Fifty years ago, on April 18, 1946, Jackie Robinson broke organized baseball's color barrier with a characteristic bang, homing and scoring four runs in a historic first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers' top farm team.In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible wanted to show a version of McCarthyism. McCarthyism the is the practice of making unfair allegations or using unfair investigative techniques, especially in order to restrict dissent or political criticism . But instead of seeing people that have been accused of treason or crimes against the government in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the reader sees people being accused of witchcraft. Which ultimately leading to people abusing the power that they have for selfish a people abusing the power that
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On July 6, 1944, during boot camp at Fort Hood, Texas, Robinson was arrested and court-martialed for refusing to give up his seat and move to the back of a segregated bus. In this example from 1944 we see a Great example of hate, prejudice and, white supremacy. This is a great example because Jackie was arrested because of him being different from the other individual. But not only did they arrest them but they court-martialed him for simply not moving to another seat when he was their first. This relates back to the theme of hate because they showed hate towards him by court-martialing him to show their white supremacy and to make an example out of him.Similarly, in the Crucible we see this reoccurring theme of hate that radiates throughout the play.On page 99 ,Giles says “My proof is there! Pointing to the paper. If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeits up his property - that's law! And there is none but Putnam with the; coin to buy so great a piece. This man is killing his neighbors for their land!”This quote shows us that there is a vital disconnect in the limbic system part of the human brain which in return controls feelings and emotions. For one to want to kill their neighbor for a piece of land there is something wrong with them this shows nothing but hate
On July 6, 1944, during boot camp at Fort Hood, Texas, Robinson was arrested and court-martialed for refusing to give up his seat and move to the back of a segregated bus. In this example from 1944 we see a Great example of hate, prejudice and, white supremacy. This is a great example because Jackie was arrested because of him being different from the other individual. But not only did they arrest them but they court-martialed him for simply not moving to another seat when he was their first. This relates back to the theme of hate because they showed hate towards him by court-martialing him to show their white supremacy and to make an example out of him.Similarly, in the Crucible we see this reoccurring theme of hate that radiates throughout the play.On page 99 ,Giles says “My proof is there! Pointing to the paper. If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeits up his property - that's law! And there is none but Putnam with the; coin to buy so great a piece. This man is killing his neighbors for their land!”This quote shows us that there is a vital disconnect in the limbic system part of the human brain which in return controls feelings and emotions. For one to want to kill their neighbor for a piece of land there is something wrong with them this shows nothing but hate