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    assassinations. The man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald was Jack Ruby. He was a casino owner and was tied to the mafia. One possible theory around Lee Harvey Oswald death was Jack Ruby wanted him dead so that the FBI couldn’t interrogate him. The Warren Commission dropped the mafia off the list…

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    The humble, honest wife, and the home wrecking mistress can be so a like yet, so very different. Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail William’s personalities clash through out “The Crucible”. Elizabeth Proctor was the reason for what happened in Salem. For the simple reason of Abigail Williams wanting her husband John Proctor. While being the housekeeper, John proctor had an affair with Abigail, which caused her to be fired by Elizabeth. This situation was a cause and effect of what was happening in…

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    Abigail Williams, the manipulative niece of Parris, has the deeper wish to murder Goody Proctor, and take her place as John’s wife; this motive provokes her to drink blood and cast charms, to express evil’s existence in the courtroom, and to frame Elizabeth with a poppet--all of these causing conflict and excitement to rise in Salem. After having an affair with John, Abigail is dismissed from her job as a servant in the Proctor’s household; being away from her lover for so long makes Abby…

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    A prevalent theme in The Crucible is preserving one’s reputation. There are several characters throughout the story that are concerned with keeping a good reputation; although I am going to focus on only three, John Proctor, Judge Danforth, and Reverend Parris. John Proctor wants to be seen as someone that always does the right thing. Judge Danforth is known as a trustworthy judge that always makes the right decisions. And Parris is a churchly figure that always sticks to God’s word. All of the…

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    At the beginning of the play Proctor was known as a good man in the town of salem. But by the end of the play his life is turned upside down. He is a very proud man but he knows what the right thing to do when it comes to saving his wife. John proctor is an honest man with a few secrets but he’s still an honest man. He is a very proud man with honor to his name. He cares a lot about his reputation, The image he gives off to the rest of the town in the most important to him until he has to risk…

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    Imagine, all those close to your heart, your dear friends, or the innocent are being accused and convicted of a horrible crime. Would you tarnish your own name if it would save them? In the American tragedy The Crucible by Arthur Miller, many readers consider the protagonist, John Proctor to be the tragic hero. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. The hero would rather die than to tarnish his…

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    The 7 Day Theory is an idea pushed by the proponents that attempt to find the smallest details of any situation in order to provide more support for the conspiracy. This evidence is very disputable, because some will slightly alter details in order to gain the evidence needed. Deep personal research is suggested when inspecting the details of the 7 Day Theory. The repetition of an occurrence of numbers can happen anytime. The Number 23, a movie from New Line Cinema, mentioned multiple…

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    three bullets found but four bullet wounds. There was also the question of the magic bullet which hit both Kennedy and Texas senator John Connally. Furthermore, all evidence from the case was examined by the CIA, Dallas Police Department, and the Warren Commission…

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    help the economy. The Economist magazine points out, the movement to raise taxes for the rich was started by multi-billionaire Warren Buffett. He thinks it is unfair that he pays a lower tax rate than the average American. People started to listen to this point of view, and wealthy German and French people started signing petitions to raise taxes on the rich (“Diving” 1). Warren Buffett, who is the second richest man in the world with a net worth of 72.3 Billion dollars, feels that it is his…

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    when John finally starts standing up to Abigail and takes Elizabeth 's side. He is beginning to realize what is most important to him. He is starting to break open little by little, starting to tell the truth. Proctor is also sticking up for Mary Warren, which means that he is against Abby once again. He says to Danforth, "It were pretense" (46). Proctor is accusing Abigail and the other girls of pretending to be afraid of Mary. This quote gives evidence where John and Mary clearly disagree…

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