When analyzed‚ Ann Putnam can be represented as suspicious‚ distressed‚ and manipulative. She is seen as suspicious because she is constantly analyzing other people’s actions. In The Crucible‚ Mrs. Putnam accuses Sarah Good of being a witch when she says‚ "I knew it! Goody Osburn were midwife to me three times. I begged you‚ Thomas‚ did I not? I begged him not to call Osburn because I feared her. My babies always shriveled in her hands." (Act 1.Page 47). Another explanation of her suspicion is
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In his Twin Earth example‚ Putnam describes ‘Twin Earth’ as a place that is essentially a duplicate of earth. Everything on this Twin Earth is the same‚ except for the molecular structure of its water. Instead of its water having a chemical structure that consists of H2O‚ its chemical structure is XYZ. Although it does contain the same superficial characteristics of water‚ Putnam theorizes that this XYZ ‘water’ is not the same as the water here on earth. Thus‚ Putnam draws his first conclusion.
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Putnam Investments faced difficulties in 2003 when it became a target of scrutiny investigation‚ because the firm was involved in the issues of market timing and late trading. By then‚ Lawrence Lasser had been the CEO of Putnam for almost 17 years. The culture of the company was built around hierarchy‚ individual achievement‚ and aggressive‚ sales-driven growth . Lasser’s daily small actions did affect the culture of the company and gradually the weak culture led to the difficulties faced by the
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Thomas Putnam plays a major role in the Salem witch hunt in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Inheriting a handsome amount of property makes Putnam a wealthy person; however‚ it doesn’t seem to satisfy his ambition. After the town terribly rejected Putnam’s brother-in-law‚ Bayley‚ Putnam’s bitterness has increased. Finally his prodigious involvement in the relentless accusations places him in the center of the spot light‚ making him a salient character in both the play and the
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“Is Robert D. Putnam Correct About Civic America?” By: Patricia Hulverson Political Science 221 What is the source of the decline in social capitalism? According to Robert D. Putnam in “The Strange Disappearance of Civic America‚” it is television. Putnam defines social capitalism as “networks‚ norms‚ and trust that enable participants to act together more effectively to pursue shared objectives.” (Putnam1) He explored many posssible reasons for the decline including mobility‚ lack of time‚
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The greed of Mr. Putnam When an inidiviudal has done something wrong‚ he will give himself a reason to excuse his wrongdoings. He will not think about what motivated the course of his action or the consequence of his action. He will not think about how it affects the innocent people. As time passes‚ his goodness will be gone‚ and he will feel as if his crimes were ordinary. In "The Crucible‚" one of the influential character that directly related to this situation is Thomas Putnam. In order revenge
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee On September 22‚ I went to the 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee musical put on by Capital University. In the play‚ kids compete to be the spelling bee champion for their school‚ and it details their lives and why the spelling bee is important to them. In the beginning‚ I thought it would be a very fun and witty play‚ but it was much deeper than I expected. The kids had real life and relatable problems that even as an adult I could imagine my life
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During The Crucible‚ a wealthy and influential man named Thomas Putnam took advantage of the witch trials by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying their land. Even though all the issues occurring were terrible‚ his greed for money and power overtook. In this case‚ he literally used the sins of others‚ even though many of the accusations were false‚ to benefit him directly. Similarly‚ to the unnamed woman from The Scarlet Letter‚ Putnam was a hypocrite because he too committed one of the seven
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reputation he has and more importantly keeping him the job in which he acquires all of his money. Thomas Putnam had a bigger motive for starting these witch trials. Thomas Putnam helped spread the witch trials because he was bitter towards the Nurses and he wanted more land for himself. The Putnams had a bitter attitude towards the Nurses for a few reasons. One of the reasons being Francis Nurse prevented Thomas Putnam’s brother-in-law from becoming the
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Professor Scott THE 2000 BW61- Theatre Survey 29 July 2014 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee The concept of the spelling bee arose in the 1700s among the Puritans and they called these contests “Spelling Schools.” Theatre has been around for a very long time. It first started out where only men were allowed to preform‚ now‚ today anyone can perform no matter their skin‚ race‚ or ethnicity. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is what modern theatre is today. Actors singing‚ dancing
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