The Old Witch

The Bell Witch: Apparition? Witch? Demon? or Poltergeist? The book Ghosts and Demons: The Truth of the Bell Witch written by KyL T. Cobb, Jr. is a skeptical and scholarly review that explores the conflicting facts among different literary texts written about a sinister entity that tortured a Tennessee pioneer family during the 1800’s. Types of paranormal entities such as Apparitions, Poltergeists, Orbs, and Shadow People are defined and their history and nature is discussed. Some of the earliest…

In C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe the action begins when Lewis’s quote “And then Lucy saw that there was a light ahead of her; not a few inches away from where the back of the wardrobe ought to have been, but a long way off. Something cold was falling on her” (Lewis 7). The four young English siblings referred to as “The Pevensies” moved to a friend’s house in the country due to WWII. The sibling’s parents wanted them unharmed during the war. The four siblings traveled to…

clergy were also believed to have control over the weather. Old liturgies included prayers and masses for rain. Protestant churches abolished such procedure, but they kept the prayers and fasting. This view of men having control over the weather, further enhanced the fears of witches and their ability to control these power. In Wolfgang Behringer explores this fear in his article Weather, Hunger and Fear: Origins of the European witch hunts in climate, society, and mentality, Behringer argues…

Scottish courts prosecuted hundreds of women and men for the crime of witchcraft, an offence that involved alleged practice of maleficent magic and the worship of the devil.” Men and women were both guilty of witchcraft and witch-hunting, particularly from the 1640s-1670s. Witch-hunting and trials became substantially popular within the Scotland society because of the increase of suspicious men and women. Women tend to be more vulnerable towards the Devil and men tend to become the “Devil”.…

Witch, a word that most people associate with images of hags riding on brooms, cackling into the night, long noses and pointy hats— some people even associate witches with devil worship. Some think Witches are only fairy tales, characters in scary stories you tell to children to make them behave. When I hear the word “witch” I think of my Abuelita, I think of the special Teas she taught my Meemaw and mother to make, I think of all the stories my Meemaw told me about her— how people used to…

prosecute numerous amounts of men and women for witchcraft, including magic stemming from anger and worshipping the devil. Men and women were both guilty of witchcraft and witch-hunting, particularly from the 1640s-1670s. In that time period, community members became determined to prosecute and execute witches and people in the wrong. Witch-hunting and trials became substantially popular within the Scotland society as a result of the increase of suspicious men and women. Women tend to be more…

angel; he screamed and threw things. All I wanted to do was escape the world around me. I often tried to use television, but that did not seem to work. The living room was often the war zone for my mom and dad. Unfortunately, that is where the one old television we had sat. To be caught in there while a battle was going on made me feel like a prisoner of war. In addition, having seven brothers and seven sisters made it hard to watch the…

The Meaning Inside the Head (A Discussion on the themes of Macbeth's Soliloquy of Act, Scene 5.) The final act of Macbeth is an intense act that involves many different big events. First Lady Macbeth has gone completely crazy, and ends up killing herself from her mental illness. Macbeth finds this out, and also was informed about Malcolm and Macduff, with thousands of English military men were coming to end his life and take the throne back. In act 5, scene 5, Macbeth is starting to…

Salem Witches of 1962 Submitted by: Adriana Q. H. Sumner April 4, 2016 Honors English 11 River Valley High School  What comes to mind when “Salem Witch Trials" is said? Does innocent women being brutally murdered due to other’s superstitions come to mind? Or does one think of what went through the people of Salem’s minds when they started the trials? According to an entry on witchcraft at Encyclopedia.com, “witchcraft” comes from the Saxon word wicca, which sometimes means “wise person” but…

Government assistance programs liability may increase from the current status. The federal liability could rise and double from current. Many economists anticipate aging boomers to create chaos in the housing market because a large percentage will remain in his or her home versus selling it. People are concerned that as million of Baby Boomers acknowledge retirement age will hinder America’s workforce. Fear of approaching labor shortage because of Baby Boomers retirement is reality. Many fear…