Salem Witchcraft Trials
Throughout history citizens have branded people as witches. Maybe, a person act's differently than other people or they have strange habits but does this that make them a witch? Witchcraft is a phenomenon that has captured the minds of millions since the beginning of history. These so-called witches have caused fear, hatred, interest, widespread panic, and a variety of other emotions in other people from all over the world. Every society and civilization on this planet have all heard some form of witchcraft in their history. Witchcraft itself has a deep history of its own causing it to be recognized in literature and modern society. Many of the American colonists brought with them from Europe a belief in witches and the devil. Witches were said “to have special powers, be able to predict the future, to become invisible, to fly, and to cause other people to fly ”(1). Many people believed that witches could change their lives. During the seventeenth century, people were executed for being witches and follower of Satan. Witchcraft is thought to harm people or damage their property. A person would sell their soul to the devil in return for magical power (2). The most common age group for a witch was someone wh
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Approximate Word count = 1930
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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