Spring of 1692 in Salem village‚ Massachusetts was where the Salem witch trials took place ("Salem Witch Trials"). People noticed that a group of young girls looked to be taken over by the devil ("Salem Witch Trials"). The mayor decided to make a “witch cake” which helps the person who is possessed tell who is there tormenter ("Salem Witch Trials"). The girls said three names Sarah Osborne‚ Sarah Good‚ and Tituba Indian ("Salem Witch Trials"). Out of the three women Sarah Good was the only person who
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Caused The Salem Witch Trial Hysteria Of 1692 The people of Salem were being killed in a whole different manner. Why was this happening‚ and what was the cause?In Salem‚ 1692‚ people were being accused for being witches and for practicing witchcraft. In Salem‚ at this time people were being hanged for something that didn’t exist. Back then‚ they didn’t know about fairy tales so when ever they did something wrong they would blame the devil that had entered their body. the Salem witch trial hysteria
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English 111H Period 4 March 3‚ 2013 The Salem Witch Trial When people think about The Salem Witch Trial‚ the first thing that comes to mind is “oh it ’s just a bunch of wannabe witches being killed.” But in reality they were innocent people being accused by a bunch of little girls trying to get got of trouble. People were very suspicious and paranoid about everything back then-if a few people in the village suddenly became ill‚ it was because of a "witch". Remember‚ they had no science to explain
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Mixon‚ in what is now known to be one of the most prominent investigations of the Salem witch trials‚ claim that “The Puritans‚ and [their] religious doctrine‚ dominated the area and . . . had a strong presence in daily life”. Taking this into account‚ it becomes understandable how easy it was for the villagers to reach the conclusion that the afflicted girls had caught the evil hand.
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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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events of the Salem Witch Trials. In relation to that‚ many thousands of people were accused of being communists during the 1950s. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ was no coincidence to the Second Red Scare that also happened in the same time period. He compares the Salem Witch Trials to the Red Scare for their similar causes including fear and (second point) resulting horrendous consequences that were to be faced by the victims who were accused. First‚ both the Salem Witch Trials and the Red
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The Salem Witch Trials started in 1692 in Salem Village‚ Massachusetts‚ and are believed to have been created by many different theories. No one actually knows why or how the witchcraft started in the early colony. The witches were girls of all ages who were caught having strange behavior. Many people started believing they were actual witches because of the way people claimed to have been hurt or affected by a witch. Some Puritans would act out to make it seem like a witch was harming them or causing
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The Salem Witch Trials "When the lines between reality and delusion become so blurred‚ you can no longer know what’s real and what is not." This is a quote by A.B. Shepherd. This can be a direct example of those women accused of being witches in the Salem witch trials. For these women‚ most of their lives during the year of the trials could have felt a little like this. You are standing in a room when suddenly‚ an unexplainable feeling over takes you. Every bit of sanity that you have is lost as
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Do you know about The Salem Witch Trials? If not‚ keep reading. The Salem Witch Trials were a series of accusations of witchcraft towards older women. This took place between 1692 and 1693. As a result‚ many innocent people were executed. The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is an example of what partially happen in the Salem Witch Tails using real names and real events in his play. The Crucible is mainly about the innocent people who lost their life’s from an injustice way and conflicts between
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presented upon the person. Society back in Salem Massachusetts of 1692 believes there are witches among the town. Anyone who doesn’t believe there are any is automatically assumed to be working with the devil or is a witch. Religion may or may not be a big factor in the results of the Salem Witch Trials. Religion has not only been part of the Salem’s government system‚ but it has also been affecting the decisions of society. Puritans (people in Salem) have been entitled to their reputations. Anything
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