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YOUR RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT - SPRING 2015

Crucible Research Paper Spring 2015
Here is your research assignment for your convenience. You can print it out if needed

Annotated Annotated Bibliography examples
These are helpful to understand how to write your annotated bibliography entries
How to Create An Annotated Bibliography
Resources for Salem Witch Trials
This was prepared for an earlier Eng. 111 class but you may also find some of the resources useful.

The Crucible - The Play in Focus This is a good place to start your research on The Crucible. It's from Gale Virtual Reference Library database.
Student Companion to Arthur Miller This is an ebook from Credo Reference database. You can print and copy a certain number of pages. It also offers the citation (look along the top for this icon: " "

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Use this database for articles on "The Crucible" and also for articles on themes as they relate to events in today's world.
Gale Literature This link opens in a new window This database provides articles on all kinds of literature, including "The Crucible" but it also has a search called "Topic Finder" and when you use it to search, you'll find a chance to view articles on related themes.
Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window Representative range of authors and their works including a deep collection of full-text critical and literary analysis. The database provides researchers with evidence to support their literary responses and thesis statements through a diversity of scholars and critics representing multiple views and perspectives.
Literary Reference Center (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window

No Crueler Tyrannies: Accusation, False Witness, and Other Terrors of Our Times by Dorothy Rabinowitz
Mass Delusions and Hysterias: Highlights from the Past Millennium This article from the journal Sceptical Inquirer provides lots of descriptions of mass delusions through the ages and in many countries including the U.S.
Mysterious Illness at Le Roy School: Understanding Conversion Disorders This 2012 article by Dr. Lloyd Sederer was published in Huffington Post. It sheds light on a type of mass hysteria called "conversion disorder."

Vigilantism (and Scapegoating)
This is an article from the Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment in Credo Reference database
Apocalypticism (Conspiracy Theories, Scapegoating)
This article on apocalypticism ("end of the world is coming") is also about groups who are scapegoated, and conspiracy theories that serve to create scapegoats. It is from Credo Reference database.
Muslim American Mobilization
This article from Academic Search Complete database examines the backlash against American Muslims that occurred in the wake of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. The reaction can come in a number of forms, such as hate crimes, vigilantism, harassment and political repression.

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