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    The Crucible Summary

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    “The Crucible” The Crucible is set in Salem Massachusetts in 1692. The story is based on the witch trials that took place there, and how people accused others of working with the Devil, and were hysterical about it. The Puritan church was very strict and no one was safe. The story starts out with Reverend Parris with his daughter Betty. Betty had been with Abigail, Tituba, and the other girls dancing naked, and performing witchcraft in the forest. Betty was either traumatized or scared, so…

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    We The People Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers wrote this document that unified the thirteen colonies. It stated, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This quote proves that for the country to be successful, all men have to be treated the same way so that we are unified. Jim Crow Laws…

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    He broadcasted everything from the Chicago Cubs games to Big Ten Football. He got paid ten dollars for every game and traveling expenses. In 1937 he was covering the Chicago Cubs spring training game where he would meet a Hollywood agent. Recently a Hollywood actor had died in a car crash and Warners Brothers was looking for a replacement, Ronald Reagan fit the part. Warner Brothers made him take a screen test; he passed. He signed a seven year contract, paying two-hundred dollars a week…

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    Any refusal to cooperate in court, such as the action taken by the infamous Hollywood Ten, was seen as a sign of having communist influences. The Hollywood Ten were members of the Hollywood film industry in which they were accused of “infecting” the minds of Americans through the films produced. These ten individuals refused to answer any questions regarding any affiliation with…

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    Trumbo Film Analysis

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    to confess a sin that never existed. Dalton Trumbo barely spent a year in prison for being convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer the question of whether he was a member of the Communist Party and to denounce his comrades. The blacklist was applied for more than ten years. It was planned as a sort of civil labor death penalty, imposed outside any legal regulation and regardless of any procedure. Pure and hard power that was exercised without any legal limit and in a totally…

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    So Dark The Night Analysis

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    Millard Kaufman” as such at that time during the Hollywood blacklist of the 1940s and 1950s many professionals screenwriters, actors, directors, and musicians were barred from working in the entertainment industry if they were suspected of having any affiliation with the Communist Party. The blacklist was purely political and part of the Red Scare of the Cold War era that swept the nation at that time, but ultimately destroying many careers in Hollywood in the process. As Grant clarifies in his…

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    going against the Constitution. o This inspired other agencies including the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947.  Their main target was the film industry throughout Hollywood, accusing that they supported communist ideas and beliefs.  Even though many actors and actresses went along with this, the Hollywood Ten refused to answer any questions…

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    The Red Scare

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    The Cold War created a large amount of tension not just between the United States and the Soviet Union but also within the country itself. The second wave of the Red Scare was a direct result of the Cold War and changed the overall moral of the country for a period of time. There were many cases that came as a direct result of the widespread panic and anxiety over the infiltration of Communist influence into society. Together, The Smith Act, Dennis versus U.S. and the HUAC hearings of the…

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    Trumbo Film Analysis

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    reasons they believe that are true. Especially when a person, similar to Trumbo, stands up to a whole country. Even Trumbo himself believed to stand up for the truth, based on the tone of his voice, when he does a speech, reminiscing about the Hollywood Blacklist. This is why standing up for the truth is one of the main ideas in the movie. Furthermore, when Trumbo was shown in the bathroom, writing his scenes showed grit mindset. As a matter of fact, Trumbo even risked his family and didn't…

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    childhood as Parker grown and rose to acclaim, both for her literary output in such venues as The New Yorker and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Dorothy traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting, as she was very successful with two academic awards, however took a turn that landed her on the Hollywood blacklist, she also went through three marriages and suicide attempt, but kept her title as one of the best poets and her hold on her…

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