The Salem witchcraft trials were one of the last outbreaks of witchcraft hysteria, certainly the largest in the new world, occurred from 1692-1693. 141 people were arrested as suspects and 20 were hung or pressed to death. ... "I have very often been most grievously tortured by the apparition of Sarah Good, who most dreadfully afflicted me, and almost choking me to death. But on the 26th of June 1692, Sarah Good most violently pulled me down, my head behind my chest and tied my hands together with a whale band and almost choked me to death." ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Salem witchcraft trials were one of the last outbreaks of witchcraft hysteria, certainly the largest in the new world, occurred from 1692-1693. 141 people were arrested as suspects and 20 were hung or pressed to death. ... "I have very often been most grievously tortured by the apparition of Sarah Good, who most dreadfully afflicted me, and almost choking me to death. But on the 26th of June 1692, Sarah Good most violently pulled me down, my head behind my chest and tied my hands together with a whale band and almost choked me to death." ...

• Word Count: 2508
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."1 Therefore, it makes sense that if mortals cannot bear the darkness, they [should not] not go there. If man dislikes "black night and yawning chasms,"2 then should he not even consider them? Shouldn't man seek out the sunshine, instead? The remedy is very simple: Avoid the darkness and seek the light. But, no. ...

• Word Count: 3126
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The phenomenon of Death of a Salesman has been the same all over the world. ... Miller's personal history is demonstrated in his sensitive and passionate writing in Death of a Salesman (Griffin 41). ...

• Word Count: 11015
• Approx Pages: 44
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Like a tutor preparing the student for a test, O"Brien quizzes Winston on the history of Oceania and the meaning of subjective reality. ... Danforth saw the seriousness of this and knew that if Abigail is a Fraud, many innocent people have been put to death and at the same time it will show everyone how easily their laws could be used for personal gain. ...

• Word Count: 2648
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School