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    The Importance of the Crucible Have you ever lied to someone? Some of the people in the town of Salem had to lie to save themselves from being hanged. In The Crucible the most important lesson to be learned is not to let fear make your choices. In The Crucible people used fear to decided who is apart of witchcraft, who gets hanged from being involved in witchcraft, and some in the town let the fear of their reputation get in the way of their decisions. In the town after people were accused of…

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    Killing about seventy five to two hundred million people, the Black Death is characterized as one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. It is estimated to have killed sixty percent of Europe’s population. The Bubonic plague started in the plains of Central Asia, but peaked in Europe due to its ability to be spread easily from person to person. The Plague left Europe devastated. Without…

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    Essay #1 (what aspects of Puritan society in the 1692 enabled the witch trials to take place?) There are many different aspects of why the Puritans society had enabled the witch trials in 1692 some of them would have to be they had very strict beliefs on religion and would take manners very seriously when it came to discussing their everyday lives. Most of their beliefs would scare others and make a lifestyle hard. Throughout the story many examples of their beliefs were shown and will help you…

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    Through different period of time fear has always been a controlling factor in society. Fear can either bring people together or it can destroy of many. Take the Salem Witch Trials as an example, people during this period feared losing their life that they sacrificed their morals and beliefs. Fear leads others to do unthinkable things, whether it’s lying about something or risking anything to save your life. Throughout Arthur Miller's The Crucible fear is exploited through the characters in the…

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    Gun Control On October 3, 2017 "New York Times" Associate Professor of Purdue University and New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist Ms. Roxane Gay argues that it's time to address concerns of gun control. Gay makes her case after the incident of the Las Vegas shooting. Gay describes in short account of who Stephen Paddock the Las Vegas shooting is, however, goes into great detail regarding the guns that were in his position. Gay also claims that gun stores should have…

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    Jamestown and Plymouth colonies both had their own reasons for settling in the new world. They had different ways of living which led to different successions within their colonies. While both Jamestown and Plymouth colonies thrived for a better way of life, the comparison and contrasts between their beliefs on government and politics, economy and trade, and Indian relations widely vary. Secondly, while both Jamestown and Plymouth colonies thrived for a better way of life, the comparison and…

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    be considered unthinkable before the Red Scare. Many parallels are able to be noticed between Miller’s play The Crucible and his real-life interactions. Arthur Miller relates his experiences and the events of the Red Scare to a relatable event in history, the Salem Witch Trials. It is too clear that the play is obviously meant to symbolize the Communist frenzy during the…

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    The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is a play about the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. The story represents the idea of witchcraft in the city, and how it impacts, as well as defies their supposive puritan ideology. In the text, Elizabeth Proctor, wife of John Proctor, is aware of the camouflaged relationship her husband has with Abigail Williams, niece of the town minister Reverend Parris. Abigail Williams is a clever character who is convinced that that John Proctor is her destined…

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    was writing the play he was thinking of the puritan era, and the story took place in a town called salem and, and the story is about witch trials and witch hunts. All of the characters that are used in this play, were real people. Arthur went to massachusetts to review characters for the play. So there for the characters are based on real people. Arthur went and reviewed historical accounts from salem. The characters that i am going to be referring to today is abby and parris and see what they…

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    Transcendentalism is described a person who finds satisfaction in solitude and nature. It was a nineteenth century movement in which mean people joined. In the book Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless is a transcendentalist, from the modern age, which means he enjoys the simplicity of life and deliberate living or living life with intentions. McCandless goes into the wild with the aspiration of finding himself through nature. In the eyes of a transcendentalist, they believe that…

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