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"The Family Crucible", 2007.
A review of "The Family Crucible" by Augustus Napier, Ph.D. and Carl Whitaker, M.D. on the topic of family therapy.
2,864 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 137.95
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In "The Family Crucible" authors Augustus Napier, Ph.D. and Carl Whitaker, M. D. worked together as co-therapists doing family therapy. They take the reader through a step-by-step introduction and explanation of what family therapy involves. The paper discusses how the authors wrote this book since they believe family therapy is a more effective way to help people and that eventually it will replace individual therapy. The authors also hoped to increase public awareness of family therapy as an option. The book is written conversationally and covers in-depth the experience of one family's year-long therapy. The paper contends that the use of one in-depth family case history throughout the book makes the book consistently interesting and not just theoretical.
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"The therapists at this juncture must "call the shots" and insist that all family members who live under the same roof be present before therapy can begin because the family as a whole has to change. In the case history which forms the first chapter of the book, the son did not appear for the first meeting because the family was not yet committed to the idea of therapy. He was "elected" not to come, probably by something the parents said clued him in that it was okay to stay away. This particular family, the Brices, was seeking therapy because the parents were having trouble with their teenage daughter. Mother and daughter were fighting all the time."
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"The Family Crucible", 2002.
A review of the book "The Family Crucible: The Intense Experience of Family Therapy" by Augustus Napier and Carl Whitaker.
1,229 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 66.95
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This paper examines the above book which uncovers various aspects of family structure and family dynamics in relation to the concept of family therapy and group discussions and counseling. It looks at how it provides a clear guide as well as a detailed insightful account of family relationships and how our perceptions, attitudes, beliefs and psychological existence affect our role as friends, family members, spouses and human beings or social animals. It also details how it provides ample material for normal families that undergo change, stress and difference of opinions and how it highlights the various pragmatic techniques involved in family therapy and offers thought-provoking accounts pertaining to the problems within the family structures.
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"The language, though is kept quite professional throughout the book, sounds not only interesting but remains spell-binding, compelling the reader to go on and on until the magnum opus culminates. The authors have done a great job in selecting words and putting them together in such a manner that with ease, the reader can understand while the writer skillfully manages to put the message across. For instance, when Napier writes on page 2, ?Here was that perpetually awkward moment: not knowing whether to shake hands. There is a social component in the beginning of a family therapy, but there is also a professional distance? (Napier & Whitaker, 1988, Chapter 1). With simple words used adequately and artistically, the tone is made effective and what goes on in the mind of therapists or co-therapists and the minor confusions that they face as well as the professional requirements that they are to meet and social responsibility that they have to shoulder, all put in one single sentence."
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"The Family Crucible" by Augustus Napier, 2002.
Analysis of book based on therapy sessions of a fictitiious family (a composite of real cases).
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, AU$ 76.95
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Analysis of book based on therapy sessions of a fictitious family (a composite of real cases). Napier gives an account of these sessions together with his family therapy theory and practice. The therapeutic process. Therapy construction used. Basic patterns and problems of clients. Contends book pesents an excellent example of the therapist's reasoning and practice.
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""The Family Crucible" (1988) is Augustus Napier's artfully written account of the course of therapy undertaken by the Brice family and conducted by the author and his former teacher Carl Whitaker. With the narrative flair of a novelist Napier immediately gets the reader caught up in the problems of the fictionalized family; a composite consisting of one main case history supplemented by details and incidents from the cases of other families that Napier and Whitaker had helped. In a number of chapters the account of the Brice's sessions is supplemented by general discussions of the theory and practice of family therapy. Other cases are briefly introduced as examples but, for the most part, Napier uses aspects of the Brices' therapy to illustrate his points. These discussions are designed to address issues that may have arisen for the reader in the preceding..."
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"The Crucible", 2002.
An analysis of the symbolic value of the crucible in the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, AU$ 42.95
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This paper will discuss "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. The symbolic value of the crucible within the play as espoused by Reverend Hale will be discussed and why it was important in the play. By analyzing this theme in the story the main thesis of the tale can be revealed and will make the axis of the book become realized by the religious foundations that are present within it.
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Arthur Miller's "The Crucible", 2006.
This paper compares the witch hunts in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" to the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s.
2,460 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 119.95
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This paper explains that the parallels, in the plot of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and the "Red Scare" of the 1950s, bring to light the unconstitutional lawlessness committed by Senator Joseph McCarthy and his House Un-American Activities Commission (HUAC), a committee designed to identify and persecute Americans who were members of the Communist party. The author points out that, from the play, John Proctor's character and principles and how he persists in carrying them out directly pertain to Arthur Miller's role in the HUAC hearings. This paper states that Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible" to keep the detrimental effects of mass hysteria in the conscious minds of Americans and people everywhere because the moment that these mistakes are forgotten they are doomed to be repeated. This paper includes a playwright chronology.
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"Understanding why Miller writes about the mass hysteria and paranoia of the Salem witch-hunts can partly come from reflecting on his life during the Red Scare. Although Miller himself was not a communist when he was subpoenaed in 1956 by HUAC, he refused to name names when the HUAC asked him about people who attended the same meetings as he once did. "I declined to make any such statement, which I found demeaning; what right had any organisation [sic] to demand anyone's pledge of loyalty?" The HUAC asked Miller very specific questions about the others who participated in what McCarthy and his followers perceived as disloyal to America."
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"The Crucible", 2004.
A discussion of witch hunts in America through a review of Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible".
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 52.95
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This paper presents the play, "The Crucible", written by Arthur Miller at the height of the McCarthy period. The paper contends that Miller wrote the play about the Salem Witch Trials in the 17th Century as a parable for what was going on around him. The paper illustrates that, whereas the unfortunate ?witches? in "The Crucible" were actually executed, the ?witches? of the McCarthy era were executed socially, economically, and ideologically.
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"Perhaps one of the best accounts of both historical events is found within Arthur Miller?s 1953 play, The Crucible, written in the height of the McCarthy period. At the time of its writing, the United States was entering into a period that is now described virtually universally as ?dark.? In it, a feeling of general threat pervaded the country?a threat, it was believed, in which Communists inside the United States would threaten the national security of the nation (today known as the ?Homeland?). Further, the government sought to convey a sense of urgency and fear, seeking to galvanize public opinion in favor of the immense spending that would support the new ?Cold War?
Against the terrorist?oops, I mean Communist threat."
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"The Crucible", 2007.
An analysis of the history of the times and justice surrounding the setting of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.
986 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. Specifically, it discusses whether justice was denied to those accused during the Salem Witch trials. The paper describes the 17th century justice system and how belief systems, superstition and religion blended to corrupt the system and condemn innocent victims. It discusses "The Crucible" in the context of this history.
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"If only considering the facts of the play, which are based on historical characters and documents, it is easier to see how the courts could and would rule for witchcraft. The pious Puritans of the day took the Devil and his powers seriously, and it was entirely possible to them that the Devil could (and would) bewitch children in order to bring new, innocent blood into his demonic world. However, using today's less rigid religious standards make the outcome of the trials seem ridiculous and completely unjust. Today, most people do not consider witchcraft a reality, and so, basing a court decision on the confession of bewitched young women seems almost ludicrous. As critic Bloom maintains, "Today's audience cannot take the possibility of witchcraft seriously; the implication for us is that no enlightened citizen of any age would be able to take it seriously" (Bloom 45). Thus, if the reader places himself or herself in the 17th century, the verdicts against the accused might make more sense, but they still indicate a lack of justice and reliance on the law."
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Arthur Miller's "The Crucible", 2008.
This paper discusses the central theme of a severe test in the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.
1,220 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 0 sources, MLA, AU$ 66.95
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This paper explains that a crucible is a large heat resistant container used to melt and fuse metals at very high temperatures and that it is used as a symbol of severe trials in Arthur Miller's play, "The Crucible". The author points out that, in this play, which takes place during the Salem witch trials, all of the characters are put through a severe test or trial of character and judgment. The paper relates that, because of everything they had to endure during these events, many of the characters experienced numerous changes; however, some of the characters do not change despite the events. The author suggests that, of all the characters in the play, Reverend Hale went through the most changes in his personality and his general nature. The paper states that, realizing what is going on around him, Hale takes it upon himself to fight the court with Proctor and help bring back justice to Salem.
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"Similarly, Judge Danforth does not undergo any changes throughout the play. Like Paris, Danforth cares only about his name and reputation, rather than doing his job and dispensing justice. He is a very obstinate man who does not care to listen to anybody's explanations. As soon as it seems he might be proven wrong he throws them in jail claiming they were "attacking the court", therefore questioning his authority and questioning God. He fears being seen as flippant and will consequently do everything in his power, including prosecuting innocent men and women."
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"American Beauty" and "The Crucible", 2008.
A comparative analysis of the film "American Beauty" and Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" as representations of American society.
2,022 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 103.95
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This paper discusses how both "American Beauty" and "The Crucible" are texts written to emphasize flaws within the American society at different periods in history. The paper first looks at how "American Beauty", which was created at the end of the 20th century when there was an increasing dissatisfaction with the American Dream, depicts Alan Ball and Sam Mendes', the composers, contemporary opinions of Western society and is an illustration of how the American Dream is often a facade for dysfunctional relationships. In comparison, the paper then examines how "The Crucible", which is set in 1692, during the unstable times of the Salem Witch trials, was written as an allegory by Arthur Miller, and demonstrates the similarities between the situation in Salem and McCarthyism in the 1950s.
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"American Beauty was produced at a time when people were beginning to realize that the American Dream is full of unfulfilled desires, repressed dreams and shattered hopes. Alan Ball and Sam Mendes highlight the flaws of this vision through characters in the text. Lester Burnham, the main protagonist of the text, is not content with his suburban life. "Look at me, jerking off in the shower -- this will be the high point of my day. It's all downhill from here." He has a respectable occupation as a magazine executive and a family he once enjoyed the company of however he feels that his he lives a meaningless existence, "in a way, I am dead already." His only daughter Jane has issues with her body image and wishes her father would take interest in her life. "I need a father who's a role model, not some horny geek-boy who's gonna spray his shorts every time I bring a girlfriend home from school." And his wife is stuck in a loveless marriage and doesn't allow her husband to touch her. "Our marriage is just for show. "
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"The Crucible", 2002.
A review of the Salem witchcraft trials and Arthur Miller's "The Crucible".
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 9 sources, AU$ 100.95
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This paper explains the witchcraft trials of Salem in accordance with Arthur Millers play "The Crucible".
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Innocence and Redemption in "The Crucible", 2005.
Examines the themes of redemption and innocence in the play, "The Crucible," by Arthur Miller.
1,520 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 81.95
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The paper presents an analysis of the themes of innocence and redemption in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible". The paper argues that, even though Reverend Parris and Reverend Hale appear to have redeemed themselves through their final objection to the court proceedings, their realization that the witch hunt and trial have been used by some for the purpose of revenge on others, as well as their recognition of Proctor's innocence, proves that they do not deserve redemption. The paper shows that this is because their guilt is greater than that of the ordinary community members who do not claim to speak with the authority of God or act with the authority of the law.
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"The famous twentieth century American literary author, Arthur Miller, offers a very pessimistic view of human nature and the condition of humanity in his play, The Crucible. The plot is a dramatic one in which a community of Puritans in Salem, Massachusetts, is caught up in a witch hunt. Many suffer the consequences of this witch hysteria but all, except John Proctor, participate in its development and try to manipulate it to serve their own ends. The religious leaders of the Salem community, its children, and its judges are guilty of causing the suffering of others, of lying, and of giving and believing false evidence. None of the main characters in the play are innocent, except John Proctor, and none deserve redemption."
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Authority in "The Crucible", 2005.
The paper provides an analysis of the theme of authority in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible."
1,323 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 71.95
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Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" examines the nature of power, the sources of authority, and the actions undertaken by men to maintain power and authority. Within this framework, the writer points out that Miller directs us to compare existing sources of authority as opposed to what should form them.
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"Authority, as in what it means and what it derives from, is a dominant theme in The Crucible. Throughout the play, the various sources of authority, from God and the Church, to men and morality, to books and the law, are analyzed. Each is dismissed because each is distorted and abused by the various characters. Finally, the objective truth, honesty of character (as compared to hypocrisy) and honour emerge as the only legitimate sources of authority and, include within them the concepts of justice and unselfish, or pure, morality. Therefore, while Miller appears opposed to authority that is based in religious faith and the church, as seen from the characterization of Parris and Hale, or authority as rooted in books and law, as clear from the characterization of Danforth and Hathorn as completely blinded to the truth and justice, he is supporting a higher form of authority that is derived from the unselfish, unhypocritical and objective truth that both religion and law call for but, few men are capable of."
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"The Crucible" and "Rhinoceros", 2002.
Analyzes and overviews Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros."
1,243 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 68.95
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This paper shows how Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" and Eugene Ionesco's "Rhinoceros" comment on those inherent conditions of mankind that never seem to change. It explains that these two plays indicate that there are some elements that seem timeless when it comes to what humans are capable of and what they have not learned throughout civilization.
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"The tragedy that occurred with the Salem Witch Trials, and many other events throughout time, both before and after the trials, has stood as a reminder to mankind of how unjust man can be. It stands as a reality that cannot be forgotten, a very powerful reminder of the inherently evil nature of man. As such a powerful reminder it has also stood as a powerful theme within literature and drama. Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" is clearly testament to that fact."
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"The Crucible" & McCarthyism, 2004.
This paper discusses the similarities between "The Crucible" and McCarthyism.
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, MLA, AU$ 38.95
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This paper explains the similarities between Arthur Miller's allegorical play "The Crucible" and McCarthyism. The paper describes the anti-communist McCarthy hearings of the early 1950's and Miller's use of the Salem Witch trials as a parallel.
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"Arthur Miller has acknowledged that he wrote "The Crucible," the famous play regarding the Salem witch trials as a reaction to the era of McCarthyism. Senator Joseph McCarthy began a crusade to rid the United States of Communists. The McCarthy hearings took place from to. During these hearings those suspected of being Communist or Communist supporters were interviewed and forced to give up names of other communists. If the person would not comply they were imprisoned and their reputation was tarnished."
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Evil in "The Crucible" and "The Scarlet Letter", 2007.
A review and analysis of "The Crucible" by Author Miller and "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
881 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 50.95
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The paper discusses how Puritan Society represents evil in both "The Crucible" by Author Miller and "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The paper compares and contrasts how the authors utilized their works to reflect their views of society.
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"Literature is dependent on the brutal conflict of good and evil. Evil in literary works can appear in any form. Authors often manipulate a particular character to be the antagonist in their work; however, this is not always the case. Some authors make a multiple number of characters their evil antagonist. In the Crucible by Author Miller and the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne it is more then just group characters, it's the society, more specifically the Puritan society that represents evil."
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