How is Joe McCarthy related to the play The Crucible?

When we
read its important to know about Senator Joseph McCarthy. Even though he
is not a character in the play, his role in history is important to Millers story. McCarthy was
an American Senator from 1947 to 1957, during the Cold War and subsequent Red Scare. His work
stirring up fear of communism in America eventually became known as McCarthyism.

He worked to protect America from communism by identifying possible communists and
sympathizers; however, he often relied on dubious methods of identification. His work with the
House Committee on Un-American Activities targeted anyone who was deemed different than societys
normal expectations. Once called to testify in front of the committee, defendants could often
escape harsher punishments by turning over names of people who they knew to be communist.
Allegations and finger-pointing quickly turned into a modern-day witch-hunt as friends,
neighbors, and families turned on one another to escape punishment.

These
actions parallel the witch-hunt in The Crucible. We see accused witches
brought to court; if the confess to witchcraft, they are given a lighter sentence and then set
free. Once they confess, they are encouraged to name other guilty people. In act 2, Mary Warren
explains to the Proctors that Goody Osburn will hang because she refuses to confess, but that
Sarah Goode, who has confessed, will live. He sentenced her. He must. But not Sarah Good. For
Sarah Good confessed, ysee.

At the end of act 1, it is not enough that Tituba
confesses to witchcraft; she must also name other guilty people. Of course, since Tituba isnt a
witch, neither are the other women she names. In fact, it is not until Reverends Hale and Parris
continue to push her and suggest possible names that she finally agrees that she saw Sarah Goode
and Goody Osburn with the devil.

John Proctor is also charged with
witchcraft after he goes to court to tell the truth. He knows that the town isnt really being
afflicted by witches. Abigail, his former servant, tells him in act 1 that the girls were
playing in the forest and got scared. These two have a troubling past as we learn that they had
an affair before the start of the play. John is hanged for witchcraft at the end of the play
when he rips up his false confession and chooses to protect the honor of his name by not
lying.

What do you prefer and why, home study or sending kids to school? home study vs. sending to school

I
teach at a hybrid school: independent study Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; classroom activity
Tuesday, Friday. It is a nice compromise between private and home education. My own children,
however, attend a public school because the district we live in has some exceptional academic
and music programs that a small school (or home school) just couldn't match.

Home schooling requires tremendous discipline for both student and parent. I remind my
students that their parents ARE teachers. I also encourage both parents and students to set a
schedule for the independent study days. Traditional classroom students know where they will be
at any given time of the school day. It's too easy to think "I have all day" when at
home--which ultimately leads to cramming two days work into 2 hours. However, if a student can
master time management at 14,15, or 16, their prospects for success in the long term are
good.

If both parent and student are committed to getting the best out of
independent studies by working diligently, then the education can be superb. Home school,
however, is not for every family. There is certainly room in our education system for all
educational strategies.

In The Stranger, when Meursault 'laid himself open for the first time to the benign indifference of the world,' what exactly is the 'indifference of...

One of the key
elements of this novel is the absurdist philosophy that Meursault embraces. He finds
increasingly that life has no sense of meaning or purpose and that the world is profoundly
indifferent to human beings that do their best to live their lives and try and persuade
themselves that there is some kind of order or benevolent god-like figure who takes care of them
and protects them. The quote...

What is line uniformity and line works?

Poetic lines
that are uniform would be the
same in key ways. The most important way for them to be uniform is

rhythm/structure. For example, all lines in a sonnet will be iambic
pentameter
(five...

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What effect does a stakeholder orientation have on business ethics and social responsibility?

In general,
any firm that truly pursues a stakeholder orientation will be much more likely to act ethically
and it will be more likely to act in ways consistent with the idea of corporate social
responsibility. 

A stakeholder orientation exists in a firm when the firm
cares about all of its stakeholders.  It does not just care about its owners and stockholders. 
Instead, it cares about everyone from its customers to its employees to its suppliers.  It even
cares about the community in which it operates.

Such a firm will be much more
likely to act ethically and responsibly.  For example, let us imagine that a firm could increase
profits by cutting benefits to its employees.  This would not be consistent with corporate
social responsibility.  If a firm truly practices a stakeholder orientation, it will be less
likely to take this step.  Instead, it will treat its employees as if they are important.  It
will balance their needs against the need of ownership to make a higher profit.  The needs of
the workers will be just as important rather than being something that is considered to be a
mere afterthought.

Thus, a stakeholder orientation is more likely to lead to
ethical behavior and to a concern for corporate social responsibility.

Why is Winston's betrayal of Julia such a key point in 1984?

Whenis caught by the
government, he is told that there are three stages to his "reintegration": learning,
understanding, and acceptance.  Winston doesn't betrayuntil the last stage and when he yells for
the torturers to, "Do it to Julia! Not me!", he has capitulated and accepted Big
Brother.  The acceptance of Big Brother is essential to the government because it means that
Winston no longer has free will; he is nothing more than a pawn of the government.  Winston had
thought he was strong and that he loved Julia.  The government does not want any of the people
to love anyone more than they love Big Brother and the government because that means that the
individual might favor the one loved over the government. By betraying Julia, Winston shows that
he loves the government, and Big Brother, more than anyone else.

How does Mr. Underwood react to Tom Robinson's death?

In
,mentions that the death of Tom Robinson was
relatively insignificant throughout the town of
Maycomb. Many of the white
citizens felt that it was "typical" of Tom Robinson to try
to escape without
a plan. However, Mr. Underwood was bitter about the entire ordeal. As was

mentioned in the previous post, Mr. Underwood voiced his opinion in the editorial
section of his
paper The Maycomb Tribune. He felt that
it was simply a sin to kill
cripples, and likened Tom's death to the
senseless slaughter of songbirds. Mr. Underwood
understood that Tom was an
innocent man who was wrongly convicted and was disgusted by the fact
that Tom
was gunned down by prison guards. His comparison to the "senseless slaughter
of
songbirds" is significant because throughout the novel mockingbirds
represent innocent
individuals like Tom Robinson. This quote also alludes to
's rule that it is a sin to kill a
mockingbird, which essentially means it is
wrong to hurt innocent beings.