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    Act Three Questions Directions On a separate sheet of paper‚ please answer each part of each question asked below. Please use complete sentences and please answer the question as asked. 1. As the act opens‚ who is being interrogated and on what charge Martha Corey is being interrogated by Judge Hathorne on the charge of telling fortunes (witchery). 2. What is interesting about the dialogue at the beginning of this act What was Miller trying to suggest about the tone of the legal proceedings to

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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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    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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    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 in Salem‚ this propels the story towards his eminent

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    Dress Code: A Risk or Benefit? By: unknown Dress code has been the biggest topic between the Board officials and students. The dress code is used to prevent distractions; thus allowing students to come to school and dress with confidence. The Muscogee County School District’s (MCSD) dress code has been an influence to the students and teachers for thirteen years. Since the establishment thirteen years ago‚ the dress code has made many different changes in the dress code. The purpose of the dress

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    colony and start over. my essay today is not about the history of the puritans but about what happen in the salem witch trials.there has been lots of theories about what happen and what led to it. Massachusetts‚ Salem village is where this story is held place. A group of young puritan girls claimed to be possessed by the devil and put the blame on several local women of witchcraft. . The puritans were strong believers

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    The Salem Witch Trials- Notes Hammer of Witches (Malleusficarum) –book about finding witches Salem village/town Puritans believe everyones fate is determined before they are born Destined for heaven or hell? Puritan women were dosile silent; women were more likely to join the devils cause if they were lustful‚ knowing forbidden knowledge Witch hunt 1692 12-20 Christian girls who listened to Tituba’s tales acted in strange ways in trances‚ picked with pins‚ wanting to commit suicide/ screaming

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    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 late at night and were practicing “exorcism” they weren’t expecting any company however

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    Trials today compared to the Salem witch trials of the 1690’s are different in many ways‚ as you may already know. Compared to then we have way more freedoms and privileges that some people take advantage of. Even though they are both places for justice‚ but they differ in the way you are defended‚ how the public opinion effected your trial‚ and religious bias. During the Salem witch trials the defense you receive was very limited. When you where arrested it was solely based on accusation and no

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    MCCARTHYISM   (​ Maddie​ ‚ ​ Nicholas McCarthy accused innocent citizens of being communist. He ensured political  success by corrupting the government.He would make false accusations during hearings to make  things better for himself. ​ ‚ ​ Ashley  ​ ‚ ​ Mary Beth​ ) 1. Who was McCarthy?  Discuss his position in the  senate as well as his perspective and role in the hearings.  Senator Joseph McCarthy was the man who accused fellow government employees of being  Communists. He would find evide

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