Ahmet K. Yilmaz English 11 (Honors)/Eaton Period 4 29 September 2014 The Crucible Double Entry Journals – Act II Passage Analysis “We cannot flinch; these are new times‚ sir. There is a misty plot afoot so subtle we should be criminal to cling to old respects and ancient friendships. I have seen too many frightful proofs in court—the Devil is alive in Salem‚ and we dare not quail to follow wherever the accusing finger points! …in great pain: Man‚ remember‚ until an hour before the Devil
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Daughters of the American Revolution- Diary Entry January 1914 I wonder what the New Year will bring. I bet it’ll be another year of a food shortage and starvation. More and more ships everyday are being sunk‚ therefore our goods fall out and fall to the bottom of the sea. I’m struggling to survive off grisly slices of dehydrated bread. It is very snowy outside‚ and while I admire the snow‚ we don’t have thick enough clothes to keep us warm. February 1914 Today was cold‚ so I stayed inside
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Prisoner of war diary entry 19th of April 1941 marks my second in year in this prisoner of war camp‚ I managed to gather a pen and paper from a guard to write this diary entry. I am very scared and I wonder how my father is going as it is his birthday tomorrow and I haven’t seen him for actually I can’t even remember the last time I saw him it was that long ago. This camp is like death; they are making me work day and night‚ getting up at 4 in the morning and not getting back to bed until at
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Diary Entry 1 We Africans had everything we had possibly wanted: Shelter‚ food‚ and family & friends to rely on. But we were all lacking something as a continent‚ and that was ‘freedom’. Now I’m going to explain how I was captured and brought up to be a slave. It was a typical day in Ghana when my mother asked me to go and milk the cow at our farm that was just before the woods. I had always been an exploratory person and this time I wanted to go and discover the woods. I had always been told
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The Crucible Essay The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ takes place during the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts. In the play‚ there are many dynamic characters including Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Hale‚ and John Proctor. Throughout the play‚ readers determine whether John Proctor is a good man or not. Proctor constantly changes throughout the whole play. In the Proctor household‚ there is so much tension between Elizabeth Proctor‚ Proctor’s wife‚ and John Proctor. Proctor has committed
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Jones AP Language 1 December 2009 The Crucible True Purpose One of the factors that can be accredited to starting the hysteria over witchery in the Crucible is the weakness of several of the characters in the story. The fear and lack of mental stability of these characters are a pivotal reason as to why these trials took place. It was Parris’s fear of his reputation being tarnished by his daughter’ssickness that led him to bring John Hale which eventually spirals down to the whole witch
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Meghan Lichauco Mrs. Gardner April 20‚ 2015 The Great Gatsby: Diary Entries Dear Diary‚ One lovely October day in 1917‚ I was taking a ride with the most wonderful man‚ by the name of Jay Gatsby. He had a way of making me feel so absolutely important when he looked at me. And when I talked I knew he was listening to every word that came out of my mouth. Usually when I talk everyone just takes me for a fool and barely pays any attention at all to what I’m saying. But not him. When he smiled at me
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We have now begun our journey to South Carolina. I can’t wait to arrive‚ though I am worried about the travel there. When we first set out‚ father spoke with James‚ Elizabeth‚ and I. He finally thought it was time to tell us about Lexington and Concord‚ I don’t think he knows I know so much about it already. Though he told us some things I was not aware of. He said that‚ even though the colonists lost so many men they still considered the battle a victory. This confused and surprised me‚ they thought
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Diary Entry #192 April 23rd 1865 This experience has been one of the most outlandish and eerie that one could of imagined. Most things in life can be explained rationally and with little thought to the reason or logic behind them‚ however what I have experienced is quite the conflicting to what I would usually be inclined to think. There must be some type of phenomenon that makes one feel as though one has left the natural world. These occurrences leave no room for logic‚ rationalization or justification
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In this Journal I will be representing Michael. Michael is the boyfriend of Megan Langslow‚ the main character who is an artist/detective. I chose Michael because I can connect myself with him. Michael and I are both very caring and not sophomoric; Michael and I both help out with chores or with the mysterious murder that had occurred. Also Michael and I both like to go with the flow. Diary 1 Today my girlfriend and I both had a “great” day traveling to the island of Monhegan‚ Maine. Well‚ if
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