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Salem Witchcraft Trials Elizabeth Proctor
1,027 words
The play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller,
was about the Salem witchcraft trials that killed
many Puritans in Massachusetts. In this play,
Miller shows the reader that the Puritans, as a
whole were not as godly as they were portrayed.
Miller also shows how mass hysteria can be sparked
by almost anything. The play takes place in Salem,
Massachusetts in 1692. Reverend Parties daughter,
Betty, falls sick and for some reason the
townspeople suspect witchery. Taking advantage of
this situation,...
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The Witch Trials Vs Mccarthy Hearings
357 words
In the play, The Crucible, many parallels can be
found in reference to the 1950 Communist trials
led by Joe McCarthy. In this work by Arthur
Miller, the events of the 1692 Salem witch trials
parallel those of the McCarthy trials, in that,
both events were not only based on insubstantial
evidence but caused mass hysteria that destroyed
the lives and reputations of those involved. In
the Salem witch trials, insubstantial evidence was
present in each of the events. People trying to
save themselves ...
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Death Of A Salesman Achieve The American Dream
889 words
Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, is a play
depicting one man, Willy Loman, in his attempt to
achieve the American Dream while living amongst
his wife and children. Throughout the play the
reader is introduced to many characters, some who
are dynamic and some who are static. In any good
literal work there is a balance of both of these
types of characters, and Death of a Salesman is no
exception that Willy Loman, his wife Linda, and
their two children, Biff and Happy, create these
characteri...
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Propaganda In Northern Ireland
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Throughout the history of civilized societies and
governments in the world propaganda has played a
large part in their affairs. "Propaganda is the
deliberative and systematic attempt to shape
perceptions, manipulate cognition's, and direct
behavior to achieve a response that furthers the
desired intent of the propagandist" (ODonnell and
Jowett, 53). Propagandas purpose is "weighted in
favor of the propagandist and not necessarily in
the best interest of the receiver" (ODonnell and
Jowett, 53). A...
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Personal Identity And Afterlife
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Personal Identity and the Afterlife Identity
defines the fundamental nature of everything,
whether that thing is an objective physical entity
or a subjective idea that has to be mentally
constructed. To understand the nature of these
abstract ideas, we must first understand the
concept of identity. When speaking of identity,
one of the first types most people think of is the
identity of the self. This self could be the
attributes that a person attaches to himself.
Gender identity is a simple att...
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Haven Yale University Sexual Dreams
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... to conclude that dreams are about every day
life and present day and not instead of latent
content of the dream, as Freud believed (Lavie
118). Other recent research suggests that it could
be both everyday life and unexpressed content.
Which would make all three dream theorists above
partially correct (Lavie 118). My next bit of
research was a little tougher to find. I wanted to
know What do people dream about? To find out this
answer I created by own survey. I did a survey of
200 different ...
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Theory Of Evolution Teaching Of Evolution
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Mrs. Brew 13 May 1996 Intelligent Design of the
Universe The search for knowledge about the origin
of humanity is as old as its inhabitants. Since
the early 1800 's mankind has narrowed the debate
to creation by a Supreme Being and the theory of
evolution. Ever since then, science has been at
odds against religion. Now it appears that science
is returning to religion. Scientists are finding
proof that the universe was created by a Supreme
Being. The word evolution refers to the change of
somethi...
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Law Enforcement Agencies U S Department
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... bats or brass-knuckles. The gangs were less
mobile so their presence was generally limited to
distinct neighborhoods and cities. Today with easy
access to guns and automobiles, the youth gangs
are more mobile, which increases their area of
influence. The confrontations between gang members
today result in more serious injuries and greater
chances of fatalities due to guns. Even their
involvement with the police is heightened due to
their greater visibility in the community and
increased over...
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Drive Out Those Nations Present Their Tithes God
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... and to glorify Him. (Polzin, 78) Another theme
of Deuteronomy is offerings, sacrificed and tithes
to the Lord. (Polzin, 22)... You shall bring your
burnt offerings and your sacrifices and your
tithes... and your freewill offerings... (12: 6)
The Israelites tithed of all they possessed. They
did not tithe of what they were paid, but of all
that they possessed: the first tenth and the best
tenth. It is important to realize the difference
between offerings, sacrifices and tithes. They
offered a...
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Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight is a fanciful tale of Sir Gawain, a
young noble knight of King Arthurs round table,
and his adventures to hold up a challenge made by
a mysterious Green Knight. This epic poem is not
your usual story of adventure, the challenge that
the Green Knight gives Gawain is more about
integrity and bravery. (Silverstein, 29) In the
book Gawain comes across a lords manor and takes
refuge there, The lord gives him another test of
integrity bef...
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Programming Languages Software Engineering
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... to the much richer XML Schema. WSDL uses XML
Schema to articulate the types of objects
exchanged among Web services. Since January,
Version 1. 2 of Suns JAXP (Java API for XML
Processing) has included the Apache XML Projects
Xerces 2 parser, which supports XML Schema.
Confusingly, J 2 SE 1. 4 includes the older
Crimson parser, which doesnt support XML Schema.
(Likewise JAXB currently supports DTD only, not
Schema. ) A further wrinkle is that the Java API
for WSDL remains in the request phase...
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W W Ii German Soldiers
900 words
The novel I read for this report is? The Guns of
Navarone? a old war book written by Alistair
MacLean which was first published in 1957 by
William Collins Sons 038; Co. Ltd. It tells the
story of a specialized commando team organized in
1943, during W. W. II, to sabotage and put out of
commission the Axis firepower on the island of
Navarone in the Aegean Sea. MacLean? s depiction
of a vivid setting and fascinating characters are
the most involving elements in this novel. The
story begins in 1...
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Play The Crucible Elizabeth Proctor
730 words
Hysteria in a Godly Town The term, innocent until
proven guilty is synonymous with the justice
system. The saying also applies to people while
among their peers. In the sleepy little town of
Salem, Massachusetts, however, it turns out to be
quite the opposite. When lies and rumors run
rampant through their community, the townspeople
destroy each other s lives. Why does this happen?
Simply because the beliefs of a society are led
astray. In Salem, people forget about morals and
respect for life, ...
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Job In New York Death Of A Salesman
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Death of a Salesman- Short Plot In the beginning
of the play, the main character, Willy Lowman, has
just returned home after finding himself unable to
concentrate on driving. His wife, Linda, suggests
that he ask for a job in New York so that he wont
have to drive so much. Willy insists, however,
that it is vital to his company that he work in
New England. Willy asks Linda about his son, Biff,
who has just come home after being away for
several years. He cant understand why Biff is
unable to get...
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Nove Riflessioni Sulla Ecole Pratique Des Hautes Etudes Ginzburg
853 words
The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in
America at Columbia University Presents The
Italian Academy Lecture Series by Carlo Ginzburg A
true interdisciplinary intellectual, Ginzburg is
among the founders of micro history: an historical
approach attempting to explain ideas, attitudes,
or cultural patterns by an intensive examination
of a person, event, or locality. In 1976, Ginzburg
published The Cheese and the Worms, a rigorous and
imaginative tour-de-force which placed him in the
top rank of...
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Salem Witch Trials Witch Hunt
374 words
The Crucible The Salem witch-trials, are an
historic event that occurred during the Puritan
era. It was the witch-trials that decided the fate
of so many of the accused. Arthur Miller, the
author of The Crucible uses the Salem episode as a
parallel to an event in the 1950 s known as the
" Red Scare" . He associates many
incidents of the " Red Scare" with that
of the Salem witch-trials. Such incidents as:
witch-hunts, hysteria, and cupidity which all
entwines with both the &qu...
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Abigail Williams Arthur Miller
473 words
It is a play with tremendous feelings with many
inside twists hidden in the archives of the true
story. It is a play with emotional feelings,
feelings of anger, hate, evil, manipulation, good,
and pureness. It is the The Crucible. In the play,
Arthur Miller develops the idea that powerfully
held beliefs direct people? s behaviour, Abigail
Williams who accuses others to escape from
punishment, Mary Warren who chooses to lie to keep
herself out of trouble, and John Proctor who
chooses to sacrifice...
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Portrait Of A Lady Daisy Miller
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Henry James: Master Portrayer of the American
Character Thesis: Henry James is considered by
most critics the originator of the international
theme and a masterful portrayer of the American
character. Henry James developed a skill of
foreign languages and an awareness of Europe rare
among Americans in his time. Constantly moving
between different parts of Europe and the U. S.
had a major effect on James and his novels: it
became the major theme of his fiction and an
attraction throughout his lif...
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Divorce On Children Effects Of Divorce
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VICTIMS OF DIVORCE Over the past two decades,
divorce has become so widespread that it is now
considered an unfortunate but inevitable risk of
entering into a marriage. At the beginning of this
century, getting divorced was a rare, immoral
event and a social disgrace. Nowadays, ending a
marriage is just a personal choice for most people
regardless of its consequences, which exist
especially when the children are involved. One of
the many consequences of divorce is that it
becomes a crucial facto...
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Theme Of Revenge Hercule Poirot
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Agatha Christie Bibliography Agatha Christie was
born in Torquay, in the county of Devon. She is
the daughter of Frederick Alvah Miller, an
American with a moderate private income, and
Clarissa Miller. When Agatha was 11, her father
died. Before his death, he had begun teaching her
arithmetic. Agatha never went to school. Her
mother believed education destroyed the brain and
ruined the eyes. She taught Agatha history and
something called general knowledge. Agatha read
newspaper articles. The hou...
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