Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible in the time of the Red Scare‚ the hysteria over the threat of communist spies in America‚ provoked by Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy accused numerous people of being communist‚ which would cost them their jobs and reputation. Joseph McCarthy‚ because of the power he had‚ made people bend to his will under the disguise of helping others‚ just like Abigail Williams did throughout the Crucible. Three girls‚ Betty Parris‚ Mary Warren‚ and Mercy Lewis‚ were the ones who she
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12/2/09 How can a God who is both omnipotent and good allow evil in the world? For Christians‚ evil can be a problem because non-believers can use it as a way to attack Christianity. The first thing they might say is if there is evil‚ then God must not be good or omnipotent because he is allowing it. Yes‚ God allows evil in the world‚ but evil does not come from God. Evil comes directly from Satan. We see this in the book of Matthew‚ vs. 1-11‚ where Satan tries to tempt Jesus. Another way
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When it comes to God the probability is infinite. No one knows what he or she is able of doing. Staying with that mindset there could be more than one God that exists among us. Who’s to say that only one being controls our universe? To see and hear everything surely could take more than one immortal. We don’t know for a fact‚ therefore all we can do is guess. God in reality is everything we touch‚ smell‚ eat‚ or hear. God is anything and everything‚ the great and mighty. We can argue the fact that
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the “Kingdom of God”? Danielle D. Brewer Professor William Ward Foundation of Christian Faith Saint Leo University Center for Online Learning 3 February 2013 What is the meaning that Jesus gives to the “Kingdom of God?” Many scholars have pondered over the question as to the meaning Jesus gives to the “Kingdom of God”. The one thing many scholars agree on is that this proclamation constitutes Jesus’ public ministry. It is interesting to note that the kingdom of God is at the soul
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The evils of idleness Human beings have become the rulers of this planet. We have spread ourselves to all parts of the world. Whether it is the desert‚ mountains‚ forest‚ oceans or caves‚ humans have been able to live and prosper in all these conditions. The reason for this is our ability to adapt to our environment. It is the main difference between humans and other animals on the earth. So if we are to continue to survive and prosper‚ we must continue to adapt. For this we cannot be idle. To
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The argument from evil In this paper I am going to use the very popular argument from evil‚ which was made popular and originated from the Greek philosopher Epicurus‚ to argue that existence of god is highly improbable. I’ll put this argument in the simplest of terms. For my first premise I am stating that if an omnipotent‚ omniscient‚ and omnibenevolent god exists than evil does not exist. For my second premise I am stating that evil exists in this world. When you put these two together
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The Evil Force of The Crucible Written about a small town’s suffering‚ The Crucible creates an allegory connecting the Salem Witch Trials of1692 to the McCarthy trials of the mid-20th century. At the beginning of this Play‚ one can see the anarchy created by a group of girls. The girls‚ led by Abigail William‚ were simply sporting around in the woods. This incident led to the pointing of fingers‚ false confessions‚ vengeance and ultimately the death of more than 15 innocent Puritans who did not
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Question of God The Question of God‚ by Armand Nicholi Jr.‚ is a fascinating book that forced me to process‚ analyze‚ and question my current beliefs of my Divine Creator. Using the powerful Sigmund Freud and prominent C.S. Lewis as the spokesmen for both sides of the debate‚ Nicholi was able to present strong‚ influential arguments for believers and non-believers. With this approach‚ readers are able to evaluate and strengthen their belief without being pushed one way or the other. I‚ as a reader
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that the earthly world and all of its beings were created by an evil‚ jealous God who is believed to be the God of the Old Testament. Then there was the good God or what they called the Supreme God of Truth (Religious Tolerance 1A). The Supreme God of Truth was believed to be the father of Jesus. Jesus was looked upon as the person who was sent down to spread the gnosis among the people and to allow them to return home to the Supreme God. They also felt that Jesus resurrection took place before Jesus
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The humorists “A good god would exclude evil’’ Many philosophers including David Hume took many topics very serious. One of them was god. Could there possibly be a man so powerful and wise‚ but yet unfair enough to create a world so unbalanced‚ and evil? “The human mind is incapable of understanding the nature of god’’ (David Hume) According to Hume the striving for survival; self-deprivation‚ the limited powers of all creatures to confront their problems‚ the laws of nature‚ and the weird
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