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Good Versus Evil Battle Between Good
1,254 words
According to the Websters Dictionary, a crucible
is a vessel in which metal is heated to a high
temperature and melted for the purposes of
casting. It can also be referred to a situation in
which a person has to make a decision that can be
critical to his morals and principles. There are
many interpretations of the word crucible as there
is for the theme of Arthur Millers, The Crucible.
Closely related to the word crucifixion, The
Crucible is about a man put in a crucible
situation, who is force...
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Social And Economic Afro Cuban
1,348 words
... fluid in the Oriente where there was already a
large free black population before 1886. The
Oriente held the largest black population on the
island and was the site of initial rebel activity
in both the Ten Years' War and the War for
Independence. The Ten Years' War was never
successful in becoming an island-wide revolt and
part of the reason for this may be attributed to
the effectiveness of Spanish propaganda that the
Oriente blacks were planning a race war to
establish an independent blac...
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Communist Country Government Began
884 words
After WWII, Americans knew they lived in the
strongest and "greatest" country on earth. They
were however afraid of communism at home and
abroad. Through the reading and discussions in
this class I have found the primary reasoning for
this fear was because they did not want to think
our After the war businesses were trying to get
back to normal and trying to convert form planes
to cars so to speak. The entire economy was
working to make life better for the country.
Communism was going on all ove...
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Khmer Rouge Pol Pot
786 words
Very little is known about prehistoric Cambodia,
although archeological evidence has established
that prior to 1000 BC Cambodians subsisted on a
diet of fish and rice and lived in houses on
stilts, as they still do today. From the 1 st to
the 6 th centuries, much of Cambodia belonged to
the South-East Asian kingdom of Fun, which played
a vital role in developing the political
institutions, culture and art of later Khmer
states. However, it was the Angkorian era,
beginning in the 8 th century, th...
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Eye Catching News Stories
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Pbs role is to ensure that there is a forum on
television for subjects which otherwise may not be
available on television. They entertain and
educate children, represent the arts and provide
music based programming. Also they are responsible
for presenting controversial news stories without
any biases. In theory they are free from the vices
of advertising and greed. The public broadcasting
network is set up to serve the public.
Unfortunately, the air of objectivity surrounding
PBS has come under...
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Slave Power As The Cause Of Civil War
937 words
In the Gettysburg address, Lincoln quotes the
declaration of independence in saying that the
United States government was a creation by and for
the people who inhabited these shores. In the
context of the civil war, this is important
because the collapse of the union signified the
end of popular sovereignty, even though that
particular expression had just been coined. In
Russel B. Nyes essay, the Great Slave Power
Conspiracy, the argument he provides is both
persuasive in his scope and understan...
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U S Trade U S Policy
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The island nation of Cuba, located just ninety
miles off the coast of Florida, is home to 11
million people and has one of the few remaining
communist regimes in the world. Cuba's leader,
Fidel Castro, came to power in 1959 and
immediately instituted a communist program of
sweeping economic and social changes. Castro
allied his government with the Soviet Union and
seized and nationalized billions of dollars of
American property. U. S. relations with Cuba have
been strained ever since. A trade em...
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Macbeth King Lear And Much Ado About No
1,008 words
Shakespeare writes his plays to teach a moral
story, of behavior and love. The three plays, King
Lear, Much Ado About nothing, and Macbeth, the
parents are very stubborn and their views are very
narrow toward their children. The children know
that they are treated poorly but love their
parents although they have many faults in trust
and love. Each play ends with a loving
relationship because thoughts about one another is
cleared up and they live happily ever after. King
Lear, has many valuable p...
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Racism In Heart Of Darkness
1,240 words
Chinua Achebe, a well-known writer, once gave a
lecture at the University of Massachusetts about
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, entitled "An
Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of
Darkness. " Throughout his essay, Achebe notes how
Conrad used Africa as a background only, and how
he "set Africa up as a foil to Europe, " (Achebe,
p. 251) while he also "projects the image of
Africa as 'the other world, ' the antithesis of
Europe and therefore of civilization. " (Achebe,
p. 252) By his own...
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Arthur Miller And His Distorted Historical Accuracies
1,937 words
In 1953, Arthur Miller wrote his famous play The
Crucible, in response to a fear of Communism that
had developed in the United States during that
decade. The Red Scare, as it was later called by
historians was led by Senator Joseph McCarthy,
whose paranoia of a communist takeover spread
through the nation like a wildfire. Men and women
alike fell victim to McCarthys pointed finger and
as a result of this hysteria, were mostly deported
from the country, their careers and lives ruined.
Some argue ...
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Reverend Hale Witch Trials
1,153 words
In Arthur Millers famous play, The Crucible, he
tells the story of the notorious Salem witch
trials. During this mayhem and tragic turmoil, the
people of this small Salem village are faced with
false accusations, lies, and sins conducted either
for the survival of their own lives or harm
others. In a crisis such as this were all the
evidence is invisible and the only witness to
testify is the victim, all that the people are
left with is their own principles, morals and
faith. Unfortunately some ...
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The Crucible Elizabeth Personal
1,187 words
Prior to the play Miller clearly establishes what
the Salem community would have been like in 1692:
The children were anything but thankful for being
permitted to walk straight, eyes slightly lowered,
arms at the sides, and mouths shut until bidden to
speak This shows us that life in Salem in 1692 was
very strict and religious. There was a very rigid
regime to follow and everyone should be thankful
to god for being allowed to follow it. It was as
if it was so rigid someone would soon burst out
a...
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The Causes Of Witch Hunting Hysteria
1,512 words
From the late fifteenth century until the
seventeenth century, Europe experienced a
hysterical religious movement, centered on the
persecution of individuals as witches. The
movement was born during a period of considerable
economic, religious, and social upheaval. The
Protestant Reformation challenged the old
structures of the Catholic Church; as a result,
many parts of Europe had broken away from papal
authority. Yet, the Catholic Church was far from
defeated, it still held the attention of av...
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Book Of Job Lay Dying
1,386 words
Since its original publication in 1930, the novel
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner has drawn much
exploration and critique. Though this analysis is
very far reaching and broad in topic, one
interesting route of investigation is the novels
connection to the Old Testament. One does not have
to be a Christian to study the similarities in
theme; there are very many occurrences of biblical
subject matter and correlation, these having been
studied by student and scholar alike. The Old
Testament is k...
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Good And Evil In The Crucible
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In Arthur Millers The Crucible John Proctor, the
main character, struggles with guilt. Arthur
Miller has contributed many scenarios of good
versus evil, as well as the characters that
generally possess these feelings and intentions
(Bigsby 48). Each character has either a good or
bad intention in the play often switching from
good to evil (Bigsby 48). Mary denying any
witchcraft then saying that John Proctor was the
devil himself or people seeing Elisabeth Proctor
as a good woman, then evil beca...
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Years To Life Kobe Bryant
703 words
In June 2003 an outstanding player of LA Lakers
NBA basketball team Kobe Bryant was accused in
felony sexual assault. The woman alleged that she
was a victim of sexual misconduct by Bryant on
June 30 at the hotel where he stayed. Eagle County
Sheriff Joseph Hoy issued an arrest warrant, on
July 4 Bryant returned to Colorado from Los
Angeles to surrender. In some days he was released
on $ 25, 000 bond. The investigation procedures
began, for such a case as felony sexual attack,
Bryant could face ...
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Heart Of Darkness Conrad
501 words
Heart Of Controversy [response To Accusations That
Heart Of Controversy [response To Accusations That
Joseph Con Heart of Controversy China Achebe
believes that Joseph Conrad? s Heart Of Darkness
is racist based on Conrad? s descriptions of
Africa and it? s people. Achebe, author of Things
Fall Apart, stresses Conrad? s depiction of Africa
as the antithesis of Europe and civilization, and
the animal imagery present throughout the novella.
Heart of Darkness, written in 1899 during the
period of B...
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Robert Frosts Born Son
957 words
Often it seems that writers have their own
personal inspiration that fuels a great work to
cause its readers to realize the complexity of the
human nature. Robert Frosts Home Burial is a
masterfully written example of such works,
conceived from his and his wifes anguish at the
loss of their first-born son as well as from the
estrangement between his sister-in-law and her
husband due to the death of their child. In Donald
J. Greiners commentary on Frosts works, The
Indespensible Robert Frost, it ...
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John Proctor People Abigail
377 words
In the novel, The Crucible, both scapegoats and
vengeance play prominent roles. Abigail Williams
exhibits both these characteristics. She committed
the greatest of crimes. She destroyed the
reputations of many and killed much of her
surrounding society. Her power lied in the fact
that judges believed her, making all those women
who fell victim to her scapegoats. She is the one
who triggers off a sense of hate in the play. She
tempts John Proctor into lechery, and to escape
punishment for dancing...
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People Who Lived Richard Iii
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Out of the Shadows of Time By Brittany Zittel
Applied History 7 th Period 5 October 1999 A
horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! King
Richard III V, iv The playwright William
Shakespeare made King Richard III out to be a
baneful villain, but he was not such in real life.
Richard III, brother and successor to Edward IV,
came to power purely by the passage of the
Parliamentary Act Titles Regius, which named the
two sons of Edward IV illegitimate and also
declared Richard III as the true heir. Hi...
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