Convulsion

A great misconception about African-American slaves is that they were content with life being slaves, were loyal to their masters and as a result they had no interest in rebelling or were so ignorant when trying to rebel, they failed in attempts to gain their freedom. Some compared them as inferior to Haitian slaves, who successfully gained their freedom by overthrowing the French army.3,7,8 In 1882, James Schouler, a historian from Harvard university, described slaves as “easily intimidated,…

The first scaffold scene is preluded in the opening paragraph of Ch. ii which describes the grim visaged Boston multitude. "all with their eyes intently fastened on the iron clamped oaken door" (39) of the prison, from which Hester is shortly to emerge. The moral spotlight is on Hester all this while, all but one of the group of female spectators expressing the view that the sentence going to be imposed on her is far too lenient. Later the spotlight is on Hester's mark of shame, the…

In the year of 1908, “60,000 to 100,000 Mexicans immigrated to the United States” due to a recession (Davenport 67). They left during the rule of Porfirio Díaz, who ruled Mexico as a dictatorship from 1876 to 1910. Taking control of a failing country, Díaz managed to improve the economy and infrastructure of Mexico, so some see him as a leader who transformed Mexico for the better. However, in order to make these improvements, Díaz had to exploit the lower class of Mexico and rig elections to…

Ergot poisoning is the “consumption of rye grains contaminated with a fungus known as ergot.” The consumption of the fungus has been known to cause hallucinations and convulsions similar to those experienced by the girls who were allegedly bewitched. Favorable growing conditions for ergot include “a cold preceding winter and cloudy, wet spring, with fog and high humidity.” The winter of 1691 was very cold, and the following…

In Salem, Massachusetts, a series of ridiculous witch trials led to the death of many innocent people. In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, he portrays the main cause of the witch trials was jealousy in the town. There are numerous theories about why so many people were falsely accused, but there is no agreed upon explanation as to why people were put on trial. The Salem witch trials were known to be fueled by hysteria, causing intolerance, irritability, and capriciousness, but some…

dark conspiracies that tag along with it. What Took Place during the Salem Witch Trials? It all started in the year of 1692 when Elizabeth “Betty” Parris became ill with a fever (Dunn 4 & 10). Her symptoms included not only a fever, but seizures, convulsions, hiding under furniture, feeling frozen, having pinching sensations throughout her body, making odd sounds, and much more (Dunn 10 & 14;“The Haunting of the Salem Witch Trials”). Betty went as far to say that an invisible being was biting…

Introduction When we hear the term substance abuse, we think about illicit drugs like crack, cocaine, marijuana, or heroin, we hardly ever think about the more mundane drugs such as caffeine. “In the US, more than 90% of adults use caffeine regularly, with an average consumption of more than 200 mg of caffeine per day - more caffeine than in two 6 ounce cups of coffee or five 12 ounce cans of soft drinks” (Nichols, 2015). This makes caffeine the perfect drug because it is widely-available, cheap…

The stigma associated with mental illness is resided in a long, unfortunate history of socially and culturally sculpted abuse and discrimination. This has resulted in many negative effects on those suffering from mental illnesses. Throughout this history, drastic evolutions of social, cultural and scientific understandings took place, which ultimately led to improved knowledge of mental illnesses. Today, mental illness or mental disorder is defined as “a mental or bodily condition marked…

Have you ever wondered what it was like for the girls of the Salem witch trials? In the trials many young girls were accused of using magic, many of which were falsely accused. This paper will touch on the main points of the trials and will also talk about witchcraft itself. This paper will also include how witchcraft may affect us in the modern day. The history of witchcraft goes as far back as the early days of humankind.The first witch hunt was in 1022 A.D when they burned one witch. A…

The Infiltrator As the transport entered Acadia 4’s atmosphere, the friction of the descent unleashed an aura of dense orange flames. Eric Nels watched out the Portside windows as the blaze extended across his view of sight. Expanding, it appeared to ignite the rockish landscape below. As the craft escaped the boundaries of the atmosphere, the flames quickly subsided, revealing an unobstructed view of the surface below. Although, the rocky terrain of Acadia 4’s surface was easily apparent from…