the Salem Witch Trials. In relation to that‚ many thousands of people were accused of being communists during the 1950s. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ was no coincidence to the Second Red Scare that also happened in the same time period. He compares the Salem Witch Trials to the Red Scare for their similar causes including fear and (second point) resulting horrendous consequences that were to be faced by the victims who were accused. First‚ both the Salem Witch Trials and the Red Scare
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In the Salem Witch Trials Abigail‚ Betty‚ Mary‚ and Mercy were the only evidence needed to get convicted in the adapted play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. It became their word against yours and the girls had all the power because they were well trusted within the community. The same goes for this news story about José Antonio Zúñiga‚ or known more commonly as his nickname Toño‚ he was sentenced to jail for up to 20 years for a crime he did not commit due to no one doing a follow up on his story
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down hill and was not successful. In 1692 the hunt for witches took place in the town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. Many people aren’t really sure what actually caused the Salem witch trials to occur. The towns strict religious beliefs‚ political cooperation and role playing‚ could all have been the cause of the Salem witch trials and hangings. The town of Salem was in the process of become a pure city when strange even started to take place. Young girls named Abigail Williams and Elizabeth(Betty)
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What happened during the Salem Witchcraft Trials? The Salem Witch Trials started in Spring of 1692 and lasted until September of 1692. It was believed that people were possessed by the Devil. There were over 150 people accused. The first conviction was in June. As a result‚ 19 people were hanged. There was weird behavior coming from some of the girls. According to the History Channel‚ they “began having fits‚ including violent contortions and uncontrollable outbursts of screaming”. The odd behavior
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“Everyone loves a witch hunt as long as it’s someone else’s witch being hunted.” - Walter Kirn. From October to May in 1692 the killing of nine-teen innocent people took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts Bay Colony. This was called the Salem Witch Trials. This massive hysteria all started when a group of young groups started to act out. The girls started to scream‚ throw things‚ and contorted their bodies in unnatural positions. Also‚ they complained of a fever and severe pain. The girls were then examined
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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‚ and in spite of her persistent defense of innocence‚ she was convicted
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Potent similarities of different patterns and genres are found between the Salem witch trials and McCarthyism even though there was a significant period of time that separated them. The Salem witch trials began in 1692 and caused panic‚ confusion‚ and disorder as a result of witchcraft accusations in both Salem Village and Salem Town‚ Massachusetts. McCarthyism‚ which was presided over by J.‚ Parnell Thomas from the 1940s to the 1950s‚ first originated in the HUAC (House of Un-American Activities
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The McCarthy hearings and the Salem Witch Trials are events in history that shaped the Americans of that time’s process of thought. The McCarthy hearings‚ led by Joe McCarthy displays a eerily similar appearance to the Salem Witch Trials. However‚ both has a uniqueness in them that allows us to distinguish apart as two important and seperate entities. These similarities include their motives and the actions taken against them‚ but due to their different time periods‚ the view of both and the outcomes
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What caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria of 1692? During the summer of 1692‚ nineteen people were hung and one pressed to death‚ because they were accused of practicing or aiding the process of witchcraft. The Salem Witch Trials were started by a preconceived notion that witchcraft was real based on religious texts and ministers‚ or that being in a wrong place at the wrong time was the doing of witch. In addition‚ all of the accused were tried with in the sights of four young
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The book The Crucible written by Arthur Miller takes place in the 1670’s in Salem‚ Massachusetts. The book is about the event better known as “The Salem Witch Trials” that happened when a girl named Abby had a seizure and the people of Salem believed that she was cursed by a witch. So‚ Abby decided to take an advantage of what the people of Salem thought‚ she then began to chose people she did not like or what other people had against and she would call the people out as a witch. She just had
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