For this assignment, write two argument paragraphs taking opposing perspectives on Arthur Miller’s Puritan society, considering the power bases you have seen demonstrated in the play. The first paragraph praises the Puritan society as represented in The Crucible as an ideal, master-planned community; the second paragraph condemns or criticizes the Puritan society as an oppressive theocracy. You may consider how issues such as the use of power, checks on power, social stability, personal freedom, culture, standards of living, sustainability, morality, education, and self-determination relate to your arguments for and against the Puritan way of life. Be sure to take into account what the characters say about their society. Your purpose is to influence the values and beliefs of your audience. Each paragraph should be no longer than 500 words and include examples from the play, outside readings, and your experiences and observations of society. PLEASE HELP

Imagine you have 24 hours to change into any sea creature. which creature would you choose to be? describe what you life would be like during your time under the ocean.

Match the elements of historical analysis to the corresponding information about the gettysburg address.

Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 1, scene 1. marullus. wherefore rejoice? what conquest brings he home? what tributaries follow him to rome to grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels? you blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless35 things! o, you hard hearts, you cruel men of rome, knew you not pompey? many a time and oft have you climbed up to walls and battlements, to towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops, your infants in your arms, and there have sat40 the livelong day, with patient expectation, to see great pompey pass the streets of rome. which summary of the passage is the best? marullus asks a lot of questions, such as, “why celebrate? what has caesar done? who is following him to rome? don’t you remember pompey? ” then he says that everyone is cruel because they do not remember pompey. they forget how they praised him and would climb to the highest places, carrying their children, just to catch a glimpse of him. marullus regrets that the people are celebrating caesar and is insulted that they forgot how they used to praise pompey. marullus thinks that the people should celebrate caesar the way they used to celebrate pompey, and that they should be in awe of caesar’s greatness. marullus remembers how the people climbed walls, battlements, towers, windows, and even chimney tops to see the great pompey.