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    What caused WW1

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    What factors were involved in starting the Great War? The time period leading up to World War I was the age of imperialism‚ a time when many countries in Western Europe were building up their empires throughout the world. They would oftentimes get into "disagreements" amongst themselves over who was to control certain areas of the world. The countries were jealous‚ suspicious and did not trust each other....... war was inevitable! World War I had roots in the following things: •• Alliance System:

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    What Caused The Crusades

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    When talking about “The crusades” hatred and violence comes to mind. Crusades were spiritual combats between Christians and Muslims for the control over the holy land. The holy land is in Israel and Palestine and it reserves the holy places for Jews‚ Christians‚ and Muslims. They see this place as blessed because it is the location where Jesus lived and where the church initiated. There were wars for territory that killed many. Many who participated in these crusades usually wore a cloth cross as

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    Hysteria Changes People

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    Hysteria is a mental disorder marked by excitability‚ anxiety‚ or imaginary disorders. It can play an important role in people’s lives. Hysteria supplants logic and enables people to believe that their neighbors‚ whom they have always considered highly respectable‚ do things they would never expect them of doing. In "The Crucible"‚ hysteria causes people to believe their friends are committing deplorable acts. The townsfolk accept and become active in the hysterical climate not only out of genuine

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    The overall message of Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ is that when uncontrolled hysteria is combined with ignorance‚ the outcome is tragic. While Miller offers his audience some comic dialogue to soften the events it does not mask the horrifying reality of the witch hunt and its aftermath. Rather‚ the humorous insights serve to reveal the simplicity and innocence of people living rustic lives in a God-fearing community. Several characters‚ Paris and Hale‚ Mary Warren and John Proctor‚ provide

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    The Crucible: The Witchcraft Hysteria In 1692‚ in Salem Massachusetts‚ the superstition of witches existed in a society of strong Christian beliefs. Anybody who acted out of the ordinary was accused of being a witch and then the accuse would actually be forgiven if the blamed their accusations on another individual. This was the main idea of a play entitled‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In this play a group of young girls act up and are then accused of being witches. These girls then blame

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    Escaping Salem Review

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    Escaping Salem begins to examine the people behind some of the stories in the relatively quiet community of Stamford. The book looks at one particular case of a girl named Kate Branch of her fits or rage‚ her delusions and her overall strange behavior. It discusses the people that many believed were witches and why they considered them witches. Though the arguments were often weak‚ the arguments gained traction and led to the trials of a couple of women accused of being witches. Escaping Salem takes

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    logical answer‚ like Rebecca‚ Mrs. Putnam believes that the cause was supernatural. Abigail preys on many villagers on the belief of supernatural events and incites them into hysteria. Her exaggerated acts not only scare the villagers but also distract them from reason and logic causing mass hysteria. Mary Warren falls prey to hysteria and figuratively throws John Proctor under the bus instead of speaking the truth. Abigail with the other girls accused of witchcraft perform fake hallucinations and mind

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    The Crucible: Hysteria and Injustice Thesis Statement: The purpose is to educate and display to the reader the hysteria and injustice that can come from a group of people that thinks it’s doing the "right" thing for society in relation to The Crucible by Arthur Miller. I. Introduction: The play is based on the real life witch hunts that occurred in the late 1600’s in Salem‚ Massachusetts. It shows the people’s fear of what they felt was the Devil’s work and shows how a small group of powerful

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    The Cult of Hysteria

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    The Cult of Hysteria During the women’s rights movement of the late 19th and early 20th century‚ woman who exhibited depression or psychotic symptoms were thought to have just come down with “hysteria”. Sigmund Freud was one of the first psychoanalysts to study hysteria in women‚ though others‚ including the psychoanalyst Charlotte Perkins-Gilman was sent to for her case of “hysteria”‚ S. Weir Mitchell‚ formed “the resting cure”. Mitchell prescribed Gilman the “resting cure” when she became depressed

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    most impactful subjects he uses is hysteria‚ when a large group of people have an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear. This happens in the play when the town becomes fearful of witches and begins arresting anybody accused. Miller uses the characters to develop a theme around hysteria. Arthur Miller uses Mary Warren to show how hysteria causes the town to fall into pieces because of the destruction‚ hallucination‚ and distrust rampant in Salem. Hysteria causes the town to frantically destroy

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