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    Salem Witch Trials

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    occurred on June 15‚ 1920 when three black circus workers were attacked and illegally lynched by a mob in Duluth‚ Minnesota. Those innocent deaths led by false accusations supported with no evidence‚ fear and motives can relate to those wrongfully and legally hung in The Salem Witch trials. Even though the trials took place three centuries ago‚ similar unjustified deaths and persecution of people based on fear and social instability continued on to the 20th century.  In the year 1920‚ America was

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    Change. It is a small word of only one syllable‚ yet it can evoke fear and hate like nothing else. Many people are terrified of changes. They worship the status quo and are the most faithful believers of conformity. In Celia Rees’ Witch Child‚ the author slowly reveals how humans fear and hate what they don’t understand. The novel shows us just how easily lack of knowledge about something that is new to a person can lead to him/her fearing this thing. This idea is developed through the superstitions

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    medical resident overwhelmed by his newfound responsibility and power. The premise of The Good Doctor‚ a phrase/theme reiterated ad nauseam throughout the script‚ is disturbing (and purposely so)‚ but unfortunately too hard to swallow to elicit the sympathetic response the filmmakers are going for. Reactions instead range from disbelief to disgust. Orlando Bloom stars as Dr. Martin Blake‚ a British doctor with a dowdy haircut just arrived at a Los Angeles-area hospital with an obsessive eye toward

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    Analysis of “Doctor in the House” The analyzed text is an extract from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer. His own life was closely connected with medicine and he had also gone through such examinations that is why the characters and the situation are true to life. The author has selected the first person narrative‚ but it is combined with several lines of dialogues. Despite the fact that we see the story through the eyes of the main character‚ we can as well

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    maternal birth‚ The lack of dedication from the medical team can also lead to an unsafe abortion. If the staff is unsure of required treatment or aren’t emotional supportive it can put the women’s health at risk. Unsafe abortions often aren’t reported and are classified and concealed as miscarriages (D.Grimes‚1999). “Approximately 10 % of women undergoing induced abortion suffer from immediate complication”(EL 1999). Though‚ majority cases can take up to years before the complications develop. Some of

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    start with some words about the author. As I’ve learned Richard Gordon is an English writer of the 20th century. He is most famous for his “Doctor” series‚ where he describes different things concerning with the medicine. It is necessary to mention that such things are close to him because he took up the medicine. His literary contribution is great because his “Doctor” series are very popular. They are even screened. As for me I have already heard about this author but haven’t read his works before/

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    existed a certain historical prejudice regarding various stereotypical ideas for those things which people can not understand or explain logically. While more contemporary examples of such circumstances include concepts such as McCarthyism‚ it is generally accepted that the most classic example of all such social tragedies based on fear and ignorance is that of the colonial era ’s Salem Witch Trials. While Mc Carthyism was illustrated as a widespread fear of communism that led the United States

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    Hippocrates: How Doctors Forgot Who They Are It is fascinating and even unbelievable to think about advancement of the medical field in the last 100 years. 50 years ago‚ MRI and X-ray machines were yet not commonly used technology. Doctors were spending hours to collect pieces of a complicated puzzle‚ which included symptoms based on careful listening to patients’ descriptions of pain and some elementary tests such as blood testing. Nowadays‚ it is quite scary to imagine how doctors were managing

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    This is a passage from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer‚ the author wrote his “Doctor” series‚ which is noted for description of medical student’s years of professional training. The present extract touches upon the final examinations of medical students. The text under analysis belong to the psychological type and description type as it is concerned mainly with the emotional actions of the characters. The subject-matter of this text is about sitting

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    Salem Witch Trials

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    occurred due to the Puritans strict beliefs on religion. The Salem Witch Trials could have been prevented if the Puritans were not so dependent on religion. The Salem Witch Trials took place in the small town of Salem‚ Massachusetts. The town was a very prosperous port‚ engaging in commerce‚ shipbuilding‚ and other activities. Salem was mainly occupied by European immigrants who came looking for a new beginning on American land. Many of those immigrants settled in New England‚ but later fled to Salem

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