The Magic Flute

The salem witch trials were a line of hearings and prosecutions of people charged with witchcraft in Massachusetts between february 1692 and may 1693. These witch trials resulted in many innocent women accused and be set on trial and latter be hung. Many women have died from this act. This was a very important act when it was going on in 1692 because everyone believed in this act. Bridget Bishop was the first person to be found guilty for the practice of witchcraft and was found guilty and was…

My mother is not an exceptionally beautiful woman. She would not be remembered as a modern-day Helen of Troy, whose face launched a thousand ships, or a sumptuous vixen like Marilyn Monroe. She is a woman who seamlessly blends into a crowd, with a face people could confuse with another; maybe a friend's mom, a distant relative or the owner of a bakery down the street. She has the face of a million women and none of them are exceptionally special; none of them exceptionally beautiful. My mother…

Hex~ A hex is a form of positive protective magic that can positively manipulate or change the actions of myself, another person or their actions to help and benefit that person and to protect them from doing harm to themselves or others. The term originally came from Norway and Switzerland from German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Dutch settled in Pennsylvania in the late 1700s to 1800s. The term came from their Old High German word for “Witch” or “hexe ”. These…

The Fallibility of Memory Back in the fifteenth century, eyewitness testimony was taken as factual evidence in court. During the Salem Witch Trials of Salem, Massachusetts, people were put to death because a person claimed to have seen them preforming witchcraft. Within past decades, we have now discovered that eyewitness testimonies are not factual, or condemning evidence. This is because, memory is theorized and easily impressionable. As you sit outside with a friend at your favorite café,…

there are so many. There are many Institutes in the world, but the largest Institutes are located in London, in Europe; Shanghai, in Asia; Manila, in Oceania; Cairo, in Africa; São Paulo, in South America; and Los Angeles, in North America. For the magic side of Shadowhunters, they are not (obviously) the only ones who have magical resources/abilities within the supernatural…

women play an important role as someone who carries knowledge and leads the rituals, although there are lots of misconception regarding female witches. Wicca is until now a religion which is easily misinterpreted because of the association with magic. Although there is nothing wrong with the religion and the believers of Wicca, it is observed in secrecy from the society because of all the bad reputation it has carried from the past. As an outsider’s view on religion if we teach ourselves more…

THE MAYA CULTURE The Maya Culture was one of great advancements, but also great distresses. The area of the Maya was the area also known as the “Meso American” time. The Mayans discovered and invented many tools we still use today Such as the calendar and the clock. The original Mayan calendar said that the world would end on December 21, 2012. but it didn’t, because it February 16th of 2016, right now, and I’m still alive! My family and I actually stood on one of the main pyramids at Chiza…

Imagine living in a place where people are at each other throats, and in most cases physical aggressions occurs. In addition, the people being aggressed were not some dangerous, and malicious criminals, most of them were next door neighbors, or a baker, or even your teacher, they were a members of society who probably played an important role in the community, yet they were still being accused of the misfortune of others, instead of identifying and assessing the real issue, and solving. This…

“The Visible and Invisible Worlds of Salem” describes the mysterious troubles experienced in Salem Village during the winter of 1691-1692 (Davidson & Lytle, 2005, p. 25). Accusations of witchcraft led to the death of twenty individuals. Reverend Samuel Parris’ daughter and niece came down with afflictions. The girls appeared to have pains, pricks, and convulsions. Many individuals, mostly women, were imprisoned. This forced them to defend themselves through forceful interrogation techniques…

The year 1692 marked a major event in history in the town of Salem, Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trial hysteria still leaves the country with so many questions as to what happened in such a small town. Why did 19 people die as a result to these trials? This paper will discuss the events leading up to the Salem witch trials, and the events that happened during and after them. To begin, It all started when two girls accused others, older women, of interacting with the devil. Document C,…