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    Although it is both‚ Yes‚ Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” should be considered an art. Arthur Miller was being questioned as a communist sympathizer during the red scare. He wrote the crucible as an allegory to explain the absurdity of McCarthyism and how people were succumbing to mass hysteria and accusing people not based on solid evidence. The evidence indicates that Millers intentions in writing the crucible were mainly for propaganda; however this doesn’t mean that it cannot also be

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    The Meaning behind the name Of the over 40‚000 words brilliantly crafted into a story‚ only two are able of capturing the meaning of Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible. Set in Salem‚ Massachusetts during the witch trials‚ Miller depicts the town and the strong puritan values vested in its people. When accusations of witchcraft run ravage through the streets‚ such puritan purity is in question. The Crucible is a fitting title for Arthur Miller’s play.The English noun crucible symbolizes Salem‚ the

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    Witches Float Muslims Don’t Muslim’s who face racial discrimination daily‚ are not protected by the Racial Discrimination Act Toby Bolt insist you continue reading. (Please I need my job! T^T) Witch hunts are back! In fact‚ they never left. In today’s society witches are not great bomb fires or tested as flotation devices‚ instead they are deported. But even witches have human rights and protected by the law‚ right? Photo: Q&A debate between Yasmin Abdel-Magied and Jacqui Lambie Apparently

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    originator. He was originally a librarian and researcher and still writes on 20th century wars. Bias Factual‚ Origin History in an Hour‚ website Limitations Eventually he lost power‚ lost credibility Tone Academic Purpose To show the impact of McCarthyism in the 1950’s‚ how he gained power through fear of communism‚ impact of the

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    History Day ideas Colonial Era • Salem Witch trials • The Stamp Act • “No taxation without representation” Revolutionary War Era • Thomas Paine • Thomas Jefferson • John Locke: right to rebellion • Adam Smith and Free Trade • Bill of Rights • Redcoats and patriots • John and Abigail Adams US to Civil War • Nat Turner’s Rebellion • Louisiana Purchase US Civil War • John Brown • Frederick Douglas

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    Negrito are a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia. Ati children‚ the Philippines.Their current populations include 12 Andamanese peoples of the Andaman Islands‚ six Semang peoples of Malaysia‚ the Mani of Thailand‚ and the Aeta‚ Agta‚ Ati‚ and 30 other peoples of the Philippines.Reports from British traders also speak of negrito people on Borneo (Sarawak). (Journal of the Malayan Branch Royal Asiatic Society‚ Vol. XXIX‚ part 1‚ 1956) Balangay is the first

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    Review 1. Reasons Japan Attacked at Pearl Harbor after General Tojo takes over Japan he starts to expand it across the pacific‚ including European colonies‚ so the U.S. puts an oil embargo on Japan. Japan attack because of this and Hawaii = in pacific. 2. Attack at Pearl harbor- created by Yamamoto- 12/7/41. 359 Jap planes‚ only 29 shot down. Pearl Harbor = shallow= special torpedo’s created. Sinks 8 U.S. battleships. U.S.S. Arizona= 1 3. War Production Board/War Labor Board- took over industry

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    The way in which the protagonist‚ John Proctor‚ is presented in The Crucible somewhat changes throughout the play. Firstly‚ he is presented as quite dominant and violent‚ however as the story progresses‚ he is presented still as a violent character but a much more likeable one. He is also one to go with his first instincts‚ and has a lot of pride. These two characteristics are the main factors that lead to Proctors downfall. The first scene in which Proctor is introduced is set in Reverend Parris’

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    The Cold War was the state of hostility that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II (Danzer R46). Though it did not involve direct military conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States (Danzer R46)‚ the start of the Cold War had many causes and the consequences affected both international issues and Americans’ everyday lives during the 1950s (CITE). TOPIC SENTENCE--- CAUSES‚ INTERNAL CONFLICT‚ EXTERNAL CONFLICT. The Cold War stemmed from a mutual mistrust

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    matter the class‚ and the working class owns the means of production. Communism today is seen as a dictatorship leadership in action where oppression of the people exist‚ and holds a negative connotation in the Western world as seen through the McCarthyism. Unfortunately‚ Marx has become associated with the Soviet Union’s version of communism but it is not what he had envisioned at all. The Communist Manifesto is a document which manifests the socialist movement as a change needed from the selfish

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