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Summary: The first act opens with an ill Betty Parris and her distraught father Reverend Parris. In Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls go dancing in the woods along with the Parris’ slave, Tituba, immediately after some of the girls fall into a coma-like state; reverends Hale and Parris get the girls to confess to…

“He said if I warn’t so ignorant, but had read a book called Don Quixote, I would know without asking”  Twain 13, this quote said by the character Tom gives reference to the book Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes which was published in the year 1605 and written as a picaresque novel. Twain specifically mentions…

In The Crucible, John’s actions were for a good reason because he spoke about his affair publicly, hesitated to forgive himself, and sacrificed his good name along with his life. He thought admitting his affair would help save Elizabeh in the witch trials and that it had destroyed his image in the eyes of God….

Born from humble beginnings in Scotland, Andrew Carnegie immigrated to the United States with his family and settled in Pittsburgh. Despite facing financial hardships, Carnegie became one of America’s most celebrated businessmen. While he possessed both admirable and flawed qualities, Carnegie’s heroism was evident through his philanthropy and instrumental role in establishing the United States…

Successful, self-educated abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington fought tirelessly to eradicate slavery. Born into slavery, Douglass and Washington shared the belief of equality, but differed on the manner in which it would be achieved. Douglass’s philosophy was “agitate! , agitate! , agitate! ” whereas, Washington was of the ‘work! , work! , work!…

In literature, blindness symbolizes the lack of knowledge and insight. This meaning is also portrayed in Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. The tragedy showcases three forms of blindness: intellectual blindness, which is the rejection of knowledge; physical blindness, which is the absence of sight; and metaphorical blindness, which represents the symbolism or significance of blindness for each…

Persuading the People In today’s schools, children grow up knowing about the wonderful writings of famous authors, such as William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, and Jane Austen. These authors were phenomenal story tellers, but were not the only great writers of the past. These writers were popular for many different reasons, but one trait that they…

Deception plays a big role in Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, as many people were able to convince their fellow town’s members that witchcraft was being practiced. When someone in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts felt wronged by a neighbor, they had the opportunity of accusing them of being a witch and they would most…

From Beowulf to Superman, why do we need our heroes? Our cultures have always created heroes. Despite our political, social, economic, and religious differences, we all have one thing in common: heroes. They help define who we are and what we want to be. Heroes give us hope and inspire us to head in the…

In Sophocles’ play Oedipus Rex, first performed sometime in the 430s B. C. E, the scene opens in front of the palace of Oedipus, King of Thebes. As Oedipus enters, he finds many children and priests praying to the gods. Oedipus questions the oldest of the priests as to why they are praying. The priest…