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    society‚ belief or authority or choosing to hold onto individuality‚ independence and freedom is right for them as an individual. This moral dilemma is displayed in the stage play ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller written in 1953‚ based on the Salem witch hunts of Massachusetts in 1692 and the 1950s anti communist extremist of McCarthyism. The characters of the play are faced with moral dilemma of self righteousness and belonging to ones self or conforming and sacrificing their own beliefs to avoid

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    Since there never was a spurned lover stirring things up in Salem Village‚ and there is no evidence from the time that Tituba practiced Caribbean black magic‚ yet these trials and executions actually still took place‚ how can you explain why they occurred? The Salem Witchcraft Trials began not as an act of revenge against an ex-lover‚ as they did in The Crucible‚ but as series of seemingly unlinked‚ complex events‚ which a paranoid and scared group of people incorrectly linked. And while there

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    Throughout history there have been thousands of “false” trials. These trials were based around false accusations. The trials most notable for accusations without the clearest of evidence was the Salem witch trials‚ hundreds were killed for being suspicious and never indicating that they were actual witches. Everyone who died in Salem and everyone who is serving or served an undeserved sentence have or at least had families‚ career opportunities‚ a career‚ in short a life. All of these get ripped

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    found guilty by jurors and sentenced to immediate hanging. George Burroughs the village’s ex-minister was also convicted and lost in court but not before reciting the Lord’s Prayer perfectly‚ which "moved" the crowd. Giles Corey was too accused of witch craft. He was later

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    by Arthur Miller is a perfect example of that definition. The book is based upon the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690’s‚ it also has a deeper meaning it also relates to the communist hunts of the 1950’s led by Joseph McCarthy. The Crucible in all of its meanings follow the definition of it being a severe‚ searching test or trial. In the book The Crucible Arthur Miller portrayed the horrors of the Salem Witch Trails very eloquently. He made the horrors of the Trials feel very real and personal. He

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    Imagine being hunted down and put on trial for something you didn’t commit. There is a book that has a similar story line. This book is called The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Spear. It is a story that tells you of the journeys of a girl named Kit‚ who leaves her home to live with her aunt. She is challenged with the life of Puritans. Kit is doing well until fever erupts and all the children catch it. They look to her and blame her for what is happening. If people judge others fairly

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    Did the Salem Witch Trials and The Holocaust have many things in common? For example‚ not only did both events kill innocent people‚ it destroyed communities. These events still affects today’s life as well. The Holocaust‚ meaning “sacrifice by fire” in 1933‚ became one of the most famous genocides known to man (Holocaust Encyclopedia). More than six million jews were killed (Holocaust Encyclopedia). Not only jews were killed in the holocaust‚ but only jews were gassed. Thousands of others died

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    During the voyage Kit meets Nat Eaton. He jumped out of the boat to save her thinking she couldn’t swim but she could which was awfully strange especially to Good Wife Cruff. This is not good for kit because they believe that if you can swim you’re a witch. She also meets John Holbrook. He was the only one who didn’t think that it was strange that she could swim. Kit reaches Wethersfield after 9 days from Saybrook. Kit is disappointed to what the town locks like she’s going to her Aunt Rachel’s

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    In “I‚ Tituba‚ Black Witch of Salem” by Maryse Conde‚ Maryse uses Tituba to challenge Colonialists assumptions. Tituba still follows her beliefs and hasn’t converted to the Puritan ways of Christianity‚ she uses proper english‚ and is not seen as a savage. In “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller Tituba didn’t speak proper english. She was treated as a blame. If anything wrong occurred‚ such as the witch trials‚ Tituba was put the blame on just for the fact that she was a slave from Barbados. Also‚ in

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    The McCarthy Hearings are referred to as "witch-hunts" because of their similarity to the Salem witch trials. The McCarthy hearings are trials in which Senator Joe McCarthy accuses government employees of being Communists. He exaggerates and exploits the evidence and ruins many reputations just as the girls do in the Salem witch trials. The accused‚ in both cases‚ are used as scapegoats for society’s problems and the only way to escape direct punishment is to admit to guilt. Joseph

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