Description
After conducting your own original research on McCarthyism and the Patriot Act, you will examine the relationship among those events and The Crucible. You should be able to devise a solid thesis which examines how these three things are connected and what connection they play with the world around us.
Introductory paragraph provides a brief (one sentence) explanation/description of The Crucible, McCarthyism, and the Patriot Act.
Introductory paragraph includes a solid thesis that outlines the body paragraphs which examines how these three events are connected and what connection they play with the world around us.
Body paragraphs provide supporting evidence for your determination of the connection between these three events.
Conclusion summarizes major points, re-states the thesis, and asserts the connection between these three events.
Essay is a minimum of three full pages excluding the Works Cited page.
At least five separate sources (The Crucible counts as one) are cited within the essay and are also cited correctly in an MLA formatted Works Cited page.
Sources cited are credible and are not from Wikipedia, Wikianswers, About.com, Yahoo Answers, or eHow.com.
Citations within the essay must include at least two paraphrase citations and two direct quote citations.
Sources included support the connection made between the three events.
12-point Arial or Times New Roman font
Double spaced
One inch margins
Essay is in MLA format
Works Cited page is included in MLA format
In-text citations are in MLA format
Writing is free of spelling or word use errors.
Writing is free of run-on sentences or sentence fragments.
All punctuation is used appropriately.
All proper nouns and the beginnings of sentences are capitalized appropriately.
All other standard English grammar, punctuation, and spelling rules are followed.
Sentences vary in structure between simple, complex, compound, and complex-compound structures.
Fully developed paragraphs have a minimum of four – five sentences each.
Explanation & Answer
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McCarthyism, The Crucible and The Patriot Act.
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McCarthyism refers to the act of making accusations against an individual without any
proper consideration for evidence. The Patriot Act is a bill that was passed by George Bush after
11th attacks; the government took it to the advantage and pushed for the Patriot Act which in way
was extending the influence and powers of the federal government to have a greater control over
the nations under the claim of improving national security. The Crucible on the other hand is a
film made by Arthur Miller in 1953, it is a dramatized story of reality about a trial of a witch in
Massachusetts, it emphasizes on how trials were unfair to the minorities. The witches of The
Crucible, Communists of the McCarthyism and terrorists of The Patriot Act were given the same
treatment by the courts and the authorities (Phelan, James 2014).
They are based on a believe that if there are any doubts to any person, then he/she is
disloyal and suspicion was the credence to many accu...