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    reason on what caused the Salem Witch Trials. But‚ after looking over evidence these are the reasons the Salem Witch Trials hysteria of 1692‚ were caused by the Puritans beliefs‚ the attention seeking girls‚ and the Ergot. The first cause of the Salem Witch Trials hysteria was the Puritans beliefs in God. The Puritans beliefs were strong and it them through their whole life. The evidence proves that they take every word in the Bible serious which caused the Salem Witch Trials hysteria because the Bible

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    have suffered from hysteria because of their strict religious rules but the others were faking. I think what happened to the rest of the young girls’‚ claming witch and devil forces over them‚ was not hysteria but instead a game and trick they played for attention and due to massive boredom. Mass hysteria is a good term to label the witch hunts event because it’s rapid spread of panic in the community. But

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    Salem Witch Trials Superstition and witchcraft resulted in many being hanged or in prison. In the seventeenth century‚ a belief in witches and witchcraft was an agreed upon opinion. In Salem Massachusetts where the witch trials took place many people that were suspicious were accused of witchcraft and hanged. The Salem witch trials changed many peoples lives and even lead to death for many. There is really no one cause for the events that took place during the Salem witch trials. A combination

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    Amanda Whitsett Robison History 1301 November 17‚ 2010 The Social Psychology of the Salem Witch Trials The events that took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692 have had historians scrutinizing over the causes for years. There have been several theories about how the situation became so out of control. The haunting story is well known in America‚ taught to our youth and has been the focus of numerous forms of media. We are familiar with the story but unfamiliar with the origin of its

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    The Witch Of Blackbird Pond Auspiciously- (adverb) 1. promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable 2. favored by fortune- prosperous; fortunate Synonym: fortunately Antonym: unfavorably Cowed- (verb) to frighten with threats‚ violence‚ etc.; intimidate; overawe Synonym: abash Antonym: encourage disheartening- (verb) to depress the hope‚ courage‚ or spirits of; discourage Synonym: dampen Antonym: encourage fulsome- (adjective) 1.offensive to good taste‚ esp. as being excessive; overdone

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    presented upon the person. Society back in Salem Massachusetts of 1692 believes there are witches among the town. Anyone who doesn’t believe there are any is automatically assumed to be working with the devil or is a witch. Religion may or may not be a big factor in the results of the Salem Witch Trials. Religion has not only been part of the Salem’s government system‚ but it has also been affecting the decisions of society. Puritans (people in Salem) have been entitled to their reputations. Anything

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    due to the Salem Witch Trials. All of the facts can be found in Rosalyn Schanzer’s book Witches! The Absolutley True Tale Of Disaster in Salem. The Salem Witch Trials went on from 1692 to 1693. The trials resulted in the death of twenty people. Many sources believe that there could have been more than one cause of the Salem Witch Trials. The main three causes of the Salem Witch Trials are superstition‚ teenage hysteria‚ and Puritan politics. The first cause of the Salem Witch Trials was fear of

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    can two events that happened hundreds of years apart be strikingly similar? The themes and events of the Salem witch trails and McCarthyism era are very similar but still very different. The two events happened in the US history. The Salem witch trails happened in the year 1692 ‚ while the McCarthyism era was going on in the 1950-60 . The events happened 258 years apart. In both the witch trails and McCarthyism the accusations where based on pointless facts. “They be telling lies about my wife”

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    *** “The Witch‚ the florist‚ and the Lover” Rumor spread across the village that a terrible raven witch had turned the heads of people upside down. She was once a beautiful person with clear‚ pale skin‚ with red apple lips‚ beady caramel eyes‚ and a body out of this world‚ people thought of her as the daughter of Aphrodite. Theories that were supported by the fact that she had only lived with her father and never met her mother. She was named Abigail‚ as father’s joy. When her father died‚ of

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    Tanya Luhrmann‚ a senior researcher at Cambridge‚ addresses the neglected population of magician and witchcraft practitioners of contemporary London in her book‚ Persuasions of Witch’s Craft. Even thought there were couple of discrepancies in her book‚ Luhrmann provides valuable anthropological insight to different practices of witchcraft‚ explains why females are interested in magic‚ and analyzes what drives a well-educated and adjusted individual in London to join these practices? Luhrmann’s

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