Arthur Laffer

Unfair treatment of minority shareholders in family companies and other closely related held corporations by persons in control of those corporations is so widespread that it had become a national business scandal. The amount of litigation growing out of oppression of minority shareholder (fancied, actual or fabricated) has shown growth tremendously in recent few years, and the flood of litigation shows no sign of putting an end to this nuisance. Minority shareholders often are deprived of any…

Paranoia’s Effect The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, a historical play with exciting, enticing, and extraordinary plot lines and characters. The play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts 1692. At this time Salem, part of Puritan America, religious values shape every aspect of someone’s life. Miller presents strong characters, such as: Tituba, Mary Warren, and Abigail Williams. All accuse people because they are afraid and want to either save or change their lives. Paranoia leads to the…

An allegory, or a literary device where characters and/or events symbolize other ideas or concepts. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a perfect example of how the use of an allegory can make important statements about tabooed subjects. Having lived in and dealt with the restricting McCarthy era, using his unique writing style, and his knowledge on the Salem witch trials, Miller delivers the brutal truth on the difficulties faced by the American people during the 1950’s. Beginning in the 1940’s…

is the key that leads to people’s success. People do not want their reputations get blackened; Therefore people sometimes to keep others’ secrets or to hurt some innocents to protect their own reputations. For example, in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, people blinded themselves in front of lies and injustice to protect their scarce reputations. This is best illustrated by John Proctor, judge Danforth, and Abigail William because they should sacrifice their own reputation to establish…

On Halloween, Merlin Evans, third-grade teacher at Brecon Hollow Elementary School, closed the hefty storybook perched on his lap, and smiled down at his students seated on the bright blue carpet before him. “Thus, the valiant King Arthur and his noble knights saved the day. The End.” “Awww!” the children chorused. “We want more!” said little Leon with an eager grin. “I love hearing about the Knights of the Round Table!” Gwaine leapt up, unable to contain his enthusiasm. “Please, Mr. Evans,…

The Crucible Essay In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the town Salem turns chaotic after teenage girls start to act strange. The Crucible is based off the Salem witch trials which occurred in1692. In Salem the girls started to accuse other people, mainly women, of witchcraft merely based on their looks or what people thought about them. In The Crucible, the girls are accusing other people to put the blame on someone else because of what the girls did in the forest. There are three responsible for…

The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller, a story about The Salem Witch Trials. John Proctor is the most heroic character in this play because even though he made poor choices, he chooses to die for the truth instead of living a lie and is respected for it. John Proctor is highly respected in Salem. He is noticed for standing out from the crowd because every person in the town is the same besides Proctor. Everyone knows to go to church every Sunday. Proctor doesn’t like Paris because he…

The Crucible analytical essay Arthur Miller’s: The Crucible, is a story about the Salem witch trial in which many towns people get accused of witchcraft; however, they are all innocent. Because bad things happen when lies build up, innocent people will hang for crimes they never committed. Abigail and the girls are all caught dancing in the forest, when they get caught they accuse tituba of forcing them to do it. Abigail lies when she says, “She makes me drink blood,”(Miller 160) to throw all…

Crucible conflict Essay In the story “the crucible” there is many themes and issues in the world, but there is one that sticks out above the rest. This theme is lies and deceit because lying was used for personal gain or self-preservation, while it cause many people to get hanged for crimes they’re innocent of or haven’t committed. For example when the girls lie to the Reverend about being forced to the ritual, next when Abigail talks to John Proctor alone, and finally when John Proctor fails…

Arthur Miller was a brilliant play author. A few of his initial works won prizes, and amid his senior year, the Federal Theater Project in Detroit performed one of his works. One of the plays was The Crucible. It was composed in 1953. It is a sensationalized and mostly fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that occurred in the Province of Massachusetts. The unbelievable ailment impelled fears of witchcraft, it comprised of young ladies including a slave, and numerous different…