In regards to the article, the Nacirema culture has created a way of life that is unique and unorthodox to my local area. After narrowing down the main points of the article, three words that describe their unit include theocratic, naive, and seclusive. Theocratic: The dynamics of their daily living display similar characteristics to the make-up of a theocracy. The medicine men, herbalistis, "holy-mouth-men," and "listeners" hold a distinct amount of authority over their people. For
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Written by Arthur Miller, The Crucible, is based off of Salem witch trials that take place in 1692 involving murders of those who are accused of witchcraft. Many people lost their lives because they did not want to confess to a crime that they did not commit. However, John Proctor finally forgives himself after long months of a dwelling over his affair. Originally, John and Elizabeth Proctor hired Abigail Williams as a paid worker for their house. However, John and Abigail participated in an inappropriate
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March 2011, a Muslim third-grader was found hanging unconscious in his school in Louisville, KY. It was not the first time Muhammad had been bullied and abused. This is happening all over the World, and we need to change it. In Arthur Millers the Crucible, Witch Trials were taken place all over Salem. Most trials were corrupt, they were listening to teenagers during the trials. The trials were not accurate, due to them believing the teenagers that were being accurate and not choosing anyone that was
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Wow!! Look what we have here. I think it’s crazy how Abigail did things and tired to lie about it. She blame it on everyone like she wasn’t quality and her group of friends falsely accused innocent citizens of witchcraft. She was trying to harm a lot of people when the community was the type of community that always be there for each other. Abigail is a very evil girl. In the beginning of the story on page 1130 Miller explains that Abigail was in the forest dancing with a group of girls
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The Crucible is a play about the Salem Witch Trials, which takes place is a small Christian village. This small community is rocked to the very core due lies upon lies. The first of the lies come from a young girl and a married man who at first is unwilling to divulge his unfaithfulness. The young girl, named Abigale was dismissed from her position as a servant within the Procter household, because her employer, Elizabeth, knew about the affair between her husband and Abigale. Elizabeth
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The Crucible vs. The Holocaust The Crucible play and The Holocaust have many similarities and hardly any differences. Both events are very manipulative. During the play, Abigail Williams convinced the entire town that certain people were practicing witchcraft. During the Holocaust, Adolf Hitler convinced many people in Germany that the world would be a much happier place without the presence of Jews. The Holocaust is an event where Hitler came to power in Germany. It began in 1933. An estimate
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The play, ¨The Crucible¨, by Arthur Miller, took place in a fairly small village called, Salem. Three very important characters in the play were Abigail, Elizabeth Proctor, and John Proctor. The three of them had very mixed feelings toward each other. Elizabeth and John Proctor were husband and wife, but John cheated on her with Abigail. Elizabeth kicked Abigail out of the house because she knew that her and John were having an affair, which caused Abigail to feel envious towards Elizabeth. If Abigail
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The Crucible is a fictional novel, that has been turned into a play as well, about a strictly puritan (English protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries) village called Salem, and in this village rumors develop into huge dilemma where everyone is accusing each other of participating in acts of blasphemy, mainly witchcraft. These accusations lead to Salem’s downfall. The author of this intense novel is Arthur Miller. He showed in The Crucible that one’s choices are crucial to life in many ways
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In act two, Giles Corey was asked to “name names” in the problematic situation that he got himself into. Giles came into the courtroom accusing Thomas Putnam of “killing his neighbor for land.” Thomas isn't the one killing for his neighbor's land. He had his daughter Ruth cry witchcraft of poor little George Jacobs so he could get hung for witchcraft. Just for Thomas Putnam to get his land. When Giles came into the courtroom telling the court about his theory he has about Thomas, He said that “a
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The Story of John Proctor Is John Proctor a tragic hero? My definition of a tragic hero is a person who may be heroic but is destined to face a tragic downfall. I will explain why; in my eyes John Proctor was definitely a tragic hero. First of all Proctor was a good person. John Proctor was an honest man with an honest wife. He had a good, white name in the town of Salem. He seemed to be almost perfect.. except for one big secret flaw. John Proctor had an affair with a young woman who used
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