Ramandeep Sandhu History 101 Short Assignment The Salem Witch Trial Salem witch trial is a very significant part in the American history. There were various reasons why it took place. When I first learned about it I was very surprised how something like this could have happened in the US. How it took lives of 40 people. Salem witch trial occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. It started with a rivalry between people when Reverend Parris’s daughter and niece started having
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1980s Fashion Every decade had certain fashion trends that‚ to our generation‚ would be considered different from what is normal to wear. Despite all the dangerous things happening around the war and yet even in the United States. However 80s fashion wouldn’t be around till this day thanks to the trends of the high-waisted pants and other classic trends. 1980s Historical‚ Political‚ & Social events In 1981 Ronald Reagan became president‚ an American politician‚ commentator‚ and actor who served
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Do you remember when The Blair Witch Project came out and all of the positive reviews began flooding in? Well it seems director Adam Wingard does as well‚ because he made the same movie over again‚ expect unlike the original his movie‚ Blair Witch‚ isn’t good. Blair Witch is a direct sequel of The Blair Witch Project and takes place 20 years after the original. It follows Heather Donahue’s little brother‚ James Donahue‚ as he and a group of friends begin making a documentary about their search
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The Salem Witch Trials In the modern life we live today‚ with are social class and government‚ I envision that an incident similar to the Salem Witch Trials could not happen again. Over the years‚ our country evolved and matured to a level that could not make a silly mistake of blaming an innocent person for a crime that they did not do. Especially‚ punishing someone with death‚ for example how they solved the case trials in the 1690’s. From the Salem Witch Trials alone 15 innocent
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1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team "’Do you believe in miracles? YES!’ said AABC broadcaster Al Michaels’”‚ (Painter). Al michaels said this line as the 1980 United States Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team upset the Soviet Union in the semi-final game. The United States team was composed of a highly skilled coach‚ Herb Brooks‚ as he had just won a national championship for college hockey with the University of Minnesota’s Golden Gophers in 1979 (Barnes). Herb Brooks was not new to the program as he was the
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a supportive role next to a male figure such as secretaries or assistants. By the 1980’s many women were inspired to move up in their careers and gain a managerial or leadership role within their career. By the 1980s‚ women were fighting the glass ceiling phenomenon and believed that in order to move up the hypothetical job ladder‚ they needed to act like and even look like men. For example‚ most women in the 1980s wore conservative suits and padded shoulders to relate to and get respect from their
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The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witch craft in colonial Massachusetts. The trials started in Salem in 1692 and after that they spread all over the world. Most towns thought that there was witch craft going on. The witch trials are an important historical event as it resulted in the deaths of dozens of innocent people.There are many different stories as to how witchcraft began‚some say it started in Salem .Other
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“Consider It Joy” In the book “Witch of Blackbird Pond”‚ in this essay referred to as WBP‚ the protagonist Katherine Tyler‚ affectionately referred to as Kit‚ is an orphaned fifteen year old girl who grew up on the tropical island of Barbados where her grandfather had supported her till her current age when he died and left the family debt and affairs in her young and incapable hands. Kit however being a smart child sold their plantation and slaves‚ and everything but her own clothes to pay
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Heavy metal in the 1980’s is hard to describe. Its static style did not change much from the 1970’s‚ but the lyrics‚ image‚ and theatrics took a step forward. Heavy metal had a huge impact in the 1980’s and there were many successful bands. Van Halen took heavy metal to new heights. After more than two decades of playing sold-out concert halls‚ selling millions of albums and enduring various lineup changes and solo projects‚ Van Halen is recognized as one of the most resilient and successful
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Salem Witch Hysteria The harsh cold winters in Salem‚ Massachusetts brought inevitable boredom; especially for teens. Present day winters are filled with cuddling up to the television or playing video games‚ but finding something interesting to do in Salem winters was more than difficult; the year 1692 changed all of that. The Salem Witch Hysteria brought sheer terror through out the town as well as surrounding towns. Men and women were being accused of being witches and wizards based on spectral
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