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    DBQ-The Witch Craze Identify and analyze at least three major reasons for the persecution of individuals as witches in Europe from the late fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries. From the Middle Ages until the 1700s‚ a fevered witch craze was spread throughout Europe. These witches were isolated‚ persecuted and when found‚ tortured and consequently killed. With most of the population concentrated in southeastern Europe‚ over 100‚000 witches were tried. It was believed that these individuals

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    The Salem witchcraft trials were a horrific set of events that caused harm to many people‚ but it was essentially bound to happen. That is not to say that that exact thing had to happen‚ but due to the society of the day‚ a conflict of some sort was basically guaranteed. Because of everything going on with politics and religion‚ combined with the way of society‚ it was something of a powder keg where no one could guess what‚ but it could be seen that something bad was bound to happen. One of the

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    The History and Definition of Witchcraft In England and New England in the 17th century‚ it was believed that an evil witch made a pact with the devil that involved the exchange of her soul for powers with which she could torture other mortals‚ which brings about the beginning of witchcraft. Those who practiced witchcraft were rarely the people being executed for it and according to Al Pugh‚ “In early modern tradition‚ witches were stereotypically women” (Pugh 1). It was also believed that these

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    Only Tituba‚ Sarah Good‚ and Sarah Osborne were accused at first‚ but shortly after the witch hunt grew until some of Salem’s most prominent citizens stood accused. Historians believe that the causes of the witch trials had to deal with social and economical animosity behind the accusations‚ but mostly mass hysteria was the main culprit. The accusations

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    affecting and brainwashing other people’s minds. Most people would often believe this figure and not question it. People would also believe witchcraft was hereditary‚ making families shunned by communities and making their lives hard. Often‚ witch hunts were fronted as an excuse to get rid of a rival or seize the property of someone whose wealth the accuser envied. This mindset made many people afraid‚ one didn’t want to be called a witch‚ they knew what it would mean for them‚ it would either lead

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    Invisible World‚ fed the hysteria that led to many women being persecuted‚ and for some‚ put to death. Mather‚ labeling himself as simply a “historian” (310)‚ was able to poison his text with propaganda while keeping himself clean‚ in hopes to spur a hunt for witches. He focused on certain types of women in particular in order to further his agenda to sustain a Puritan way of life‚ serve as an explanation to the community for previous misfortunes and calamities‚ and control women’s independence.

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    brought before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). Many were notable figures in society‚ like actors‚ directors‚ and artists (Hollywood Blacklist). These hearings only solidified people’s fear of communism during this time. Witch hunts like the one in “The Crucible” may have actually happened in real life. The similarity between “The Crucible” and the Red Scare is uncanny. There are so many events that can be compared between the famous play and this historical event in time. Like

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    greener on the other side‚” is a common phrase for a reason. Sir Thomas Wyatt’s poem‚ Whoso List to Hunt‚ is a classic poem of a man idealizing a woman he can’t have. The sky is the limit for society’s desires. Whoso List to Hunt is a poem about Wyatt longing for a woman rumored to be Anne Boleyn. He refers to his attempts to swoon Boleyn as a “hunt” because in the fifteenth century‚ men did not only hunt solely to put food on the table to provide for their families. Especially in the case of Wyatt

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    Tom Cruise‚ who produced the "Mission Impossible" series with said that some years ago that it does for every part of the franchise wants a different director‚ who impresses the film has its own style. Brian De Palma made ​​the first part of a styled Heist film‚ John Woo‚ it was exaggerated in part two with slow motion and physically impossible action and Lost creator JJ Abrams‚ a dirty‚ "handmade" but underrated action film. For the fourth part was the animation director Brad Bird ("The Iron Giant

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    The stories “Fox Hunt” and “Old Ben” both use the same elements foreshadowing and flashback. The story “Fox Hunt” is about a young boy who is about to take his exams and finds this girl who he suspects is a fox. His mom tells him a story of a fox girl helping his ancestors with their exams and the narrator investigates. The story “old Ben” is about a boy who finds a friendly snake and takes it in as a pet. His parents aren’t too happy about it at first but begin to like it. As the seasons change

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