Often times, those blamed are completely innocent. For example, in The Crucible, many innocent people were accused. ... In both eras, many innocent people were ruined due to false accusations. ... McCarthy, along with others, investigated the pasts of many Hollywood workers, and upon the discovery of just one little blemish, the person would be subpoenaed as an "unfriendly witness." Each person would be asked the question, "Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?" ...

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John was no witch; he is the last person that would ever compact with the devil. ... Unfortunately it had to come to this, but it will please John that what he stood for was finally realised, that no more innocent lives will be lost to the actions of jealousy. ...

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The social tensions motivate the witchhunt show in political issues as a person approaching other about the devil came to him or her. Some innocent people may have to confess of being witches since if a person insist his or her innocent most likely to be hanged. ... Specifically, by the time the storm subsided in October, serveral hundred persons had been accused of witchcraft, about 150 of them formally changed and imprisoned and nineteen excuted. ... But yet those executed were innocent as the Puritans impressive evidence of the truth. ... Anyhow, the resulted was nineteen innocent men a...

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This fear of witchcraft was caused by a small group of girls who accused innocent people of the village of being under the influence of the devil and harming them with spells of witchcraft. ... Elizabeth's arrest was a wake up call for John because now he is alert and aware that the witchcraft accusations must be stopped because innocent people are being put to death. ... The story shows that frustration can not only cause a person to deny responsibility for an action, but also that it can cause a person to realize his errors and take responsibility to redeem himself as a good person, as ...

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Throughout this play we are shown that people will do dangerous and unethical things, I am going to write about who I thought was responsible for the prosecution of innocent people. ... I have come to reason that the three people most to blame for the witch hysteria and the subsequent death of innocent people are Abagail Williams, Ruth, Thomas Putnam and Reverend Parris. ... My opinion is that the one person that is most responsible for the Salem witch-hunt was Abagail Williams there are many reasons for this, Abagail had a motive witch was to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor so that once agai...

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When a person loves another person so deeply, he or she wants to hear sweet words from that person. ... She even causes many innocent lives to die. ... When a person loves another person, he or she is willing to do anything to get that person to love them back. ... The night she met John in prison, he asks her to drop all the charges she is charging on the innocent people of Salem... Abigail William is now also a whore and a greedy person....

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Tituba was the person asked to help with the girls sicknesses by making a witch's cake to find their culprit and after this did not work, she was arrested four days later for being a witch herself. ... When asked why she hurts the innocent children she responded, "I do not hurt them. ... Everyone jumped at the mention of a witch, afraid that they would be the next person to become a possessed victim of their mysterious black magic. ... The Salem Witchcraft Trials were completely outrageous, convicting women with no solid evidence other than a villager saying that they themselves had seen ...

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What would your reaction be if you were accused of something and were innocent? ... Innocent people were being punished for crimes that they did not commit. ... In the Salem Witch Trials and in McCarthyism innocent people were accused of wrongdoing. ... Most of these people who were accused were innocent, and should have been left alone. ... The girls could have been lying simply because they did not like that certain person. ...

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Tituba was the person asked to aid with the girls' illnesses by making a witch's cake to find their culprit and after this did not work, she was arrested four days later for being a witch herself. ... When asked why she hurts the innocent children she responded, "I do not hurt them. ... The Salem Witchcraft Trials were completely outrageous, convicting women with no solid evidence other than a villager saying that they themselves had seen the person practicing black magic. ... Although many people volunteered to come forward and speak out against these witches, they were very concern...

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During the 15th century many problems arose in the common person's life, sickness, death, poverty, high infant immortality. ... If you put some one on trial for being a witch and they were convicted all of the land and the assets of that person would be granted to you. ... In conclusion, it is unfortunate that so many innocent people had to die, but I believe that it taught society a lesson. The public and the government learned that society needs to be civilized and everyone should be innocent until proven guilty. ...

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The reason he said this was because he was innocent and no one believe him and he didn't want to get hanged. ... They were all innocent. ... He would convict people even though he knew they were innocent to get their land to make money off their land. ... He lied so that his name would not be looked upon as a bad person. ... At least the town realized their bad judgments and put an end to the killing of innocent people but this didn't happen for many years after this incident....

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Danforth believes that every person Abigail said she saw was with the devil, actually was. Abigail seems to have the most power over the court, deciding on innocent people's lives. If a person admits to seeing the devil, whether they actually did or not, then Danforth let them free. ... The judge does not show any sympathy for the innocent people he has killed or sent to jail. Overall, Danforth is a very cold hearted person in this play....

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Pride, the praise and self-respect a person has for one' self, causes people to do irrational things. ... He won't stop the trials and imprisoning innocent people because he did it before and he does not want to look like incompetent. ... [the accused] are innocent "(129). ... Another person so displace guilt is Mrs. ... Although this cannot be said to be the causes that lead to the accusation of innocent people being communists during the cold war these are characteristics that drive people when make dissentions and taking action....

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Throughout the early colonial years of the Puritan north, the mere suspicion of practicing witchcraft or magic lead to the deaths of innocent people. ... This practice allowed the crimes committed by a person's specter against another person to be used as evidence. However, specters were invisible to all but the person being attacked, leaving accusers free to lie. ... When the trial was over, if the accused were pronounced innocent, they could be brought back into court for double jeopardy. in the case of Bridget Bishop (who was accused of practicing witchcraft in 1680 and again in 1692) ...

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Many who were involved in this event were good, innocent Christian people who were caught up in their own web of superstitious and fanatic religious beliefs. ... During the horrific trials Elizabeth is presented with many opportunities to let it all go, but Elizabeth, being such a strong and loyal person, never allows herself to give in. ... During the Salem witch trials many innocent people suffered, and Elizabeth, knowing her life is in danger is willing to keep her utmost integrity until the end. ... Elizabeth, being the person she is, is also proud of the integrity the people she loved...

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This book really shows the effect that greed can have on people and how easily it can ruin a person. ... He valued his land and money probably more than anything else, even another persons life. ... He was a very powerful man and he would do anything to keep that power even if it meant sentencing innocent people to death. ... He believed the evidence presented to him, and innocently sentenced people to death. ... Abigail was even sick enough to let people that she knew to be innocent be hanged just to keep herself safe. ...

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The scapegoat was not a particular person, anyone would do, it was more the symbolism that laying the blame on someone else rather than accepting it held that makes this so meaningful. ... Society is so eager to do something about what's going on, that by just accusing an innocent person of the same faith as the guilty, they feel they've done their part. ... To take out ones anger on the wrong person is just the kind of thing that will rip a country apart when they need to stay as one the most. ... The fact that someone would feel the need to take out anger on someone so much that...

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At the root of every conflict there seems to be at least one person who initiates the entire situation. ... Many innocent people in The Crucible were hanged. ... (pg.119) Sometimes a person may be motivated by his or her own image and pride. ... The characters in The Crucible had many different motives for accusing others and letting pride and human weakness sentence innocent people to their deaths. ... People died because of countless falsehoods, but there was more than one person to lay the blame on. ...

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No person is born evil. ... One person holding too much power is a scary reality, especially when they are influenced by strong emotions like greed or jealousy. ... Also, authoritative figures that abuse their power to take revenge on long-term enemies can lead to the persecution of innocent people. ... Giles refuses to betray the anonymous person allowing his courage and honour to eventually get him killed. ... Hence, letting revenge and greed influence one's authoritative deeds induces to the victimization of innocent people. ...

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These trials ignited controversy because you cannot stake a persons life upon the accusations and opinions of children with imaginative minds. ... Following the trials, the people felt that the devil was still among them but that he had deceived people into believing that innocents were witches. ... And with "Spectral evidence" being accepted, your accuser is the only person who represents and verifies your crime. ... In that time, the verdicts were not seen to be unfair, except by those who were convicted, because it was a belief that Satan could "possess" an innocent and religious perso...

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Once accused, the person was thrown into an unbearable jail cell. These jail cells alone were enough to drive a person into sanity. ... In fact, the legal concept of "innocent until proven guilty" was not formally established until the late 18th Century (Asirvatham, 2002). ... However, Rebecca Nurse was found innocent. ... All of the guilty persons were hanged except for Giles Corey who was pressed to death at the age of eighty. ...

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The Salem Witch trials brought anarchy that clouded the judgment of many prestigious judges, taking the lives of many innocent people. ... It is the realization of our poor actions that makes us a good person. ... He was sentenced guilty, according to the corrupted court, but he dies an innocent man because he remained true to himself. ...

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Mary Warren The Crucible by Arthur Miller was in the context of the historical Salem Witch Trials where many innocent people were being accused of crimes or sins they did not even commit. ... John Proctor tells Mary she is going to go to court with him and tell them the truth so that his wife and the other innocent people will be freed. ... She shows that even a good person who gives into weakness can be guilty of committing great evil because she does eventually cause Proctor's death. ...

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We cannot just go on torturing and killing the innocent, killing women, and killing children, it is not just. ... Is it fair for a person to get killed because his or her enemy is lying and just wants to get rid of them? ... Innocent people must stop suffering and dying because of rumors and tales. ...

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Twenty innocent people were executed in Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 all due to Children who made false accusations.Unfortunately, the people of Massachusetts were to blind by fear and their religion to give these helpless people a chance to live, they had no say in whether they got to live or not these poor souls never had a chance. ... Fear is very powerful and can make a person believe anything or do evil acts they never thought of before. ... Before being hung Bishop says, "I am as innocent as the child unborn" (Document A). ... Someone who didn't harm another person....

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