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    The mock witch trial which our class ran was a perfect representation of the crucible. Proctor says “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

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    talk / be heard‚ the truth will not be seen / acknowledged. 3. What is Mary Warren now prepared to tell the court Mary Warren is prepared to the court that the girls have only been sporting‚ or pretending. They honestly have never seen or known a witch and theyve only lied to protect themselves by throwing suspicion on others. 4. What two facts about John Proctor does Ezekiel Cheever feel compelled to reveal to Danforth Ezekiel Cheever feels compelled to tell Deputy Governor Danforth that John

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    accuse the residents of Salem. What caused the villagers to believed the girls’ claims‚ remains a topic of great debate‚ however‚ it is imperative to evaluate the context in which this all unfolded. The belief and condemnation of witches traces back as far as the Old Testament. Likewise‚ Salem was a community that was dominated by strong religious beliefs‚ as Ernest King and Franklin Mixon‚ in what is now known to be one of the most prominent investigations of the Salem witch trials‚ claim that “The Puritans

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    The Salem Witch Trials- Notes Hammer of Witches (Malleusficarum) –book about finding witches Salem village/town Puritans believe everyones fate is determined before they are born Destined for heaven or hell? Puritan women were dosile silent; women were more likely to join the devils cause if they were lustful‚ knowing forbidden knowledge Witch hunt 1692 12-20 Christian girls who listened to Tituba’s tales acted in strange ways in trances‚ picked with pins‚ wanting to commit suicide/ screaming

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    writing this report today to explain the major reasons behind the horrific witchcraft trials that took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the years 1692 and 1693. For years this event has been ignored. However‚ after analyzing the evidence in the case‚ I have some startling news to share. First‚ I will explain to you several theories that make the most sense. Then‚ I will tell you what I believe caused the Salem community to respond in such a cruel and violent way. Could a disease have caused

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    A review of A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials‚ by Laurie Winn Carlson‚ Ivan R. Dee‚ Chicago‚ 2000; 224 pp. $14.95 Paperback. ISBN: 1-566633095 A FEVER IN SALEM POSITS A biological cause for the early modem witchcraft epidemic‚ which resulted in the hanging of 19 people in Salem‚ MA‚ in 1692. Witchcraft persecution‚ Laurie Carlson writes‚ arose because of the strange behavior of the supposedly bewitched accusers. She concludes that the cause was a disease unrecognizable

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    Trials today compared to the Salem witch trials of the 1690’s are different in many ways‚ as you may already know. Compared to then we have way more freedoms and privileges that some people take advantage of. Even though they are both places for justice‚ but they differ in the way you are defended‚ how the public opinion effected your trial‚ and religious bias. During the Salem witch trials the defense you receive was very limited. When you where arrested it was solely based on accusation and no

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    MCCARTHYISM   (​ Maddie​ ‚ ​ Nicholas McCarthy accused innocent citizens of being communist. He ensured political  success by corrupting the government.He would make false accusations during hearings to make  things better for himself. ​ ‚ ​ Ashley  ​ ‚ ​ Mary Beth​ ) 1. Who was McCarthy?  Discuss his position in the  senate as well as his perspective and role in the hearings.  Senator Joseph McCarthy was the man who accused fellow government employees of being  Communists. He would find evide

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    IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF SOURCES This investigation will focus on the question “To what extent did gender roles have an effect on the Salem witch trials?” and will analyze to what extent gender roles affected the Salem witch trials. The first key source is “Salem Witchcraft Trials: The Perception of Women in History‚ Literature and Culture” by Ana Kocić‚ which is useful to this investigation because Kocić’s main focus is on female roles and she does great research to back up her statements

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    Caused The Salem Witch Trial Hysteria Of 1692 The people of Salem were being killed in a whole different manner. Why was this happening‚ and what was the cause?In Salem‚ 1692‚ people were being accused for being witches and for practicing witchcraft. In Salem‚ at this time people were being hanged for something that didn’t exist. Back then‚ they didn’t know about fairy tales so when ever they did something wrong they would blame the devil that had entered their body. the Salem witch trial hysteria

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