Persuasive Essay On The Crucible

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The Handicap general runs into the theatre in front of the people and points her shotgun at Harrison.
“Freeze. Don’t move or else…”
“Or else what?” ”You’re going to kill me for breaking out of jail for the wrong things that has been affecting me and everyone else who is a handicap?” “But obviously you wouldn’t understand what we go through because it is your job to torture us with these metals and all the other devices that prevent us from using our gifts” ”Am i not speaking the truth.” Harrison got everyone’s attention in the theatre. “ it is for your own good”, said the handicap general.
Heck To the No! It is not for our own good if it is causing us to be depressed”,said harrison
“This equality has gone way overboard. It has ruined our life! The Government took equality and took it to over equality.”
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We are not happy living like this.” The handicap General slowly started to put her gun down and started to listen.
“Everyday we wake up, thinking about the talent that each one of us have and that it has been taken away from so everybody can be the exact same.”
“Nobody’s talent should be equal. Everyone is better at something than somebody else. There is nothing wrong in that.” People that are strong, should be able to see themselves as that.” “People that are intelligent, should be able to see themselves as that.” “Athletes, beautiful people, and faster people and every other talented people, should have the right to use those gifts.” People in the theatre start getting emotional as he gave his speech. “We weren’t born for this nonsense Law!”
“There is no point of living if we can’t be ourselves.”
“So if you’re going to shoot me, then you might as well shoot everybody

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