Nantucket, Massachusetts

Have you ever had to lie in order to save your life? For most people the answer would be no but unfortunately here in the U.S in the 50’s and in 1692 the answer could have been yes. During these times McCarthyism took place and Salem witch trials. People were falsely accused of being communists or witches, and frankly it was poor evidence. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an allegory for the McCarthy era because innocent people were being accused using poor evidence, feared being put on biased…

Richard Hakluyt the elder was an Elizabethan lawyer and a major proponent of English colonization of America in the 1570s. He wrote the “Inducements to the Liking of the Voyage Intended towards Virginia in 40. and 42. Degrees” in 1585 to justify and stimulate the colonization of Virginia. Hakluyt’s “Inducements” provides an insight into early British perception of North America long before the first English colony in Jamestown was even established. In this treatise, Hakluyt delineates the…

A man’s name holds more than just his identity; it also holds his character. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, three prominent men were concerned with how their names defined them within their town. In the chaotic period of the Salem Witch Trials, Reverend Parris wanted to uphold his holy reputation as well as the church’s. John Proctor, a very influential man in the town, was determined to keep his family name from being blackened in the courts despite his own sins. During these trying times,…

1.0 Introduction : The Background of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) Thomas Hobbes was born in Westport which around the small town of Malmesbury in England on April 5th, 1588. He born prematurely because his mother was fear when she heard the news of the coming aggression of Spanish Armada which is a Spanish warships. His father, Thomas Sr. was the vicar of Charlton and Westport. He had a brother, Edmund and a sister. His father was forced to leave London because he involved in a fight with the local…

The novel begins by introducing the main character, Eunice Williams. She a is a young girl living in a puritan, English town, in Massachusetts. Based in the early 1700’s, there is a war between the English and the French, in which the Native Americans from the north are aiding the French. Eunice has three brothers, two older and one younger, and two older sisters. Her father is the reverend of the town, and her mother stays at home. The town fears that the Native Americans will come and raid the…

Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Story: A Psalm of Life & Song of Hiawatha Members: Adriana Alvizo, Selena Contreras, Serena Hempstead. 1. Writer's Background: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine in 1807 February 27. He is an American professor and wrote poets. Henry’s first poet was called “The Battle of Lovell’s Pond” in November 17, 1820. When longfellow was just 15 years old he was then enrolled at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Later in his senior year he…

In the book The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom, the reader journeys through the events that unfolded during the holocaust from the perspective of a Catholic. Corrie Ten Boom may not have fallen victim to the Germans, but she definitely didn't agree with how the Germans were treating the Jews. Despite it being against the law, the Ten Boom family decided to lie in order to keep the Jews safe. In this case it is just to lie in because they are lying for the greater good of saving lives. When…

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is American poet who wrote throughout 1873 to 1880, primarily influenced by the Romantic era. Born to the daughter of a Revolutionary War hero and an established lawyer, Longfellow was expected to attend college and follow his father’s footsteps. However he was more fascinated by the coastal culture of his town in Maine, fascinated by the stories of the sailors who detailed their exotic travels. Accordingly, Longfellow pursued his intrigue,…

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is a story depicting events that occurred during the Salem Witch Trials. There were many characters in the story that deserves some of the blame for what took place. Many people were thrown in jail for being accused of witchcraft. Some people were hung because they did not confess. The trust between one person and another was lost. Friendships ended with betrayal so they could benefit themselves. The town of Salem and its people were ruined by the events…

The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller in 1952, was a play about the horrors of the Salem Witch Trials that took place in the 1600’s. In order to persuade America that this was just a repeat of history, he made direct comparisons from events that had happened in the past, such as Using this method, he was able to show us how horrible and unreasonable these events were, and why we should not repeat what had happened in Salem, during the cold war. The Crucible is effective in proving to people…