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    in that several other girls‚ including Ann Putnam‚ Mercy Lewis‚ and Mary Walcott‚ were also exhibiting similar behaviour. Once interrogated for an explanation behind their state‚ the girls began to 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

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    According to historical evidence‚ about 200 people were accused of witchcraft during 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

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    In the Salem witch trials‚ hundreds of people were killed due to suspicion of witchcraft. In the book the crucible by Arther Miller a big concern for most readers was: who had the most conflict. Throughout the book many characters had disagreements with others. As people argued they eventually came to a point where people were accused of witchcraft and could be killed for it. Some people say John Procter had the most conflict and Abigail didn’t because she was a bad person‚ but I believe even though

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    Zoe Gabrielson US History Historical Report: The New Nation Forms The Witches of Salem/The Salem Witch Trials “The devil came to me and bid me serve him” (Blumburg). According to Jess Blumburg‚ a writer and a historian‚ these were the words that started the Salem witch trials. Tituba was a slave living with the Parris family when she was swept away into the nonsense that was the Salem witch trials. The Salem witch trials happened in Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693. Around 200 people‚ in the town

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    In the play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the Puritans take part of a government that is based solely on the Bible. The good faith of the townspeople is quickly changed as many of the town’s high-standing citizens are accused of witchcraft‚ tried‚ and even hanged. In The Crucible‚ fear and faith relate very closely with the decisions that are made throughout the course of the trials and hangings of the Salem Witch Trials. To have faith in something‚ you must have complete confidence or trust in

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    Theory of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials were a dark time in the history of America. There were people killed for being a “witch”. Whether they were or not‚ they tested them with various ways of torture. From being hung‚ to being tied to a rock and thrown in a lake; if they survived‚ they were a witch‚ if they died‚ they weren’t. The Puritans came up with many different theories of witchcraft for various problems. Whether it was for the weather‚ lack of crop growth‚ or if someone

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    A well known movie called ‘The Conjuring” was a reenactment documentary based on the real life family the Perrons. This family was possessed with demons and many other paranormal activities that were going on in the house. This demons had frighten the family for at least 10 years moved out in 1980. The Perron family lived in a farmhouse located in a small country town of Harrisville‚ Rhode Island. In the conjuring the movie it was more based on the paranormal investigators Lorraine Warren and Ed

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    Spanish traveller‚ Benjamin Tudela‚ roamed certain countries likely as a trader in the twelfth century writing down his experiences. The main values of the excerpt are Jewish ideals‚ religious culture‚ and states the way kings ruled their cities differently. From Bagdad to Alexandria he mainly focuses on Jewish interests‚ and common accustomed facts to be known of the each city. In Bagdad‚ the royal dwelling is Caliph Emir al Muminin al Abbasi‚ who kings of Islam accept and is top of the Mohammeden

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    The Salem Witch trails took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. It was a time where reason and facts become cloudy by unreasonable desires to place the blame for society’s problems on others. Many innocent men and women were convicted of witchcraft‚ and were sent to be hanged. Others spent many months in jail waiting for trial. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller illustrates the power of false confession and effect of fear in Salem proving that mankind will say anything to save their own life‚ when

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    The Facts and Fictions of The Salem Witch Trials The idea of witchcraft has been a controversial topic since the begging of time however‚ witchcraft became better known in 1692‚ with the begging of the Salem witch trials. Many stories have been written about the Salem witch trials. Some are found in journals‚ other stories are exaggerated from those journals. The comparison of historical facts and the play the Crucible are the perfect example of an exaggerated actual event. During the Salem

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