How does the website make you feel like a person on trial for witchcraft?
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Anthony Malfitano
1/6/2015 04:28:43 am
The website makes you think about all of the different aspects of what life was like back then. I learned that life was difficult because everyone could be thought of as a witch. You also could be targeted if you defend someone who is accused or do something nobody else likes.
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Cinndy Marquez
1/6/2015 06:28:09 am
The Salem Witch Trials were unfair and cruel. The fact that the magistrates allowed the afflicted girls to point at any villager is unfair. Let alone have the defendants be put to death if they didn't confess or placed on trial and be shamed. What is even worse is that the people of Salem saw their wrong doing once 20 victims were put to death and only one of the 11 girls apologized for her actions.
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Gulraiz Hashmi
1/6/2015 07:39:01 am
The website shows us how unfair were people back then. It also show us how it was hard to live back then because everyone could be a witch. It was unfair because people who didnt like each other were saying that they are the witch, and they end up killing them without any evidence or prove. They were just killing random people because they think they were witches.
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Jehan Joma
1/6/2015 09:15:49 am
The trial of witchcraft was brutal and unfair. No one can defend you or say something different other than you are a witch because they would be pointed out. The trials were important at the time because people wanted to know who is a witch, but no one really knew because people would accuse others in order to save themselves. The magistrates were also unfair because they would let the girls to choose any villager even if they were innocent.
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Jason Tsang
1/6/2015 09:22:19 am
At the time of Salem, these trials were horrendous and terribly executed! No concrete evidence and the entire town went into a mass hysteria of just killing who they thought were "Witches." Salem would not be the ideal place to even live due to the conspiracies and false accusations! The website explained to us the horrors of Salem's darkest era. Accounting of the fear that your neighbor might be a witch! A child was even in the accounted people killed during the "Witch" hunt. Fear cause them to go blind from their own morals.
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Monica Hidrogo
1/6/2015 10:07:59 am
The Salem Witch Trials Experiments shows us that these were times were people relied on their beliefs and what other people believed. The 'experiment' showed me the true horrors and fear that one actually felt from being accused and not 'confessing'. It also showed that the lack of evidence didn't matter to these people and their fear of being cursed killed many innocent people.
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Kaitlyn Martinovic
1/6/2015 01:40:44 pm
This website made me think about the horrible executions they had to go through to find out if you were a witch or not. It was very scary to think if I was in this situation back then. Also I think it's unfair for everyone to be accused of something they may not have done. It's scary knowing about what the people had to go through. They checked bodies for the mark if they were a witch or not and if they were they were either hanged or tortured in another ways .
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Keval
1/6/2015 03:01:46 pm
I found this website to be a great tool to help students learn about the injustices from the "witch's" perspective. Post finishing the activity I have gained more insight into just how unfair these trials were and the only way to escape your demise was a confession. A confession meant you might be alive but post trials your life and reputation would be tainted.
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Iris Par
1/7/2015 06:56:42 am
This website showed how cruel and unfair the Salem Witch Trials were. The website itself was very interesting because it showed what would have happened to a person if he or she denied or agreed to being a witch. I believe that the trials were very unfair and it was a scary time for everyone even babies could be accused. this experience was actually very helpful in my point of view
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Sebastian Florez
1/7/2015 07:32:58 am
The Video shows how cruel that period of History was to the people of Salem. The Salem Witch trials were very unfair especially those who were innocent and ended up losing their lives.It was ridiculously easy to find somebody guilty of witchcraft at the time. I found this fascinating and feel this is very important. Its important because it was part of History.
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Kevin campoverde
1/7/2015 09:54:53 am
This website showed me that how cruel it was back where people were being accused for being a witch. The trials were unfair because the innocent will lose their life and everyone will get accused. I found this really helpful.
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Grethel Rubio
1/7/2015 10:44:08 am
The salem witch trial was a horrendous time in history and this video pointed out what you had to go through back then in Salem. It is sad to know that unfortunately a lot of people suffered and died because of these witch trials. The girls didn't care if you were innocent or guilty, they felt like they had the power to do whatever they wanted. I could never imagine to be in that position and would never wish anyone to be in that situation because it was such a brutal and unfair event in history.
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Manuela Paula Alonso
1/7/2015 11:01:17 am
The website was a tremendous eye-opener. Never would I have thought that the Salem Witch trials were that gruesome! People need to know what happened to those who were accused of the unthinkable. To even think about placing myself in the shoes of those people, gives me the chills. This website really helped understand the Salem Witch trials a lot better.
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James
1/7/2015 12:21:01 pm
It is interesting how this shows the snowball effect of a small incident that turned into a huge tragedy. I had heard of the Salem Witch Trials before, but I did not know the extreme gruesomeness of its history. The website helped to educate me on this historical event. I now know a dark portion of Colonial history, that is not common in textbooks. Also it is scary how history repeats itself, relating to "The Red Scare".
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Francescoli Valdez
1/8/2015 01:08:43 am
This video made me open my eyes and realize how big a difference it was living back then during the Salem witch trials and now(modern day life). If i lived back then i wouldve admitted to being a witch and just get it over with lol😂.
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Steven Castro
1/31/2016 11:44:46 am
The Salem Witch Trials were catastrophic events in which people were falsely accused for being witches. It all began in a Puritan community in Salem, Massachusetts. Young girls began accusing people for being witches, in which in these accusations began to escalate quickly. People who were accused for being witches were mostly women. Trials would be held at a church in Salem. They would then be hanged at Gallows Hills. The Salem Witch Trials ended once the community began to oppose these trials.
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Maria Canela
1/31/2016 02:41:24 pm
The website shows how cruel and inhuman the Salem witch trials were. There were a lot of innocent people that were wrongly accused and convicted of witchcraft. Anyone in Salem could've been accused of being a witch during those dark times. The website also shows how a small incident turned into a gigantic problem.
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Ivette Alberto
1/31/2016 04:11:20 pm
The website shows how cruel and catastrophic the Salem Witch Trials were. After watching these videos, it makes you think about the events and the different aspects of the outcomes. If you put yourself in the puritans shoes, you knew that with one accusation you would be dead. No one could save you in that time it was only you and the face of death. The video made me reflect more on how lucky we are that religion isn't as corrupt as it was in the past. The scariest thing is that knowing it can happen in the past can definitely happen in the future.
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Jannah El-Tutanji
1/31/2016 05:29:10 pm
This website showed me this was a horrific time period in history.It showed what people had to go through back then. It must have been hard to live back then. Anyone could be a witch.
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Bryan Rubio
1/31/2016 05:39:49 pm
This website shows people how people were treated unfairly and cruel back then. Anyone could have accused anyone else that they were a witch. A lot of people who were innocent but accused were burned alive. They were also even hanged near the church.
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Erjona
1/31/2016 06:31:35 pm
The Salem Witch Trials was very unfair for the people back in the days. If you were accused the would make you take the swim test, which still caused the victim to die even if they weren't considered guilty. Anyone can accuse any person and they would believe it. If you were accused you could have also been hanged in front of people or burned alive.
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Ayah Haddaba
1/31/2016 07:04:44 pm
After watching this video, it made me realize how terrible this episode in history was. People we accused of being witches, thrown in jail, and harassed. Not only were these people who were accused were innocent but they eventually lost hope.
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Henry Velasquez
1/31/2016 07:06:29 pm
The website showed me how the salem witch trials were. How mass hysteria spread all around and caused innocent people to be killed just because they were claimed to be a "witch". No one knew who was a witch or who wasn't, but if someone said you were a witch you were hanged at Gallow Hills.
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Ana Trelles
1/31/2016 08:01:09 pm
The website makes me feel like a person on trial for witchcraft because of the video. It showed how innocent people were being accused and how easily they were being killed because of one person that told the church and the pastor that a random stranger, was a witch. Innocent people were crushed to death and hung and they never hurt anyone else. It made me feel like if I was there back then that someone could've easily accused me of being a witch, and I could've been hung.
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Michael Rivas
2/1/2016 05:08:40 am
This website shows people how people were treated in the Salem Witch Trials. The treatment was unfair and cruel. People could have blamed anybody for witchcraft. Many innocent people were accused for events that they never did. They were hanged near the church.
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Ari Sarafiyan
2/1/2016 05:40:26 am
This website showed me how bad the trials were. It makes me feel bad for the people who had to deal with this incident. If you did one mistake or did something out of ordinary, you would be considered a witch and they would put you on trial. It was crazy how people were treated back then.
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amy alvarez
2/1/2016 05:59:20 am
This website about The Salem Witch Trials shows how very brutal and terrible at this point of history was . I don't like how many people were accused for " being a witch " knowing that there wasn't enough evidence . These people were innocent and being threatened even thrown in jail is very horrible .
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Ahlaam Malik
2/1/2016 03:10:35 pm
This website showed me how The Salem Witch Trails were cruel and unfair. It showed how innocent people were convicted of being witches when the three girls could have been lying. If I were to be there I would feel that before anyone was sentenced to death, the people should have gathered facts to prove innocent people were witches before being put to death.
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Katherine alvarado
2/1/2016 04:32:29 pm
The website shows how cruel the Salem witch trials were. There were a lot of innocent people that were wrongly accused of witchcraft. It was very unfair because they let girls pick out who was a witch and who wasn't. For example if you had more land or your plants grew more healthy than your neighbors. Your neighbors could get jealous of that idea and accuse you of being a witch. Anyone in Salem could've been accused of being a witch during those times. This website shows how something so small turned into a gigantic problem. And how afraid the people were and how they couldn't do anything that seemed suspicion because they would be accused of being witches.
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Juan Bolivar
2/1/2016 06:45:15 pm
The website gave me a pretty good view of how the trials were done. It is really scary to think that you could be sentenced to death at any moment just for acting a bit different. In order to survive, you would have to be in good terms with everybody because anybody that didn't like you could use these trials against you. It's crazy to think how far society could go when it comes to religion.
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Gickson
2/2/2016 05:38:12 am
People were treated badly during this time period. People would be afraid of being accused as a witch because they know there would be hurt badly. Anyone accused of being a witch knew they faced inescapable death. One of the methods of killing was hanging them
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Jhetsy Lopez
2/2/2016 03:23:25 pm
The website gives me an idea of how things were back then. It shows that people were gullible. It's understanding because they were scared and fear makes you think differently. Many innocent people were found guilty. This website shows how unfair the trails were.
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Rosanna Corona
2/2/2016 07:22:36 pm
This website showed me how people were being accused of being witches. It was a very interesting experience and I feel that it was unfair how they accused people of being witches. They suspected that you were a witch if you were in a low social position, or if you were related to a suspect. So many innocent people died because of this.
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