Essay On The Role Of Fear In American History

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In a world where history repeats itself, people still don't know how to solve the same problems that were faced over 200 years. America has already faced two major problems in false accusations and is slowly increasing into another one now. First we had the Salem Witch trials, then McCarthyism, and now religion. People are so afraid of the unknown that they would do anything they think is right. History repeats itself by two main factors, the thought of fear and the rank in vulnerability.
Danger is very real, but fear is a choice make from the thought we create. “All of these factors combined to create an atmosphere of fear and dread…” (Source B). Each event drought history was caused by the thoughts of fear. Since it's very easy to be manipulated by fear, it's caused today's world and has made our past and adequate. “Irrational fear is threatening to tear apart the fabric of religious tolerance and freedom from this country” (Source C). This is causing people to make irrational decisions upon what they believe to be the right thing. Just like our past we have already twice broken our freedom and our freedom of religion. People need to realize this serious issue and put aside
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19 People were put to death by the state because of those good intentions” (Source A). In 1693 Many people were accused for witchcraft by other people with no proof. out of fear they believed it was the right thing to falsely accuse, which later cause much damage and death. “... more than 2,000 government employees lost their jobs as a result of McCarthy's investigation” (Source B). Like the Salem witch trials, in the late 1940s to 1950s people were all blinded by fear and good intentions to accuse without proof. Many people were accused for communism which later resulted in over 2,000 job losses and a heap of dishonesty. This world so easily falls back into an identical pattern and it's slowly happening again

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