Is anything more important than life? Billions of people have spent their lives on earth attempting to achieve immortality. Many attempt to leave their impact on the world through long hours of hard work and determination. Authors, athletes, scientists, and politicians spent their years working to make themselves into legends. Others attain this goal with one simple act based upon their principles. In Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, John Proctor was able insure that far …showed first 75 words of 1182 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1182 total…throughout the world now can thank this great man. His life was precious and dear, but without the values upon which your life was predicated, is there any longer a reason to live? Proctor didn't think so, and neither did many other men and women who gave away their lives for freedom. Live your life so when the time comes you would be happy to give it away for an ideal that you truly believe.