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    There were many people involved in the Salem Witch Trials. There were also many people who spoke out against the trials. The first of these people to speak out was John Willard. Willard was later accused of witchcraft by Ann Putnam Jr. and then again by his grandmother, Bray Wilkins . After being accused, the witches had the opportunity to confess their sins and return to there religious fold after repenting. Ann Putnam Jr. was the only person who ever actually did so. She then went on to accuse…

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    Ancient Wicca Witchcraft

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    Wiccan Rede where Harm None is their belief. Witches are concerned folk healers as well as mediators who do practice folk magic. They sometimes use magic to manipulate the energy to achieve their set goals. They use charms, hexes, spells, potions. Wicca you don't have to practice magic to call yourself a witch, you just don't have to have a religion to practic magic. Here Paganism is an umbrella term describing a lot of religions…

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    The Mysteries of the witches On that night when I snuck out into the woods, I didn’t expect the ending to end up how it did. People say that we were practicing witchcraft, but I know that I was not practicing witchcraft for sure. Things started to get a little out of hand and once we were all dancing in the woods someone seen us. The next day we were being asked all kinds of questions about what we did and why we were doing it. The people said that we started the barn on fire on purpose, but…

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    Dbq Why Do Witches Exist

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    In 1692, the infamous Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts. In 1692, the village minister’s daughter became sick. She felt like someone was pinching her body. Weeks later, 3 girls felt the same symptoms. Reverend Parris thought witchcraft was involved. He was making them say the names of the witches that were torturing them. The three girls named accused three women one of whom was Parris’s Indian slave, Tituba. Tituba confessed and said that there four woman and a man that…

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    One Theory on the Salem Witch Trials One theory on why the Salem Witch trials happened is because of tensions and resentment (Staff). Hatred and stress were running high due to the afflictions the people had faced. Jealousy rose up and caused those who were innocent to be accused and may have been lead to death and extreme torture. Whether it was because of revenge, jealousy, resentment, need of attention, or fear of someone, many were accused. Witch trials were already happening in England back…

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    Written Critique Salem Witch Trials. The event known as the Salem witch trials took place in the year 1692 on New England Massachusetts Bay Colony. It all started in a puritan town called Salem, the puritans were very religious people who lived their lives according to the bible and took their religion as a very important part of their life. There was no separation between law and religion. It all started when the daughter and niece of the minister of the town began to suffer distempers and…

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    Mikayla Jacobs Mills English 12 29 September 2014 The Dragon Whose Name Is Fear If you listen here, you will notice a dragon that many people fight. A dragon called Fear. This dragon is strong, it is powerful. This dragon knows how to manipulate every situation you go through as an individual. The way you must fight this “Fear” will differ, especially based on each person and each of their different situations. It is hard to predict the outcome when you fight this dragon. The fight could result…

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    Nearly 200 people were accused of witchcraft, and 19 were sentenced to death from the series of witchcraft trajectories that took place in 1692 in Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trials resulted in mass hysteria, but there are several theories about its causes. One theory claims that the Salem Witch Trails were ignited by the Puritan children. Puritans believed that playing and emotions were unnecessary and a waste of time. The Puritan’s strict conduct of work and religion intervened with the…

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    Historical Debate: Were Socioeconomic Tensions Responsible for the Witchcraft Hysteria in Salem? In 1692, a town called Salem had one of the most debated and dark times of the colonies. Mass hysteria became a real problem for this town, with around twenty people murdered and over two-hundred more accused of witchcraft. It began when three girls played a fortune telling game, people noticed they started acting strange, and one of the girls claimed that she was working for the devil. Many people…

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