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Crucible

Date Submitted: 05/22/2002 11:01:31
Category: / Literature / English
Length: 3 pages (751 words)
In 1692, in Salem Massachusetts, the superstition of witches existed in a society of strong Christian beliefs. Anybody who acted out of the ordinary was accused of being a witch and then the accused would actually be forgiven if the blamed their accusations on another individual. This was the main idea of a movie entitled, The Crucible. In this movie a group of young girls act up and are then accused of being witches. These girls …
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…today. Today's courts are much better than the theocratic church/courts of the late 1600's. Another thing to consider is that our Declaration of Independence and our freedom states that we have freedom of religion. So even if somebody was a "witch" and didn't harm anybody they would receive more trouble from today's media than from the law. I am glad I didn't have to go through that horror and I'm happy I never will.
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