Between February 1692 and May 1693, a series of hearings and trials of people accused of witchcraft took place in colonial Massachusetts. Twenty people—mostly women—were executed as a result of the trials, and several more were imprisoned. The reasons behind the Salem Witch Trials have been hotly debated among historians and academics, but a number of things have been found to have contributed to the panic that engulfed the neighborhood.
Prior to the American economy’s recovery from the early-1980s recession, the poverty rate was very closely correlated with the country’s overall economic growth. During the 1960s, when annual GDP growth averaged over 4 percent (and the Great Society antipoverty programs were begun), the poverty rate declined from 22 percent to just over 12 percent. By 1973 at 11.1 percent of the population, poverty had reached its historic low in the United States. (more…)
World War II was more about combatting racism both internationally and at home (in America). It all started in 1933 when the power regime came under Adolf Hitler. In addition, to indict and expose the abuses of Jim Crow in America, the condemnation of Nazi racism of white America was used by the black press and the African-American activists. Along with this, the rhetoric was significantly set up by activists of the civil right who were allowed by Nazi Germany in against the entry into the war of America. (more…)
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On April 12, 1912, the most famous luxury liner called ‘The Titanic’, among other white star luxury liners, began its maiden voyage to New York from Southampton (Wallace, 2981). The ship was famous for its unsinkable structure as it contained 16 airtight compartments to prevent it from sinking. (more…)
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The two books “Rape of Nanking” by Iris Chang and “Hiroshima” by John Hersey are true accounts of atrocities committed by humans on their fellow humans, one is done by the Japanese on the population of a city through inhumane and violent acts, like mass killings, rape and torture, the other is an account of six individuals as they pull their lives together after the deadly Atom Bomb destroyed Hiroshima. (more…)
The lives of people usually follow the same pattern that his father or grandfather followed before him. When they meet someone they know or are familiar with, they greet the person albeit in a different manner for close friends and relatives than for just acquaintances. Young children go to school and interact with their classmates and friends and especially with teachers. They learn about a whole new world and come to face with a whole new authoritative figure. Upon entering and going through school, children learn to be independent, depending upon situations and the attitude of their families especially parents who sometimes tend to be over protective or even abusive which shapes the lives, attitudes, and manners of children in later life. (more…)