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    In 17th century England‚ a wide variety of factors transpired to influence normal people to leave their homeland for the new English colonies in America. Some of these factors were “push” factors: negative events that made conditions worse for English citizens and influenced them to look for greener pastures elsewhere. Other factors are known as “pull” factors: positive aspects held by other lands that made them specifically attractive over others. For English citizens in the 17th century‚ the key

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    English IV- Honors Mrs.Daly 11/11/12 Culture at its Best “Piccanin‚” shouted Teddy‚ “get out of my way!” And he raced in circles around the black child until he was frightened‚ and fled back to the bush.” This scene from Doris Lessings “No Witchcraft for Sale” depicts a child being affected by the results of apartheid‚ a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race‚ in South Africa. Similar to segregation in America‚ apartheid separated the blacks and white into two different

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    WAR FROM THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY TO INVENTION OF GUNPOWDER The invention of the powerful artillery guns would change man ’s role in warring engagements. The artillery guns at first were very limited by their own design. The guns were very heavy and had to be transported by water‚ which meant that only towns and fortresses that were close to a body of water could be attacked with artillery also known as the cannon. There were also some fortresses that were impervious to the early cannon attacks

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    During the seventeenth century‚ England’s new colonies began to develop without any real governmental plan or control. The colonies were ventures with charters from the British government but there was no true supervision of support because of political turmoil in the colonies. When the chaos was over the monarchy was resolved and differences in religions became more prevalent. Britain had been transformed into a constitutional monarchy in which the crown and Parliament jointly ruled. The British

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    Absolutism and Democracy During 17th and 18th centuries‚ there has been two types of government; absolutism‚ which gave unlimited power to the monarchs‚ and democracy‚ which gave power to the people. However‚ in my opinion‚ absolutism was still the most effective form of government during this period. There were numerous absolute monarchs such as King James I‚ Machiavelli and King Louis XIV renowned for their cruel use of power as a monarch. People in this time were not as educated as people in

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    Fashion in the early 17th century followed up on the trends from previous centuries. However‚ later on styles began to change fairly and the overall trend through the midcentury targeted softness and comfort to allow for easier movement. People still valued rich materials‚ but they set aside the rigid formality of earlier years. These changes in fashion reflected the rising influence of France‚ with its free sense of style. French King Louis XIV helped make France the leading fashion influence

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    Witchcraft is a phenomenon that has captured the minds of millions since the beginning of history. These so-called witches have caused fear‚ hatred‚ interest‚ widespread panic‚ and a variety of other emotions in other people from all over the world. Every society and civilization on this planet have all some form of witchcraft in their history. Witchcraft itself has a deep history of its own causing it to be recognized in literature and modern society. First‚ witchcraft has a very fascinating

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    Wicca‚ Witchcraft‚ and Paganism are not synonyms‚ they mean different things. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ paganism is »a religion that has many gods or goddesses‚ considers the earth holy‚ and does not have a central authority« (Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ Paganism‚ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paganism). Paganism as a term describes religions‚ that are not Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam. The word »pagan« had a pejorative meaning in the past and the people practicing that

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    A History of Witchcraft in England from by Wallace Notestein 1 A History of Witchcraft in England from by Wallace Notestein The Project Gutenberg EBook of A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718‚ by Wallace Notestein This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it‚ give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: A History

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    Witchcraft during the Renaissance opened new cognitive ideas about the supernatural for the people of that time. The printing press‚ one of the tools responsible for learning back then‚ was invented by a witch of the Renaissance; Johannes Gutenberg. With this new invention‚ books and bibles containing religion were printed. Because of this‚ it led to the witch trials of the 15th and 16th centuries. With the curiosity of the renaissance‚ astrology‚ alchemy‚ and magic became widely discussed and furthered

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