Arthur Miller‚ in his play The Crucible‚ tells the story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. A person’s reputation is important because it’s something that people are going to remember about you when others talk about you. John Proctors attitude about his reputation is revealed when he is conflicted about lying. In the final scene of the play‚ Proctor’s conflict is he must decide what more important his reputation or his life. His choices
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The Crucible/Good Night and Good Luck History tends to repeat itself. Whether it’s through the Salem Witch Trials or McCarthyism‚ people fall into traditions of mass hysteria when they are scared. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ was an allegory for McCarthyism in the 1950s‚ while the film Good Night and Good Luck depicted the actual event. Arthur Miller was able tell the true tale of The Salem Witch Trials while accurately describing what was going on in the world during its time‚ thus showing
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I personally believe that a good name is more important than the truth in the appearance aspect of it. Your appearance can determine a lot of things. For example‚ if you are a lazy person at heart but you’re working to fix it you wouldn’t want your interviewer to know that you’re lazy. The truth could cost you a job just because you havn’t gotten it together yet. In my case‚ i dress in jeans and a hoodie everyday‚ but if i were to go to a job interview or visit someone who’s very respectable i would
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What is good governance? The definition of Governance itself is still a debate among scholars. A simple definition may be “the exercise of authority in managing the resources of a country”. (Bojanic‚ 2012) In a sense‚ the ruling body of a country’s practices in allocating the country’s resources. Good Governance is therefore the proper managing of these resources to achieve sustainable and self-reliant development and social justice. (JICA) How to know if good governance is in practice: It has been
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character important? Why is it important to be a person of good morals‚ ethics‚ and character? Can that make you more productive in life‚ family‚ school‚ business‚ work‚ etc. ? Well‚ good moral‚ ethics‚ and character has NEVER hurt anyone. President Abraham Lincoln once said‚ "Reputation is the shadow. Character is the tree." To many‚ this quote means that Character is like a tree which bears the shadow of their reputation whether it be good or bad. "I have no regrets in my life. I think that
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lifestyle‚ filled with parties and other social events‚ as well as all nighters and intense study experiences‚ does not lend itself to making students help the on-campus. Student medical care is often neglected‚ as is exercise and nutrition. But there are good reasons why a healthy lifestyle is important for college students. Reason one: a healthy body is a prerequisite for learning. The purpose of student medical care should be to enable students to focus on studying instead of on health problems. While
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non-verbally‚ to those who are listening‚ and have those thoughts completely understood‚ they would have what is called good communication. The word “communication” comes from the Latin word “commicare”‚ which means to “share.” Communication is vital in different aspects of our lives‚ and without good communication‚ the world would be completely chaos. The world we living in today lacks good communication because people allow technology to take over their lives. In Miami‚ Florida‚ a local newspaper article
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Names are a very important thing that most people are given shortly after birth. A name is “the word or words that a person‚ thing or place is known by” (Cambridge Online Dictionary (2011)‚ Retrieved November 6th 2012). Names are given to identify an individual in replace of calling someone “it”‚ a term used to refer to something inanimate or without a name. A name shows that someone loves us enough to name us; to think about it with care and affection. Names surrounding the author have a great influence
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English 2 September 29th‚ 2014 The Crucible: Quotes Essay The Crucible is a play written in 1953 by Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. This play is packed full of different themes and quotes I would love to use in this essay but I can’t use them all. The themes that I will be discussing in this essay are lying‚ good vs. evil‚ and The Supernatural.
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Good and evil are polar opposites‚ yet one cannot exist without the other. To understand this intricate relationship‚ one must have a clear understanding on what exactly good and evil are. These two are not always so black and white‚ but good can be defined as acting agreeably with societical and personal values. Evil can be defined as going against those values. However‚ as societies and humans differ‚ so do their moral codes. What is seen as good in one society or time may be seen as evil in
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