Crucible can be defined as a severe test or a searching trial. The witch trials were a grueling and unnecessary process. The trials were finally kicked off when Reverend Parris found Abby‚ Betty‚ Ruth‚ Mary Warren‚ Mercy Lewis‚ and Tituba dancing in the woods and trying to conjure spirits. Betty fell ill the next day‚ almost all of Salem thought that the devil was in their small‚ conservative‚ intolerant town. To avoid being prosecuted as witches‚ the girls‚ with Abigail as their leader‚ would
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The Holocaust‚ a gruesome slaughter of what is estimated to be eleven million people‚ mainly Jews‚ is arguably the most influential event to occur in human history. This tragic event occurred in the modern day countries of Germany‚ Austria and Poland‚ which were all Nazi occupied countries at the time. Before Jews and other victims were murdered‚ they were often forced into physical labor. Victims were also killed in horrendous ways‚ such as being left without food and water for days‚ before being
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wondered what the causes and effects were of the French Revolution? Today‚ we are going to explore this amazing question‚ and find out what the real causes’ and effects were of this remarkable Revolution! First off‚ you could name a dozen reasons why the French Revolution was started‚ but‚ I decided to name one key factor for the cause. The Financial Crisis. The decadence of the monarchy‚ along with other factors like war and poor harvests‚ led to an extreme financial crisis in France during
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Global Warming: Causes and Effects The term “global warming” is often used synonymously with the term climate change‚ but the two terms have distinct meanings. Global Warming is a gradual increase in the earth’s temperature. Novdia explained that “global warming refers to the documented historical warming of the Earth’s surface‚ based upon worldwide temperature records that have been maintained by humans since the 1880s” (Global Warming). Global warming is a major crisis in the world today. Three
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Since then‚ we have seen many big names rise‚ fall‚ and fall even more. In this article‚ we’ll recap how the financial crisis of 2007-08 unfolded. (For further reading‚ see Who Is To Blame For The Subprime Crisis?‚ The Bright Side Of The Credit Crisis and How Will The Subprime Mess Impact You?) Before the Beginning Like all previous cycles of booms and busts‚ the seeds of the subprime meltdown were sown during unusual times. In 2001‚ the U.S. economy experienced a mild‚ short-lived recession. Although
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The Effect of Divorce 50 percent of children in the United States watch their parents go through a divorce (Children-and-divorce.com). If you have 10 friends‚ 5 of those friends could have divorced parents. Do you know how it feels to have divorced parents? Maybe you do know‚ maybe you are a victim of divorce. Even though it might be for the best of the parents‚ the loss of stability that comes from a divorce affects children and even adults in many ways. Many children who suffer through their parents
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Anything undergoing a crisis is said to be going through a crucial situation or turning point that will change for either better or for worse. This is what the education system is going through right now. This crisis is being known as the "teacher crisis." The cause of the teacher crisis comes from many things‚ all of which I will not be able to discuss. The main reasons that are more and more noticeable are: teacher stress‚ and a shortage of good teachers. This crisis has been around for many years
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they will all just go away. The distorted view of the public regarding the cause and effects of homelessness had lead to dehumanization and‚ unfortunately‚ an unnoticed need. Homelessness impacts communities at
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formed by a grieving mother‚ SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) was founded by a teacher after two students were killed in drunk driving accidents‚ and many other laws have been put into place. Unfortunately‚ the problem persists. One effect of drunk driving is getting a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) or a DWI (Driving While Intoxicated). Receiving a DUI or DWI can result in being arrested. When someone is pulled over for suspicion of driving drunk‚ the officer will usually do a field
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While their allies favored a reasonable amount of reparations to be paid in order to continue trading with Germany (“Ruhr Crisis‚ Locarno and the Locarno Spring”). They also required full compliance to the set schedule which was almost impossible to keep up with. Even though their allies the US and Britain were against the outrageous reparations and favored a relaxation(“Ruhr Crisis”). This caused the French to lose all diplomatic support from the United States (Nolan‚ 942).The force used to take over
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