Good Witch of the North

At the tail end of the witch craze in Europe, comes the Salem Witch Trials. The European witch craze lasted from the fourteenth century to mid-seventeenth century. During this time period, between “200,000 and 500,000 witches” were executed most of these people were women . The vast majority of these trials took place in a sixty-year time period between 1570 and 1630. During this time period “four out of five victims were women”. Most of these women were homeless, widowed, never…

the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. Toto, Dorothy’s dog, has been speculated to resemble average Americans. In the beginning of the movie, Dorothy’s house gets enveloped in a cyclone before being taken to “Munchkin Land” and crushing the Wicked Witch of the East. The cyclone has been compared to the free silver movement, in which farmers wanted silver to remain in the monetary system in order to be able to pay off their debts, resulting in a “political storm” of sorts. One of the major…

Witch Hazel is a herb that is mainly found in North America, China and Japan. The plant is usually flowery and it has been used as traditional medication for various skin diseases. The use of witch hazel for acne scars is one very successful example as the scars disappear in a few weeks. What Makes Witch Hazel to be Good for Your Skin and Acne Scars Treatment Witch hazel plant leaves and barks contain a compound known as Catechol Tannin that acts as an efficient astringent for skin cleansing.…

Fairy tales are stories that we grew up with as children. Many of these classic tales were used as a way to teach important morals at the time of their creation. However many of these stories contained one-dimensional, stereotypical characters with simple, almost predictable, plots. This was how many fairy tales were told until 1900 when L Frank Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz. L Frank Baum thought differently of these stories and wanted The Wizard of Oz to be a modernized fairytale. The term…

“The Wizard of Oz” is a 1939 classic film featuring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and directing them all would be the great Victor Fleming. Victor Fleming’s classic film is about a young girl, named Dorothy, who lived with her aunt and uncle on their Kansas farm. A wealthy and nasty neighbor, Miss Gulch, are in conflict with Gale family regarding Dorothy’s dog Toto. Miss Gulch accused Toto of chasing her cat once more and biting her leg. After Dorothy had stolen…

Introduction My topic of research is the Salem Witch Trials, a controversial period of time in the late 1600s that is still talked about today in modern society. I choose this topic for multiple reasons. First, I chose this topic due to personal interest, including, a look into a small part of what may have been the mindset of the New Englanders coming from England to North America. Were witches real? Or a label we give to individuals that we are threatened by? Second, I would like to go over…

the Emerald City to meet the great and powerful Wizard of Oz, and on her journey she meet a Scarecrow wanting a brain, a Tin Man wanting a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help. In the end, Dorothy made her way back home using her ruby slippers. There are many characters in this movie with many functions. Dorothy is quite the heroine in this movie. She is a protagonist who completes her…

SALEM WITCH TRIALS: THE TRUTH BEHIND THE STORIES Imagine living in the 1600’s and being convicted of being a witch. The Salem witch trials, in Bamberg Germany are the most famous witch trials. Soon after that, the witch craze came to Salem and even spread farther into America then thought back in the 1600s. Understanding the causes and consequences of the Salem witch trials give more of an understanding of witchcraft today. PURITAN LIFE IN SALEM During 16-17th century, Puritans protested…

as a result, to be terribly unjust. The Salem witch trials and their atrocities were made possible by a ‘perfect storm’ of factors, including a chaotic and danger-ridden…

African slavery was necessary in the early seventeenth century for the European settlers in the new world. In North America, African slavery was taken into account because it was way cheaper and they were better at working in plantations than indentured servants. These slaves worked on plantations of tobacco and indigo. In the eighteenth century more or less about…