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    Use it‚ don’t abuse it Having a good reputation is a goal that every human being wants accomplished during his or her life‚ but only to a certain extent. Having a reputation‚ the basic theme of this book‚ has a great amount of importance in The Crucible. This theme plays a tremendous role in what the basis of this book is. Arthur miller developed this theme throughout the book by accumulating characters with this quality. There are many characters in this book‚ but the ones that convey these qualities

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    Heroes I. In 21st century American society people protect their own‚ love and also act in such an inspirational manner just as the behaviors‚ actions‚ and fallacies in both Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” and William Bennett’s article “Aurora heroes”. A. In both the article and the play‚ men protect their own by sacrificing their own lives. B. Love is evident in everyday life‚ because it is an emotion. The men who died as Aurora

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    Humanity and violence was the biggest theme in the story. Cormac McCarthy is the author of the book “The Road”. He’s one of the authors who write post-apocalyptic novels. He’s expressing that the world is in shambles with little humanity. In the book‚ there is a new world because the old world was way back in the past and now it has changed. There is dead everywhere‚ the world is dark because that is how the apocalypse is‚ and many humans have turn into savages trying to survive. There could be people

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    Ubiquitous Love In the novels‚ The Road and All the Pretty Horses‚ by Cormac McCarthyMcCarthy shows through symbolism and setting‚ that ever-present love is a basic human need. In The Road‚ the boy symbolizes faith‚ and is the source of never-ending love. All the Pretty Horses‚ the horses symbolize an unfallen spirit‚ and is the basis of a deep love. In The Road‚ the desolate and godless world proves to be unforgiving‚ yet there is a beacon of light and love found through the boy. In All

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    Maria Blanco The Crucible Essay Draft Fear and loathing can overpower all senses of reason. A doctor conducted that the children were suffering from the effects of witchcraft. Some people were actually innocent and they still hanged them because they thought that they were witches. Salem Reverend Parris attempted to capitalize on fear when he preached about the witches that abounded in Salem. Arthur Miller‚ in his drama “The Crucible”‚illustrates fear through the actions and reactions of

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    Christian Ruiz Period. 2 The Crucible We all lie but to what point do the lies just go too far? In The Crucible by Arthur Miller Abigail Williams tells lies to the city of Salem‚ she speaks of witches. At first she told a small lie so she would not get it trouble but the lies soon escalated. Now she was lying for her own gain‚ to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor so she can have John Proctor all to herself. Arthur Miller teaches that lying is harmful through characters developed by the usage of dialogue

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    Sebastian Jacques English 11: Honors Closing the Door on the Crucible This is exactly what you as readers have been waiting for‚ the final and most exciting scene from the play the Crucible. When John Proctor is dealing with is mind boggling internal conflict‚ something happens to him‚ earlier in the play‚ all Proctor though about what was at stake that would affect him like his name‚ his soul and even his life‚ but now the tables have turned. Proctor is experiencing and epiphany‚ a sudden realization

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    Critical Issues in Literature-The Crucible Name Piece Assignment Common Core Standards W 11.3‚ SL 11.6. L 11.2 At the end of the play‚ John Proctor refuses to sign his name to the written confession (stating that he participated in witchcraft). He responds to Danforth by saying‚ “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name?” For this

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    Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the whirlwind events of the Salem witch trials stem from the community’s bottled up bitterness over political‚ financial‚ and personal issues. This devil-worship scandal is quickly seized by Abigail Williams as an opportunity to seek power and revenge. Abigail is a small-minded girl overflowed with resentment. She is an unmarried woman and also an orphan. Abigail must take the humble position of a servant‚ but her pride causes her to resent her low position on the social

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    The Crucible in 1953. He wrote it because in the 1950’s many things were happening to him that caused him to relate to the Salem witch trials. This is the historical evidence given in the overture. The modern issues which is individual freedom U.S conformity in the play. This showed how The Crucible was a different time period but the modern issues were reflecting the old ones. Another piece of historical evidence is Miller wrote the play to connect his real life where Senator Joseph McCarthy wanted

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