If I were in this sort of situation and Martha was being tricked like in this case, of course I would do something to help Martha. What I would do is I would become Martha’s friend and would make sure that Martha never talks to those mean girls again so the mean girls wouldn't have anything bad to talk about Martha behind her back. But at the same time, I would secretly tell Martha that her friends were doing what they were doing and ask her to not tell anyone that I specifically told her so I wouldn't be called a snitch. Now a lot of people would just stand around and do nothing and not help Martha at all because they think that people would call them names. They also probably thought that Martha wouldn't even believe them, but who cares what people call you. All that matters is that you're helping someone else. Martha doesn't deserve to have people talking bad behind her back when she thinks they’re her friends. Wouldn't you want someone to tell you that your friends are talking bad behind your back. I would totally want someone to tell me that my so called “friends” are talking behind my back. Who would possibly want that? When someone calls you names, why should you care. If I was Martha I would totally find some new friends. Personally I would be her …show more content…
If you want to be a good person, which most of the people on the planet of Earth do, then you would do the right thing, and I believe that telling Martha the truth is a good thing to do. Also, being a good person also means that you need to put someone else's needs before your needs. Those are the reasons why I would tell Martha that her friends aren’t actually her friends without being called a snitch. Then at the end I would become her friend and everything would be
One was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence who also carried on to be the third President of the United States of America. Because of this, some might say that Martha had relatively more freedom and control over her identity and this social elevation would leave her with more power; especially compared to Mary who is considered an indentured servant which is one of the lower class rankings. In general, women in this time period had very little say and control over anything and the higher up in the hierarchy the better. But wouldn’t this pressure put on Martha to be this picture-perfect woman of high class and manners leave her more restricted? Leave her with less room to believe and think as she pleased and to more controlling reins placed on her? Most certainly, especially being the daughter of the third president; not only was this a time of shifting beliefs and cultural values but it was also a time where the young U.S government was under constant scrutiny. In the end, who they are among the social rankings have very little affect on them; neither have full control over who they are perceived as.
In the beginning of the play all the girls were practicing witchcraft and dancing round the fire, but Mary Warren only sat and watch. She is still in the wrong for being there but she was probably peer pressured into going.(“I never done none of it Abby. I only looked” page #892)I feel that if I was Mary I would have done the same, I wouldn’t want others to looked down on me or be excluded from the group.
You should be honest in relationships because Hannah and Natalie lie to each other and everyone about their true feeling for others and it causes strife between the group of friends. Laurel lies to her parents and friends about what happened to May and thinks they blame her but doesn't tell them. She also Lies to May about what happened when she was left alone. Sky lies to Laurel about why he truly decided to date her and breaks her heart. In the book Love Letters to The Dead, it illustrates that you should be honest in a relationship or it can ruin the relationship completely.
Martha said she was so beside herself that she told Kim either stop drinking or you are on your own.
What if you lived in a town of trials where, friends turned on friends? I believe Abigail Williams is guilty of witchcraft because, she was seen dancing in the woods conjuring spirits. Abigail also lied in court about Marry Warren’s poppet and, about her being a bird.
Martha's mean bitterness is her way of proving to everyone and her self, that she has control. But in reality she has very little control over her life; she is trying to live through her husbands eyes, living up to her father expectations, and drinking heavily. She does not have much power, because her fate is so tied up in the men around her.
She goes and tries to tell the court the truth, but the other girls turn on her and say she is a witch, and that she is coming after them. She then figures it is easier to lie than to tell the truth, and once again falls to peer pressure. Mary Warren is not a strong character in the book at all. Whoever she is with and whatever they tell her to do, she does it. Mary is definitely a victim of peer pressure.
The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a play full of suspense and constant suspicion. The conflicts in the play occur because of the characters forming into groups. Group mentality describes how a person’s decisions are directly affected by their peers’ behaviors. Problems arise when people with bad intentions begin to work with others for a common goal. In The Crucible, the conflicts of the play illustrate the power and effects of crowd mentality, and how one person’s thoughts in the group can alter the other characters’ opinions.
words and implies she is the true fool by saying “do you not hear, fellows? Take away the lady”
Because the romantic relationship between Martha and himself is not real, it lives within his own fantasy world. This fantasy world seems to be the preferred mode of survival for him and it was his necessary symbolic item for him to remember his purpose in surviving the war, and therefore he needed them just as much as anyone would need the ammunition for a gun, food to eat, or clothing on their backs, until he believed his lack awareness of reality caused the death of a fellow man. After the death of one of his men Cross decided to let Martha go, because “she belonged to another world, which was not quite real,… because she never loved him and never would” (O’ Brien
Heather, who had once been Melinda’s “friend”, turns against Melinda when she says, “‘Look, you can’t eat lunch with me anymore. I’m sorry. Oh, and don’t eat those potato chips. They’ll make you break out.’ She neatly wraps her trash into a wax-paper ball and deposits it in the garbage can. Then she walks to the Martha table. Her friends scootch down to make room for her. They swallow her whole and she never looks back at me. Not once” (Anderson 107). The Martha’s were a group of people who do nice things for the community together and Heather dragged Melinda with her when Heather tried to join the Martha’s. When Heather says, “Look, you can’t eat lunch with me anymore”, she’s trying to say that Melinda is no longer someone suitable to hang out with Heather. Basically, Heather abandoned Melinda for another group of people who actually fit into the society. If Heather were an actual friend, she wouldn’t have just ditched Melinda like that for the Martha’s, who later on, reject Heather. Heather “never looks back” at Melinda which goes to show that Heather doesn’t see Melinda as a friend. Heather abandoned Melinda and if Heather had been a real friend, she wouldn’t have been so quick to let go of Melinda. Another example of an antagonist to Melinda is Rachel. Towards the beginning of the book, Rachel clearly displays her
There are those who would argue that undercover policing is unethical, however it is a central part of intelligence led policing. Undercover policing, sometimes referred to as covert policing is where officers go undercover, often as criminals in order to gain intel, evidence, get convictions and make arrest. However many would argue that this practice is unethical because it requires police officers to lie and engage in criminal activity. This paper will not take a stance on whether or not the practice of covert policing is ethical, but will instead examine the arguments and problems surrounding undercover policing. Which include; unchecked power, the use of deceit, authorized criminality, infringement of privacy rights, psychological stress placed on officers and its overall effectiveness.
Gassner notes in Best American Plays "Their most violent attacks are not without a loving component and each provides the other with the opportunity for expressing these ambivalent feelings"(148)."Their relationship is an incredible inferno of sado-masochism" (148). After Martha commits adultery, George jealously attempts to choke her to death. Their relationship is demonstrated in the series of insults in which they enjoy the negations of love.
Yes because if you were being constantly teased and bullied wouldn’t you want someone to help you? I know I would. You shouldn’t worry about being a snitch. If you are helping someone that needs to be helped that is all that matters. If the jokes get violent in which the bullies threaten to hurt you you should absolutely tell someone.
Elizabeth may have a quarrel with her friend; her simplicity would make her focus on solving the problem rather than figuring out who is at fault. This is because the problem is her problem, not her friend.