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    Potent similarities of different patterns and genres are found between the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism even though there was a significant period of time that separated them. The Salem witch trials began in 1692 and caused panic‚ confusion‚ and disorder as a result of witchcraft accusations in both Salem Village and Salem Town‚ Massachusetts. McCarthyism‚ which was presided over by J.‚ Parnell Thomas from the 1940s to the 1950s‚ first originated in the HUAC (House of Un-American Activities

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    The Industrial that took place throughout the nineteenth century had great significances‚ which influenced every aspect of America’s society and economy. The lives of many American had changed positively because of the improvement and growth of transportation‚ electricity‚ and industrial processes. In addition‚ the development of the Free Market Economy and the Progressive Movement made everything in the second half of the nineteenth century seemed to move faster than ever before. Through changing

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    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 the

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    Between the months of June to September of 1692‚ the infamous witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts resulted in the hanging of 19 men and women; the deaths of five others‚ including two children‚ while imprisoned in jail; the pressing to death of an 80-year old man‚ and the stoning of two dogs for collaborating with the Devil. Hundreds of others faced accusations and dozens more were jailed for months during the progress of the trials. For over three hundred years these events have not only captured

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    What Caused the Hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. What caused the salem trials‚ there are many reasons‚ It could have been because of the things that were going on in Salem but there are many reasons for why this happend‚ I will explain a couple of the reasons‚ many people were accused to be witches‚ many people in salem were killed for being accused of being witches. Know one really knows why this started but it was horrible they were brutally killed and many were in prison. Sometimes

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    Motivated by several crises in the Seventeenth century‚ rebellions and civil wars for instance The Thirty Years War‚ the need for states to create larger armies to attain greater monarchial power‚ to sustain that power and armies they had to find ways to fund their armies and still maintain control over the state (William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel World History‚ vol. 1‚ 434). In response to this people searched for order. Many sought stability‚ but in order to obtain it they had to increase

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    Wicked Girls: A novel of the Salem Witch Trials Wicked Girls: A novel of the Salem Witch Trials by Stephanie Hemphill is a very unique book. It is a fictionalized story about the Salem witch trials based on the real historical characters. This book is written in free verse‚ and told from the perspective of three girls who were actually involved in what happened in Salem; Ann Putnam Jr. who is twelve‚ Mercy Lewis who is seventeen‚ and Margaret Walcott who is also seventeen. They face many challenges

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    Late 19th Century Artists always tried to rebel against the artistic traditions of the past. Before the 1800s‚ the arts all changed‚ but most of these changes still followed a common theme of expressing beauty. Art was not really ever political or representative of everyday common life. In the 19th century‚ all of that changed. The impressionists‚ realists‚ and post-impressionists all sought to change the course of art history. The realists specifically rebelled against traditions by representing

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    The systematic and cultural subordination of women in 16th century England is demonstrated in the relevant documents and ancillary materials provided for this assignment. A tacit agreement on the inferiority of the female gender in this time heavily contributed to the objectification and abuse of women. Elizabeth I stood as an exception to the social norms of her time‚ ruling as a single female. Elizabeth’s thoughts on her rule walk a fine line between the legitimization of these archaic beliefs

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    challenges‚ and societal challenges‚ which led to their success of a new world. The immigration of the Puritans’ transition from New England to America occurred in stages. The Puritans started their reformation in Holland and moved back to New England due to the backing of the Virginia Company. (CliffNotes) “Approximately 102 Puritans left for sail in America” (University of Virginia. “Pilgrims and Puritans”). One would think that life would be perfect‚ now that the Puritans achieved success. With success

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