The Crucible, written in 1953 by Arthur miller is a story of those convicted and killed through false accusations in Salem during a time of many who broke laws to protect the ones they love. John proctor, the main character is convicted of witch craft and the story follows his journey to death among many others. In The Crucible, Abigail Williams learns that once you have power, the best way to keep it is to use it. I learned this lesson through a hard part of my life when my uncle was dying of cancer and this urged to go out and help others. Today I still use that to help me make better decisions and help others when I couldn’t help the ones I love the most. I was in third grade when my uncle was diagnosed with a brain tumor the size of a small grape fruit or a racket ball. I couldn’t really understand why or even what was really happening at my age. My cousin always has jealousy problems with me and especially since my dad was healthy and happy. I felt useless, my cousin ignored me, she was always at the hospital, and I was sitting at home praying for a miracle while also not knowing what was going to happen. Ever since then I have made a promise to myself to never feel like that again. When I came of age two years ago I applied to the Cincinnati Children’s volunteer service to help kids in a way that I couldn’t help my …show more content…
I got to fulfill the promise I made, but somedays I couldn’t handle seeing what all those innocent kids were going through. I volunteered every week in a clinic in Clifton. I had the best time cleaning toys, coloring with kids, playing games, and dancing to music. This whole experience that was given to me taught me that once I have power the best way to keep it is to use it. I kept the power of making a difference by going once a week. Every time I showed up I could feel the joy in kids and I knew I was making a difference. I have done this program for the past 2 years and I don’t intend to