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    the English settlers. There was an exceptionally difficult time in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the early 1690s. This was the year that the Salem Witch Trials began. It was a time where none of the townsfolk trusted anyone and reports people for the silliest of things. These reportings lead to a series of cases of witchcraft in Massachusetts. These trials began in February of 1692 and drew out till 1693. It was one brutal year for the colonists of Salem that year (Brooks). It all started out in January

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    Abgabetermin: 09.11.2012 * * * * * * Elsa-Brändström-Schule Hannover Jahrgang 11 * * 1. Semester * * * * 1. One Nation under God 2. Scopes Trial 3.1 Creationism / Intelligent Design 3.2 Evolution / Scientists 3.3 Initial Situation and Background 3.4 The Verdict 3. Influence on public life 4.5 Education 4.6 Tea Party 4. Indivisible with liberty

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    on March 25‚ 1931‚ when two white women accused nine black men of rape while on a train headed to Jackson County‚ Alabama. The trial lasted years and ended with an unconstitutional verdict of guilty against the defendants. “Scottsboro captured South’s racism and the disturbance of the Great Depression.” (Scottsboro Trials). The Scottsboro Trials and Tom Robinson’s trial in the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee have many similarities. With the similarities there are differences too. The

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    The Salem Witch trials were started in 1692. But why? According to History.com‚ a group of girls claimed to be possessed with the devil and that they were practicing witchcraft. This event may have caused the trials to begin. These girls were from Salem Village‚ which is how the “Salem Witch Trials” got their name. Many doctors in the village were diagnosing children with bewitchment starting earlier that year. These practices did not go on for long‚ but were very devastating. Multiple cases

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    A Reflection of Rock N’ Roll‚ 1955-75 Rock N’ Roll‚ has been the sexy music sugar fix for many a teenager over the years and has been the embodiment of cool ever since its inception in the late 1950s. With a striking chord from the fingers of a smooth guitarist‚ and with a menacing maniac backbeat‚ complimented by a thunderous bass line‚ topped over with a screaming singer-rock n’ roll defined a generation. A musical movement that paved the way for popular culture‚ for the free love generation

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    Jerry Bradshaw Assignment #1 ENG 112 1-23-08 Two Views of the Mississippi One may argue that certain learned abilities become instinctual over time and through repeated practice. I do not believe there could be any solid proof for this theory. Instinct can be defined as something that we do without even thinking about it‚ yet when we are in a panicked state‚ we usually tend to forget some of those learned habits and react in a way that truly is pure instinct‚ having nothing to do with anything

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    my oral topic is based on comparing Atticus’ and Agent Ward’s authority in their respective plots. Atticus Finch and Agent Ward are both very similar characters that play the same roles in their respective plots in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and ‘Mississippi Burning’. Both characters share the same authority in terms of the way they try to establish justice‚ they also resemble in their characteristics and beliefs. The occupations of Atticus Finch and Agent Ward both aim to establish justice and maintain

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    University of Mississippi. Many civil rights activists shied away from any social progress activities in Mississippi‚ due to the engraved white supremacy ideology in the Mississippian society. When Meredith challenged the state of Mississippi as a whole‚ the civilians

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    “The Coming of Age in Mississippi” has covered many stereotypes of how black women are perceived. For Anne Moody‚ her identity as an African American female weakened her individuality‚ in addition too her diligence; Anne Moody’s perseverance resulted in her powerful transformation of abandoning the rules of how African American women present themselves. From the past to the present‚ African American women had a hard time proving their identity to the cultural norms people established in their community

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