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    Base on their circumstances‚ Abigail from The Crucible and Ralph from Lord of the Flies wear masks to conceal their true identities and to fit into their societies for their own benefits. But Ralph wears his mask just to fit into society‚ whereas Abigail wears hers to save herself from the harsh circumstances. For Abigail‚ she pretends to be a good child in front of people even though people in her village believe her as the one of wicked. In order to pretend as a nice girl‚ she conceals facts

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    do‚ in its reasoning. Authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Arthur Miller of The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible‚ respectively‚ both write about how Puritans‚ filled with fear and ignorance‚ blindly believed the subjective statements and accusations they heard without considering the objectivity of the truth. In the Scarlet Letter‚ two opposing views of Roger Chillingworth and Mr.

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    Throughout crime statistics‚ crimes of the powerful‚ for example white collar‚ corporate and state crimes seem to be almost non-existent. Over the last few decades crimes of the powerful are beginning to gain some sort of emphasis with regards its recognition. Crimes of the powerful have been gaining awareness since approximately the mid 1980’s. For example legislations towards corporations have been changed‚ gradually establishing criminal categories. Relatively recently it has been recognised that

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    accused Tom Robinson of raping her. Atticus Finch is Tom Robinson’s Lawyer and Mr. Gilmer is Mayella and Bob’s Lawyer. Based on the evidence it shows that her father played a role in her getting badly hurt. Mayella Ewell is powerless based on her Gender and Class Mayella is powerless in her class because. “ Maycomb’s Ewells lived behind the town dump in what was once a ****** cabin. (Doc‚ A(1)) The Ewell’s live in a junk yard house. The Ewell’s can’t afford a better house like rest of Maycomb

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    nothing? However‚ it is the act of feeling powerless that is the real form of trouble.

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    There are several differences between the way the play The Crucible was written and the way it was presented in the film adaptation we watched in class. One major difference was that in the movie‚ the girls were shown dancing in the forest at the beginning. In the play it is only a flashback. The scene was added in the movie to make it more dramatic and foreshadowing. I think it helps to understand the movie better and it sets the mood of the story from the very beginning. In the movie‚ when

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    To be an individual is more beneficial than conforming to society. Followers allow people to control themselves‚ but an individual stands for what he believes in. A major difference between a follower and an individual is conformity. Someone who conforms to society follows a group of people and is influenced by everything that group of people does. An individual who doesn’t conform to society is self reliant and courageous. In the article Self Reliance‚ the author writes‚ “It may be

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    The Crucible: Salem vs. American Fundamentals In "The Crucible"‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ religious freedom and justice of the law are the main controversial aspects that are not enforced in this play. The Crucible is a play in which Arthur Miller writes about the tendentious‚ hysterical event of the Salem witch trials that occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts during 1692. Miller writes "The Crucible" to show how inequitable and unjust the law can be in a time of fear and tension of the masses. In

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    because she is a white female‚ but she does not have power because of her class. Therefore mayella is powerless in the class. “Maycomb’s Ewells lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin (Doc A)”. “Longs he keep callin’ me ma’am and sying’ miss Mayella (Doc C)”. “ Yes Suh. I Felt right sorry for her(Doc E)”. All of these are example from the story that show how she is powerless.

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    What Happened to the Air Traffic Controller and PATO The strike as a weapon‚ which PATCO attempted to use against the FAA‚ became a disaster for labor in 1981. 12‚000 striking employees of the FAA were fired by President Ronald Reagan and replaced. The success of breaking the strike by air traffic controllers sent a message to employers and employees everywhere; this was the beginning of the end for organized labor. PATCO existed from 1968-1981 when it was decertified as a union. The strike and

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