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History can be characterized as a constant repetition of men and woman on an acquisitional search to find prosperousness, power and formatting lies to cope with incomprehensible effects of nature. These same principles did not escape the Puritans of Salem, Massachusetts in the late Seventeenth Century, and these causes of the Salem Witch Trials are indistinctly presented by Arthur Miller through her historic drama, The Crucible. Greed is a dangerous nature and is one of the driving elements…

Throughout history there are few events that have brought as much debate, controversy, and overall curiosity as the Salem Witch Trials did. Although only nine months took place between the first witch accusations and the last, the period of the Salem Witch Trials had a lasting impression on American minds. Three hundred years later and there is still a specific aspect of literature looking to fix blame for the ordeal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony witchcraft trials. In some ways, the very fact…

1. In England, “daddy long legs” refers to a long-legged fly, but the same name refers to a spider-like animal in the United States. How do scientists attempt to avoid such confusion? Illustrate these two organisms specifying which “daddy long legs” they represent and give the correct scientific name for each one. Tipula sp. Pholcus phalangioides Metaphalangium albounilineatum Image: http://www.burkemuseum.org/blog/myth-daddy-longlegs-kind-spider Scientists gave a different…

people have no choice other than getting a “back alley” abortion, they face the threat of many possible complications. Various methods women have been forced to use according to Jezbel.com, include: “hitting her stomach with a brickbat… consuming ergot, a fungus… probing herself with a knitting needle or the infamous hanger”. The alternative options women are faced with can cause infections, permanent injury, and even death. People will not stop having sex, therefore, there will continue to be…

A psychedelic drug is a substance with psychoactive properties that targets specific receptors in the brain, altering perception and sometimes causing hallucinations. Most, if not all psychedelic substances are illegal in the United States, and have been presented as dangerous, addictive, and having no medical uses. However, researchers around the world have started studies on the benefits of these drugs in clinical trials. As David Derbyshire says in his article “ Healing Trip,” for people who…

People use drugs to help them escape from reality and sometimes they just like to do them for fun. Drug addiction has been a problem that has been increasing immensely among our society today. Drug addictions can stop us from accomplishing our goals or dreams in life. Addictions can entrap anyone. They are many health risks and side effects that come when abusing these drugs. The top three most used drugs are marijuana because of it produces a relaxed and euphoric effect, alcohol because it is…

In the film “Three Sovereigns for Sarah” the accusation of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts started during the year of 1692 and was told from a sister of two women that were hung because they were accused of practicing witchcraft. The witch trials began when some little girls began to claim that they are possessed and accuse a bunch of the town's women of being witches. Six things that played a part in the witch trials were superstition, religion, politics, economics, gender, and the shaping…

• Sumatriptan is an ergot alkaloid prescribed for acute treatment of migraine with/without aura and cluster headaches (Nursing Drug Reference, 2017). • Common adverse reactions of the CNS due to the use of sumatriptan include sensations of tingling, hot/burning, cold, tightness…

The Salem Witch Trials was a very immense event during the 17th century where many mundane factors took place within the townsfolk. The townsfolk, being the main source for the mundane factors, had induced the ideas that demons were not the main reasons as to why certain people were acting strange. They had determined that it was it was the fact that anyone could and would be prosecuted for being accused and that certain people had just become bored enough to create up stories to gain the…

views that witches were abominable evil beings of Satan was instilled in the minds and hearts of Salem townspeople. When a doctor blamed Abigail 's and Elizabeth 's fits (which were most likely caused by stress of the strictness of Puritan beliefs or ergot poisoning) on the supernatural, the girls and the parents assumed a worst case scenario of a witch cursing the girls without further investigations or tests. Abigail and Elizabeth 's fear latched on to someone to blame, their minds blamed…