John Proctor: Stooooge?

When I first learned John Proctor had committed adultery, I viewed him as a stooge. He kept his affair with Abigail a secret while innocent people were accused of witchcraft. He had put himself before other people’s lives. However, let’s be realistic. If you were John Proctor and you found out your friends’ wives were accused of witchcraft, would you tell everyone you had committed adultery in a flash to save their lives? Sure, it would be nice of you, but it wouldn’t happen. I know it’s one of the worse mistakes you can make, but everyone has sinned and aren’t proud of what they had done. For example, one our presidents had many affairs but people still love him, so why can’t John Proctor be considered a hero?

I agree that John shouldn’t have kept what Abigail had told him a secret (that everything they did was a sport). If he had said something in time, witchcraft possibly wouldn’t have become a big deal. But the consequences of John saying Abigail had lied about witchcraft and the devil, Abigail would say they had an affair. So if I were John Proctor, well, I would probably do the same as what he had done in the book.

Based off of John Proctor’s deeds, he is a hero to me. John was one of the few characters who didn’t believe the witchcraft stories, so he had some sense. People, who think Proctor was a stooge, probably believe a hero is someone who saves the day with some type of super power. A hero can be anyone with courage and fight for what they believe in. Proctor admitted to lechery and chose to die instead of confessing to seeing the devil. He was brave for what he had done and even though his death didn’t save everyone else, he should be viewed as a hero.

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.

The first question that came into my mind while reading was “How does Jonathan Edwards know that God is fury with rage, and ready to make ‘his arrow drunk with blood’?” His speech was in his belief, which means it wasn’t necessarily true. So could he possibly be lying to everybody who listened to him? Wouldn’t it be a sin if he lied? And if it was a sin, how come Edwards didn’t drop dead while giving this speech?

I personally do not believe in God, but I know God wouldn’t be ready to kill his people in a second because of one tiny mistake. According to what I’ve learned, God loves everybody. Edwards claim God “abhors you” and “looks upon you as worthy of nothing else” which is definitely a lie. People make mistakes, and they’re still living because I know the human race isn’t extinct. We learn from our mistakes, people confess to what they did wrong, and they are forgiven. If this was a true statement, why is God so attentive with everybody’s actions if they may be forgiven anyway? God wants people to fear Hell so they know to behave themselves, not because Edwards says they can die any moment if they don’t watch what they do.

“But your guilt in the mean time is constantly increasing, and you are every day treasuring up more wrath”   
Not to offend people who possibly agree with Edwards, but he was probably a troubled man and an idiot. Possibly he had done something horrid, and lived in his own fear of possibly dying every day. Maybe his speech wasn’t for the audience, but for himself; he was the one building up with guilt, waking up and realizing he was still alive, not in hell. If he was very religious, he should have known God wouldn’t drop people into hell instantaneously, and what he spoke was not true, unless he had read it from the Bible.

If living in fear wasn’t the case for Edwards, he probably wanted to control people by fear. His listeners were probably easy to be brainwashed, so he had the ability to control them however he liked. If I had to hear him give that speech, I would be pretty scared as well. But I don’t believe what I hear until it can be proven to me, or I can see it to believe it for myself.

Oh, There Goes the Neighborhooood.

I live on a very small street, and I’ve had the same neighbors ever since I’ve lived on my block. Therefore, no one has moved in to change anything. I despise history, and therefore will not write about events where the situation changed for Native Americans, or whoever.

However, being a regular teenager, I was on facebook chatting with some friends, the conversation changing every 3 minutes. My friend and I came across the topic Mean Girls (the movie), which reminded me to finish my blog for English.

Cady, starts her first year in public school which changes the entire school, or “neighborhood”. Once somebody starts a new school, or being a newcomer, they want to be accepted, or to be liked and not become an outcast. So, Cady changed her entire life, and became one of the “Plastics”. Throughout the movie, Janis and Damien tell Cady what to do to overthrow Regina as Queen Bee, which is accomplished, however Cady becomes Queen Bee. Since Cady becomes Queen Bee, Regina’s life is already completely different just from one newcomer.

Guessing a majority of the students in WY have seen the movie, we all know there’s a huge riot caused by the Burn Book, which also changes the lives of everyone in the school. Somebody hates somebody else, and everyone hates everyone else.  However, the Spring Fling dance changes everything once again. Cady gives a speech for winning Spring Fling Queen, telling her class her victory doesn’t mean anything; everyone is amazing in their own way. From Cady’s speech, everyone starts to like everyone else once again. After the dance, the cliques from the beginning of the movie are broken up, and everyone is now friendlier to everyone else. The mood fluctuates throughout the movie, just because one person “moved” in.

This movie is a good representation of what secretly happens in every school, just not as severe. People can pick out who’s “cool” or who’s in the “weird/ lame” category. When there’s a new student, based on how they act, they fall into those categories. Since people prefer to be “popular” they change, which can change the neighborhood. It’s amazing how just one person can create such a difference in an environment, good or bad.

Hey there.

Taking the initiative to introduce myself usually is not my cup of tea, but I am always willing to try. But to start off, my name is Cecily Smith.

The first thing you should know about me is that I am a very shy person, but friendly. However, after you know me I can be very outgoing and crazy. I can babble about randomness and laugh uncontrollably hard. I love to play sports, mostly soccer and volleyball. What I listen to varies with my mood, but I love to listen to a variety of artists, however I prefer upbeat songs (I have more than a thousand songs on my iPod). I love colorful things; anything colorful always catches my eye. I’m a sucker for friendship bracelets, and scents that smell really good and just amazing.

Since I was around five years old, I’ve been traveling outside the country with my family. My favorite places are London, California, or Paris. I’ve been inside one of the pyramids of Giza, the Colosseum, the top of the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, and more. People say I’m lucky to explore the world, and I agree, but I hate airplanes. I hate it when my ears pop, the smell inside the plane, and the food they serve is terrible.

Airplanes are probably one of the things I don’t like, but I also have a couple of pet peeves. A couple of them that I can think of at the moment are: when people talk during movies, drivers that don’t turn on their signals, people who always believe they’re right, and working with decimals. Whole numbers are just so much easier.

I’m not a very picky person; I’m up for usually about everything. I love taking adventures and exploring, I’m not one of the girls who care about breaking their nails and wear high heels. I can be girly if I want to be, but in the end, I just love to be comfortable so looks aren’t always my top priority.

There are many more random and strange facts about me, but I’ll stop here. Along with my introductions, I’m never good with endings. So I choose not to say my goodbyes, but to create new beginnings. :)