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Lewis and Clark started their journey on May 14, 1804 ending March 23, 1806. They were scavenging to find a Northwest passage way, that would prove to be very useful in trade. Lewis and Clark were able to bring a group called the Corps of Discovery who consisted of 33 people not counting Lewis manservant York and Sacagawea. Lewis and Clark journey was very useful for three reasons. For example Lewis and Clark were able to discovered many new species of plant and animals, were able to chart and…

In The Crucible, Arthur Miller writes about individuals accusing others for their own welfare within a puritan community. Such accusations caused a period of mass hysteria, resulting in the death of many innocent people. Miller’s play is set in Boston, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials. In The Crucible, neighbors were accusing neighbors without hard evidence, but with social motives. Salem townspeople are motivated to falsely accuse their neighbors of witchcraft due to lust, fear, and…

The Crucible The Crucible tells a story about horrid events that took place during the Salem Witch Trails. There many innocent lives lost and many people to blame for this tragedy. For instance, Hathorne and Danforth could be a fault for the deaths merely because the lack of sanity. why all the deaths occurred in the Salem witch trials. Although many people played a part in this fatal story, Abigail Williams plays the biggest role as to why all the tragic deaths occurred in the small…

The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller broke through in 1953 discussing the conflicting time of the Salem Witch Trials. During this time people were treated unequally if they were being accused of being a so called “ witch”. A leader of the accusations was Abigail Williams the niece of the town's preacher Reverend Parris. Abigail was peculiar young girl with a conscious mind and a cold heart. Her specific goal was to have Elizabeth Proctor accused and hanged in front of Salem. Imagine…

The Crucible, a play written in 1957 by Arthur Miller, is a reproduction of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The Witch Trials took place in Salem, Massachusetts, where many people were falsely accused of witchcraft. As a result of the trials, nineteen people were executed on account of witchcraft. In The Crucible, reputation is an important aspect to the people of Salem because since Salem is a small town, people with good and bad reputations are known around town. The worry of saving a good…

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the first American expedition to cross the western portion of America. This expedition was called the Corps of Discovery Expedition, but it is more commonly known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition. President Thomas Jefferson ordered the expedition shortly after the purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803. Lewis and Clark were to be accompanied by a few select US Army volunteers. Their journey lasted from May 1804 to September 1806. Their main objective…

Imperfections in The Crucible The past is brought back to like in Nicholas Hytner’s adaptation of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The movie tries to portray the emotions that ran rampant in Salem during the witch trials, but has many shortcomings in reaching their goal. The movie is a dramatized retelling of the witch trials that occurred in Salem. The movie begins with a scene of girls dancing in the forest around a fire at night. The main character, John Proctor, undergoes many challenges in…

Sacagawea is mostly known for being a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which took place from 1804-1806. I wanted to learn more about this Shoshone woman, because she has been represented on the US dollar coin and possesses many monuments throughout the country. This clearly emphasizes that Sacagawea was a very prominent figure in American history. In order to educate the class and myself, the three categories that were crucial to the comprehension of her life and achievements include…

Josue Madrigal Mrs. Gilmore English 16 September 2015 A Break with Charity and Crucible Essay Throughout the course of history people who have lied will be persecuted, but giving the situation lying is justifiable. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, and A Break with Charity by Ann Rinaldi, we see that many characters lie throughout the books so save themselves and others by agreeing to lie in order to save their lives and to claim falsely that they are a witch;…

John Proctor as a Tragic Hero Arthur Miller portrays John Proctor as as tragic hero in “The Crucible”. Proctor was an important figure in the community and he was respected by almost everyone, but he also had lots of pride in his name and reputation. His character, as will be explained, was very contradicting. John Proctor was an important man in Salem. He even helped build the church (which he only attended 26 times in 17 months). He was a well respected man with what seemed like great…