Mary Baker Eddy

In the year 1692, the Salem Witch Trials were held after a group young girls screamed “witch!” About two and a half centuries later, a play would be written on it, with an allegorical story hinting at McCarthyism. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a play that takes us back in time to some forty years after the Puritans first arrived in Salem. In it, we are introduced to characters based off of the real people that played a part in the trials, from Giles Corey with his famous “more weight!”…

trials, Abigail makes another attempt at trying to kill Elizabeth. With her newfound authority, Abigail uses this influence to try to falsely accuse Elizabeth of being a witch. To better support her case, Abigail buries a needle in Mary Warren’s poppet that she knew Mary intended to gift to Elizabeth. Next, Abigail stages herself mysteriously finding a needle jammed inside of herself. By testifying that she believes it was Elizabeth who spawned the needle, It prompts the authorities to find the…

Professor Bernard Roth is a horrible persuasive writer. Bernard Roth is a Professor of Engineering and an academic director of the d.school, which is the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, at Stanford University. He has done many amazing things in his life, including writing a book. Although he may be a great teacher, he is not the best writer. In Roth’s book titled The Achievement Habit, Roth did a poor job with his arguments in the chapter “Reasons Are Bullshit.” Roth uses pathos to much, his…

Frankenstein incorporates themes of both the Gothic and Romantic, influenced by the long history of Gothic novels before it. Victor Frankenstein, although the nominal protagonist, causes much of the evil that drives the plot of the story. He is a young, deeply passionate man who desires knowledge beyond the ordinary, remarking that even as a child, he wanted to learn “the secrets of heaven and earth… [his] enquiries were directed to the metaphysical” (37). Although his intentions may not be…

To better comprehend the nature of monsters two authors, take on different perspectives of monster culture. Stephan T. Asma demonstrates the personal experience of monsters in his piece “Extraordinary Beings.” While Scott Poole takes on the more educational stance in his piece “Monstrous Beginnings.” These two pieces are examples of presenting critical thinking through an emotional appeal to monster theory while providing logic to overall educate the reader on monster culture. The two authors…

Many innocent people are killed in The Crucible. Arthur Miller is the author of The Crucible, this play about the witch trials that take place in Salem, Massachusetts. This is the result of people in Salem falsely accusing other citizens. Some names that come up when talking about who is ultimately to blame for the deaths of those innocent Puritans during the witch hunt are, the Putnams, Reverend Parris, Governor Danforth, and Abigail Williams. Ann Putnam was focused on assigning blame to others…

Some many say that either Tituba or Mary Warren performs more actions in which causes the deaths in the play. Contradictory, both events that take place happen because they were either pressured to do so or blamed by Abigail. In Act 1, Tituba is the first one that is blamed by Abigail, leading…

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, interpersonal conflict and private turmoil give rise to the Salem Witch Hunts. Among the private agonies that Miller’s characters face is the inability to express their sexuality. Sexual repression is defined as a state in which a person is prevented from expressing their own sexuality. Sexual repression is often associated with feelings of guilt or shame being associated with sexual impulses. Sexual repression plays a negative role on the characters throughout…

Salem, Massachusetts is known for the Salem witch trials. The trials tested the skills and characters of those accused of being a witch. Though the test often consisted of fire and water, if the tension was high enough, a mere accusation had the accused hanged. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is mostly a typical story of the Salem Witch Trials with all of the tension included. The difference lies in the fact that it is not only the accused being tested under pressure. The entire town faces…

Mary did, but the other girls turned on her claiming Mary sent a bird to tear at their faces. Abigail says “Oh, Mary, this is a black art to change your shape. No, I cannot stop my mouth; it’s God’s work I do.” (1336) She was afraid she was going to get hanged for lying, so she claimed John Proctor made her…