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    Into the Wild features Chris McCandless, a man who stopped contacting his family and went on grand adventures until one finally took his life. In the final adventure he went out into the Alaskan wilderness ill prepared and paid dearly for it. Many people feel that he was an insane idiot who did not respect nature and had a suicide wish while others thought that he was an outcast who did not fit into society. Ultimately, Chris McCandless was an adventurer who was trying to escape society in order

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    How Mob Mentality Can Effect Others Mob mentality and herd behavior have a negative behavior on people because of their individuality and rational thinking. People are influenced by others behaviors in a group. They can have negative and positive acts on people having individual thinking and it changes people's rational thinking. In the teleplay “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street” written by Rod Serling, the article “When Good people Do Bad Things” written by Ann Trafton, and the article “Why

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    In The Crucible, Arthur Miller depicts the transition of John Proctor, a highly respected, reasonable, and passionate man, as he develops the courage and selflessness to sacrifice his reputation for the sake of the community. His altruistic involvement eventually led to his demise as he himself was eventually accused of witchcraft. Although he is considered as a respectable leader in the community and an honorable husband at home, John regards himself as a sinner and a hypocrite because he engages

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    Biff is the most level-headed and realistic person in his family. He has many simple dreams, one of which is getting out of the city and owning his own ranch, as illustrated by the farmhouse. By owning his own ranch, he could escape from the conflicts within his family and live the life he’s always wanted rather than the life Willy forced upon Biff at a young age. Biff also dreams of fixing his family for the better by getting them to realize that the lies and dreams they are trying to achieve are

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    similar in many ways. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby spends his whole life working towards a dream. He grew up dirt poor, and eventually made himself into a millionaire. However, his entire dream was centered around one person, a married woman named Daisy Buchanan. Right when he was the closest to achieving his dream, Gatsby was shot and killed for something he didn’t do. In Of Mice and Men, Lennie and George make every decision in life with one thing in mind, their dream of owning their own ranch someday

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    Many people would say that The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a tragedy. In this play the tragic events that happened in salem liked being accused for a witch and hung for it is connected to what happened in mccarthyism era. In this Joe Mccarthy accused politicians and higher power people of being communist. Those accused in both salem and the Mccarthy era were treated with harsh consequences and even death with no way to defend themselves. Every play is normally split into two categories tragedy and

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    hysteria in the world today? There are a lot of mass hysteria in this world today; such as, the Mad Cow Disease. Everybody was blaming others for having it and just trying to get them in trouble. This is similar to The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, because neighbors are going against each other, and accusing each other of doing witchcraft. Whether or not it may be true, they do not care because they want them gone and then they can buy their land easier. In the play The Crucible, John Proctor

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    The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a intense play about the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts set around 1692. The play consisted of the people in Salem being accused of witchcraft. Causing the whole town to question each other's faith. Arthur Miller is the best author who used writing craft to convey meaning because of irony, characterization, and foreshadowing in his play The Crucible. Arthur Miller uses irony to show disagreement between characters. Abby screams, “She’s going to come down

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    The word crucible means a severe test, or a hard trial. In this play there was a hard trial that occured in this play. There were several characters who were involved in this trial. These characters did all that they could do in order to keep their reputation. One of the most dynamic characters who fought to keep their reputation alive was John Proctor. John proctor fought to keep his reputation as much as he could. Another character who fought for their remaining reputation was Abigail Williams

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    similarly to the reactions in the Crucible. Integrity is a trait that stands out in both stories. Some characters and aspects of the Crucible and the Red Scare share the same theme of integrity. Miller uses this theme and others to enhance his play. In the play, the theme of integrity adds to the opposing traits. Miller utilizes different opposing aspects to create conflicts that allow the plot to move smoothly and cohesively. Integrity is usually a very selfless characteristic that

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