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The books Walden and other Writings by Henry David Thoreau and Hope Leslie or, Early Times in the Massachusetts by Catharine Maria Sedgwick both have many overlapping themes. This paper is going to focus on their shared opinions about materialism. Both Sedgwick and Thoreau condemn living for materials, insisting that there are better, more worthy things in life. These are the “higher things” since both authors agree that there are things morally higher than materials. Catharine Maria Sedgwick views

Arthur Miller's play The Crucible demonstrates how easily situations can spiral out of control. The Salem witch trials are a great example of these heinous acts by the townspeople. The trials started off with accusations and escalated quickly to extreme measures like executions. The Holocaust also had an unthinkable outcome that ended with the genocide of Jews. These events start with innocent rumors and end with an unfixable aftermath. The Crucible applies strictly to past events like the Holocaust

that the colonists weren’t going to let Parliament put taxes on one of their major goods. However, the Sons of Liberty didn’t thank of the repercussions. The Boston Tea Party caused severe conciseness to the citizens, such the Coercive Act and Massachusetts Government Act. Parliament was not pleased with how the citizens were reacting to the high taxes on tea by tossing the precious tea in the harbor. The individuals that participated in the event didn’t realize how their actions would affect Worcester

In the play The Crucible Abigail is Parris’s niece that lives in his home along with his daughter, Betty. Abigail is one of the girls that fake being witched and accuse many innocent people in Salem, Massachusetts of being witches. The question is whether or not Abigail is a victim of her society or just plain evil. It is my understanding, with the examination of her character traits, that Abigail is a victim of her society. While some of her actions were fueled by passion for John Proctor, I do

The night of July 25, 1956 the Stockholm, a Swedish passenger liner, collided into the Andrea Doria, Italian luxury liner, south of Nantucket. The collision claimed 46 lives onboard the Andrea Doria and five lives onboard the Stockholm. This was the world’s first RADAR assisted collision at sea (Halpern, 2008). However, the collision was not caused by a RADAR malfunction. The collision was a result from the incompetence of the crew with the RADAR and the overall misconduct of the crew. The fog

Jacob Van’t Zelfde Dr. Sweetman Classic Literature 2 October 2017 The Salem Witch Trials The Salem witch trials were an important event in American history. However this affected more than Salem, the ripples from these trials swept throughout the United States. Over two hundred “witches” where accused and twenty where killed. Later the judges admitted that they had been mistaken and tried to make it right but frictions lasted for a long time after word. (Blumberg, 2007) The main reason behind

to continue down his road in the forest with the devil, or stop right then and there and go back to his wife, Faith. The forest lies in the village of Salem, which symbolizes the era of the Salem Witch Trials. These trials took place in Salem, Massachusetts. Hawthorne uses the town's name to further connect this short story with the Puritan era. Moores writes, “The forest is where Puritan morality and civilization end and the darker forces of

What do you think of when you hear the word mass hysteria? In the Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, is both an allegory and tragedy where the Puritan society of Salem is attacked with the hysteria of witchcraft. It all started with five young girls of the Salem society caught dancing naked around a bonfire. This practice is viewed upon by the Puritans as the task of the devil. In the beginning of the play, there was controversy about ownership of land between some of the villagers. Later

Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible", because he was petrified of being identified as a covert communist. It was an act of desperation, "The Crucible" evokes a lethal brew of illicit sexuality, dread, and political manipulation (New Yorker). While reading Charles W. Uphams he found the subject to write about; Salem Witch Trials. In 1952, Miller went to Salem to read the transcripts for "The Crucible". Before all of this transpired Miller worked two-years in an automobile-parts warehouse. Then, he

Henry David Thoreau is remembered for his naturalist writings and is considered a leading transcendentalist. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts and began writing nature poetry in 1840. Thoreau would later spend 2 years, 2 months, and 2 days living on Walden Pond in search of a simpler life, where he would gain understanding and a great appreciation for the world around him and write about his experiences. The writings of Thoreau can easily be compared to many of the other authors that we have