Part one of term paper
For years, people thought that Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible to condemn the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. However, we have recently learned that he wrote it for the purpose of showing the similarities to the McCarthyism Era in the 1950’s. Too many people who read The Crucible will walk away thinking that Miller’s sole purpose was to hi ...

Part two of term paper
... became a senator representing Wisconsin. He soon found out that if he ever wanted to accomplish anything, he would need to be more widely known in Congress. On February 9, 1950 in Wheeling, West Virginia is when it all began. He had been a member of the Senate for three years. During a speech, McCarthy denounced a list of 205 people that worked in the State Department. He accused each and every one of them of being a communist or having communist ties. The only catch was that those who w ...