Name Kentarius Dower Date 6/18/12 The Crucible‚ Act I‚ by Arthur Miller Literary Analysis: Drama: Dialogue and Stage Directions Arthur Miller’s stage directions in The Crucible are extensive‚ detailed‚ and full of historical information. They provide the setting‚ background on the situation‚ and information about characters’ backgrounds‚ motives‚ and personalities. A reader of the play benefits from Miller’s background information by gaining an understanding of the
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Personal traits Self-confidence Warren Buffett is very confident in himself when it comes to investing. He makes an investment is not based on a great amount of information but his “highly confident” speculative. He had made three million dollars with his entirely speculation. He has often described he is never worried about his investment as he believes in himself and never has doubt on his ability. One of his famous quotes clearly showed his strong sense of self-confidence‚ said that “I always
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don’t work on the Sabbath‚ they believe the Gospel‚ they respect the minister’s word like it is God’s‚ and so on. Value is something that is important to the person. Also religion is the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power. In The Crucible‚ the message Arthur Miller is trying to say to people about religion is that fear operating in the witchcraft accusations and the tension between the Salem residents one another‚ this misplaced anger steams from old grudges and vengeance. To
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FINA5010W Financial Management Case Study Report– Warren E. Buffett‚ 2005 Ankie Wong Benny Cheng Christine Wai Chris Tam Jacky Chan Veronica Chang 1155008805 1155006903 1002549534 1005140000 1155006899 1155008802 1 In this case study‚ we attempt to study an investment Guru‚ Mr. Warren E. Buffett‚ through (1) evaluating his 2 major investments - acquisition of PacifiCorp. in 2005 and the ‘Big Four’ (2) investigation and critical analysis of his 8 major investment philosophies and other
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Case 1 | Warren Buffet | Group 7 | According to the case‚ there are stock price changes for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement. Also‚ the bid price for PacifiCorp is $9.4 billion. After knowing this announcement‚ Berkshire Hathaway’s Class A shares price went up and make them gained in market value $2.17 billion. In Berkshire and other investors’ point of view‚ After Berkshire takeover PacifiCorp‚ it might have a good development and future
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"You are combined with anti-Christ‚are you not?"--Danforth. Within Miller’s book The Crucible he portrays and explains how Puritan life was and how the people responded to it on a daily basis. Within The Crucible there is a horrific village known as Salem and in it everything runs off of the bible and the people’s thought and if they think you are a witch you will be accused and have to either confess or be brought to death. By closely looking at how Puritanism caused such havoc and destruction
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Things like jealousy‚ selfishness or peer pressure often lead to faulty situations. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller you can see how even in the play‚ they get into these mishaps.Victor Hugo says “Society is a republic. WHen an individual tries to lift themselves above others‚ they are dragged down by the masses‚ either by ridicule or slander.” This quote is referring to everyday situations where you feel as if you must feel higher than someone else. Weather it be selfishness‚ jealousy or peer pressure
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message of Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ is that when uncontrolled hysteria is combined with ignorance‚ the outcome is tragic. While Miller offers his audience some comic dialogue to soften the events it does not mask the horrifying reality of the witch hunt and its aftermath. Rather‚ the humorous insights serve to reveal the simplicity and innocence of people living rustic lives in a God-fearing community. Several characters‚ Paris and Hale‚ Mary Warren and John Proctor‚ provide the audience
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Stephanie Silva 5/27/13 History 101 Homework #2 Historical film review The Crucible Plot/Summary This Film is presented in the Puritan New England Town of Salem Massachusetts. In this film a group of girls go dancing in the woods with a black slave named Tituba. They see that they have been caught by the local minister and one of the girls falls into a coma. The girl is rushed to the village and puts everyone at worry. Parris tries to calm everyone down they gathered were the girl
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Before reading ’The Crucible’‚ I had no idea what a crucible was. To me a container isn’t a good word to describe a crucible‚ but a pot is better. Everything that’s put in a pot in mixed together and reacts‚ it’s a metaphorical way of putting this story. But it’s also the beginning cause for all problems that arise in this carefully crafted play by Arthur Miller. This play‚ ’The Crucible’ is based on the 1692 witch trials that occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts yet it also focuses on the relationships
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