The Accusers

choice. People in Salem have been accused of witchcraft and the people that accused them are doing so for selfish reasons. Many of the people in the village recognize what is happening, but, many do not. Even though she is married to one of the main accusers, Mrs, Putnam recognizes…

Salem Witch Trials In 1692 a small town in Massachusetts, Salem, set of one of the biggest most well known hysterias, the Witch Trials. First person to accuse someone of witchcraft was the young daughter of Reverend Parris and she accused two other Salem women and a Caribbean slave, Tituba (Keene). G.K. Chesterton once stated, “It is one thing to believe in witches, and quite another to believe in witch-smellers.” During the trials, most people were trying to express their guilt and sins, under…

Summer essay When creating a story, the setting can impact every thng. If the setting of the story is changed in any story, It can change the whole plot. In “Geography Matters”, The Crucible, and even my own life the setting of the story changes everything. A story can’t be a story without the setting. A story wouldn't be the same without a setting and this is why. First off, In Geography Matters it talks about how the setting can be impact the story heavily in different ways. Geography is…

“True redemption is when guilt leads to good” as said by Khaled Hosseini. In other words one must realize his wrongs and act upon them to make a difference. Sadly, this was not done by John Proctor due to his lack of honesty and integrity in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. He must stop the Salem witch trials but fails to do so. Although, Arthur MIller states Proctor is a tragic hero, John Proctor is a failure because of his inability to bring justice to Salem. For starters, John Proctor is…

The Hunting Ground for Predators What does the filmmaker say is the reason why colleges have been covering up college rapes? The filmmakers stated that faculty’s first job is to protect the reputation of the institution first, and the victims of sexual assault second. Faculty are practically told to keep silent about such matters. You heard nothing, you saw nothing, and you say nothing. If you become an activist, you risk job termination. One student stated that, after she informed a faculty…

“All depends, all depends on the skin, all depends on the skin you’re living in,” as stated in the poem “Blink Your Eyes” written by Sekou Sundiata. This phrase means that the life you are living depends on the color of your skin. Throughout history in the United States, racism based on ethnicity and skin color has always been a prominent issue. Racism against African Americans dates back to the United States when slavery was still going on. African Americans were thought of as an inferior race.…

The holocaust is one of the most horrific events in history. Eliezer Wiesel”s Night describes the horrifying events Eliezer experiences in multiple concentration camps during the holocaust. Eliezer goes through the loss of his loved ones, the loss of his faith, and the thinning of his soul. Eliezer goes through many changes, some might be drastic, some might not, as he progresses as a character throughout the book. At first, Eliezer is faithful to Jewish culture. In the beginning of the book…

Socrates makes a statement that if the jury kills him it will not be easy to find another like him. However once he is sentenced to death he states there will be more accusers after he is gone. Is he not contradicting himself? Was he trying to spare his life even though he claimed to not fear death? Another statement that leaves me with questions is, in the beginning of Socrates speech he says that his friend asked an…

HISTORY OF THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS The Salem Witch Trials started in the spring of 1692 after a group of girls claimed to be possessed by the Devil. While claiming this, the girls accused several other citizens of Witchcraft. This caused a sudden huge amount of hysteria to spread quickly throughout the colonies. As the mass hysteria spread, a special court was proposed for the Witches’ trials. The first victim that was accused of Witchcraft was a woman who goes by the name Bridget Bishop. In…

view on justice, values and morality just as America today. In some ways they are the same but also different. In Mesopotamia and America they both have a certain ways they view justice. “If a man accuses another of murder but cannot prove it, the accuser shall be put to death.” This quote…