my opinion about LGBTQ....
in my opinion about lgbtq is that i don't really care about those people with their sexuality. what i know is that many people discriminates them because of who they are. in my opinion i think we should let others do what they want with their lives and not insulting them. but sometimes i think that god never created people with that kind of genders because i'v heard people and even reading through the bible that it's a sin marrying with others with the same sex. but i think that it's a sin but only god knows why those person likes the person with thee same sex. but i know that it's a sin loving and marrying a person with the same sex. i also think that it's their life and if they feel cool or good that way so it's them not me. i won't talk bad things about them and i would just live it in Gods hand because he is the only one who judges and i won't judge them because i don't want others to judge me except God so i rather stay quiet.!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
the crucible essay
DISHONESTY LEADS TO DESTRUCTION
Each and every one us has been unchastity in life and it seems as if dishonesty leads to destruction. Author Socrate points out “false word are not evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil”. This quote represents how false representation turns out to be evilness in our souls, because of lying and not being truthful. Once a person comes up with a lie to cover up themselves, that person gets use to it, so it wouldn’t be that hard for them to tell more lies to convince people that they are telling the truth about certain things when they are really lying. Dishonesty leads to evilness, malicious act. The perfect example of a good liar is Abigail Williams in Salem Massachusetts during 1962. Abigail told lies because her uncle Parris discovered her dancing naked with other girls. She told lies about people and it turned in to witch hunt, similarly to McCarthy era, Abigail Williams in The Crucible is an allegory figure to Joseph McCarthy. Like McCarthy she blame others people of having connections with the devil which turned in to witch hunt but, McCarthy told lies about people and it turned in to mass hysteria. Thousands of people were arrested and accused of being communist, which is related to The Crucible when Abigail creates the lies that there were people in Salem that have connections with the devil and that their spirits appears to her and to the other girls, too. Because of her dishonesty many people died. Their lives favor the lives of those who were accused during the McCarty era. Hundreds of lives were devastated, careers were ruined, families destroyed and reputations were demolished because of McCarthy’s dishonesty. Throughout The Crucible
people last their properties, belongings and even their lives, just because of the false accusations against them.
The allegorical, metaphorical and symbolic elements of The Crucible reflect real lives events of the McCarthy era. In The Crucible the witch craft or the devil is an allegory elements that reflects real life events of the McCarthy era, because there were events that complements to McCarthyism such as people accusing others to escape punishment. When Tituba confessed, “look! Have white people belong to me” and I look –and there was Goody Good. Tituba give out names that she saw with the devil, because she was forced to confess because if she tells the truth that she didn’t saw the devil then she would be hang if she did not confessed to having a relationship with the devil. This reflects upon McCarthy era, as with the alleged witches of Salem, suspected communists were encouraged to confess and to identify other Red defenders as mean of escaping punishment .In The Crucible Tituba, Abigail Williams and the other girls started pointing to people that they are practicing witch craft. They accused the people because they did not want to be punish of being dishonest so they blame on others to cover up themselves. So the witch trial started because of the false alarm that Abigail and her friends told the judge. These events are allegory to the real life events of the McCarthy era. Because McCarthy conducted highly controversial investigation intended to abolish out communists sympathizers in the U.S. he told the nation that there were traitors that were giving out information about atomic bombs to the Soviet Union. So he wanted the traitors to be found and to be punished. There are events in The Crucible that are allegorical McCarthy era. People were being accused and were ask questions having to do with witch craft in Salem and numerous were send to jail because they denied that they don’t have nothing to do with the devil and others were hang, because they did not wanted to lie about seen the devil because they were being honest that they didn’t have any relationships with the devil. Without evidence against them they were sentence to death even though if they were innocent. This is related to McCarthy era, people were also questioned during the McCarthy era about their actions and were also ask to identify other Red sympathizer in the U.S and if they were involved with communism. Those who refused to incriminate their friends saw their careers suffer as they were blacklisted from potential jobs. As people began to realize that they might be condemned as communist unconcerned of their innocence many “cooperated” attempting to save themselves trough false confessions, creating the image that the U.S was overrun with communist and perpetuating the hysteria. The People who refuses to give out the name of the person or to testify against them, they were punish to death which is allegorical to the events in The Crucible when Giles Corey, refuses to give the name of the person who told him about Putman accusing people of witch craft for the purpose of attaining their land .Giles says, “why, I-I cannot give you his name. Hathorne’s. “And why not?” Giles “you well why not! He’ll lay in jail if I give his name!” Giles refused to give the name because he knows that Danforth’s has gotten so out of hand with his power that he will surely throw that person to in jail. Because Giles didn’t give the name, Danforth’s throws Giles in jail for contempt. Because Giles refuse to give the name of that person he chooses to be pressed to death in which stones were placed on his chest and he still refused to give out the name. He did not give up so he died. Similarly, thousands of people lives were destroyed and ruined during the McCarthy era. Because people refused to cooperate with the Un-American Activities Committee so many American’s careers were ruined, destroyed and others were killed and imprisoned, just because they were being honest because they choose to tell the truth that they have nothing to do with communists and similarly to The Crucible people choose to tell the truth that they don’t have any relation with the devil so they were murder. Because of Abigail’s dishonesty she kept on accusing people because she did not wanted the truth to come out or be discovered that all was a lie. For example, in The Crucible Proctor says, “If she is innocent! Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent or Abigail?” This means that he thinks that they should be looking at the people pointing the fingers and see if they are so innocent themselves. Because of their dishonesty many innocent people were accused and the ones who aren’t telling the truth they weren’t touch every one believed their lies, which reflects to McCarthy era when McCarthy was pointing out to people that they are involved to communism, when in reality he was the one that the fingers should be pointed at him because he was the one who was lying and that was being dishonest, such as Abigail, the fingers should be pointed at her because she was the one who started the false accusation and the lies she told about witchcraft.
The metaphorical element was used by author Miller in The Crucible. Fear of witch craft as a metaphor. The Crucible uses fear of witch craft in the America of the 1600s as a metaphor for the fear of communism that was wide spread in America in the 1950s because people were accusing all innocent enemies to get rid of them. Abigail Mr. and Mrs. Pitman’s seek revenge against their enemies by accusing them of witch craft. The will of these people can be the will of injustice and barbarity. The metaphor used by Author Miller in The Crucible when Danforth’s, told Putman that he had in his hands an accusation. “He states that you coldly prompted your daughter to cry witchery upon George Jacobs that is now in jail” Giles. “This man is killing his neighbors for their land.” These quotes represent how Mr. Putman accused his enemy and people of witch craft because he wanted their lands. But Putman deny everything. That was told against him because the accusers didn’t have that strong evidence. But Putman had accused people of witchcraft and were imprisoned and they believed him. This is metaphorical to McCarthyism when people accused and testify others in order to escape punishment. Which is metaphorical to The Crucible, people were accusing others to escape punishment. Another metaphor used in the play was when Francis Nurse described to Mr. Hale “my wife is the very brick and mortar of the church…you cannot mean she will be tried in court.” This metaphor describes Rebecca Nurse as the foundation of the church in Salem. A respected figure in the community and that all citizens respect her. As when Abigail starts getting strong with the important people she accused of witch craft and McCarthy did the same thing. He grabs more attention when he accuses important persons such as famous people. The witch craft trial became serious especially when Abigail accused important or well known people, such as Goody Proctor, Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey. She grabs more attention from the people of Salem, Which is metaphorical to McCarthy when he accused famous and well known people. He grabs more attention from the people because he wanted every one’s eyes on him. He used metaphor to convince people that the U.S was overrun with communists and perpetuating the Hysteria.
In The Crucible there are symbols that reflect on the real life events on McCarthyism. For example the forest symbolizes darkness and evil inside the human soul. This symbol could symbolize Abigail Williams because she had darkness in her heart because of her dishonesty and jealousy she accused people. A symbol that is used in The Crucible is the poppet that was used against Elizabeth proctor of witch craft. Cheever. “So will you hand me any poppet that your wife may keep here Proctor? “Puppets?” Elizabeth. “I never kept any puppets, not since I was a girl.” The puppets used to incriminate Mrs. Proctor represent the superstition and stupidity that incite the zealots of Salem and zealots of any other place and time. Another symbol that is found in Giles Cory Death, “Giles exclaimed, “You know very well why not! He’ll lay in jail if I give his name!” innocent people would be punish if Giles gave names to the court instead; Giles chooses to be presses to death. The heavy weight of stones that were used in the pressing death of Giles Corey symbolizes the weight of the sins committed by the Salem accusers. Which symbolizes to McCarthy era when people were accused of being part of the communism and many people died because they did not wanted to lie like the ones who accused them of being traitors when the traitor was McCarthy, the death of Giles could symbolize the death Giles could symbolize the death of many people that were killed during the McCarthy era lives were ruined families were destroyed and careers were ruined. Abigail and the other girls feared that if the truth comes out there would be a huge problem for them, the lies that McCarthy told about communism had gotten out. He accused others and he lost the trust of the Americans people, like Abigail her reputation looked really bad people looked at her with bad response. It was the same to McCarthy, he wasn’t trustworthy at all. All because of his dishonesty.
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