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    The title of the poem ‘Whatif’ refers to the fears and paranoia questions we have at night‚ as we are more vulnerable. The poet combines the words ‘what’ and ‘if’ in a childlike manner. The main theme of the poem is ‘fears of a child’. In almost every line the poet adds a new fear. He mentions numerous childish fears like the feel of failing at school‚ being bullied‚ growing green chest hair and teeth not growing straight. He also mentions fears that a human at any age can relate to such as the fear

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    The Witch of Blackbird Pond The Witch of Blackbird Pond gives readers a realistic and more vivid image of colonial New England and draws out the issues that defines the colonies’ political landscape. This book brings out the inner historical time back when witchcraft was a huge issue for many colonies’. It also shows how historical fiction can be effective for readers in any generation. I really enjoyed reading this book simply because the author brought so many different elements to the story

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    Mass Hysteria during the 1690s and 1950s. As examples of mass hysteria‚ both the Salem Witch Trials and the Cold War caused turmoil during their respective time period. Although very different time periods‚ the 1690s Salem Witch Trials and the 1950s Cold War were both dramatic examples of mass hysteria (Campbell). The Salem Witch Trials were one of the nation’s most dramatic examples of hysteria as close to 20 people were killed because of pure hype and chaos in the region (Campbell). The cold war

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    outbreak of the Salem witch trials and tells about the murderous colonial period of 1692. The trials took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts when the Puritans of England migrated to New England. The accusations of witches started when two girls began having fits‚ and a doctor tried to use elixirs and everything he could to cure them. He then diagnosed the two girls of being plagued by witches. After these events‚ the first 3 accused witches were arrested on February 29‚1692‚ and the Salem witch trials began.

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    compositions. The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis uses many of these. It is an example of a modern fantasy novel‚ as the characters‚ setting and storyline match the criteria for the modern fantasy genre perfectly. There are many motifs and common storyline occurrences associated with the modern fantasy genre. Magic‚ other worlds‚ good versus evil‚ heroism‚ fantastic creatures and fantastic objects are the basic modern fantasy motifs‚ and are all used in The Lion‚ The Witch and The Wardrobe

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    The beginning of found footage films can be traced back to the 1980’s with Cannibal Holocaust‚ it used both a staged filmmaking style and introduced a lost footage‚ then recovered and shown to the public style of filmmaking. While Cannibal Holocaust was one of the first films‚ The Blair Witch Project (1999) gave a new life to the genre which has been kept afloat by the likes of Cloverfield (2008) and the Paranormal Activity series. Found footage films are feature length movies‚ shorts‚ or webseries

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    you will see that everyone is consumed by the things of the world‚ so much so that they do not see what’s really going on around them." People didn’t have their own memories in this reality‚ but instead implanted memories created by The Witch of the Dark. The Witch of the Dark brought about polluted air‚ tele-lie-vision‚ smartphone gadgets‚ bias media‚ violence and obesity just to corrupt their minds. She made people care less about the health of the environment and themselves. Christophe didn’t know

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    Your name Your Teacher Texas History October 19‚ 2010 Papa Jack Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes Born in Galveston on March 31‚1878 to Henry and Tiny Johnson was the worlds first African American heavy weight champion of the world‚ Arthur (Jack) Johnson. His Father Henry and Mother Tiny were former slaves who when were free‚ made a living as a janitor and a laundress in Galveston Texas. There they started a family and had six children. Arthur was there third‚ and though they could

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    During 1607-1611 of Early Jamestown‚ Why Were So Many Colonists Dead? King James I sent 110 people over for a new start of life. The Englishmen arrived to Jamestown believing that they would find gold and a new way of freedom with government and religion. Most of the colonist died during the early years of 1607-1611. No skills for the New World later made the colonist have a hostile relationship with the Native Americans and the environment that they weren’t immune for lead to their deaths

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    Katie Chance Essay 2 When the words "witch hunt" are heard‚ most people think back to the Salem witch trials‚ where religion governed the lives of people. They were searching for people who they believed practiced malificium. However‚ witch hunts are not just a thing of the past‚ as modern day witch hunts are happening right now. In 1993‚ West Memphis was shaken up after three eight year old’s were found dead in a drainage ditch. The deaths of the three young boys caused an uproar. The

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