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    thought no matter how good they were they would still be punished by him. Puritans based everything they did on God ‚ Which shows how important he was to them. 2. The Puritans values were to their religion. To please God because he is the one who decides everything ‚ especially fate of their lives and to live his word. They have important values of life‚ the importance of home and family the simplistic lifestyle they lead ‚ their god’s almighty providence. To live a pure holy life based around God

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    The Spanish and New England Colonies Over the course of the 15th century‚ European colonization swept the continent of North America. In spite of the fact the Spanish and the English were located within the same vicinity of the globe‚ their approaches towards successfully colonizing North America stood apart. The processes of development for the Spanish and New England colonies differentiated significantly because of key elements such as the role of religion‚ control of the European government

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    “Everyone loves a witch hunt as long as it’s someone else’s witch being hunted.” - Walter Kirn. From October to May in 1692 the killing of nine-teen innocent people took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony. This was called the Salem Witch Trials. This massive hysteria all started when a group of young groups started to act out. The girls started to scream‚ throw things‚ and contorted their bodies in unnatural positions. Also‚ they complained of a fever and severe pain. The girls were then examined

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    No one would deny that the 17th century was a century of witch hunts; thousands of women were accused and then subjected to tortures and interrogations such as being completely shaved so that the courts could ascertain if she had a witch’s or devil’s teat. Witchcraft was considered a crime against the church or state; an act of treason and a capital offense.” This meant that women found guilty of witchcraft or devil worship were put to death. The 1604 Act against Witchcraft and Conjuration was the

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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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    The Salem witch trials was a trial based on the principles theocratic government and accusation of Witchcraft. The Salem witch trials had led to the execution of fifteen people‚ and the imprisonment of five others‚ all who died within jail. It had all started from the spread of mass hysteria. Shortly afterwards‚ people began to realize the huge folly of this type of theocratic style of government‚ and by 1697 the general of Massachusetts Court had even called for a day of fasting in respect for the

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    past events that convinced American citizens to change the rights of individuals who accuse those who are guilty in court. Many of these trials recorded can easily be differentiated or compared to one another by a professional. Some 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‚

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    activists in the women‚ racial‚ and LGBT communities fought for the rights of these communities. They fought to change laws so that others would not have to endure the same hardships. These people changed the lives of others in these communities forever. Women have always been thought of as second-class citizens. This is why the rights of women have always been less than men. Once women married they did not have the right to own their own property‚ keep their own wages‚ or sign a contract. This is why women

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    In the Salem Witch Trials Abigail‚ Betty‚ Mary‚ and Mercy were the only evidence needed to get convicted in the adapted play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It became their word against yours and the girls had all the power because they were well trusted within the community. The same goes for this news story about José Antonio Zúñiga‚ or known more commonly as his nickname Toño‚ he was sentenced to jail for up to 20 years for a crime he did not commit due to no one doing a follow up on his story

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    characteristics of 18th-century England was the contrast between the city and the country. The people who lived in the city were as partial and loyal to their own environment as the people who were brought up in the countryside‚ and the two groups developed opinions about each other that were often based on bias and misunderstanding. Frances Burney’s novel Evelina presents a comparison of city life and country life from the point of view of city and country dwellers‚ showing how the country and the city

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