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    reaction started‚ if you were accused of being a witch then you either blamed it on someone else or plead you were innocent. These trials began overwhelming the justice system. The Salem witch trials were a series of cases brought before local magistrates and the county court of trials in 1692. To understand the events of the Salem witch trials‚ it is necessary to understand that the people in Salem thought differently and lived differently than people from the 21st century. A strong belief in the

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    In February of 1692‚ the Salem Witch Trials began. During this time the community of Salem‚ Massachusetts were Christians who were in constant fear of the Devil. They feared that the Devil was continuously trying to destroy their Christian community. They were isolated in this New World and often frightened because of the thought of the Devil taking over their lives. They were also under a lot of stress‚ trying to make it in the New World‚ which only put more pressure on them. Then the trigger happened

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    women that could not conceive). Those that perform witchcraft are considered to be witches. Historically witches are usually (but not exclusively) women. The first people to be accused as witches were the heretics of the towns. Anyone who opposed or had a problem with the church was considered to be a witch. The number of people who fell into this category increased tremendously with the Protestant reformation and the rapid spread of the poorly translated Bibles. But the accusations grew from

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    describes the life of puritans in Massachusetts in the 1700s revolving entirely around god‚ and all who said otherwise would be banished or hanged. The Salem Witch trials arose between this time and lead to an overall uncontrollable and unreasonable set of deaths in Salem. One could argue that the reason for these deaths lied in the hands of the people but in reality the fate of the victims in the Crucible lied with Abigail‚ a young girl in the town of salem who had relations with a well known character

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    of the legal proceedings to follow This indirect dialogue (off stage / only heard‚ not seen) suggests that although people will talk / be heard‚ the truth will not be seen / acknowledged. 3. What is Mary Warren now prepared to tell the court Mary Warren is prepared to the court that the girls have only been sporting‚ or pretending. They honestly have never seen or known a witch and theyve only lied to protect themselves by throwing suspicion on others. 4. What two facts about John Proctor does

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    Should we pay more attention to people who are older and more experienced than we are? being older and more experienced indicates better mastery of handling problems. However‚ what matters in the advancement of the society is the power of the intellect and vision‚ not age. If anything‚ old people are more likely to be conservative‚ slow to recognize the merit of individual ideas. Finally‚ they are world in terms of hierarchies instead of individual aptitudes. On the contrary‚ young people have

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    Koehler argues that the Salem Witch Trials began due to witch hysteria caused by the fits of the young women being affected by witchcraft. They were given power to accuse the witches and used their power to attack their oppressing forces‚ such as authority figures. The act of accusing people of being witches was a scapegoat in order gain and retain power in a situation where people felt powerless. They also targeted nontraditional women as they were easier to justify. Many people were accused but‚ as time

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    Are we or are we not the prisoner or our own conceptions? In the cave allegory‚ Plato describes the human condition as a type of blissful ignorance. I agree with Plato that we are prisoners of our own belief. In this essay‚ I describe my own opinions and issues to answer some of the questions. The first question that I would like to discuss is‚ Are we prisoners to our own beliefs and notions of truth? I believe that we are prisoners to our own beliefs because since childhood different beliefs

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    The Salem Witch Trials of colonial Massachusetts is an infamous event known throughout the entirety of the world. This is a result of the unnecessary executions of a collection of people. The bloodshed of the number of citizens is referred to as unnecessary for the reason that the trials were supposedly surrounded by paranormal activity. Proof that the accused legitimately participated in demonic activities such as witchcraft was incapable of being found. Although it may be factual that it could

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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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