Part one of term paper
Is History Destined To Repeat Itself? McCarthyism in the New Millennium Arthur Miller wrote the play "The Crucible" as a warning to the public that people must realize and accept their responsibilities so that another outbreak of hysteria will not transpire. Miller dealt with McCarthyism, or the red scare, first hand. He was accused of bein ...

Part two of term paper
... I'm a good girl! I'm a proper girl!(40)" She is struggling with him trying to hold her ground, but is becoming outraged, which is possibly her downfall. Even with this case of mass hysteria behind us, there are still issues brought up in our society upon which one can reflect on "The Crucible" and still apply the theme to the modern situation. The beating, or hate crime, committed against Matthew Shepard is one example of this. The brutal thugs who murdered Matthew Shepard simply because of ...