Tweets

These are the 25 tweets of The Crucible in my group which was Amy Huske, Kasper Malinowski, Yen Lee.

ACT I

1 Parrisnotharris: please help fund me at gofundme.com @salem
2 Abi: Betty's too sick @parrisnotharris
3 PutPut: It's some devil's work @parrisnotharris #witches #salem
4 Rebecca: Bless her soul @abi @parrisnotharris
5 Parrisnotharris: @abi what were you going to do in the forest?
6 Abi: It was @tuba 's fault! She did this! #negro #vodoo
7 Tuba: I ain't do nothing @parrisnotharris ! I'm Sorry! She asked me to do it! It was @goodygood and @osborn !
8 Betty: @salem it was @Ali @Hawk @Bib @Booth. They're witches! #blasphemy

ACT II

9 Mrproctor: #praying for a fair summer
10 Lizzy: @mrproctor Mary is in Salem today
11 Mrproctor: omg I told you not to let her go @lizzy!!
12 Lizzy: Here she comes, she's returning!
13 M.warren: 39 women arrested today!
14 M.warren: @goodyosborn will hang!
15 Mrproctor: @hale these children's sicknesses have nothing to do with witchcraft, @abi told me so.
16 Giles: they just took my wife bc she reads books!
17 Cheever: there's a warrant for the arrest of @lizzy, @abi gave her up!

ACT IIII

18 M.warren: it's all lies, all of it. I am not a witch i was just pretending, we were all pretending @abi
19 Mrproctor: Thank goodness we have been blessed with a baby, @lizzy cannot be hung until the baby is delivered
20 Abi:  I have no idea what you're talking about @m.warren I have seen witchcraft with my own eyes and so did everyone else
21 Mrproctor: you lie @abi you just my wife Elizabeth. I will have none of this you dirty w**re
22 Deputy_dan: what in God's name is going on here? @m.warren you need to release you're devilish hold over these girls.
23 Parrisnotharris: God damn you @abi @Mrey_ you've stolen my money and run off after all i've done for you!
24Lizzy: poor @Giles he died an honorable death, sad to see him squashed.
25 Mrproctor:I will confess but I will not allow you to ruin my name @deputy_dan
26 Mrproctor: Just remember, I was an honest man @salem

Finals

Everything has been fine this week however finals is coming up and that is always nerve raking.  I'm not to worried about my finals as long as I don't completely boom them I should come out with all A's.  I'm more stressed about missing so more detailed things in some of the test and reviewing some of the old things I've learned way back.  Other that that the week has been fine.

I commented on Kacper's blog.

Almost Finals

The weeks gone by just like the usual however, finals are coming up and I have quite a bit to study. I'm not too worried about Chemistry or APUSH but nonetheless, I have somethings to ponder about. I've been getting incredibly sleepy during 8th period for some reason and sometimes doze off.  The work load has gone up and I have a lot to do this weekend.

I commented on Nikoli's Blog 

Boring Week of Somethings

This week was mostly well however it slightly annoys me that I miss one problem on my last few quizzes and also two on Act II.  I've been practicing violin quite a bit to the point where my fingers are hurting as I type this.  I just realized how out of shape I am after trying to run today.  I actually just remembered to do this right now so I'm quite satisfied and I'm trying to think if I'm missing any homework.  I finished Algebra II and I finished APUSH.  I had no Chemistry and I just finished English.  I had nothing else I believe.

I commented on Amy Huske's 5th Period Blog

Red Scare

     The Red Scare of 1945 would be the second Red Scare to occur.  Right after World War II, America would become paranoid of once and ally now turned foe, the Soviet Union and Communism.  The Cold War would arise, a clash between the two superpowers in a race to create better and deadly weaponry, out class each other, and prove to be better than the other.  Thus the Red Scare in America would have many American’s in fear of a possible end to Democracy and that the communist and Soviet Union on U.S. were spies trading insider secrets with the Soviets.  People were accused unjustly and in a way it would be like the Salem Witch Trials.

     The HUAC (House of Un-American Activities Committee) would join the anti-communism crusade to search America for communist and expose them to the public.  Harry Truman would issue a Loyalty Order, which would mandate that federal employee’s were loyal to the U.S. government.  Year’s later, around 1963; we would still continue to see some trace of the Red Scare after Kennedy was assassinated. Media and textbooks often mention that Lee Harvey Oswald was a possible Soviet who was sent to kill Kennedy or simple stating that Oswald was a Marxist.  

     American’s found themselves paranoid not just because of the actions that the law and anti-communist were taking, but because there were multiple events of communist bloom which would be exaggerated out by Media and anti-communist.  Some examples were the communist control of China, the Soviet nuclear bomb, the Korean War and years later the Vietnam War.  The increasing spread of Communism among the East would have American’s believed that the Red’s were getting to strong and could take over America one day.

     The Red Scare would approach the point that politicians would go along with it.  They would set themselves up as though they were fierce anti-communist, ready to fight for Democracy to win favor of the people.  The first amendment was said to have not applied to communist because they represented a threat to the government. Those who question the lawfulness of the anti-communist actions would be shunned as a communist sympathizer and could even be fired from jobs.    Thus few dared to challenge these groups and the growing influence anti-communist groups would have on the people would expand. 

     The Red Scare was not the first time American’s would accuse other unjustly.  The Salem Witch Trials were one example of this.  The people who usually accused others of being witches were mostly young women and the caused, usually married women.  It is often speculated that these younger women accused others in jealously or to snatch husbands from married women.  In the Red Scare the Americans, could be considered the young women and the witches were usually innocent people. 

      It was not until the late 1950s before, American paranoia would falter and quiet down however deep down, it would continue to influence the mind set of the American people to believe that the Soviets and Communism could still possible come to end America’s reign as the worlds greatest superpower.  Until today, we still see movies which continue to support that the communist were the sole enemies of the U.S.   

The First Week After Break

This week has been quite fine.  There's a bit of work that we had to do after the break but not enough to be stressful at least.  We're getting close to finals now even though progress reports just came out. I've got straight A's so far and hope to keep those up.  I've been pretty tired and haven't done much since break.

I commented on Jack Fetsch 5th Period Blog.