The Salem Witch Hysteria of 1692‚ in Massachusetts‚ was a period of time in which many men and women were executed under the suspicion of being witches. However‚ the true reason behind the killings is still unclear. As evidence shows‚ it is highly probable that the witch trials were‚ at the most basic level‚ caused by social class differences‚ religious beliefs‚ and the fact that the supposed “afflicted” were lying. It is most likely that social class differences led to the Salem Witch Trials. As
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sales‚ sales promotions‚ corporate services. 2. Units: dollars per hour January February March Power expense 4.7 4.7 4.7 personnel salaries expense 24 24 24 Total Variable cost per revenue hour 28.7 28.7 28.7 3. Income statement for Salem Data Services From the article‚ I know that intracompany work was billed at $400 per hour‚ and commercial sales were billed at $800 per hour. So‚ intracompany contribution margin: $400-$28.7= $371.3/hr Commercial contribution margin: $800-$28.7=$771
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Through our study of Salem Telephone Company (STC)‚ we’re going to analyze whether or not Salem Data Services (SDS) will be a profitable business to keep. We will do so by utilizing break even analysis. Before we can find our solution‚ we should discuss Salem Data Services’ (SDS) accounting report step by step. To begin‚ the various costs incurred to SDS should be grouped into either variable‚ or fixed. The only variable costs that have any relation to the total revenue hours listed from exhibit
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Norton aims to explain the Salem Witchcraft Crisis in a way that has never been done before. She has decide to take a historical approach to illustrate the heinous acts committed towards these people‚ majority women in 1692. Her argument is that she is going to use her own narrative to tell the “true” story of what really happened during this period. “My narrative builds on the research and interpretations advanced in prior works on Salem; at the same time‚ it disagrees with many aspects of those
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List of 5 Possible Causes of the Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials were a series of witchcraft trials that took place in 1692 in Massachusetts. Nearly 200 people were accused of witchcraft and by the end of the trials‚ 19 were sentenced to death by hanging and executed. The historians agree that the Witch Trials were a result of mass hysteria but there are several theories about its causes. Listed below are 5 possible reasons for one of the most tragic events in American history. Boredom
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The quantity of people charged and arrested in May‚ soared over thirty people. Regardless that the witch hunt started in Salem‚ it swiftly expanded to the neighboring towns‚ and dozens of residents were brought and put on trial in Salem (Brooks). The first person to be brought on trial was Bridget Bishop‚ who had been accused of witchcraft years prior but was vindicated of the offense. Five of the afflicted girls had accused Bridget
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setting helps support the theme because it adds to the theme of isolation‚ especially when words associated with evil are used to describe it The fact that the story is set in the Salem Village builds to the theme about evil and isolation because it adds to the ideas of evil and intolerance that characterized the Salem Village. For instance‚ the path through the forest that he had chosen was “a dreary road‚ darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest… and closed immediately behind [him]”
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them from Europe which caused the magistrates to take these matters seriously. Tituba was first in the Puritan girls accusations‚ Tituba eventually admitted to being a witch claiming that devil forced her to do so and said that evil was looming over Salem. Two other women who were alleged as witches denied any wrongdoing but because of Tituba’s testimony‚ the view of the people changed. Many were condemned‚ mainly starting with those who were looked down upon by the townspeople but later more respected
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is frustrating by his childrend ’s dead. He is always pretending to a generoal man in the salem. But‚ since his daughter Ruth was paralysed‚ he begun to accuss people for witchcraft‚ and blame on them. When Mr.Parris came to his house to visit Ruth‚ Mr. Putnam said‚“ Don’t you understand it‚ sir? There is a murdering witch among us‚ bound to keep himself in the dark.“ Mr.Putnam believed that evil in the salem were trying to kill his daughter‚ Ruth. However‚ if evil took their babies‚ then there is
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Crucible: Elizabeth Proctor “Let them that never lied die now to keep their souls” (1353). This quote‚ spoken by John Proctor‚ in the Crucible represents what the Salem Witch Trials were about. The Crucible‚ written by Aurthur Miller‚ was a playwright based in the 1600’s of the Salem Witch Trials in Province‚ Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trials were during the time of McCarthyism; McCarthyism suggested people were guilty without hard proof. Elizabeth Proctor was a character in the Crucible that
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