Fear of what is different lies at the root of conflict Score: 45/50 Statement of explanation The exploration of this context prompt‚ fear of what is different lies at the root of conflict‚ has been chosen to be written in the form of a persuasive essay. Much like the text response‚ this essay only presents the one point of view‚ that agreeably the fear of the different than being different is what drives conflicts. However‚ unlike a conventional text response‚ this essay does not strictly revolve
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The Crucible “The witch-hunt was not‚ however‚ a mere repression. It was also‚ and as importantly‚ a long overdue opportunity for everyone so inclined to publicly express his guilt and sin‚ under the cover of accusations against the victims.” (Page 7 of Act One). These conflicts result and produce even more tragic occurrences. These conflicts are between either those have sinned and been accused – John Proctor‚ those who have been sinned against and accused out of jealousy and fear – Elizabeth
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Several stories have conflicts. Some stories may have numerous conflicts; however others stories may not have any conflicts at all. However‚ stories the stories with conflicts makes the story more interesting so the reader will be interested in reading the short story‚ film‚ or play. In these three stories‚ love and murder are an important factor. However‚ Love and murder are not the only two conflicts in these stories and plays. Abortion and Drinking are another type of conflicts.Several stories
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Things like jealousy‚ selfishness or peer pressure often lead to faulty situations. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller you can see how even in the play‚ they get into these mishaps.Victor Hugo says “Society is a republic. WHen an individual tries to lift themselves above others‚ they are dragged down by the masses‚ either by ridicule or slander.” This quote is referring to everyday situations where you feel as if you must feel higher than someone else. Weather it be selfishness‚ jealousy or peer pressure
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Everywhere you go; people are always trying to uphold their reputation. They will make others lives worse or even in jeopardy just to make sure people don’t look at them differently. To make sure their reputation isn’t compromised. In the play The Crucible‚ Arthur miller expresses how important ones reputation is in a small community. He shows how they will defend their reputations because it is what keeps their social status in place. John Proctor and Reverend Hale are characters who make an attempt
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In Act four‚ of Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible from 1953‚ he demonstrates that one must bend to the will of the court of Salem or follow their own moral guidelines. Miller uses dramatic dialogue‚ ethos and allegorical allusions‚ showing that the people in Salem have to make person choices to follow or abandon their morals. This act’s purpose is to show the mental strain on the characters in the play in order to show the difficulty of the decisions the characters must make. The implied ethical
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doom that lurked nearby‚ Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ depicts the consequences that come from the hysteria associated with accusations made against one’s neighbor and in some cases friend. From the play‚ one can gather that guilt in society is destructive to communal relationships. The evidence that supports this truism is embedded many times throughout the play and certainly strengthens the play’s central theme. Beginning in act one‚ the conflict is set as Parris first becomes involved in the
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‘Conflict involves a clash of ideas‚ interests and expectations.’ Sometimes to achieve what we want‚ we may have to do something contradictory. This involves the clash of ideas‚ interests and expectations‚ which are the elements that make up conflict. Conflict is the way of human nature and comes in various forms: inner conflict‚ interpersonal conflict‚ social conflict‚ cultural conflict‚ religious conflict and racist conflict. These conflicts can vary in terms of level: it can be inner‚ person
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When reading The Crucible your mind is very lost as their morals and believes aren’t the same as our own today. The play is about witchcraft and the girls who dance as if they are witches which is considered to be immoral. The characters in this story seem to have something bad happening to them they just aren’t aware of it right away. Paris is very religious he prays a lot in the play‚ but he also seems to be very concerned as to if is daughter is lying about dancing around the fire. Knowing the
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Conflict is normally understood as a negative interaction‚ or disagreement‚ between independent people. Personally‚ I always thought of conflict more as a disagreement or fight between people of different beliefs or opinions. Throughout every person’s lifetime there will be thousands of different conflicts. A particular conflict that I can think of is between my mother and I. I really wanted to go to a friends birthday party but a set of my grandparents were coming to my house that weekend so my
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