Alec Hendrickson 11/14/10 p.3 Did John Proctor Die a Hero? In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor displays some of the key aspects of beig a hero. Those aspects are‚ he risked his reputation and his life to save the lives of the falsely accused people in his town. A big aspect of being a hero is sacrifice‚ but even though he lacks the other aspects such as unselfishness and compassion‚ he is still a hero. John is selfish because before his wife was accused of witchcraft
Premium Salem witch trials The Crucible John Proctor
The Great Compromise: The 3/5ths Compromise‚ and Tax The Great Compromise‚ the 3/5ths Compromise‚ and The Bill Of Rights justify that the making of the Constitution was a "bundle of compromises". The Great Compromise is the Constitutional Convention’s agreement to establish a two-house national legislature‚ with all states having equal representation in one house and each state having representation based on its population in the other house. To satisfy the smaller states‚ each state
Premium United States Constitution
political control began to take form – although the methods of control were debatably unethical – and social initiatives were taken to improve‚ among other things‚ illiteracy‚ women’s rights and crime. Despite the albeit tough methods used by Mao‚ the PRC did a remarkable job of transforming China in the given circumstances‚ and therefore changed it for the better in the years 1949-57. As can be expected with any major political takeover‚ the establishment of the People’s Republic of China brought about
Premium People's Republic of China Mao Zedong Deng Xiaoping
strong government how will we protect our country‚ we need power. Hamilton also thought that the wealthy‚ well born and educated people should rule. If you aren’t educated or don’t have any knowledge about how the government works how will you know what is right for the citizens and country. Jefferson believed in a strict Constitution‚ he felt as if the national bank would not benefit the society but would hurt us‚ and that we should pay our debts right away‚ I do agree with that point because we
Premium United States United States Constitution President of the United States
In 1877‚ Thomas Edison invented the phonograph (The Phonograph). It took the ribbon as the first invention with the ability to not only record sound‚ but play it back. Not long after‚ phonographs could play cylinder-shaped records and progressed to playing
Premium United States Sociology New York City
To What Extent Is Our Memory Reliable? Position Statement Memory is an essential cognitive function that processes the implementation and retrieval of information that is processes. It is a function that is relied on in many instances‚ such as the legal system’s use of eyewitness testimony. Recently‚ research has demonstrated that memory may not be as reliable as we think‚ as it may be influenced by other factors than what was originally recorded‚ due to the reconstructive nature of memory‚ by
Premium Psychology Sentence Question
I could not be able to survive like Nya did. I would not be able to go what she went through. I think it would be physically impossible for me to survive like Nia did. I would not be able to whatsoever.I would not be able to have a good attitude. I would not have any mental toughness. I would also not have any motivation. If i was in her situation‚ I would not be able to have good attitude like Nya did if I was not with my family. I would go Crazy and complaint. It would be horrible I would be crabby
Premium English-language films Health care Health
maintained continuity by maintaining a political strategy of compromise in order to preserve peace and the union as seen in the Kansas Nebraska Act and the Missouri Compromise. But the political actions taken in these two compromises fostered a significant amount of change rather than continuity. Although the Missouri Compromise seemed to settle the big issue by the time of the Kansas Nebraska Act came along the conflict had escalated beyond what Missouri could handle. These arguments and actions eventually
Premium American Civil War Slavery in the United States Abraham Lincoln
After winning the Spanish-American War in 1898‚ the United States gained control of three colonies and one of those colonies was the Philippines (42). Americans were split on their ideas of what to do with the Philippines. Some believed that the Philippines rightfully belonged to the U.S. so therefore the U.S. should retain the colony and govern it however they wish (42). One man who felt this way was Albert J. Beveridge‚ a U.S. Senator that opposed the anti-imperialist movement (42). Senator Beveridge
Premium United States Philippines Spanish language
In the year 1820‚ congress passed a law called the “Missouri Compromise”. This law stated: any state below the border of Missouri that wanted to join the Union would be a slave state‚ and any state above the Missouri border would be a free state. The law also allowed anyone to cross either side of the border to capture African Americans and sell them back into slavery. When the Missouri Compromise was passed‚there were three states above the border that were already slave states‚ and the law allowed
Premium American Civil War Slavery in the United States Slavery