the “Crucible”? Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1951 in direct response to Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s communism scare. Miller wanted the American people to convey the pain caused by false accusations and relate it to the Salem witch hunts. Sen. McCarthy accused a huge number of high profile Americans of being communists. In doing so‚ he ruined those people’s careers. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ innocent people were convicted and put on trial for witchcraft. The two time periods have a lot
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Drama; Secrets; Scandal. Three simple words‚ all of which describe ‘the Crucible’ perfectly. Arthur Miller’s clever use of universal themes and hidden techniques throughout the tragedy are what makes ‘the Crucible’ the well known play that it is today. With its gripping storyline of love‚ jealousy and betrayal the play is deeply moving with a twist of excitement. Focused on the series of mysterious events surrounding 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Arthur Miller produced the play in 1953 at just 34
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The growth of defense spending during his first term was higher than Reagan had Page 2 of 4 proposed during the 1980 campaign‚ and since economic growth was somewhat slower than expected‚ Reagan did not achieve a significant reduction in federal spending as a percent of national output. President Bill Clinton’s economic strategy focused on policies that invested in three things which is people‚ innovation‚ and infrastructure. These are the investments
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Audience and Communication Release BCOM275 September 10‚ 2012 Audience and Communication Release Communicating with an audience is an everyday part of life through the use of verbal and nonverbal techniques. When‚ a sender is preparing a message it is essential they conduct an audience analysis and make any necessary adjustments to the message for the intended audience. The sender must identify the pertinent information that must be sent and relay it effectively to ensure their receivers
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1. In what ways did JK Rowling effectively consider the needs of her audience? Please reference specific parts of the speech and explain how those parts related well to her audience. Author JK Rowling considered the needs of her audience by addressing them directly. She has an understanding of the possible emotions affecting these Harvard graduates‚ as she has had a similar experience. JK Rowling communicates to the audience that they are the ones who are ultimately responsible for their
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Knowing Your Audience Your Name BCOM/275 Knowing Your Audience On August 5‚ 2010‚ in Chile there was a cave-in in a little copper mine that trapped thirty-three miners three hundred meters underground with limited food‚ water‚ and oxygen. No one knew for certain whether or not the miners had survived the cave-in and if they had if they would survive long enough to be rescued. Four days after the cave-in‚ with rescue crews working around the clock‚ it was still unknown whether or
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Audience Analysis According to Engleberg and Daly (2005)‚ [a]udience analysis [is] the ability to understand and adapt to listeners‚ separates good speakers from great ones and is critical to improving your presentation. A thoughtful‚ deliberate analysis of the audience and their likely responses to your presentation can help you plan what to say and how to say it (p. 101).” Audience analysis is imperative to be able to relate to and understand your audience and their motives. Knowing your audience
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The Crucible “I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria‚ who were frightened of life‚ who were desperate to reach out to another person…These seemingly fragile people are the strong people really (Williams: Twenty Years after Glass Menagerie).” Tennessee here captured the very essence of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is all about the desperation‚ hysteria‚ and fear of Salem’s people. The main theme of The Crucible is fear. Hysteria and fear are
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Aesha Masood Ms.Smith Period 9 12/12/12 The Crucible Time from time ‚ the way women are portrayed and seen in society has been changing. According‚ to the society and time women are either considered suprerior or inferior to men. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ there are many sterotypes regarding women; women are only seen as either wives‚ mothers‚ daughters or sisters in the patrioarchal society in Salem. They cannot do anything on their own and are only bound to their homes and
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IB English Crucible Commentary by Kim Le Select 2/3 sequential pages of significant thematic and literary value Pages Chosen: 124‚125‚ 126 The crucible is a play written by American playwright‚ Arthur Miller and is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials‚ in the late 1600’s. In the final 3 pages of the novel (124-126)‚ Proctor (the protagonists) of the novel faces the prospect of a hanging unless he confesses to his alleged crimes of witchery. The passage is of high literary value‚ cleverly
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