located in Massachusetts‚ several young girls fell ill. They experienced seizures and hallucinations and the town attributed it to the devil or evil spirits. Arthur Miller’s book‚ The Crucible‚ tells the story of these girls and the series of hearings and trials that destroyed the town. A critical theme in The Crucible is the role that hypocrisy can play in tearing apart a community even though the people of Salem are of Puritan belief‚ they practice and claim to have moral standards but they do not
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It is amazing how lies told by a young female in The Crucible can start so much trouble in society. In a puritan society they thought of woman as inferior to men‚ and that they were not capable of doing much. George Orwell who was a author and a critic once stated that‚” Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk‚ he does not lay eggs‚ he is too weak to pull the plough‚ he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits yet he is the Lord of all animals.” This quote is
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In the play "The Crucible" written by Arthur Miller‚ the author displays how easily people can make judgments based on their personal beliefs rather than rational and logical reasoning. Miller elucidates throughout the play that truth has no meaning when men believe only what they want to believe. A situation is created where there are factors capable of forcing characters into making assessments based on what they think is right while disregarding the truth. Three characters in Miller’s play who
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Megan Gilmore Mrs. Jones AP English 11 January 30‚ 2012 Students’ Behavior and Extra Curricular Activities Over the course of my high school career‚ I have encountered many different types of people and have learned that the opinions of each are as varied as the individuals they correspond with. Every single one has his or her own perception about staying after school for a multitude of reasons and activities. Some‚ like me‚ have a stronger opinion than others. I maintain the belief that
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Todd Closson English 8/24/14 The Crucible Society trusts those that conform‚ and distrusts those that don’t. One advantage of conforming to societies expectations is that you gain trust from the society. People who don’t conform aren’t trusted. One disadvantage is that you join the group‚ so you’re not technically an individual anymore in your own right. In the novel The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller explains the causes of hysteria‚ mob mentality‚ scapegoating by showing the conflicts within a society
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Journal Topics for The Crucible As you read the play over the next few days‚ choose any 3 of the following topics and respond to them in a google document or on paper. Each response must be at least 250 words. You must include references to the text and provide support for all of your claims. Please use your best writing- no grammatical/spelling/capitalization errors- divide ideas using paragraphs etc. Each journal entry is 20 pts. You may do one more extra credit. Again‚ we are working on
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The Crucible: From Play to Movie Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible was adapted into a film premiered in 1996. Miller dramatizes the Salem witchcraft trials in the 1600s. When Abigail Williams (Winona Ryder) and a group of girls begin to accuse people of practicing witchcraft‚ the town goes into hysteria. Abigail has an affair with John Proctor (Daniel Day-Lewis) and accuses his wife Elizabeth (Joan Allen) in an attempt to get rid of her. But Proctor seeks to prove that the girls are lying. Throughout
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In my opinion there are many reasons as to why extra curricular activities should stay and not be abandoned. There are many positives to having extra curricular activities. With many positives come little negatives‚ all factors should be factored in. After looking at both sides there is a clear answer as to what should happen with extra curricular activities. If the schools keep extra curricular activities it will enhance students grades and bring them more potential for the future. Being in
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Extra Sensory Perception Jessica O’Keefe Social Studies Department Vernon Township High School Presented to Mr. Chorney Vernon Township High School Psychology CP 5 January 2015 Everybody has heard about the five senses; sight‚ smell‚ sound‚ touch and taste. But some people believe that they have a sixth sense which is known as the extra sensory perception (ESP). “Scientists and anthropologists agree that ancient humans had much more highly developed sensory perception than we do.” (Browne
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The world today is all upside down‚ It’s like a huge‚ messed up disordered town. Daily‚ there are thousands dying from hunger‚ age of death is only getting younger. Their life over filled with so much pain‚ living on to get their kids that one extra grain. It’s just so ridiculous and crazy‚ we turn a blind eye only because we’re lazy. Here‚ we have more than enough food to spare‚ but greed is obstructing us from being able to share. There are so many dying from the food they lack‚ but here
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