The mock witch trial which our class ran was a perfect representation of the crucible. Proctor says “Damn this village” pg 142‚ and “Damn the Deputy Governor” pg 77 The Crucible. These are two good ways of describing our experience. The charges against the accused were nonsense‚ but what was more ridiculous was when the judges believed it. The Salem witch trials were similar to our experience in the way that people were falsely accused‚ false confessions were made to save lives‚ and there was little
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segregated on opposite sides of town. This made the wives an easy target for the girl’s allegations. Salem Village had self-segregated based on wealth and power and contributed to one of the many reasons the Witch Trials of 1692 came to be. A possible reason that the Salem Witch Trials took place is that there were many jealous girls. These girls wanted the married men to divorce their wives so the girls could marry them and take all their land and money. Most of the accusers were females that were
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Some of the causes of the Salem Witchcraft Trials are boredom‚ strong believe in occult‚ disputes/rivalries or personal differences‚ ergot poisoning‚ and a cold weather theory. After the girls were caught dancing in the woods and Parris saw everything that’s when everything started. Parris starts to question the girls and they come up with wild acquisitions‚ to avoid trouble. I feel like boredom took toll on the girls because is in the late 1600’s they didn’t have nothing better to do. So I feel
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The terror that raged through Salem Village in 1692 caused the citizens to accuse and execute each other because of suspected witchcraft. The Salem witch trials‚ a series of court cases regarding the 131 people accused of witchcraft‚ led to twenty-five peoples’ deaths and the arrests of many more (Foulds 258). The trouble first started when two girls acted so strangely that people had no doubts that it was the result of witchcraft. Soon‚ they considered no one safe because anyone might be a witch
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farther than what was expected. Many analyst believe that she did this because of her time frame she lived in. And that she should be pardoned because outside forces made her the way she was. Abigail lived in a time-period now called the salem witch trials‚ this took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. During this time males where the more powerful gender and women were paid very little attention too. So many women were afraid of most men. So when Abigail and 2 other girls gathered around a fire
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quote shows both the dilemma in the Salem Witch Trials‚ which Arthur Miller set his story in‚ and the era of McCarthyism which he kind of writes about; John was going to confess to being a witch but couldn’t because he didn’t want to ruin his name for his family. He was an innocent man but died because he didn’t confess. This is very similar to what was happening during the 50’s when McCarthyism first started. Arthur Miller’s use of the Salem Witch Trials in the Crucible demonstrates
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Logical Fallacies is done manipulatively‚ always done on purpose and targets people’s ignorance and more of stupidity. The trial of the slave known as tituba is a perfect example of logical fallacy‚ because she had got beat really bad. Sweeping generalization is a logical fallacy where it can be named too broadly and where it can be applied to a general statement. Tituba fitted in this logical fallacy because people back then thoughtthough slaves were uncleaned and very low of the slaves and especially
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After the hysteria and the Trials ended‚ food became more scarce‚ taxes went up and life was all-around significantly harder than before. As time passed‚ the people of Salem Village began to feel guilt and regret for what had happened during the Trials. The residents believed that they were being punished by God. This idea was reinforced due to the recent influx of near-by Indian attacks
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I am writing this report today to explain the major reasons behind the horrific witchcraft trials that took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the years 1692 and 1693. For years this event has been ignored. However‚ after analyzing the evidence in the case‚ I have some startling news to share. First‚ I will explain to you several theories that make the most sense. Then‚ I will tell you what I believe caused the Salem community to respond in such a cruel and violent way. Could a disease have caused
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In this weeks issue of The Maycomb weekly‚ our main story is of Tom Robinson’s trial case. the main story Many people gathered in the courtroom in a hot Macomb county courtroom to watch Atticus finch defend a black man‚ “Tom Robinson” in a white versus black rape case. The attendees of the case included many black and white men from around Macomb County‚ and surprisingly even some children attended the rape case. When both the defendant and prosecutor were called to the stand‚ they told completely
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