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    the events of the Salem Witch Trials. In relation to that‚ many thousands of people were accused of being communists during the 1950s. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ was no coincidence to the Second Red Scare that also happened in the same time period. He compares the Salem Witch Trials to the Red Scare for their similar causes including fear and (second point) resulting horrendous consequences that were to be faced by the victims who were accused. First‚ both the Salem Witch Trials and

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    Do you know about The Salem Witch Trials? If not‚ keep reading. The Salem Witch Trials were a series of accusations of witchcraft towards older women. This took place between 1692 and 1693. As a result‚ many innocent people were executed. The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is an example of what partially happen in the Salem Witch Tails using real names and real events in his play. The Crucible is mainly about the innocent people who lost their life’s from an injustice way and conflicts between

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    In “I‚ Tituba‚ Black Witch of Salem” by Maryse Conde‚ Maryse uses Tituba to challenge Colonialists assumptions. Tituba still follows her beliefs and hasn’t converted to the Puritan ways of Christianity‚ she uses proper english‚ and is not seen as a savage. In “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller Tituba didn’t speak proper english. She was treated as a blame. If anything wrong occurred‚ such as the witch trials‚ Tituba was put the blame on just for the fact that she was a slave from Barbados. Also‚ in

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    What happened during the Salem Witchcraft Trials? The Salem Witch Trials started in Spring of 1692 and lasted until September of 1692. It was believed that people were possessed by the Devil. There were over 150 people accused. The first conviction was in June. As a result‚ 19 people were hanged. There was weird behavior coming from some of the girls. According to the History Channel‚ they “began having fits‚ including violent contortions and uncontrollable outbursts of screaming”. The odd behavior

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    “Damn this village” pg 142‚ and “Damn the Deputy Governor” pg 77 The Crucible. These are two good ways of describing our experience. The charges against the accused were nonsense‚ but what was more ridiculous was when the judges believed it. The Salem witch trials were similar to our experience in the way that people were falsely accused‚ false confessions were made to save lives‚ and there was little in the way of showing your innocence The person that I correlated the most with would be Proctor

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    bodies and throwing objects. Elizabeth and Abigail said that an individual being was biting and pinching them. An 11 year old girl named‚ Ann Putnam and other girls in Salem began acting similarly to Elizabeth and Abigail. Their behaviour was attributed to supernatural causes according to a doctor diagnosis. There was only one doctor in Salem Village and he can only read and cannot write. In February 9‚ 1692 the girls accused 3 women for causing their bizarre outburst.

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    professionals have developed a conspiracy that McCarthyism and the Salem witch trials share similarities to one another. However‚ despite their similarities both trials also have their differences. Although the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism can be easily compared‚ the two events can still be contrasted through their processes of accusations‚ beliefs‚ and prosecutions. The first key difference between McCarthyism and the Salem witch trials is their accusations. When analyzing the history of these

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    Puritan Communities: Was Salem Village Unique? Salem village in 1692 is something every student learns about in their basic American history course. They learn about the witchcraft trials‚ and the hangings that followed. They learn about Increase and Cotton Mather‚ father and son on opposite sides of the issue of witchcraft. If they are lucky‚ they learn about Rev. Samuel Parris and what led some to like him and his judgments‚ and others to despise him. But they do not typically learn about the

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    America. All of these accusations must have been false‚ since witchcraft is humanly impossible. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were caused because of poor social relations between the citizens‚ the unstable mental conditions of the colonists‚ and religious beliefs in the Salem village. Poor social relations between the residents played into their thoughts about witches among the crowd. If a Salem girl wanted to “stir the pot‚” the girl could simply start a rumor or pass on an existing rumor

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    book‚ she said she saw nine but only remembering Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne. Since Tituba’s claim that there were more witches in Salem‚ the witch hunt officially began and hysteria beset the

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