Witch-hunt

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…

The bioterrorism anthrax attacks that happened in 2001 though letters sent to various media workplaces left the world scared. Many people became infected through these letters, and also five innocent people died in consequence of them. It left the world confused and even more terrified when a 94 year old lady from a small town in Connecticut suddenly died from anthrax. Her name was Ottille Lundgren. It is still not known exactly today how she was exposed to this. There are many ideas as to how…

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,…

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…

misfortune of others, instead of identifying and assessing the real issue, and solving. This place I so generously refer to is located in none other than in Salem, Massachusetts, but more specifically the historical event that took place there, the Salem witch trials. Any normal human being would probably choose a less violent, per say, place to…

“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…

farmed and was the husband of Martha Corey. One day, Martha was accused of witchcraft after she questioned about the lack of evidence behind the malice trials. After voicing this to the community, people then came forward and accused Martha of being a witch. She was then sent to jail awaiting her trial (Linder). Her husband then came to her defense and was then accused himself of being a wizard. After being accused of this, Corey decided that he did not want to stand trial. In the eyes of the…

don't work on the sabbath, and you believe the ministers word like it’s the words of god himself. Anything they have done to go against this would make them look like a witch if they was accused by people of the town. When accused most of them are asked to say the 10 commandments and if they can’t say them then they are said to be a witch. The punishment for witchery if you confesses is to be beat severely, and if you don’t confesses then the punishment is to be hang or to be pressed until you…

date information regarding the Salem Witch Trials $1.50 Tuesday, November, 7th 2017 Why 24 People Died of Jealousy We have been studying the salem witch trials in social studies and trying to figure out what caused them. After a lot of time studying, I have decided that jealousy is what caused the Salem Witch Trials. If you have never heard of them, the Salem Witch Trials, It was a big hysteria where people of Salem village accused other people of being a witch. This happened in 1692. Why…

The Salem Witch Trials started in February 1692, over 200 hundred people were accused of witchcraft. There are a lot of questions about what caused the acusion of witchcraft? Was it ergot poisoning? Were people actually signing a contract with the devil or, were they just crazy? The infamous witch trails started all because a group of young girls claimed to be possessed by the devil and started pointing fingers at several local women claiming them of witchcraft. Two young girls (Elizabeth…