Cultivation of Hysteria in The Salem Witch Trials and McCarthy Hearings Mass Hysteria played a role in both the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy hearings affecting the outcome of those who were accused. The dictionary defines Mass Hysteria as a condition affecting a group of persons‚ characterized by excitement or anxiety‚ irrational behavior or beliefs‚ or inexplicable symptoms of illness. In The Salem Witch Trials Abigail Williams proposed that Elizabeth Proctor is a witch and other girls follow with
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Young Goodman Brown Young Goodman Brown is a short story with a traditional plot structure pattern of exposition‚ rising action‚ conflict‚ climax‚ and dénouement. The exposition‚ as in traditional plot schemes‚ introduces the protagonist Young Goodman Brown in the opening sentence along with his wife Faith in the setting of a Salem Village. Right away the name of the protagonist and that of his wife Faith suggest that the story is likely to be one of internal conflict as Goodman and Faith are
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Witch of Blackbird Pond As i boarded the longboat i couldn’t help but notice the young lady with the brightly colored clothes.I could tell immediately she was not from here‚ and i did not like her the minute I laid my eyes upon her.There was also a tall angular looking man who boarded with us. Nathaniel came running down the dock and untied the boat and we departed. When we were well on our way my daughter was a fool and leaned over the railing dropping her doll into the water. I yanked her back
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------------------------------------------------- Animal Farm: Plot Summary ‹ Previous PageNext Page › Manor Farm is a small farm in England run by the harsh and often drunk Mr. Jones. One night‚ a boar named Old Major gathers all the animals of Manor Farm together. Knowing that he will soon die‚ Old Major gives a speech in which he reveals to the animals that men cause all the misery that animals endure. Old Major says that all animals are equal and urges them to join together to rebel. He teaches
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in a dancing body. In Witch Dance‚ Mary Wigman denies performing femininity. Unlike the conventional female dancers‚ she makes grotesque movements. For instance‚ as sitting on the floor‚ she holds her ankle and stamps her feet on the ground. It seems like an evil witch gets ready to aggressively devour her prey. Besides her dance‚ a wacky mask erases any emotion from her face‚ and a series of explosive sound generate fear and tension in her stage. Wigman decides to be a witch rather than to perform
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In 1692‚ Salem‚ Massachusetts broke out into hysteria all because of an accusation about a witch. When a few teenage girls began accusing the older woman of Salem of witchcraft‚ suspicions started flying around. Soon neighbors were accusing each other‚ calling the Puritan church to get involved. After the church got involved many innocents lost their lives. Most of the teenage girls that accused the women of witchcraft‚ wanted their husbands for land and money. Not that the women did anything to
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Christian Symbolism in The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe C. S. Lewis was a brilliant author known for his fictional novels as well as his Christian apologetics works. Religion was a large part of his life‚ and he utilized such themes throughout his fiction books. The first book in The Chronicles of Narnia series‚ The Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe‚ exemplifies such overlap. Lewis inserted fundamental Christian themes into this novel‚ allowing his religion to influence his work. C. S
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wardrobe to a new land. This land‚ however‚ is under the evil spell of a witch and she leaves the land in internal winter. Accompanied by friends they make and the lion (the king of the forest)‚ they will vanquish the witch forever. There are many allegories in this story and many representations of Christianity. I have enjoyed reading the books and I have been enlightened reading the critic books. However‚ the critic books influenced me in thinking some of my own and so I have added on to what
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Sophocles - Antigone The Plot Antigone has been immensely popular through ages. It has an irresistible appeal to modern mind. The heroine of the play is the first protestant in world’s history. Antigone is a woman who has prized truth above everything. Creon‚ the King of Thebes has forbidden on pain of death the burial of the dead body of Polynices‚ eldest brother of Antigone. To the Greeks‚ respect for the dead was an article of faith. Oedipus’ daughters Antigone and Ismene are living
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50 first dates plot Henry Roth‚ a womanising marine-life veterinarian living in Hawaii‚ meets Lucy Whitmore‚ an art teacher‚ in a café one morning. They hit it off and agree to meet in the café the next morning. The following day‚ however‚ Lucy seems not to remember anything about Henry and their meeting. The café owner pulls Henry aside and explains that Lucy suffers from amnesia (called ’Goldfield Syndrome’ in the movie) as a result of a car accident a year earlier. Her condition has left her
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