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    The Salem Witch Trials In 1692‚ a group of teenage girls were accused of being demonically possessed. This fear and uncertainty caused people to create a mythological supernatural being which they called ”witches.” Humans tend to make up stories or creatures to hide the reality of things or because it is something which they can not understand and that is exactly what they did during that time. Today people still believe that witches walk among us and we can not even tell the difference. Salem‚ Massachusetts

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    Salem Witch Trials Named after the holy city of Jerusalem‚ Salem was founded in 1626 by English merchants who took advantage of the natural harbor and the abundant fishing the area provided. Fear of Devil-worship and witchcraft swept through Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ like a plague. During the years of 1692-1693‚ more than 200 people‚ men‚ women‚ and even children‚ were accused of witchcraft. Words of friends‚ neighbors‚ and even complete strangers put many people’s lives in danger; 19 were hung

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    The Salem Witch Trial In 1692‚ Salem went through a period of witchcraft and unanswered questions. People were experiencing witchcraft left and right and they did not know what to do about it. The people wanted to know why is it happening‚ what was happening and how to stop it. Salem is located in the United States in Massachusetts. This is located in North America. The Puritans thought of North America as the devils territory. Over a period of time Salem girls started experiencing periods

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    History October 3 2013 The Salem Witch Trials In January 1692‚ A hysteria developed in a Salem Village located in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The beginning of the Salem Witch Trials started when two girls‚ Betty Parris‚ 9 years old and Abigail Williams‚ 11 years old began acting strangely. They began by having “fits” that could not be explained by the local doctor. The doctor who had no explanation for the fits or convulsion like symptoms deemed it witchcraft. This was the beginning of the

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    analysis of Genius Loci in Shaping the Development of Resort Design in Malaysia‚ Conference Paper‚ Manado: North Sulawesi‚ UNSRAT University. SEANGKLIENG‚ K. (2005)‚ Design Guidelines for Modern Thai Architecture in Resort Contexts. Unpublished PhD Thesis‚ Thailand: Silpakorn University. TAN‚ B.H. (1995)‚ Tropical Resorts‚ Singapore: Page One Publishing. WATERSON‚ R. (1998)‚ The Architecture of South East Asia through Travelers’ Eyes‚ Oxford‚ Oxford University Press. ZEKIYE‚ A.‚ DENIZ‚ A. & ONDE‚ E

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    SCHOOLS: PLANNING SPACE FOR DEMOCRACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT A Thesis Presented for the Master of Science in Planning Degree The University of Tennessee‚ Knoxville Jamey L. Dobbs May 2001 Dedication I dedicate this thesis to my daughters‚ Jessica and Caitlin‚ who have inspired me to achieve miraculous things. Let this thesis remind you that miracles are within your reach‚ too.

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    The Salem Witch Trials: A Perfect Storm On September 22‚ 1692‚ eight innocent women were hanged in Salem Village. Just a few months later the town would come to its senses and renounce the failed justice system that had doomed sent them to their deaths. Yet for the women‚ and the dozen others who had died before them‚ the revelation came too late. The infamous Salem Witch Trials‚ chronicled by Arthur Miller’s The Crucible were a pivotal time in history in which civilized society collapsed into madness

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    The Salem Witch Trials The Salem Witch Trials were events that took place in the Salem Village between June and September of 1692. Hundreds of people were being accused of practicing Witchcraft and were put on trial. At least 20 people were executed. Victims of witchcraft were said to have Fitts‚ the act of screaming‚ throwing things‚ and outburst of gibberish. It was a strong belief that the devil could give certain people or “Witches” the power to harm others in return for their

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    1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts was a time of fear‚ allegation‚ and deceit. It was the time of the Salem witch trials. Family feuds‚ eccentric personalities‚ and even keeping dolls in your home were reasons for accusations. Fueled by religious fanatics and young girls screaming for attention‚ literally‚ no one was safe from the insanity of the witch-hunt. This paper is intended to discuss the causes of this hysteria‚ some of the trials that took place during the year 1692‚ and what finally stopped the

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    THE IMPACT OF INDEPENDENT FILMS TO THE SOCIAL AWARENESS AMONG THIRD YEAR MASS COMMUNICATION STUDENTS OF PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MUNTINLUPA An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to The Faculty of College of Arts and Sciences Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa Poblacion‚ Muntinlupa City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication BONILLA‚ RICHARD PATRICK M. DIZON‚ ALLEINE PATRICIA M. MUSNGI‚ JOHN MARVIN S. March 2014

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