to take root. Mrs. Putnam‚ the grieving wife of Thomas Putnam‚ firmly believes that a witch is responsible for the deaths of her seven infant children. Mrs. Putnam questions Rebecca Nurse as to whether or not she believes that it is God’s choice as to why Rebecca would never lose a child or grandchild‚ and yet the Putnams have lost all but one. Mrs. Putnam wonders why God would punish her so cruelly; so if not God‚ it must be the devil. In the beginning of the play‚ Mrs. Putnam explains to Rebecca
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Robert D. Putnam has argued that non-political organizations in civil society are vital for democracy. They result in building social capital‚ trust and shared values‚ which politically‚ help hold society together. Putnam’s civil society is the idea that positive outcomes in government are a product of civic community‚ for example‚ networks of trust such as‚ soccer club or choral society (Putnam). However‚ social capital may also lead to negative outcomes if the political institution and democracy
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John Proctor’s tattoo shows the immense love he has towards his family. After the big mistake he had with Abigail‚ he loves his family more than anything. He regrets having an affair with Abigail which led him into getting a tattoo. His tattoo is a tree with the word family written on the side. The tree represents that his family will grow as one. He wants his family to grow with wisdom‚ strength‚ and protection. His family is what gives John strength and encouragement to be a better man. He knows
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Abigail Williams and Putnam started the first accusations which led to widespread fear of witchcraft in the village. This same fear was exploited by Williams and Putnam in order to achieve their selfish motives. Without these characters‚ the Salem Witch Trials might have never occurred which brings us to realize how much damage vengeance and wealth
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Management team Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in September 1998. Since then‚ the company has grown to more than 30‚000 employees worldwide‚ with a management team that represents some of the most experienced technology professionals in the industry. Executive Officers Larry Page CEO As Google’s chief executive officer‚ Larry is responsible for Google’s day-to-day-operations‚ as well as leading the company’s product development and technology strategy. He co-founded Google with
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where many women start to accuse each other. While Parris was greedy for his reputation‚ Thomas Putnam was quite greedy over land. Thomas Putnam is a very wealthy farmer‚ who shows how he would do whatever he could to get more land for his farm. He knew that more land and a bigger farm meant more money. People that were accused would give up their land rights‚ that land would be put up for sale. With Putnam being so rich he would always purchase the land‚ this was the law “If Jacobs hangs for a witch
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people‚ for example‚ include Thomas Putnam‚ Abigail‚ and Danforth. Each character shows greed in their own way. Throughout these characters‚ Arthur Miller try’s to show us that as a human‚ we cannot help to control the underlying greed within ourselves. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller shows internal greed through Putnam. An example of his greed would be killing Jacobs just to buy his land. As said by Giles Corey‚ “ I have heard from an honest man who heard Putnam say it! The day his daughter cried
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is seen as an attack against the church; He expresses his frustration by saying that‚ “Is every defense an attack upon the court?”. The story goes on and Giles presents his deposition‚ Giles accuses Mr. Putnam for using his daughter to cry witchcraft on George Jacobs‚ after Jacobs is killed Putnam would then buy his land.
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In section 2 of Skepticism and Content Externalism Hilary Putnam argues that she can establish she is not a BIV on the basis of semantic considerations alone. Putnam uses a martian on mars in comparison to a brain in a vat to prove her argument. Putnam states that if the Martian forms a mental image of a tree in reference to an illustration of a tree it is actually not a representation of a tree. This goes for the BIV as well; The martian and the BIV do not have casual interaction with trees that
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miserable and self-preservation. Thomas Putnam establishes conflict by vying for land with other characters. From the outset‚ he is bitter and quarrelsome over his boundaries. He shouts to Giles Corey‚ "I’ll have my men on you‚ Corey! I’ll clap a writ on you!" (Miller‚ ) Greediness does not play a role in a time of close-knit societies and in seeking the salvation of God. Putnam displays a threatening tone towards Giles over land. By threatening Giles‚ Putnam begins a cause to get what he believes
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