The World Book Encyclopedia (2002) describes some of the history as follows: The term witch comes from the Old English word wicca, which is derived from the Germanic root wic, meaning to bend or to turn."" ... Although, according to The World Book Encyclopedia (2000), "historians doubt that worship of the Devil was ever widespread, if indeed it even took place. ... Note the word "control-. ... Nadel (1952) notes that if there is a case of witchcraft where there is a death or something unimaginable, it is said, "a few evil individuals among the men (whom no one can name) have betrayed th...

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Calude's two main goals in this book are his quest for achievement and his quest for sexual fulfillment. ... Claude "wished he could do something to help that boy; help him get away from the doctor who was writing a book about him, and the girl who wanted to make the most of himself; get away and be lost all together in what he had been lucky enough to find" (Cather 1201). ...

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