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Massachusetts and Connecticut. As a wave of hysteria spread throughout colonial Massachusetts, a special court convened in Salem to hear the cases; the first convicted witch, Bridget Bishop, was hanged that June. Eighteen others followed Bishop to Salem’s Gallows Hill, while some 150 more men, women and children were accused over the next several months. By September 1692, the hysteria had begun…

The Book of Esther: Old Testament The book of Esther is about her faith and obedience. Esther was able to overcome the limitations of her subordinate position to her husband and influence him in such a manner that she was able to save the Jewish community. Background The story of Esther takes place in Persia during period (486-465 BCE). Due to the Jewish community was in exile and forced to live out of their native Israel. Esther and Mordecai decide to settle in citadel Susa (Esther 1: 2-3)…

Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne are two American writers who have defined literature as we know it today. Both authors are important in the development of American literature because of their creative way to use literary elements. Literary elements can be defined as “the typical structures used by writers in their works to convey their message in a simple manner to the readers. When employed properly, the different literary devices help readers to appreciate, interpret and analyze a…

organization. Conversely, the Stamp Act of 1765 had a much more significant ripple effect. In fact, according the the Wilmington paper, when the colonists heard that a distributor of stamps was set to arrive on a ship soon they set up gallows in the middle of town and “On the gallows, in very conspicuous characters, was written ‘LIBERTY, and no Stamp-Act’” (Gazette 27 November 1765). This demonstration sent a very blatant message for both those who participated and those who dared to publish it-…

Elie Wiesel’s Change of Faith Throughout the Holocaust A big question that comes to mind when learning about the genocide of the Jews in WWII is: “How can people still have faith after the Holocaust?” God is one of the most prominent themes in holocaust literature; holocaust theology found in writings from the Holocaust have been discussed and debated since the 1940s. The accusations of the Jewish people against their own God is something that might be hard to understand. There are many…

Eliezer early on begins to question god. He wonders why god would allow such inhumane acts of violence to occur. He also begins to believe that god is dead. He begins to make remarks such as, “Where He is? This is where—hanging here from this gallows. . .” (Wiesel 45). In the quoted text, Elizer is referring to god, wondering why he is allowing such heinous acts of violence to occur. Rather than believing his god allowed him to survive, I believe he survived because of his young age; he is…

The Pendle witch trial begins when Alizon device encountered a peddler named John Law. When Alizon asked John Law to do her a favor, he refused, leading to her anger and a curse being put on him. The curse left John with what was thought to be an illness brought on by a witch. John Law’sfamily took this matter into their own hands, going to the authorities of that time for help. The authorities went and asked Alizon a statement about what happen. They also asked for statements from her family.…

Imagine that in one night your life would be changed forever. Imagine your family dead,possessions taken,and your faith in a higher power broken.All of those things happened to Holocaust survivor Elie Wisel.In my essay I will be discussing how faith,memories,and the night are important to the theme of this tragic story of loss. As well as how these themes intertwine to make Elie’s story be told in a way as if we the readers felt the pain and suffering too. When you lose your faith what do you…

Jean Valjean, nearly fifty, experiences more in his lifetime than the average man. By Victor Hugo affirming Valjean's age to only around fifty suggests to the reader that Valjean's life-changing experiences are not yet complete. Because he is younger than the reader expects, Valjean's physique resides along with his age helping him in various scenarios. Over the course of a year, Valjean's body ages to his actual age of eighty years; his strength vamooses him as he prepares for his demise.…

Final Pitch for Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible Written as an allegory to McCarthyism, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible recaptures the tragic events that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts over 300 years ago. Miller juxtaposes and makes apparent the similarities between these two events by narrowing the scope to the experiences of John Proctor and his family throughout this ordeal. It is safe to presume that the stakes were extremely high for all participants involved, in both time periods, with many…