Reputation

The theme of reputation and respect for people is portrayed clearly in The Crucibles, by Arthur Miller through Abigail, and the girls. During the time of the trials, women and children were unimportant, they were never to speak unless spoken to, and they never could partake or establish any important decisions. However, in the witch court trials Abigail and the girls had power amongst everyone; they could say who was guilty and who was innocent. Since the girls had power over Salem, they were…

Reputation; what significance does this one word have that a Spanish proverb states, “He who has lost his reputation is a dead man among the living”? According to the townspeople in theocratic Salem, an individual was to become prestigious and sacrifice everything for a good name. There was no such thing as private moralities, instead, a person’s reputation was a public matter showcased for the town to judge and discern. Nothing is more unimaginable than having to lose an influential position.…

Throughout the epic of Beowulf, it is clear to the reader that reputation is extremely important: it is especially important to Beowulf himself. When Beowulf first introduces himself to the Scyldings, he states his accomplishments to impress other around him. Doing this gains not only him honor but honor for his king as well. Then, when his reputation is attempted to be tarnished by Unferth, it is seemed as the worst insult possible that Beowulf can get. Beowulf is obviously concerned about how…

“Reputation”, can be considered as a social term. The concept of reputation is made up of two major elements; the first is the person and how much does he work to gain a good reputation among the people in the society. The second element is the social criteria which the members of the society use to judge the reputation of any one in the society. In this essay I will discuss the reputation of one of the famous divas; Madonna Louise, the most famous pop American singer, she has got the title of…

Cleopatra’s Reputations Reputation has been defined by the LASDE(1) as the “opinion held by others (about someone or something)” (517). While OED(2) has defined it as “A widespread belief that someone or something has a particular characteristic”. According to these definitions, we can realize that reputations are created by the way people act, look, talk and described by others. In fact, while making a reputation about someone, we must be objective by not engaging our feelings and opinions…

Many People will do crazy things to preserve their reputation. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller Strange, things happen in Salem during 1692, and innocent people got hurt because of it. The main conflict is Abby because she makes up ridiculous lies about who did it when she was the one doing witch craft in Salem and innocent people died because of it such as: Giles, Proctor, and Rebecca. Abby, Proctor, and Parris are the main characters in The Crucible. Parris, Proctor, and Abby portray the…

A Man’s Reputation It was interesting to read two different poems about two different types of men who faced their greatest flaw. One was an epic poem while the other was meant as a comedy. Both occur at luminal surrounding where the hero in each story is faced with what seem like an impossible task. The hero’s in these poems place their lives on the stacks, so that their heroic reputation would stay vigilant for people to respect. The beginning of Beowulf started with the founders of that…

Police Reputation Recently, the reputations of police officers and departments in America have dropped to an all-time low. Locally, people are still more concerned by police presence than they are reassured. I really decided to take another look at police reputation about a week before this draft when I remembered stories some of my classmates would tell about “Big-Booty Judy”. The stories were mostly complaints about him doing his job and pulling them over when they acted like hooligans,…

Our name is a title which we are given from birth, and it also reflects our reputation throughout our lives. All of our decisions and actions have a direct impact on our name. Such as in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller the value of a name versus the value of the truth is compared. Some villagers in Salem Massachusetts are accused of being witches and in association with the devil. The people who were accused were all innocent but they would confess to avoid being hung for denying that…

reputation is also a very important theme that definitely sets the whole backbone of the story. There are very many characters in the drama that fluctuate between the two, and take advantage of it. During the time of the Puritans, reputation played an important role in how you were viewed, and it determined the amount of respect you received from people in your community…