Desensitization In The Odyssey

This excerpt from "The Crucible", written by Arthur Miller demonstrates how fear can overwhelm people in different ways and shows how strong an individual must be to deal with this fear. Although people in this society may appear strong and claim that they oppose the devil, everyone is weakened by human instincts which forces some people to yield to the devil's commands. "The boot of Lucifer" haunts everyone in the court room and forces even the strongest of men to face their ignorance. This scene is particularly powerful because it describes how Proctor is completely overwhelmed with fear and frustration with the court to a point where he "laughs insanely". Proctor has reached a point of insanity and can no longer bear the weight of the burden he brought

The innocent are compelled to commit to seeing the devil, but then name another honest person unfairly, so they will not be punished. The Puritans have to be careful of their actions and words, because the girls could accuse them at any point. This is paramount for John Proctor, who is accused when Mary Warren tries to speak out and end the drama with Abigail and the girls. Mary Warren is part of the group which danced in the woods, and told Abby and the girls to stop. However they refuse, knowing that if they told the truth now they will be punished for all the innocent lives they damaged. They keep proving Mary Warren wrong when she and Proctor are close to exposing them, and this pressure finally ends up drawing Mary Warren over to their side. Mary now sets her sights on blaming John Proctor. As Mary Warren says on page 952 of The Crucible, “You're the Devil's man!...My name, he want my name. "I'll murder you," he says, "if my wife hangs! We must go and overthrow the court"”. John Proctor is shocked by this false accusation that Mary Warren declares, but goes along with it, knowing there is no more God in the town to save his

From this quote, it is clear that, despite worldwide news coverage, mass school shootings or what may be described as rampage shootings, are actually rare events. They only make up a small proportion of the thousands of gun deaths per year in America as a whole.

“A fire, a fire is burning! I hear the boot of Lucifer, I see his filthy face! And it is my face, and yours, Danforth! For them that quail to bring men out of ignorance, as I have quailed, and as you quail now when you know in all your black hearts that this be fraud—God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together!” (Proctor, Act III, pg. 194) In The Crucible by Arthur Miller the people of Salem falsely accuse each other to find another to condemn and forget about their own flawed doings within the village. Some find the wrong in the mendacious and stand up, some fall into the temptation and weakness, and others try to find the veracity in it all. The Crucible is about courage, weakness, and truth which each individual faces throughout the plot of the play because of one mistake that happens further spiraling into deaths and disaster.

“Why are you concealing? Have you sold yourself to lucifer?”(42). Accusations of witchcraft was one of the worst forms of defamation in Puritan society. Many unfortunate Puritans falsely came under this scrutiny due to personal rivalries, and the corruption of power. Arthur Miller illustrates this in his book, The Crucible, through an intricate web of characters lies and drama. In the end, Salem's downfall was caused by personal feuds, religious ideology, and the corruption of power, conveying the central theme that people can easily turn on one another.

Thirteen people were killed at Columbine High School in 1999, thirty-three died during the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, and twenty-seven people, twenty of whom were children no older than seven, were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 (Kirk). These name only a few of the larger and most well-known school shooting incidences. In total, 297 people have lost their lives due to school-based shootings since 1980 (Kirk). Although this number may be small in comparison to death by guns overall, these instances are completely unwarranted and it is likely that they could have been avoided or at the very least reduced. These people, college and high school students, teachers, and even children, might still be alive today if our

In Author Miller’s drama ‘The Crucible’ , Abigail Williams unjustifiably accuses others of witch craft for her nefarious deeds in the forest that not just only involved her dancing but she just so happened to be chanting a charm to kill goody Proctor. Allegedly she blamed it on the other girls to keep herself out of trouble and to keep a good reputation. Not only does the town undergo various attempts to find out the truth and who is behind all the lies but considering no one is really to blame, various people get tortured and hanged for deeds never done.

Nine students were killed at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. A man opened fire in a church, in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people, including the pastor. Twenty-seven were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Twelve were killed in the Washington Navy Yard. This is only a few examples from a very long list. The grim truth is that mass shootings are becoming the new normal. Every few months, another mass shooting occurs and the public goes through the same routine of mourning, honoring, and ultimately debating. What causes these manic episodes of multiple, indiscriminate gun deaths? Some push for more gun control, others argue that the U.S. mental health system is a failure. Controversy aside,

Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, depicts a dark but important period of American colonial history. The Crucible portrays the Salem witchcraft trials of the mid to late 1600s. As the drama depicts, hysteria was rampant, and the implications of that hysteria can have major effects on the surrounding community. John Proctor, a historical figure and the protagonist of the play, is a well-regarded man who ends up being accused of witchcraft. He is faced with the choice between living a lie and dying as a symbol of truth. Ultimately he decides that a dishonorable death with an honorable message is of greater importance. He cannot fathom that he could live but his name would be cursed. Therefore, in the conclusion of Act Four, Proctor cries

School shootings have altered American history greatly over the past two decades. From 1997 to 2007, there have been more than 40 school shootings, resulting in over 70 deaths and many more injuries. School shoot-outs have been increasing in number dramatically in the past 20 years. There are no boundaries as to how old the child would be, or how many people they may kill or injure. At Mount Morris Township, Michigan, on February 29th, 2000, there was a 6 year old boy who shot and killed another 6 year old girl at the Buell Elementary School with a .32 caliber pistol. And although many shootings have occurred at High Schools or Middle Schools, having more guns on those campuses would not be a good environment for children to grow up in.

There has been an average of one school shooting every week in America since the Sandy Hook shooting. On the fourteenth of December, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, 20-year-old Adam Lanza not only killed his mother in her home, but also twenty children and six members of staff at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. This was to be the third deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The Huffington Post reports that as of 2014, there have been over 200 school shootings. These have resulted in at least 94 deaths and over 156 serious and minor injuries. And, with an issue as emotive and contentious as the murder of school children, the question has been frequently asked: why do school shootings happen?

High school shootings have been occurring all over the country. All incidents leading to one or more deaths: Jonesboro, Fayetteville, Edinboro, Pearl, Moses Lake, Grayson, Olivehurst, Bethel, West Paducah, and many more. It will never happen to me, you could say, well, it could.y Behind school shootings students spend one hundred and eighty days per year at school, they spend so much time getting an education, but is the environment they’re in actually safe? There are many causes of school shootings and so they are effects.

Have you ever wondered why someone would pick up a gun and point it at a classmate, a family member, or yet, a child's innocent face. These questions haunted me after I got a message from a friend saying there might be a school shooting tomorrow . I have always known my school to be a safe place, and such news frightened me. A few hours later I got a message from the same friend. This time, she said “the news was a rumor". Even though I was comforted by knowing it was a rumor, I wanted to have a wider understanding of such incidents. After reading a few article I saw a trend, Every Time a school shooting or any mass shooting happens in general, guns become the main topic throughout the nation, and the country gets divided into pro-guns and anti-guns. This event of polarization would continue until the next shooting where people get and more polarized rather than focusing on the issue. But we have to recognize this, what we need to solve is not just what method the shooter used, but the events leading to that decision.

Gun violence has been around for centuries and there have been many mass shootings, homicides and suicides. There is always the argument on “do guns kill people” or “do people kill people”? What people really need to be looking at is the problem which is people stocking up on guns and not knowing how to properly handle them and all the mass shootings that are taking place. As a country, people need to be coming up with solutions instead of doing nothing.

We don’t need to be that vigilant in order to know that gun-related violence and massacres have infiltrated our society. There have been many cases of public mass shootings that have occurred, with some of them happening in schools. 2015 will now be known as the year of mass shootings in the United States, and this is also the reason why the discussion for new gun control laws has heighten in the media.