reaction of pointed fingers at other "witches". Over the many different series of events‚ John Proctor has changed the most. Throughout the play‚ John Proctor attempts to save his wife‚ his identity‚
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Explain the relationship that you think exists between law and justice. The relationship between law and justice has always been a topic of great controversy. Many people rely fully on the law to bring about‚ what they believe‚ to be justice‚ while others are of the opinion that the law is too ‘black and white’ to be wholly regarded as just. The debate of whether a jury is an effective way of bringing forth justice has been present for centuries. The opinion that it is not a reliable way
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Relationship between Mother and Child Janessa L. Visser Columbia College A relationship is one of the best ways to describe a loving interaction between human-beings. In particular the mother and child relationship is a dynamic view of how all aspects of theoretical perspectives of psychology can play an influence. I walk through the stages of bonding through the creation to the beginning of those dreaded teenage years. Furthermore through the paper explanations on how the child: learns‚ observes
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My life depended on it. If word got around that our family was bewitched‚ I could be hanged! If I were to be condemned‚ I could then never belong to John Proctor‚ he would never love me again. So‚ Diary‚ I tried my best and shook Betty until her head flew back and forth‚ I screamed her name and yelled threats at her to wake up. For a split second‚ her eyes opened and we both stared at each other in
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In this scene‚ Tom leaves to the fire-escape and ponders on where he grew up. Amanda eventually joins Tom where they apologize and forgive each other. Tom then tells Amanda that a man named Jim O’connor is coming over for dinner tomorrow night. Amanda is absolutely ecstatic with this news‚ but she is also nervous that she will not have enough time to clean the place in time. Tom tells Amanda not to get too excited because Jim is not coming to exclusively meet Laura. Tom also says that Laura is crippled
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Shoshana Ginsbury Act Four Scene One: Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the tragedy of the play as a whole This extract is from Act Four‚ Scene One of William Shakespeare’s tragic play‚ Othello. In terms of the five-act tragic structure‚ it is part of the fourth act- the ‘falling action’‚ during which the conflict of the play unravels‚ and the direction of the ending is made clear. In this extract‚ an arguable turning point is reached when Othello slaps Desdemona‚ and his hatred
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What is the relationship between religion and morality? It is in my opinion that religion is dependant on morality and not the other way around. Through this‚ it can be stated that morality reinforces the development and evolution of religion. In this essay‚ I shall show that this is the case drawing from theories proposed by Plato‚ Kant and Berg. According to Jonathan Berg‚ “…a way to construe ethics as depending on religion would be on the basis of a ‘Divine Command Theory’ of ethics‚ identifying
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Devil worshipers and witches turn a village against each other. The author who wrote The Crucible is Arthur Miller and was published in 1950 but the play took place in 1692. John Proctor was a good man with great intentions. Proctor is an honorable man because he took the blame for the false lies so the innocent people who were accused wouldn’t die. An honorable man is a man who stands up for something he did or didn’t do and takes the wrath of whatever the punishment is. Proctor is an honorable
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ENGLAND UNDER ELIZABETH 1558 - 1603 Outline of Key Dates Events in England… 1536 1. The Pilgrimage of Grace 1543 - Scots forced to accept the Treaty of Greenwich 1541 - Henry VIII declared King of Ireland by Act of Parliament 1547 - Henry VIII died: Ascension of Edward VI - Lord Somerset becomes Lord Protector 1549 - First Act of Uniformity 2. Kett Rebellion 3. The Prayer Book Rebellion - Somerset overthrown as Lord Protector; Warwick
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The Bond Between Huck and Jim Friendship is one of the most coveted things in life. A good friend always going to be there when they need to be. In the novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ a runaway slave named Jim and a teenage boy named Huck face a multitude of challenges that will cause them to work together to survive. This leads to a very unlikely and dangerous relationship that they develop together. Over the course of the novel Huck and Jim’s relationship will grow from
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