AP European History August 31‚ 2012 DBQ: The Black Plague From the late medieval era to the enlightenment a series of plagues devastated European society‚ economy‚ and social/political structure. Reaction toward the calamity ranged from rational and proactive to irrational‚ egoistic‚ and even criminal. Over all‚ the human devastation revealed a growth over time in government role and the role of the educated class in serving society‚ while uncovering a persistent criticism of the upper classes
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Amanda Whitsett Robison History 1301 November 17‚ 2010 The Social Psychology of the Salem Witch Trials The events that took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692 have had historians scrutinizing over the causes for years. There have been several theories about how the situation became so out of control. The haunting story is well known in America‚ taught to our youth and has been the focus of numerous forms of media. We are familiar with the story but unfamiliar with the origin of its
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Have you ever read the book ‚ “The Lion‚ The Witch ‚ and The Wardrobe ?” Lucy‚ Peter‚Susan‚ Edmund were compassionate in the story . They were all willing to help other people instead of themselves . Edmund started to get it at the end of the story because in the beginning of the story ‚ he was selfish and cruel to his siblings . The theme of this story is to “treat people the way you want to be treated .” First ‚ a lot of people can be very compassionate to help others . Alsan
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were blacklisted‚ they often had to accuse other people that were affiliated with the left party to get out of being accused. Likewise‚ in Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible people of the Salem witch trials were no different from what happened in Hollywood. In the Salem witch trials‚ if one was accused of being a witch and chose not to talk‚ they would most likely be sentenced
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REALITY...Sarah Good‚ Bridget Bishop‚ Rebecca Nurse‚ Elizabeth Howe‚Susannah Martin. The list of names that have burned themselves into thehistory of America goes on and on. It all started in Salem‚ Massachusettsaround spring time of 1692‚ The salem witch trials. Over 200 would betrialed or accused and around twenty total were hung on the infamousgallows hill. After the European’s paranoia of witchcraft happened thecolonial americas would begin doubting their own people to the point ofexecuting the
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Why was Carter unsuccessful in his attempt to secure re-election in 1980? Jimmy Carter was the first elected President in half a century who failed to win a second term. His election in 1976 was set during the period of time when people had lost their faith in the presidency. After Nixon’s humiliation considering Watergate scandal and Ford’s simplistic and unenthusiastic govern‚ people were looking for someone outside Washington’s corruption. Carter seemed a perfect decision ‚ governor of a small
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society views on gender role of female. Document 6 and 10 forms a group‚ because both relate to the pride of countries for being part of Olympic. Document 6 was written by formal Soviet‚ state the effort of the country make Moscow chosen to stage 1980 Olympic game. It emphasizes the honor of hosting this competition and sees it as acknowledgement to the country ‘greatness. Document 10 was written to express the lack of pride of Pakistan’s Olympic team. It relates their performance to previous team
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The Oedipal Conflict in Junot Díaz‚ “Fiesta‚ 1980” As children grow up in a dysfunctional family‚ they experience trauma and pain from their parent’s actions‚ words‚ and attitudes. With this trauma experienced‚ they grew up changed; different from other children. The parent’s behavior affects them and whether they like it or not‚ sometimes it can influence them‚ and they can react against it or can repeat it. In Junot Díaz’s “Fiesta‚ 1980”‚ is presented this theme of the dysfunctional family
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have suffered from hysteria because of their strict religious rules but the others were faking. I think what happened to the rest of the young girls’‚ claming witch and devil forces over them‚ was not hysteria but instead a game and trick they played for attention and due to massive boredom. Mass hysteria is a good term to label the witch hunts event because it’s rapid spread of panic in the community. But
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going on‚ and Soviets were back in the games for the first time since 1912. In contrast‚ the information guide that was provided to the members of the press in 1980 (Document 6) talked highly of the Soviet Union; this is no surprise considering in how it was published by the Soviet Union’s Olympic Committee. The Olympics were boycotted in 1980 as a result of the Soviet’s invasion of Afghanistan. It’s interesting to see how after twenty eight years‚ tension between two countries can still be just as
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