Integrity in The Crucible

Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is about a Salem Massattechussetts village in 1692. In 1692, many people in Salem, the Puritans religion is hyporcritical and auspicious, and it test Peoples’ Integrity. In The Crucible, Miller is saying integrity should be kept, and people should stand up for their beliefs, even if it means the loss of their basic rights. This is clearly seen in the decisions made by John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and Giles Corey.
To begin with, a person who stands up and decides to die for what they believe in has good morals and integrity. John proctor does exactly so. John Proctor is a good man with good morals He is willing to die for his wife and friends. Even though he broke integrity and cheated on his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, with Abigail Williams. “I have known her, sir. I have known her” pg (220). By standing up and admitting the truth, he kept his integrity. He stuck to his word and decided he wasn’t going to give up. “I have confessed myself! Is there no good Penitence but it be public? God does not need my name nailed upon the church! God sees my name; god knows how black my sins are! It is enough” (pg.239). After asking for forgiveness, he became very fitful then as the trial went on, he did not stop trying to do what’s right and fighting for what he believed in.
Another character that shows integrity in this play is Giles Corey. Giles Kept his mouth shut. He didn’t want to speak and end up being the one who ends up giving away peoples names. Giles Corey is a good man who thinks before he does anything. Giles does not name names. “I can not give you his name” and if he named those names , it would be detrimental to his friends life. At the same time he would not let the judges hang anyone who was innocent, and Giles would still not speek. “I will not give you no names. I mentioned my wife’s name once and I’ll burn in hell long enough for that. I stand mute”. At the end of john proctors Trial, Elizabeth Told john that Giles was pressed to death because he was silent. So Giles Corey died for all of the innocent people who were called witches. This makes Giles Cory a very philanthropic person. Corey also saved names that wornt spoken. He showed good integrity by doing so.
The third character in this play is Elizabeth Proctor. She would not speek. She wanted to save her husbands name. So Elizabeth Proctor lied to the judges. When judge Danforth asked “To Your knowledge, has John Proctor ever committed the crime of Letchery? Answer my question! Is your husband a Lecher?” Elizabeth replied faintly “no sir”. (223) when this happened john was surprised that she lied. She thought she was doing the right thing, Elizabeth thought it was more important to stand by her husband, and prove how much she loves him.
All in all, many people in Salem Massattechussetts, the Puritans religion is hypercritical and it test Peoples Integrity. It is very unequivocal that, this writer learned that, integrity should be kept, and people should stand up for their beliefs, even if it means the loss of their basic rights.

Susan B. Anthony The American Civil Rights Leader

Susan Brownell Anthony was a prominent American civil rights leader who played a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights movement to introduce women's suffrage into the United States. Susan B Anyhony travled the United States and Europe and gave 75 to 100 speeches per year on womens rights for 45 years.

In 1851, on a street in Seneca Falls, Anthony was introduced to Elizabeth Cady Stanton by mutual acquaintance, as well as fellow feminist Amelia Bloomer. Susan B. Anthony joined Elizabeth Cady staton in organizing the first women's state temperance society in America after being refused admission to a previous convention on account of her sex, in 1851. Together, the two women traversed the United States giving speeches and attempting to persuade the government that society should treat men and women equally.

The first American women's rights convention took place on July 19 and July 20, 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York. Susan B. Anthony took the opportunity to attend and support the women's rights convention held in Syracuse, New York, in 1852. At this time Susan B. Anthony began to gain widespread notoriety as a powerful public advocate of women's rights and as a new and stirring voice for change.

Through Susan B. Anthony's work, many professional fields became open to women by the end of the nineteenth century. At the time of her death in 1906, only four states, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah, had granted suffrage to women. But her fight had carried on, and in 1920 Congress adopted the Nineteenth Amendment, finally giving women throughout America the right to vote.

"Our tragedy and God's love for orphans" By - Steven Curtis Chapman

The article “Our tragedy and God's love for orphans” highlights the growing consern over the number of orphans in our world. According to author Steven Curtis Chapman “There are 143 million children in the world who have lost one or both parents.” Chapman also says “In America alone, there are half a million children in foster care, and approximately 120,000 of these children are waiting to be adopted.” Children are often orphaned or abandoned because of poverty, disabilities and disease. Every 15 seconds a child loses a parent because of AIDs. The author tells us his own opinion on the topic “My wife and I had always supported the idea of adoption, and as Christians, we understood the importance of loving and caring for others. But what I had not yet grasped was that adoption is a physical picture of what Jesus has done for me. I did nothing to deserve God's love; in fact, I was living as an orphan, without hope. Yet God chose to pursue a relationship with me, and through the death of his son Jesus, I was adopted into God's family.” This article states that people need to consider the benefits of adoption.
Throughout your childhood years you dream of having a big family when you grew up. When you are an orphan you dream of being a part of a big family. The author uses a strong opinion that catches the reader’s attention, and pulls them into the article. “Caring for these children is not the job of governments or institutions; instead, it is the job of families, people and communities” Chapman says. Steven also points out “We can each do something, whether it is donating, adopting, fostering, mentoring, visiting orphans or supporting families that have taken in orphans. You can change the world for an orphan” This reader supports this article because it is importaint to care for other people.

Irony In "What Is The What" By Dave Eggers

Irony is seen throughout many works of literature. In Dave Egger’s novel “What is The What” irony is used throughout the story. To begin with, Valentino, the narrator, is robbed in his home in Atlanta. When this happens Valentino wises he was back in Kakuma: “In Kakuma there was no rain, the winds blew nine months a year, and eighty thousand war refugees from Sudan and elsewhere lived on one meal a day.” This quote is ironic because in Atlanta he has freedom and he lives in an apartment, which for him is a great place. But the bad thing about living there is that he was getting robbed. In Kakuma he didn’t need to worry about getting robbed because he: “lived in a hut of plastic and sandbags and owned one pair of pants”. Now that he lives in Atlanta he owns: “…a television, a VCR, a microwave, an alarm clock, many other conveniences, all provided by the Peachtree United Methodist Church here in Atlanta”. Irony is a universal element: Irony is seen throughout novels and everyday discussion.

Examples of sentence Patterns in "The Lottery"

Adjectives Out of Order
Reckless and nervous, Tessie Hutchinson snatched a paper out of the box and held it tightly behind her back.

Appositive
Tessie Hutchinson, winner of the lottery, was stoned to death.

Introductory Prepositional Phrase
With an uneasy felling, Bill Hutchinson waited to open the small folded piece of paper that was in his hand.

Gerund-Object of Preposition
With the silence of the crowed, Mr. Summers raised his hand and called the first person’s name.

Gerund Phrase
Waiting anxiously, is what the crowed did best.

Symbolism In "Of Mice and Men"

John Stieneback’s novel "Of Mice and Men" concerns two migrate farm workers during the 1930’s in California, who had a dream of owning their own ranch. Throughout the novel Steineback uses the technique of symbolism. This is clearly seen in George and Liennie’s farm, Curly’s wife,
and candy’s dog.

To begin with symbolism is seen in George and Lennie’s farm. It represents hopes and dreams, power, and hard work. The farm with rabbits for Lennie and work for George, is what they hope to get with there hard work. They talk about it frequently; they must work hard to save money to buy it. Candy also wants part of the dream. He offers them the money he has saved. The farm is also a symbol of power for George. When they own it, he won’t have to work for anyone else; therefore the farm is a symbol of many things.

Symbolism is also shown in curly’s wife. She wanted to be an actress. This is a symbolism of hopes and dreams. Instead she married a farmer’s son. She never gets to talk to anyone cause curly wont let her, she is lonely, curly is always somewhere else around the farm and she is always at the house. She could have had a wonderful life, but she thinks her mom threw out the letter from some acting job.

The third symbol is in Candy’s Dog, that’s a symbol of weakness. His dog got shot by Carlson because it was old and miserable, he thought of it as pitting it out of its misery. Candy was sad and he loved that dog. The dog was his friend and his companion.

Thus Stienbacks novel, "Of Mice and Men" concerning two migrant farm workers. During the 1930’s in California, who had a dream of owning their own ranch, uses the technique of symbolism. George and lennie’s farm, Candy’s wife, and Candy’s dog clearly illiterates this technique. This writer learned that symbolism doesn’t just mean one thing, it means many things.

Ambiguity in “The Sniper”

Ambiguity in the short story “The Sniper” is seen in Liam O’Flaherty’s writing. At the end of this story, O’Flaherty writes “The sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face”. In this quote, “brother” could be signified as many different meanings. When you first read the story you get the feeling that the man the sniper shot was his true blood brother. As you continue thinking, the “brother” could be a man or a friend on the same side as he is on and he accidentally shot him in hesitation.