Mac Morton 12 April 2013 English 12 Essay Question Although Miller’s The Crucible takes place in the late 1600’s‚ its lessons are still applicable to us in 2013. This short essay focuses on three specific lessons that I have learned from the play‚ which are the negative effects of mass hysteria‚ the consequences of deviating from social norms‚ and the dominance of patriarchy. The first lesson that I learned was that mass hysteria often creates harmful stereotypes. In the play‚ mass hysteria
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The Golden Bird A certain king had a beautiful garden‚ and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. These apples were always counted‚ and about the time when they began to grow ripe it was found that every night one of them was gone. The king became very angry at this‚ and ordered the gardener to keep watch all night under the tree. The gardener set his eldest son to watch; but about twelve o’clock he fell asleep‚ and in the morning another of the apples was missing. Then the second
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------------------------------------------------- Birds have hollow bones! Doesn’t that seem weird to you. HOLLOW BONES! Those stupid little creatures are so brittle! So‚ when I watched a bird slam into our class window in the middle of our history class (French Revolution)‚ I screamed! Not because I was scared but because hollow bones break easily‚ and I was pretty sure that bird broke a few of its bones. After the accident‚ the bird just sat there near the window looking inside‚ those beady
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Columbia International College Tuesday April 8th‚ 2013 In the contemporary world‚ it might be common for men to have affairs with other women‚ but in the 1690s‚ America‚ it was unforgivable for men to do it and they would be punished. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor has an affair with Abigail‚ which is condemned in that society‚ so it is reasonable for John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth to marginalize Abigail to safeguard their reputation and family. For one thing‚ Mr. Proctor and Elizabeth need
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The Phoenix Bird Name: Date: Block: Teacher: The phoenix bird is sometimes heard about and referenced in mythology‚ and even popular movies today like Harry Potter. But some don’t know its origin‚ and ancient mythological background. It starts with its symbolism. The Phoenix symbolizes rebirth‚ especially of the sun‚ and has alternatives in European‚ Central American‚ Egyptian and Asian cultures. In the 19th century‚ Hans Christian Anderson wrote a story about the phoenix. Edith Nesbit
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The song that I chose is Caged Bird by Alicia Keys. Alicia Keys is singing about how she feels in reference to a caged bird. The purpose of this song is to express her feelings as a person who feels that they are caged with out a key. This song is a lyric poem because; it expresses an emotion and conveys an idea of how she feels inside. When you listen to this song it seems to put you in a sympathetic mood. I think that this song portrays Keys and her record label and how she feels towards her fans
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The Cassowary Bird A cassowary is the name for a large‚ flightless‚ and strange looking bird that lives in the tropical forests of Australia and New Guinea. Cassowaries come from the ratite group‚ and there are three species: Southern Cassowary/Double-wattled cassowary of Australia and New Guinea‚ Dwarf Cassowary of New Guinea and New Britain‚ and the Northern Cassowary of New Guinea. The genus and species of the cassowary is Casuarius casuarius. The order the cassowary is from is the Struthioniformes
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watching birds. It is a popular hobby. Someone who does this is called a birdwatcher or birder. These two words mean the same thing‚ but people who spend a lot of their time watching birds‚ taking their hobby seriously‚ are more likely to call themselves “birders”‚ while “birdwatchers” may just be people who like watching birds when they happen to go for a walk. Both birdwatchers and birders are usually amateurs. The scientific study of birds is called ornithology. People who study birds as a profession
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Crucible conflicted In the play The Crucible Arthur Miller creates a play in which there’s a town with many persons of high stature. This makes a scene that is ready for an explosion with several different beliefs and when one woman confesses to the crime of witch craft it leads to several more confessions. One those who is convicted of witch craft‚ whose name is john proctor‚ cause a stir because the people that names carry weight in the town are convicted‚ but will not confess it raise some doubt
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Desire In “The Crucible” by Author Miller‚ several characters feel the seduction of power leading to absorbing it and taking over all that needed to be free. Through out the entire story‚ Abligail becomes insanely infatuated with stringing along power that she once had‚ continuous affairs with John Proctor so she can be see as someone much more superior then all other villagers in the village. Abigails uncle‚ an old merchant in Barbandos who was very successful‚ also has a desire to control the
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