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    The Salem Witch Trials began in Salem‚ Massachusetts; the massacres could have been caused‚ historians believe‚ by many reasons such as the seclusion of the village‚ sickness‚ and overall boredom. The trials have many mysteries surrounding them. Historians still cannot come up with one specific cause that caused the ordeal to happen in the first place. They do have‚ however‚ the basics of it with some of the mysteries thrown in. Many accounts of the Salem Witch Trials all have something in common

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    seizures and psychotic break so he assumed that they were the work of evil and diagnosed them as such. During the Salem Witch Trials‚ there were more than 200 trials that took place. (Video‚ 2012) Out of the many trials that took place‚ 20 people were tried and found guilty and executed. However‚ 4 others who awaited trial died while waiting in jail. People who were on trial for being a witch was not allowed to have a lawyer represent them and were forced to represent themselves. Spectral evidence

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    on March 25‚ 1931‚ when two white women accused nine black men of rape while on a train headed to Jackson County‚ Alabama. The trial lasted years and ended with an unconstitutional verdict of guilty against the defendants. “Scottsboro captured South’s racism and the disturbance of the Great Depression.” (Scottsboro Trials). The Scottsboro Trials and Tom Robinson’s trial in the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee have many similarities. With the similarities there are differences too. The

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    One can hear about misogyny‚ but one may not realize that can be around them. Misogyny has been increasing over the past decade‚ and the most appalling thing is how the president of one of the most exemplary countries is directly involved with it as the President Donald Trump is. It is not a secret that President Donald Trump is relate with mens who keep women in their place. In 1992‚ the President told a magazine interview‚ “You have to treat them like sh….” (New York magazine‚ Nov. 1992.) It

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    escape from his responsibilities and his nagging wife was seen as misogyny from female

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    of the earliest accusation of witchcraft can be dated back to 1484 in Germany. Many men and women were persecuted‚ tortured‚ burnt and even killed because they were believed to be witches under the devil’s control. In this essay I will talk about what witchcraft was‚ who was accused of practicing it‚ the social response in Salem and what social and religious factors are given to account for the harsh response to witchcraft. The direct definition of witchcraft is the use of supernatural or

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    The national institute of nursing research: 25 years of bringing science to life. 2010. American Journal of Nursing‚ 110(10)‚ pp.24-27. Burns‚ N.‚Ph.D. and Grove‚ S.K. 2003. Understanding nursing research. 3rd ed. ed. Philadelphia‚ Pa; London: Saunders. Catanzaro‚ S. 2013. Evolution of uniforms to cater for the needs of staff and patients. Nursing Management - UK‚ 19(9)‚ pp.24-25. Hoskins‚ S.A. 2005. Nurses and national socialism -- a moral dilemma: One historical example of a route to euthanasia

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    hundreds of years‚ Hags fulfilled the vital function of wise woman and protector in the village and everyone lived in harmony. This all changed in the mid 13th century when suspicion and prejudice for magical people was strong. Hags were accused of witchcraft and worshipping the devil.

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    Century Witch Trial Brian Croteau A Seventeenth-Century Witch Trial is about a woman named Suzanne Gaudry‚ an illiterate woman‚ who is accused of practicing witchcraft. The charges against Suzanne include renouncing “God‚ Lent‚ and baptism.” She was also charged with worshiping the devil‚ attending witches’ Sabbaths‚ and desecrating the Eucharist wafer. Suzanne was questioned by the court of Rieux‚ France‚ strapped down‚ and basically forced to confess that she practiced witchcraft. Later‚

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