How is Witchcraft in 1692 similar to terrorism today, according to Baker's argument?​

Answer:

Emerson W. Baker’s book begins on a surprising note, with a discussion of an artifact in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. It is a small wooden chest, probably made in the 1670s for two Salem Quakers, Joseph and Bathsheba Pope. The Popes would play a role in the “storm of witchcraft” that broke out in Salem and neighboring towns in 1692. But most contemporary Friends probably will find their role surprising—Joseph and Bathsheba were not innocent victims of hysterical accusations of being witches. Instead they were accusers, adding their testimony to that which hanged, among others, the saintly Rebecca Nurse and John Procter, the central character of Arthur Miller’s drama The Crucible.

The events in and around Salem in 1692 are among the most studied in U.S. history. Baker, an historian at Salem State University, is concerned both with explaining what happened and why. At the center were girls and young women who lived not in the town of Salem proper, but the adjacent community of Salem Farms or Salem Village. The village was convulsed by conflicts between families over land, inheritance, and leadership—the village church had gone through four ministers in 20 years. The accusers claimed that witches and wizards not only tormented them, but also had been responsible for murders and other crimes over the decades. Their targets ranged from those who fit the classic stereotypes of witches—unpopular, marginalized women—to ministers, military leaders, and politicians and their wives. By the fall of 1692, 19 women and men had been convicted and hanged, and several others had died in prison or in the throes of the legal process.

Baker’s greatest contribution to the ongoing discussion of the events of 1692 is his analysis of the judges who presided over the trials and who were responsible for the sentences. They represented the colony’s elite. In 1692, Baker argues, they had something to prove. Most were men who had been educated for the Puritan ministry, but had instead taken up secular careers. Most had held office under the unpopular government of King James II that was overthrown in 1688–1689. Several faced suspicions about the depth of their religious experiences. They had also suffered significant losses from Indian raids on lands they held in Maine. Before 1692, witchcraft trials in Massachusetts were as likely to result in acquittals as convictions. But in 1692, Baker concludes, the judges were “looking for someone to blame.” They found targets in the men and women who came before them.

Quakers are not central to Baker’s account, but they do appear from time to time. No Friends were accused of witchcraft, although a number of the accused had ties to Quaker families. One of Baker’s heroes is Thomas Maule, a Salem Friend who in 1695 published a ferocious denunciation of the trials. Maule, fittingly, would be the ancestor of a long line of Friends who would continue to be argumentative until the twentieth century.

Baker concludes with what he sees as a moral. In 1692, Puritans in Massachusetts were convinced that Satan had “visited their colony and struck a severe blow.” But while at the beginning they saw him as acting through witches, by the end of the year “they came to understand that Satan’s great work had been to delude them into thinking that many devout Puritans and good people were witches.” He warns us today: “change the word witch to terrorist and we can perhaps better appreciate the complexity of the problem that the people of Salem . . . faced in 1692.”

Explanation:

It all began with Effie's getting something in her eye. It hurt very much indeed, and it felt something like a red-hot spark—only it seemed to have legs as well, and wings like a fly. Effie rubbed and cried—not real crying, but the kind your eye does all by itself without your being miserable inside your mind—and then she went to her father to have the thing in her eye taken out. Effie's father was a doctor, so of course he knew how to take things out of eyes.

When he had gotten the thing out, he said: "This is very curious." Effie had often got things in her eye before, and her father had always seemed to think it was natural—rather tiresome and naughty perhaps, but still natural. He had never before thought it curious.

Effie stood holding her handkerchief to her eye, and said: "I don't believe it's out." People always say this when they have had something in their eyes.

"Oh, yes—it's out," said the doctor. "Here it is, on the brush. This is very interesting."

Effie had never heard her father say that about anything that she had any share in. She said: "What?"

The doctor carried the brush very carefully across the room, and held the point of it under his microscope—then he twisted the brass screws of the microscope, and looked through the top with one eye.

"Dear me," he said. "Dear, dear me! Four well-developed limbs; a long caudal appendage; five toes, unequal in lengths, almost like one of the Lacertidae, yet there are traces of wings." The creature under his eye wriggled a little in the castor oil, and he went on: "Yes; a bat-like wing. A new specimen, undoubtedly. Effie, run round to the professor and ask him to be kind enough to step in for a few minutes."

"You might give me sixpence, Daddy," said Effie, "because I did bring you the new specimen. I took great care of it inside my eye, and my eye does hurt."

The doctor was so pleased with the new specimen that he gave Effie a shilling, and presently the professor stepped round. He stayed to lunch, and he and the doctor quarreled very happily all the afternoon about the name and the family of the thing that had come out of Effie's eye.

But at teatime another thing happened. Effie's brother Harry fished something out of his tea, which he thought at first was an earwig. He was just getting ready to drop it on the floor, and end its life in the usual way, when it shook itself in the spoon—spread two wet wings, and flopped onto the tablecloth. There it sat, stroking itself with its feet and stretching its wings, and Harry said: "Why, it's a tiny newt!"

The professor leaned forward before the doctor could say a word. "I'll give you half a crown for it, Harry, my lad," he said, speaking very fast; and then he picked it up carefully on his handkerchief.

"It is a new specimen," he said, "and finer than yours, Doctor."

It was a tiny lizard, about half an inch long—with scales and wings.

So now the doctor and the professor each had a specimen, and they were both very pleased. But before long these specimens began to seem less valuable. For the next morning, when the knife-boy was cleaning the doctor's boots, he suddenly dropped the brushes and the boot and the blacking, and screamed out that he was burnt.

And from inside the boot came crawling a lizard as big as a kitten, with large, shiny wings.

"Why," said Effie, "I know what it is. It is a dragon like the one St. George killed."

And Effie was right. That afternoon Towser was bitten in the garden by a dragon about the size of a rabbit, which he had tried to chase, and the next morning all the papers were full of the wonderful "winged lizards" that were appearing all over the country. The papers would not call them dragons, because, of course, no one believes in dragons nowadays—and at any rate the papers were not going to be so silly as to believe in fairy stories. At first there were only a few, but in a week or two the country was simply running alive with dragons of all sizes, and in the air you could sometimes see them as thick as a swarm of bees. They all looked alike except as to size. They were green with scales, and they had four legs and a long tail and great wings like bats' wings, only the wings were a pale, half-transparent yellow, like the gear-boxes on bicycles.

Based on the rising action in the bolded paragraphs, what do we know about Daddy?

He is calm and curious.
He is angry and upset.
He is hysterical.
He is uninterested and bored.

400 years on , Mayflower's legacy includes pride , prejudice

Passage: Kathy Jimson moved into our neighborhood in August. Right away, she started to change her front yard. She pulled out all the old vines and planted a simple garden that's easy to take care of.
Its most striking feature is a trail of Arizona river rock. These silver stones brighten the yard and are a good contrast to the plants. She has planted slow-growing garden juniper among the rocks. Their gray-green needles provide an excellent contrast to the stones.
The grass she chose, with its wonderful yellow spires, requires little water. The yellow mums, which also use little water, are great accents to the darker shrubs. At both corners, she has planted bright red roses that need little care.
All her shrubs are dwarf varieties that need little attention. In the center of the yard are a soft-leaf yucca tree and a Japanese maple tree. The whole yard is surrounded by a border of liriope flowers, which can survive on rainfall alone.

Question: What is this passage mainly about?
A. describing a simple garden
B. educating readers about fall plants
C. how to use river rock in a garden
D. fitting dwarf plants into a garden

Harrison Bergeron
can anyone write an essay on Harrison-Bergeron- Here are few things you need to know ( It is fiction science) I believe there is a book about Harrison, Please write an essay as soon as possible please.

What is one significant difference between drama and fiction?
a) Drama follows a linear plot structure, while fiction is usually not chronological.
b) Drama uses chapters to divide scenes, while fiction uses acts.
c) Drama contains only dialogue, while fiction has dialogue and character action.
d) Drama relies on indirect characterization, while the style of fiction allows for direct and indirect.

identify the main them of “ i have a dream “ martin luther king , ill mark brainlist !

Why should public school teachers get paid more reason why (100 words or more please real answers )

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The old saying "To err is human" attests to the truth that we are all _________. a. fruitless

what is the best meaning for the word ruefully?
exuberantly
languidly
morosely
dispassionately​

Question 1
Refer to the U.S. Department of Energy's "Guide to Renewable Energy."

Part A

Which inference can be made from the text?


Most renewable energy systems are all the same.

Renewable energy is the best way to fight climate change.

Renewable energy systems are for private homes only.

Making your home energy efficient is good for your finances.
Question 2
Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer in Part A?


"Geothermal heat pumps are one of the most efficient ways to heat and cool your home."

"Wind turbines use the motion of the wind to turn a shaft attached to a generator, which makes electricity."

"Homeowners can save money by making their homes as energy-efficient as possible."

"Solar energy can generate all or some of a home’s electricity needs…."

Unscramble the letters to find out what materials we’ll need to fix the gingerbread house with these letters.
D,M,U,O, S,G,R,P.

In a thematic allegory, the characters and their actions often portray failing ______.

Is the following statement true or false? It is not important for writers to consider audience when they select the words to use in their writing.

If a disparity was found in the vote count after the student election, would it mean that there was a clear winner?

What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?
A. To inform readers about the ways Europeans abused and oppressed the native peoples of the Americas, provoking readers' outrage.
B. To entertain readers with an account of the relations between Europeans and the native peoples of the Americas, increasing readers' awareness.
C. To inform readers about the ways native peoples of the Americas assisted Europeans with food and labor, inspiring readers' admiration.
D. To entertain readers with a comparison of the food consumption of Europeans and the native peoples of the Americas, eliciting readers' sympathy.

21 : WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF ACUTE:

A) OBTUSE
B) FIGURE
C) ASTUTE
D) KEEN​

10) It is MOST logical to infer that A) The author supports greater use of public transportation B) The author is employed by the public transportation system. The Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency program ended in 1999. D) The author is concerned about too much government interference.​

What is the tone of this sentence from “The Oldest and Youngest Places on Earth”?

It is unknown whether the earth's youngest island will last for long, but it has already exceeded expectations.


skeptical

optimistic

puzzled

neutral

In poetry, the term speaker refers to the
O main character.
O narrator.
O poet.
O reader.

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The phrase “nickel and dimed” is an example of
A.
irony
B.
euphemism
C.
metaphor
D.
hyperbole
E.
idiom

Students and parents, please join me in honoring Coach Parnell for the basketball team's winning season. As you know, we are the Bloomfield Bulldogs. Well, when it comes to improving our team, Coach Parnell has been a bulldog. He has met every challenge and refused to back down, even when things have been tough. We owe our new championship pennant to his determination, so give him a hand.


which option best describes the type of argument used in this speech?

A. An argument by analogy comparing Coach Parnell to a bulldog

B. An argument by authority based on the principal's position as leader of the school

C. An argument of ethics stating that how you play is more important than winning or losing

D. A cause-and-effect argument explaining the steps Coach Parnell took to lead the team to victory ​

Which is the correlating conjunction?
A. both...and
B. is...both
C. and a duty
D. and

Item 2
Refer to the NASA article "Responding to Climate Change."

How does the text make a connection between greenhouse gases and climate change?


Agriculture uses greenhouse gases, helping to limit climate change.

Atmospheric greenhouse gases cause the earth to warm up, causing climate change.

Extreme weather events cause greenhouse gases to build up, which results in climate change.

Greenhouse gases cause the earth to cool down, which helps to limit climate change.

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Explain the following phrases in your own words with reference to the poem "where the mind is without fear"in one-two lines:-
(i)head is held high
(ii) Narrow domestic walls
(iii)From the depth of truth
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What did George tell Lennie to do if he ever got in trouble again?

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Underline and identify the figure of speech below “I have given you directions to my house one million times”

Which detail from “Run, Kate Shelley, Run” best supports the idea that people feel Kate should be rewarded for her actions?

A)“And after her death, the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen placed a memorial to their Iowa heroine.”

B)“The same telegraph that had warned Ogden Station to hold the midnight express sent news of Kate’s bravery from city to city.”

C)“Then the people of Iowa awarded her a gold medal, and the railroad gave her one hundred dollars and a lifetime railroad pass.”

D)“While Kate lay in bed recovering from that terrible night, every train passing the farmhouse blew its whistle in her honor.”

Select the correct answer.
Selene considers herself to be a tactile learner. Which type of class would Selene do best In?
O A
a class focused primarily on Instructor lectures
OB.
a class that provides a lot of handouts or slideshow presentations
O c.
a class with a lab component
OD
a class that encourages group discussions
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