Occamies caused great calamities at the center of the American magical society today. Reports have surfaced from New York after an unidentified man, wearing a large blue trench coat and a large yellow and black scarf, repeatedly released two large turquoise occamies from a suitcase in the Magical Congress of the United States. According to the accounts of many eye witnesses, the man in question flipped a switch on his suitcase after walking into the Great Meeting Chamber, where the President of the Magical Congress and her advisors were meeting. Two serpentine like creatures, known as occamies, rampaged out of the suitcase. The creatures reportedly exponentially grew in size to fit the parameters of the room. While the president and her affiliates
Four journalists named Helen Jones, Larry Andrews, Marcia Glaser, and Fred Myers thought it would be a good idea to create a nonprofit organization to help animals that have are treated cruelly by either abuse or when they are left alone. The Humane Society has been helping animals since November 24, 1954(2). Their mission since the beginning has been celebrating animals and confronting cruelty. There are a great number of things that the Humane Society has been doing for the animals, like saving them from people who want to harm them. The list of animals that the Humane Society helps is very long, because they don’t just help the household pets that you might have thought. The conditions of the Humane Society change due to the types of animals
The notorious witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts occurred from June through September. It is a brief, but turbulent period in history and the causes of the trials have long been a source of discussion among historians. Many try to explain or rationalize the bizarre happenings of the witch hunts and the causes that contributed to them. To understand the trials and how they came to be, we must first examine the ideals and views of the people surrounding the events. Although religious beliefs were the most influential factor, socioeconomic tensions, and ergot poisoning are also strongly supported theories. A combination of motives seems the most rational explanation of the frenzy that followed the illness of the two girls. This paper looks closely at the some of the possible causes of one of the most notable occurrences in history.
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The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem, a part of the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1692. This was a dark and trying time for United States history. During this time, colonist were greatly afraid of the devil, and his the people he sent to do his work. Salem was known for being a community that was extremely devoted to their Christian beliefs. They feared that the Devil was trying to find ways to destroy them and their community.
The Salem Witch Trials occurred in Massachusetts from 1692 to 1693. Approximately 200 Salem townspeople were falsely accused of being witches. 19 men and women were executed because of this hysteria. Even dogs were hanged! The hysteria was created from multiple factors, including ergot poisoning, superstition/religion, and/or boredom.
The harsh realities of life in the rural Puritan community of Salem, Massachusetts generated from the aftermath of war with France in 1689. The people of Salem feared attacks from neighboring Native American tribes. Fear of catching the recent small pox epidemic flowed throughout the entire town. During the 14th century in Europe, people began to believe in the supernatural. Practicing the devil’s way was said to give certain humans the power to harm others in return for their loyalty. This wrongful practice began to spread throughout the world. Suspicion and resentment towards fellow neighbors and the fear of outsiders caused an outbreak known as the Salem Witch Trials.
In the summer of 1692, in Salem Massachusetts, two girls, known as Betty, daughter of Reverend Samuel Parris and her cousin Abigail Williams who was taken in by the family of the Parris’ started acting very strangely. They had muscle spasms, seizures, contorted their body in strange ways, and yelled gibberish. Rev. Samuel Parris took them immediately to see their doctor, but finding nothing physically wrong with the girls he blamed witches. No one knows for sure the exact cause of the Salem Witch Trials, but there are many different theories. After the strange actions, 3 women were blamed, Sarah Osborne, Sarah Good, and Rev. Parris’ slave Tituba. Tituba admitted to telling the girls spooky stories about the supernatural and even claimed to have seen the devil. Good and Osborne pleaded innocent.
The witch trial in Salem, Massachusetts that occurred in February 1692 to May 1693, were there version of accusations based on malicious intentions. Such as the world is today by branding individuals with racism or those coming from a particular area with poverty, by labeling them as criminals and murderers. The price of those who were accused of being witches had serious repercussions, such as losing their wealth, their social profile crumbling in front of their eyes, and worst of all was death by hanging. During the Salem witch trials women had less authority during the Puritan society, they were devalued and were seen as human sacrifices in order to keep harmony in the community. Their lack of authority occurred because many men felt that God was viewed as male, did not want females to established feminine authority that could challenge the faith they followed or the principles they follow since birth.
During the month of January 1692, bizarre conditions were sweeping across the small town of Salem Massachusetts. A group of young girls claimed to be possessed by the devil, and accused several local women of witchcraft, henceforth starting the infamous Salem Witch Trials. Amongst the first girls to display abnormal behavior were young Betty Parris and her cousin Abigail Williams. They were experiencing convulsive seizures, screaming uncontrollably, and were in a trance-like state. When called, the physician came and examined the girls, finding no natural cause of such disturbing behaviors. Since no sign of physical infirmity was found, the town reasoned that the girls had been bewitched. Later on, the community pressured the girls into revealing
Terror raged through Salem Village in 1692, causing the citizens to accuse and execute each other because of suspected witchcraft. Twenty-five people died and many more were arrested as a result of the Salem witch trials, a series of court cases regarding the 131 people accused of witchcraft (Foulds 258). Trouble first started when two girls acted so strangely that people had no doubts that it was the result of witchcraft. Soon, they considered no one safe because anyone might be a witch, or a witch may be tormenting them. The afflicted girls’ mysterious behavior activated a hysterical fear of witches, causing the Salem witch trials.
Witch trials have happened before in Europe. Later, they would soon come to the United States. Many innocent people ended up dying because of the witch trials.
The period of the Salem Witch Trials was a terrible point in American history. Twenty people died during the trials, they could’ve been saved if it wasn’t for the vengeful accusers just out for revenge, or even just a laugh. Many women were falsely accused of witchcraft during the late 1600s, the most memorable of them being Tituba Indian and Sarah Good. A famous group of accusers, the afflicted girls, also played a large role in the start of witchcraft.
If someone were to be accused of being a witch today, the person would be given a trial to prove that are a witch or not, and there would have to be evidence to prove that were a witch. According to Dudley, back in the 1600’s people would not be given a trial if they were accused of being a witch. The people would see if you were a witch with many different actions of seeing that the person is a witch or not. Now the Salem Witch Trials, this trials should not have existed that this paper will be stating.
The quest for knowledge, a topic often contemplated in philosophy, remains persistent with mankind seeking to understand the uncertainty in the world surrounding him. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that raises questions and provides answers about what constitutes knowledge and justifies belief. The main concerns of knowledge in epistemology are how it is defined, what the source is, how it’s acquired, what its limitations are, and what kind of knowledge is necessary. Three very well known philosophers of their time offer their different ideas on the subject of knowledge and epistemology.
“The Wonders of the Invisible World”, written by Cotton Mather, is an account of the Salem Witch Trials. He retells information that has been passed down to him without actually being present at the trial and simultaneously explains his theory to why witches were suddenly emerging in Salem, Massachusetts. There were quite a few holes in the Salem Witch Trials, especially regarding whether or not these events occurred the way they are said to. Mather’s book shows us how intense the Puritan ideals were, attaching anything out of the ordinary to a higher power and in doing this shows the flaws of the religion which caused to Salem Witch Trials.