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    Walter Mitty “The secret life of Walter Mitty” written by James Thurber is a story about a man named Walter Mitty having a hard time facing the reality of everyday life. Walter finds himself at a crossroad between reality and a secret, fantasy world he has created for himself. In the real world, Walter is an old man busy doing chores for his nagging wife. In his fantasy world, Walter is a young, successful man surrounded by people that admire him. Walter’s daydreaming is a way for him to…

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    As generations progress, individuals tend to engage in contrasting practices which stimulate changes in society that provoke clashes of personality that affect unity as a whole. In the painting, Rockwell illustrates a young man and his father waiting at a train station as the son sets off to attend college. It is evident that in the painting Rockwell is able to reflect not only the immediate moment, but also the way society adapts and reacts to its new changes. The dark shades in the painting…

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    In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, many of the characters were adapted or changed in order to better entertain the audience. For some the changes involved their name, age, story, or quite possibly their outcome. As for Rebecca Nurse, most of her fictional story remained true to her actual life. Rebecca was considered one of the most holy and wise women in Salem, but unfortunately she was eventually accused of witchcraft. The story of Rebecca Nurse is a very interesting, devastating series of…

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    Marc Jacobs, the leading figure behind the Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs iconic brands, was born a Jewish family in New York City on August 9, 1963. Marc Jacobs’ father died when the son-to-be designer was only seven years old. Living with a mentally unstable mother, without the support of a a father, with the instability of his mothers’ endless courters, he eventually decided to move to the Upper West Side to reside with his paternal grandparents. It was there, under their care, that he…

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    are focused on either external or internal conflicts of the protagonists. However with more modern tragedies, other characters also influence on how the protagonist come to his or her own downfall. In the play Death of a Salesman, the author Arthur Miller displayed the main protagonist Willy as a man struggling to survive in a hostile society while dealing with his mental health. Despite that, there is another cause to Willy’s suffering which he did to himself; he put all his dreams and ideals…

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    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…

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    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 and continuing through the 1950’s, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States began intensifying as the…

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    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 justice…

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    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…

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    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…

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