same thing was going on but in this case it was McCarthyism which is a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54. Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” focuses on the inconsistencies of the Salem witch trials and the extreme behavior that can result from dark desires and hidden agendas. In the Play it states “ Reverend John Hale: we cannot look to superstition
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* Topic sentence: * In my results from the Ethical Lens Inventory; my personal preferred lens is Relationship and Reputation Lens. My blind spot is overconfidence in process or unrealistic role expectations. In the results it states that I occasionally trust the process a great deal‚ because I trust that a consistent process result in a just outcome for all. I believe that my strengths are my behavior‚ tools for analyzing problems and gift. My ethical behavior is fair and living out role
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student raised with the Culturalcentric lens may have difficulty adopting some of the traditional classroom norms of group behavior. If there is a way to incorporate a cultural practice or tradition‚ one that is unique to this student‚ do so. It would validate them and offer a wonderful learning opportunity for their classmates. Also‚ there are times when the needs of the entire classroom must supplant the individual. A student with a Culturalcentric lens may have a challenge realizing these moments
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The Lens of Style and Personality About 200 people hike the Appalachian Trail every year; blind men‚ old men‚ fat men‚ young men‚ American men‚ foreign men‚ and women. However‚ each experience brings a new flavor‚ not because the hikers had different experiences‚ but because each tells the experience through a different lens: the lens of style and personality. In his hilarious book‚ A Walk In the Woods‚ Bill Bryson narrates his adventures as he challenged himself to hike the Appalachian Trail with
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Critical Analysis Paper Stargirl‚ a realistic fiction novel written by Jerry Spinelli‚ was published in New York in 2000. The novel would be a great read for children around the fourth-grade to sixth-grade reading level. The book discusses nonconformity and identity that many children face throughout their school years. Stargirl emphasizes an impactful message for young adolescents regarding personal identity and finding yourself. The book is narrated by Leo Borlock‚ a junior at Mica Area High School
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Claire Koob Mrs. Ens English 20-1 Final Draft A&P Critical Response “It’s our policy” (6)‚ A&P by John Updike‚ a short story centered on conformity and an adolescent named Sammy claiming his independence. The grocery store represents a box that cages Sammy in and prevents him from experiencing a maturing phase in his life. The every day ritual of the store is “empty” (4) and everyone usually has “nothing much to do” (4). The grocery store never really changes and is a bit of
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kind of disunity” (7) from occurring‚ highlights Salem and its priority placed on conformity. Therefore‚ Elizabeth Proctor and her internal conflict regarding morality contrasts starkly with the unquestioning society around her. In Miller’s play The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller utilizes Elizabeth Proctor’s evolving sense of justice and integrity to delineate that in a given world that values the dogmatic adherence to ideas or customs‚ a person who rejects that world often represses their own internal ethical
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The Materialistic American Dream Definition of sociological lens: A Marxist criticism is how different social classes interact‚ and in turn affect society as a whole. This includes how people idolize materialistic things‚ in most cases‚ money. This criticism states that socialism can only be achieved through the conflict between social classes brought forth by wealth and luxury. The philosopher Karl Marx stated‚ “I do not like money‚ money is the reason we fight”. This is the idea that nearly
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An organizational analysis is guided by an idea of how organizations work. There are three classic perspectives or “lenses” and each lens offers a different perspective through social and analytical science disciplines (Ancona et al.‚ 2004). The strategic design perspective emphasizes the efficiency and effectiveness of an organization to accomplish goals set according to the organizational standard. For over 45 years‚ Wal-Mart has been able to prove time and time again that they have set the
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Critical Discussion of the Topic and Arguments In the abortion debate‚ there are two sides of arguments which are pro-choice and pro-life. Each of them has arguments for supporting their positions. There are conflicts between the arguments they hold for their positions. For example‚ whether the fetus should be seen as a human or not? Whose right between the pregnant woman the unborn child is more important? How much pressure and regulations should the government putting on the abortion issue? There
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