10/1/12 The Crucible: Act 2 Journal Entry 1 Everyone at some point has been judged unfairly. In my case‚ being judged unfairly can happen because of a lack of trust or lack of understanding. A good example of this was during freshman year in geometry. After spending many hours at a friend’s house working on an extensive homework assignment‚ we learned the material and completed the assignment by working together. After we turned the homework in‚ the teacher immediately wrote us off claiming that
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Word | Meaning | Sentence using one example word | The Crucible: Intro + Act I Vocabulary Savor | appetizing | The food critics keeps the food in their mouth for a period amount of time to savor all the flavor from it. | Dogmatically | Strongly opinionated in an unwarranted manner | He dogmatically responded to his classmate‚ which caused him to be sent to the principal’s office. | Indigenous | Native to a certain area | Lewis and Clark needed Sacagawea’s help because she was indigenous
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November 2017 The CrucibleIn The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ there is lots of scenes where mass hysteria is used by characters to exploit other people in the book. This is demonstrated in a story based off the Salem Witch Trials and a major problem in the McCarthy Era. Arthur Miller was living through this McCarthy Era where people were accused for being communists yet there was none. He wrote The Crucible based off the that. Mass hysteria is used within the story by Abigail‚ Hale‚ and Mary Warren to exploit
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It is argued that capitalism creates inequality. Does this matter? Why? Justify your answer This essay will argue that capitalism does create inequality. The main body of this essay will argue how capitalism creates a cut throat society that only an elite few truly benefit from. It will also discuss how capitalism and true democracy consistently contradict one and other. Capitalism is an economic system that became dominant in the Western world following the demise of feudalism.[1] There is
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Tension is created in chapter 3 building up to the moment Candy’s dog is shot with the repeated use of silence. The word ‘silence’ is used 3 times to describe the atmosphere of the room leading up to the moment the dog is shot. The silence is described as ‘[coming] out of the night and invading the room’. From this personification we can deduce that Steinbeck wanted the reader to view the silence as an intruder. Because it is seen as such‚ the presence of something unwanted can give a sense of danger
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feud‚ young Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet were found dead in the Capulet tomb‚ Thursday night. It is believed that once word of the death of daughter Capulet‚ young Montague set forth to discover the truth despite being banished from Verona. Tension has always been present between the families of Montague and Capulet‚ the squabble between them older than any of the current household members. It is not uncommon to see these families disrupt the streets in Verona with their endless arguments and
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The Crucible Essay Assignment “Truth and Honesty is the oldest and most powerful of all of the human values” (Gary King). Gary King‚ professor at Harvard University‚ emphasizes that truth and honesty are an engrained values of human kind. These values are practiced by John Proctor and John Reverend Hale in The Crucible‚ and by Angela and Sister Gaudentia in article - It’s 2013‚ And They’re Burning ‘Witches’. John Proctor and Angela do not confess and be honest and truthful. Mr. Hale and Sister Gaudentia
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How Does Steinbeck Create Tension in Chapter Three in Of Mice and Men Steinbeck creates tension by making the atmosphere before Curley’s dog gets shot very awkward. He does this by writing about how small noises draw everyone’s attention in the room to it: “He rippled the edge of the deck nervously‚ and the little snapping noise drew the eyes of all men in the room‚ so that he stopped doing it.” This quote gives a sense of tension‚ since tiny things like rippling cards can drew everyone’s attention
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The writer is the famous writer William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare is considered the greatest writer and playwright of all time. His works were versatile‚ ranging from romance plays and sonnets to more tragedy works. He is well known for writing his very own plays and sonnets and acting. Shakespeare wrote a grand total of 37 plays and 154 sonnets. His plays have been produced more often and in more countries than those of any other author (Applebee 983). William Shakespeare shaped the way we
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The Character of Abigail “The Crucible” by Authur Miller‚ created many villainous images‚ likes Abigail Williams. She is the main character; Authur Miller draws the interest of his readers as she is a wicked confident girl who lies to get what she wants and defends her name and her life. Abigail Williams is defending her reputation and herself to get out of trouble. Abigail was an orphan‚ her uncle Parris feeds and clothes her. In Act I‚ She was also expelled from the
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