Chronicles of Narnia” and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’d like to share with you my feelings on the book. The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe is the second book in the series The Chronicles of Narnia out of the seven books written by C.S. Lewis. Clive Staples Lewis or C.S. Lewis for short wrote over 30 books. The six main characters are Lucy‚ Peter‚ Susan‚ Edmund‚ the White Witch‚ and Aslan. Lucy is the youngest of the four. Also‚ she is the one who discovered Narnia. Peter is the oldest and he is
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How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather does not necessarily relate to my personal life but‚ it does relate to American society today. Samantha Mather is a teenage girl‚ who is a direct descendant of Cotton Mather‚ the original accuser from the Salem Witch trials. Her stepmom and her move to Salem after her dad falls ill because is was cheaper to live in Salem rather than New York. Odd events‚ that impact all of the direct descendants of the Witch trials‚ begin to happen right after the Mathers arrive
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Theory of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials were a dark time in the history of America. There were people killed for being a “witch”. Whether they were or not‚ they tested them with various ways of torture. From being hung‚ to being tied to a rock and thrown in a lake; if they survived‚ they were a witch‚ if they died‚ they weren’t. The Puritans came up with many different theories of witchcraft for various problems. Whether it was for the weather‚ lack of crop growth‚ or if someone
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allegations that may have played a role in many of history’s mysterious events. Some speculations are that girls suffered from sickness and questionable actions due to fungus on rye. Even though there are many theories as to why the girls of the Salem witch trials made accusations‚ the two most believable are that there was fungus growing on the rye and the girls suffered from an outbreak of encephalitis because the girls showed signs of sickness and questionable actions. In February 1692‚ the people
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one that took place in the village of Salem‚ Massachusetts. It all started with a group of girls blaming one girl in particular as being a “witch” and from that a ripple effect occurred. During this time the girls who were accused of being a witch held a certain stereotype. This stereotype included being very old and very poor. If someone was found guilty if witch crafted at this time‚ they were given a trail. The punishment for being found guilty of witchery was truly horrific. Examples of these punishments
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This quote shows both the dilemma in the Salem Witch Trials‚ which Arthur Miller set his story in‚ and the era of McCarthyism which he kind of writes about; John was going to confess to being a witch but couldn’t because he didn’t want to ruin his name for his family. He was an innocent man but died because he didn’t confess. This is very similar to what was happening during the 50’s when McCarthyism first started. Arthur Miller’s use of the Salem Witch Trials in the Crucible demonstrates
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During the time of 1692s in Massachusetts Bay Colony‚ there are partially fictionalized stories between the witch trials and it is reflected McCarthyism. In the story of The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ people are split into two major groups one is call “the witches” lead by Abigail Williams and another is call “witches hunter” lead by Reverend Hale. Along with the behaviors of the two factions‚ they seem to have the same goal to make Salem back to peace. Abigail William wants to save herself and the
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In the late 1600’s Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ the Salem Witch Trials was conceivably thought of as terrifying or even unjustified. Left and right‚ convictions of witchcraft were put on other villagers in Salem. Abigail and other girls‚ Tituba‚ Proctor‚ and others are to be blamed for the deaths and events in Salem‚ but Reverend Parris seems to have the bigger faults. Parris’s childish and avaricious characteristics caused the deaths of many innocent people. Reverend Parris enacted an essential role in
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What if the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692 was caused by a simple lie? What would you be thinking? There’s no way? That’s impossible? There have been many ideas of what caused the Salem Witch Trials researched by historians‚ but most of them are not true‚ most of them can’t be backed. But first we must review some key vocabulary; Hysteria. Hysteria is an outbreak of emotion or fear. The three most logical causes of the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692 are biased amongst the community‚ attention
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond The Witch of Blackbird Pond gives readers a realistic and more vivid image of colonial New England and draws out the issues that defines the colonies’ political landscape. This book brings out the inner historical time back when witchcraft was a huge issue for many colonies’. It also shows how historical fiction can be effective for readers in any generation. I really enjoyed reading this book simply because the author brought so many different elements to the story
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