persons‚ characterized by excitement or anxiety‚ irrational behavior or beliefs‚ or inexplicable symptoms of illness. In 1692‚ Salem Village (now Danvers‚ Massachusetts) was the scene of a moral panic that spread throughout the region and involved witchcraft accusations which led to trials‚ torture‚ imprisonment‚ and executions. Mass hysteria is characterized by the rapid spread of conversion disorder‚ a condition involving the appearance of bodily complaints for which there is no organic basis. In
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Hysteria controlled the trials of McMartin and Salem by fear of the unknown. In the McMartin trial the town had never before been faced with molestation. It was a new fear to the city. Again in Salem‚ the town had never encountered problems with witchcraft‚ talk of this were fables told to children to scare them‚ not something that was expected to attack the town personally. In both cases it caused people to have an uncontrolled fear of causing them to abandon all reason‚ in both cases spouses accusing
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According to Sarah Ross of Emory college "single-sex schools are going to have good tests score due to the fact that when they are in class learning and they do not have distractions".Single-sex schools are schools that are separated by males and females.Single sex schools help kids that struggle with self-esteem and even attention disabilities. Single-sex schools helps the child pay attention better and less distraction from the people around them(opposite sex).According to John Adams of University
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fascinating because they allow an audience to experience adventures through the characters. Authors often include interesting characters into their stories to capture the reader’s attention. Doris Lessing includes such a character in her short story "No Witchcraft for Sale". Gideon is the protagonist of the story and plays role of a cook and a good friend of the Farquar family. Through his actions Gideon shows his loyalty‚ heroism and trustworthiness. First of all‚ Gideon shows his loyalty to the family
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Mary warren then becomes part of the court that condemns witches. At first she seems to enjoy the power it gives her. Mary was a very easily swayed character or for lack or better words‚ spineless. You can assume that she began her role in the witchcraft accusations because she was bored and tired of having no power as a woman and a servant. She begins to feel bad for her part in the whole affair when John Proctor makes her admit that she was lying‚ however‚ her character was not strong enough to
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Natasha Lacroix Mrs Walker EAE2D April 22 2013 The Execution of Salem Witches In Salem during the year 1962‚ nineteen people were executed due to witchcraft. During this period‚ 188 people were accused of practicing witchcraft. Out of these 188 people‚ 59 were tried‚ 31 of them were convicted and nineteen of the 31 that were convicted were then all hung at Gallows Hill. In the seventeenth century it was normal procedures to have people corrected or even execute people who were a threat to
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good leader. He did not have the qualities to keep a society in distress afloat. The whole conflict in Salem was very immature. The two groups were fighting and were accusing each other of witchcraft. “When the accusations began‚ the members of one group tended to accuse members of their opposing group of witchcraft.” The article blatantly states that both groups were accusing each other. Eventually the situation gets so bad that the two groups crumble and everyone starts accusing each other and no
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women were accused of witchcraft based on their sexual “misdeeds”. Women were accused of committing bad sexual acts. Additionally‚ women were accused of witchcraft because of quarrels and rivalries among them. Women were not getting along with each other and for something that happened to one they were accusing each other of been responsible. This article also‚ discusses the idea of men witches which is very low and rare as compared to the high number of women accused of witchcraft. The author provided
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A morally ambiguous character who I thought played a pivotal role in the Salem witch hunt was Reverend John Hale. At first‚ Hale was completely convinced that the witchcraft occurring in Salem was in fact reality and was determined to get rid of it whatever way possible. He was constantly researching the source of witchcraft itself and how to destroy it. He investigated Betty Parris and the Putnam’s daughter to gather clues and evidence as to why these events are happening. He also talks with
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In addition‚ they girls who were “possessed” didn’t want to get caught for misbehaving. The girls were caught playing with a crystal ball and telling each other’s fortunes. During this time‚ these types of actions were associated with witchcraft. To save themselves from being punished the girls blamed it on Tituba‚ the west indian slave‚ Sarah Good‚ a homeless beggar‚ and Sarah Osborne‚ who lived with her second husband before they were married‚ which was frowned upon by minister Samuel
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