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Salem is either the best place or the worst place to celebrate Halloween, depending on your personal views of witches and their depiction, witchcraft, and paganism.

This essay takes an indepth look at the treatment of women dureing the Middle Ages at the hieght of the "Witch-hunts"

Everyone has heard of the Salem witch trials. But few have heard of Andover, Massachusetts. Andover has the startling record for accusing the most people of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. Andover breaks some other Salem witchcraft trial records as well.

Due to various pop culture notions about witchcraft, the nature and divinity reverence at the heart of the Wicca religion is often lost beneath a lot of distortions.

What do modern practitioners have in common with the supposed witches of the witch hunt? Could those accused of witchcraft then have been practicing something like modern Wicca?

Giles Corey was a prosperous farmer in Salem, Massachusetts. During the famous Salem witch trials, he would never be convicted, but was still killed by an order from the court. Read about this unusual case.

The Salem Witchcraft Trials is remembered by most as a time of the incrimination and death of many men and women who were suspected to be witches.

This is a short commentary about my knowledge and opinion about the Salem Witch Trials

A look into how two authors portrayed differently the same incidents that took place during the Salem Witchcraft trials.

Martha Corey and her husband Giles Corey would both be victims of the Salem witch trials. While Martha Corey would be hanged for being a witch, her husband's death was all together different.

We learn from our past so we don't repeat mistakes in the future. One of America's most devestating moments was in the year 1692. As many as 37 people died during the Salem Witch trials.

People think cries of "Witch" and rampant bonfires were the marks of Salem in 1692 during America's only witch craze. The truth is, they were all hung and only 20 people died (compared to hundreds of thousands or more in Europe).

The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692. There were 141 people were arrested, and of those, 19 were hanged and one was crushed to death.

Why did this happen in Salem? There is no single answer, only a mixture of conditions. There needs to be one common factor for many people young and old alike to be accused...........

Bridget Bishop was the first person to be hanged in Salem for being a witch. Born sometime between the years of 1632 and 1637, she would be married three times before being hanged as a witch.

Margaret Scott was hung as a witch on September 22, 1962. Very little information on Margaret Scott has survived over the centuries. What is known though shows a tragic tale of false testimonies and ultimately the death of an innocent person.

This paper provides a brief overview of Witchcraft's impact on women in America during the 17th century, with a special focus granted to the Salem With Trials.

This is a comparison between the Salem Witch Trials in The Crucible and The McCarthy Hearings and Red Scare of the 1950's

The era of witch hunts exhibited a noticeably smaller life expectancy than the modern age, and living until an age even as advanced as sixty was extremely rare. Older individuals were seen as abnormal and thus, to the conformist mindset prevalent at the time, a threat.

When most people think of familiars, a black cat and a warty witch usually come to mind. But familiars can come in many forms and have been recorded in history for hundreds of years.

Salem, MA offers some great opportunities for summer escape weekends. You may be surprised to learn that Salem has a reputation for many things besides witches.

History is fascinating. Unfortunately, most history classes aren't. Here's some ideas to help you along.

With being such a pillar of the community and church, why then was Nurse accused of witchcraft? Well the answer lies in where Nurse lived. Nurse along with her family lived on a vast homestead.

The witch hunts from 1480 to 1700 were in part facilitated by the negative perceptions of women during the time period of their occurrence. For every male victim of the witch hunts, four females lost their lives. This essay explores the misogyny behind witch hunts.

Corey choose to die in a manner that avoided forfeiture of his property. After nearly 200 years of non-use, the United States has resurrected forfeiture in its war against drugs. It's a bad idea.

A history regarding the witch trials and what caused them.

Do you want a hauntingly good time this Halloween? Well wait no longer! Book your vacation in Salem Massachusetts and go for a ghost walk, shop in the most unique shops, and check out the best attractions Halloween has to offer.

This is an opinion editorial on that compares the Mitchell Report to the Salem Witch trials and McCarthyism.

A Halloween favorite for college kids and Marilyn Manson fans, the village of Salem is steeped in a history that is vibrant year round.

Aside from religious motives, witch hunts from 1480 to 1700 were made possible by the time period's lack of restraint for political practices that provided only a flimsy cover for theft of property and politicians' attempts to destroy both their subjects and each other.

What started the witch hunting craze? Who were these people looking for and what had these people done? Also how much of what we know is actually true?

The Puritans have a undeserved bad reputation. The real victims of the Salem Village witch trials were the Native Americans, who had been befriended and protected by the Puritans, who lost power after the witch trials debacle.

Informative article about Grace Sherwood, the legendary witch of Princess Anne County, now Virginia Beach.

A seven page report that I had to do for a term paper. Mostly about the suffering of witches and why they suffered.

A discussion of the modern practice of wicca and whether this group is considered an "In" or "out" group in society.

This paper examines several 1953 reviews of Arthur Miller's The Crucible to show how the public reaction to his play are representative of the "witch hunt" for communists that was prevalent at the time of the play's publication.

The Pendle Witches are famous throughout northern England and are used by parents to scare misbehaving children. Read on to find out who they really were and what happened to them.

In today's society, many people seem to think that the terms Wicca and Witchcraft are one and the same. This could not be further from the truth. There are some fundamental differences that should not be ignored.

A look out how Wicca and Witchcraft are confused and how it has had negative affects on the religion.

Few states are as rich in history as Massachusetts. Home to founding fathers, literary giants and 60s icons, the state has many tourist attractions associated with these famous people. Here is a list of just a few.

Witchcraft is distantly derived from the many pagan religions of long ago, and was then altered by the introduction of Christianity and its biblical Devil. Witchcraft is a meeting ground between religion, folk medicine, and also the curiosity and fear of the unexplained.

The persecution of "witches" in Europe was a horrid practice during a time when the modern values of toleration, reason, due process, and gender equality were far more seldom manifested than today. This essay examines some of the factors leading to such atrocities.

Gerald Gardner, the 'founder' of Wicca, has been attributed with many things regarding the religion. How many of these accomplishments are true? What debates are there over authenticity? Validity?

Truth and Dare: New York Korean Film Festival 2005, running from Sept 2-11, 2005, boasts an impressive sampling of contemporary Korean cinema, both popular and critically successful films.

The prisoner's dilemma is a decision making model that explains the pros and cons of cooperation and non-cooperation. Even the slightest mistrust can lead to one or both parties acting through fear of the other party's possible actions.

An overview of Witchcraft, its traditions and its members.

Nic Cage is the wicker man, lured to an island, lead through a maze of deceipt and finally made an example of in this disappointing thriller

Some say that witchcraft and Wicca is the work of the devil, while others say it is a nature-based religion of peace. So what is the truth behind this "alternative" faith? And what is the difference between a Wiccan and a Witch?

Why do most people turn their noses up when hearing about Wicca? Why does the mass public think Wiccans worship the Christian devil, Lucifer?

What led to these accusations?