When writting The Crucible, Arthur Miller chose to speak through John Proctor on of the Salem witch trials victims. ... One can see Proctor's lack of interest in the community when Thomas putnam states: I never heard you worried so on this society, Mr. ... Once the girls are found out, they start accusing people of being witches and Abigail starts with Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor's wife. ... John Procor is the Devil's man! ... Judge Danforth sentecnced most including Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor for witchcraft and other immorality. ...

• Word Count: 1817
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

On May 25, 1961, John F. ... "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the earth" (http://www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary, President John F. ... More manned flights from the Mercury series followed, highlighted by the Friendship 7, where on February 20, 1962, John Glenn was the first American in actual orbit, and he orbited the earth three times for a little under five hours (Mercury: MA-6). ... It seemed like a small eternity before I heard Neil say, "That's one small step for man ...

• Word Count: 2293
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Political parties or factions were considered evil as "Complaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens, equally the friends of public and private faith, and of public and personal liberty, that our governments are too unstable, that the public good is disregarded in the conflicts of rival parties, and that measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of an interested and overbearing majority- Public perception of factions were related to British excesses and thought to be "the ...

• Word Count: 2353
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

John Silber, a critic of the media in 1988 said, "The reporter's work should be like a pane of glass, perfectly clear and unspotted, through which the reader might view the important events of the day. ...

• Word Count: 2087
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography

Gun control has been a major controversy in the United States for many years now. More and more gun control laws and restrictions have been passed. Many American's are in favor of these yet many remain opposed. The gun control laws that have already been passed have made large difference in the f...

• Word Count: 1876
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light..." These words from "The Star Spangled Banner" are familiar to nearly every American, but the war that gave rise to them is often-times forgotten. The song was written during the War of 1812; often referred to as the Second War of Independence. It's al...

• Word Count: 2117
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The production of this missile operation was not told to the American President, John F. ... The American government was debating whether or not to deploy a surprise attack, but John Kennedy, who claimed that there were peaceful resolutions to the problem, quickly diminished the thought. ...

• Word Count: 1988
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Everyone has a narrative about their life, and this is my story. My life has changed for the better since I moved to America. I implemented into my life that created amazing, compounding change, and completely shifted the direction and energy of my life. That has totally changed my life, we left everything behind us. My parents quit their perfect jobs and me and my sister left all our friends behind us. ...

• Word Count: 2164
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

These people have probably heard myths, exploited through repetition and mistaken for the truth. ... John Adams, a member of the NRA himself, was quoted as saying, "Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion...in private self-defense" (NRA 27). ...

• Word Count: 2394
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School