In his Twin Earth example‚ Putnam describes ‘Twin Earth’ as a place that is essentially a duplicate of earth. Everything on this Twin Earth is the same‚ except for the molecular structure of its water. Instead of its water having a chemical structure that consists of H2O‚ its chemical structure is XYZ. Although it does contain the same superficial characteristics of water‚ Putnam theorizes that this XYZ ‘water’ is not the same as the water here on earth. Thus‚ Putnam draws his first conclusion.
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nn Putnam (October 18‚ 1679 – 1716)‚ along with Elizabeth "Betty" Parris‚ Mary Walcott and Abigail Williams‚ was an important witness at the Salem Witch Trials of Massachusetts during the later portion of 17th century Colonial America. Born 1679 in Salem Village‚ Essex County‚ Massachusetts‚ she was the eldest child of Thomas Putnam (1652–1699) and Ann Carr (1661–1699). She was friends with some of the girls who claimed to be afflicted by witchcraft and‚ in March 1692‚ proclaimed to be afflicted
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quite a bit of the middle section of the factory tour because I couldn’t hear but I was especially fond of the new ecoflaps PCPM is producing. That is something I’ve never thought of before and it’s nice to know things like that are made here in Putnam County. What they do at PCPM is a pretty complex operation‚ with all of the different plastics they have to keep separate and at different temperatures it is quite a task. The variety of products that are made by PCPM must require a lot of skilled
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Thomas Putnam plays a major role in the Salem witch hunt in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Inheriting a handsome amount of property makes Putnam a wealthy person; however‚ it doesn’t seem to satisfy his ambition. After the town terribly rejected Putnam’s brother-in-law‚ Bayley‚ Putnam’s bitterness has increased. Finally his prodigious involvement in the relentless accusations places him in the center of the spot light‚ making him a salient character in both the play and the
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In the opening of the play how does Miller seek to create an atmosphere of hysteria and tension? Do you find the opening effective? The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller written in the 1950’s. It was set in the 1690’s in Massachusetts. The play is about the witch trials and how something like a group of girls in the woods could lead to about 200 people being hanged and accused of witchcraft. The people of Salem were new to Massachusetts as they were puritans who went off to America to set up
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for that. I will not black my face for any of them!" (Abigail to Parris about why she is being discharged by the Proctors) 4. "How high did she fly‚ how high?" (Mrs. Putnam to Parris) 5. "I’d not call it sick; the Devil’s touch is heavier than sick. It’s death‚ y’know‚ it’s death drivin’ into them‚ forked and hoofed." (Mrs. Putnam to Parris) 6. "Thomas‚ Thomas‚ I pray you‚ leap not to witchcraft. I know that you - you least of all‚ Thomas‚ would ever wish so disastrous a charge laid upon me.
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and the others were engaging in witchcraft in the woods and his first concern is not the endangerment to their souls or the sin they have committed. Instead‚ he is troubled by the effect of the scandal on his reputation as seen in Parris’ reply to Putnam “Thomas‚ Thomas‚ I pray you‚ leap not to witchcraft…they will howl me out of Salem for such corruption in my house.” Through this‚ Miller aims to give the readers an insight to the mass hysteria of the period – during the 17th and early 18th centuries
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This paper will define‚ discuss and analyze Jim Putnam and Bobby Harrington’s five stages of discipleship as well as the four spheres or areas of our life. Additionally‚ I will describe what stage I feel that I am in and offer evidence to support that. Moreover‚ I will reflect on the four spheres of my life with regards to Bonhoeffer’s discipleship and the cross. Finally‚ the concept of the meaning of submission to Christ will be discoursed. Putnam and Harrington define five stages of discipleship
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When analyzed‚ Ann Putnam can be represented as suspicious‚ distressed‚ and manipulative. She is seen as suspicious because she is constantly analyzing other people’s actions. In The Crucible‚ Mrs. Putnam accuses Sarah Good of being a witch when she says‚ "I knew it! Goody Osburn were midwife to me three times. I begged you‚ Thomas‚ did I not? I begged him not to call Osburn because I feared her. My babies always shriveled in her hands." (Act 1.Page 47). Another explanation of her suspicion is
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Summary- Diplomacy and domestic politics: the logic of two- level games By Robert D. Putnam - Domestic Politics and international relations are entangled‚ one influencing the other - E.g the Bonn negotiations in which a proposal was made by Japan‚ Germany and the USA to recover the locomotive from oil shock - In these negotiations a package deal was made which was for all actors better than the status quo - The Bonn summit produced a balanced agreement of unparalleled breadth and specificity in which
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