the crucible - act iv:
in at least 100 words, explain whose hidden agenda led giles to be crushed to death with stones.

Putnam wanted more land to gain more power, thus he aimed to take Corey Giles’ land. To do that, he had to charge Giles with heresy that would cost him his land and property. When his family was accused with witchcraft, Giles refused to say or confess anything because by doing so, he knew he would be hanged. Giles protected his land from the hands of Putnam until the end and kept his Christian dignity. He even bravely said his last words, “more weight”, in front of the court to show his invincible spirit. In the end, the schemer Putnam was not able to get hold of any of Giles’ properties. 

In Crucible Act IV, Giles Corey is crushed to death with stones because of the hidden agenda of Thomas Putnam.

Explanation:

Thomas Putnam holds a grudge against Francis, the Nurse who prevented his brother from being elected for the minister office. Hence, he became evil and started witch trials by accusing people of performing witch craft. Thus, Thomas tend to increase his own wealth by buying up the land of accused. Giles Corey is a noble character who was also intrigued by the witch craft stories circulating in the town. However, when his own wife Martha Corey was arrested for witch craft just because of her reading habit, he went to Court to tell Danforth about this deception. Giles also realized that Thomas Putnam is behind this deception as he wanted to usurp the property they have fought for many years. Giles was tortured but he remain strong and never confessed to witchcraft. Giles stand with the truth and gave his life for a noble cause in times when people lie to save their own skin.

x=4, y=4

step-by-step explanation:

y=2x-4;

x+2y=12

we can use substitution since the first equation is solved for y

where ever you see y in the second equation, replace it with 2x-4

x + 2(2x-4) = 12

distribute the 2

x+4x-8 = 12

combine like terms

5x-8=12

add 8 to each side

5x-8+8=12+8

5x=20

divide by 5

5x/5 = 20/5

x =4

we still need to solve for y

y = 2x-4

we know x =4

y = 2(4) -4

y = 8-4

y=4

the hunger games, written by  suzanne collins, is fiction in the young adult genre, which is not my age group, but i found myself unable to put it down. its combination of nerve-racking tension, thrilling action, and engaging love story kept me up until the wee hours. i was surprised at how completely engrossing the plot was. like  brave new world, this story is set in a future where the government oppresses its people, but the book also borrows ideas from the greek myth of theseus and the minotaur.

divided into 12 districts, ruled by an oppressive government located at the  capitol. katniss everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from district 12, takes her younger sister’s place as one of 24 “tributes” selected every year to participate in the hunger games at the capitol.

while i found this book absolutely enthralling, i was surprised it was aimed at an audience of young adults. it seems extremely intense for anyone younger than 16 or 17. for example, there is a scene where one young tribute is slowly eaten alive by wolf-like creatures all night long, and katniss has to finally throw a weapon at him to end his misery. i found this a little too disturbing when i considered the age of the character.

the intensity of the action was something one would find in a more mature book, but the age of the characters and the simplicity of the prose were aimed at a much younger audience. in addition, this book was written in present tense, which i found annoying, but that’s more of a personal preference than a stylistic fault. it was also edited somewhat poorly, but that rarely distracted from the plot. for example, the author often spoke in sentence fragments to describe how katniss felt, which might have been an attempt to reflect on her thought process, but i found it disorienting to read a lot of really short sentences all together. it would have been better to vary the sentence length on occasion, but the story was still coherently.

overall,  the hunger games  was an excellent, enthralling read that i highly recommend. if it was more clearly marked for older teens, it would have been better, but it was a fantastic book with a wonderfully creative plot.

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