professional. Some professionals have developed a conspiracy that McCarthyism and the Salem witch trials share similarities to one another. However‚ despite their similarities both trials also have their differences. Although the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism can be easily compared‚ the two events can still be contrasted through their processes of accusations‚ beliefs‚ and prosecutions. The first key difference between McCarthyism and the Salem witch trials is their accusations. When analyzing
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an essay on the following topic: "Discuss cultural differences as they exist in American and Vietnamese culture and suggest some ways to overcome them." CONTENT The difference of culture impacts so much to the way to living‚ the way of thinking and the way of doing business. America and Vietnam have a big difference in culture‚ religion and business. However‚ we live in a world where it is called flat world‚ where there is no restriction between countries. It requires us to integrate in order to
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philosopher. He had developed many ideas about how to restore peace and ensure harmony that governed Chinese way of life for three thousand years. Confucius taught five relationships that he felt must govern Chinese society. They were relationships between ruler and ruled‚ father and son‚ older brother and younger brother‚ husband and wife‚ and friend and friend. All but the last relationship‚ does the one person have authority over the other. Confucius said‚ "If a ruler himself is upright‚ all will
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McCarthyism was introduced by Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Second Red Scare that in general lasted between 1950 and 1956. During this period‚ McCarthy accused thousands of Americans of being "communists or communist sympathizers‚" leading to government and private-industry investigations and hearings. McCarthy’s primary targets were "government employees‚ those in the entertainment industry‚ educators and union activists" ("McCarthyism"). Several post-World War II events led to the Second
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Katherine Pajewski Ms. Little English Period 6 10/10/13 The Crucible and McCarthyism Paralleled In the play The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller creates a tragic story of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692 which parallel McCarthyism during the 1950s. Miller published this play in 1953‚ after feeling the effects of McCarthyism during the 1950s and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Miller paralleled McCarthyism by writing about the events and ways of thinking that prompted the outbreaks‚ the immediate reactions
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4). These questions are evidence of the hysteria that swept through Salem‚ Massachusetts during the winter of 1692 and again during the peak of the anti-communist revolution in the 1950’s. In The Crucible‚ innocent people were in danger of being accused of witchcraft and during the reign of McCarthyism innocent people were being accused of communism. “We too have been known to prefer plot over truth; to dent the evidence before us in favor of the ideas behind us; to do insane things in the name
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During the 1950s‚ McCarthyism arose as paranoia about communism in the United States. McCarthyism‚ after Senator Joseph McCarthy is a term used to describe the composition of disloyalty‚ subversion‚ or treason without felicitously appropriate regard for evidence. McCarthyism arose after World War 2‚ when Americans commenced to be very scared that communists were endeavoring to surmount the country. Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible because he wanted to connect the situation of the Salem witch tribulations
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sometimes convict someone of un-American activities in the late 1940 ’s‚ early 1950 ’s. This period of time was known for McCarthyism--a time of extreme anticommunism‚ lead by Senator Joseph McCarthy (McCarthyism). The United States pledged to contain the spread of communism globally‚ as well as locally‚ and did what it could to keep this promise. Americans began to fear that communism was leaking into the media‚ government‚ arts‚ schools‚ and other areas. This was called the "Red Scare" (Brinkley). One
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SOCIALISM AND COMMUNISM Socialism and communism are two similar political systems. The similarities are that both systems are based on public ownership of the means of production and centralised planning. This basically means that all businesses owned by individuals are not held under the names of individual members‚ they are owned cooperatively by the government. Thus‚ all resources of producing and distributing goods are owned by a centralised government that controls the economy. They make decisions
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The Crucible and McCarthyism Arthur Miller lived through the Red Scare‚ also known as McCarthyism. After living through this era and being one of the accused communists Miller wrote the book titled The Crucible in 1952. This book told the story of the Salem witch trials with some modifications to make it more relevant to the current situation. The book ultimately became an allegory devoted solely to McCarthyism. In The Crucible uses situations such as the actual trials‚ direct comparisons from
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