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    Elizabeth is not a witch, but simply an obstacle in Abigail's path of being with Proctor. "Excellency, I think they be aboard a ship. My daughter tells me how she heard them speaking of ships last week, and tonight I discover my - my strongbox is broken into." (Miller 126). This quote proves how Abigail is a fraud. She leaves Salem not because she…

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    Unresolved transgressions terminate in the same fashion as do untended wounds- they fester and then become infected. By committing adultery, refusing to confess, and leaving his family in the end, John Proctor destroys everything he once had.While the majority withdraws from its own demise, a few people, including John Proctor, believe that the greatest responsibility of mankind is to stand firm for what an individual honestly believes to be the only morally acceptable choice. People in Salem…

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    One of the most interesting ideas presented by the crucible was the contrast between the supposed ideals of the community and what transpires during the witch trials. The most prominent example of this is the value of truth in the society. It is clear that the puritans view truth as essential to society and even have unrealistic expectations when it comes to telling it. This can be seen during John Proctor 's testimony where he is questioned. When asked if his wife is an honest women he responds…

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    One meaning of the word “crucible” is a difficult test/challenge or a place/situation that forces a person to change or make a difficult decision. Arthur Miller is the writer for the play, The Crucible. He intentionally he wrote this play to show his readers that people had to chose between good or bad. Perhaps more than any other character in The Crucible, Reverend John Hale best represents the title with the changes he demonstrated throughout the play. Being called to Salem as a “witch…

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    housing soldiers in tents, spare ships, campgrounds, etc… and yet they chose to inconvenience and enraged the colonists causing more problems for themselves. Despite the fact that the General Assembly said they “beg Leave to assure [the king’s] Excellency that nothing would give [them] a greater Pleasure than to find it in [their] Power to comply with every Requisition tending in any manner to promote His Majesty’s Service” and are obligated to the king, they go on to say that “It is therefore…

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    BUS 560 business ethics and social responsibility Case study week 1 Ravindrakumar burugapalli International American University Amanda kenderes Sept. 03, 2017 Audit of Debra Satz's why some things should not be for sale. As indicated by Joseph Heath's article – review of Debra Satz's why some things should not be for sale, he exhibits his own particular contention about a few products may not be exchanged our reality. In Joseph Heath's article, he utilizes swap kidney transplant…

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    Jealousy In The Crucible

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    Elizabeth and John were both accused of witchcraft and were put in jail. Abby had done her job because soon Elizabeth would be hung for witchcraft, but also John confessed to their affair. There was a lot of strain on Abby at this point. ”Excellency, I think they aboard a ship.” (pg. 126). “I cannot think they would run off except they fear to keep in Salem anymore.” says Parris (pg. 127). Parris is exactly right, she is scared to be in Salem. Abigail's name was blackened. She didn't look…

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    considered. Children are born in factories in test tubes, and our emotions are trapped in a bottle, like a pill we swallow, the poison we ingest. It is what controls our lives. Despite all this, we live in a world that is considered perfect by his Excellency. Hitler, our supreme leader of the United States of America, dictates our world that was once prided on freedom. I lost my husband in World War II, but we all lost more than just loved ones. We lost our freedom. All of the men went to war…

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    Meeting a good man is not something we often face everyday, even though more than enough of us are out there. But he admitted meeting even "a very, very good man." As President Elect of the United States in November of 2008, after I was informed in regards to sensitive intelligence on threats and capabilities, I said to myself, why did I run and won and took the responsibilities of one of the greatest and highest land of His given planet of ours? I am confident that any of you with conscious,…

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    In the book The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, the play is set in the town of Salem, Massachusetts in the late 1600’s. Several teenage girls who are residents of Salem are seen practicing witchcraft by the town’s reverend, Reverend Parris. Due to a fear of witchcraft, Reverend Parris request that fellow Reverend Hale come to Salem to help cure Salem of witchcraft because Reverend Hale is considered an expert in curing witchcraft. As the play progresses, Reverend Hale undergoes changes such…

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