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| First Years: Lesson 3; *Archived* Gryffindor & Ravenclaw | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 30 2013, 06:53 PM (205 Views) | |
| Jonathan Spenser | Dec 30 2013, 06:53 PM Post #1 |
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"Good Afternoon class!" Professor Jonathan shouted to the room of students as he entered; their voices died down. "I hope everyone is doing well today!" He walked around to the back of her desk and picked up a few pieces of loose parchment. "Right, now, I'd like all of you to take notes on today's lecture." He paused for the students to pull out the parchment and quills, before he continued. "Today we are going to talk about the Salem Witch Trials. The trials took place in 1692, in Salem Massachusetts. There is a grave site which serves as a memorial to this terrible disaster. I have a picture here, hold on a moment..." Jonathan walked to the board at the front of the room and pulled on a little wire which displayed a picture. "Now on to the facts. Salem Village had a very colorful history before the famous witch trials. It was not exactly known as a bastion of tranquillity in New England. The main reason was its 600 plus residents were divided into two main parts: those who wanted to separate from Salem Town, and those who did not. The residents who wanted to separate from Salem Town were farming families located in the western part of Salem Village. Those who wanted to remain a part of Salem Town were typically located on the eastern side of Salem Village--closest to Salem Town. The residents who wished to remain a part of Salem Town were economically tied to its thriving, rich harbours. "Many of the Salem Village farming families believed that Salem Town’s thriving economy made it too individualistic. This individualism was in opposition to the communal nature that Puritanism mandated. Thus, they were out of touch with the rest of Salem Village. One particularly large farming family who felt that Salem Town was out of touch with the rest of Salem Village was the Putnams. "The Putnams were the leaders of the separatist group primarily because they owned the most farmland in Salem Village. They hoped to solidify a separation from Salem Town by establishing a congregation unique from it. So in 1689, a congregation was formed under the Rev. Samuel Parris and began worshipping in the Salem Village Meetinghouse. However, the congregation only represented a select group since over half of its members were Putnams. If this action did not further strain already weakened relations between the two factions, the events concerning Parris’ contract did. "Contracts for ministers during this period often provided them with a modest salary, use of a house, and free firewood. Parris received this and much more. He not only got a modest salary and free firewood, but the title and deed to the parsonage and its surrounding land. Needless to say, this was a very uncommon perk to be included in a minister’s contract during this time. This perk especially angered the residents who wanted to remain a part of Salem Town. The Salem Town supporters showed their opposition by refusing to worship at the Meetinghouse and withholding their local taxes. This latter action was of important consequence because the local taxes helped pay the minister’s salary and provided his firewood. "In October of 1691 a new Salem Village Committee was elected that was comprised mostly of Parris’ opponents. This new committee refused to assess local taxes that would pay Parris’ salary, and also challenged the legality of his ownership of the ministry-house and property. These actions by the new committee caused Parris and his family to rely solely on voluntary contributions for sustenance. The Putnams were now worried of losing Parris and the sought independence from Salem Town the congregation would help bring, and Parris was concerned about his job and providing for his family. "The Rev. Samuel Parris had a relatively small family. He was married and had a nine year old daughter, Betty, and a twelve year old niece, Abigail Williams, who was an orphan. Abigail was expected to earn her keep by doing most of the household chores, and also care for her invalid aunt. Betty’s poor health prevented her from helping with the household chores, so much of the work feel on Abigail’s young shoulders. "After chores were done, there was little entertainment for Betty and Abigail. Salem Town was eight miles away, and Boston was a twenty mile journey over unforgiving roads. Thus, Samuel Parris only visited these places when business required it. He also opposed the girls playing hide-and-seek, tag and other childhood games because he believed playing was a sign of idleness, and idleness allowed the Devil to work his mischief. "Puritans believed in witches and their ability to harm others. They defined witchcraft as entering into a compact with the devil in exchange for certain powers to do evil. Thus, witchcraft was considered a sin because it denied God’s superiority and a crime because the witch could call up the Devil in his/her shape to perform cruel acts against others. Therefore, in any case when witchcraft was suspected, it was important that it was investigated thoroughly and the tormentors identified and judged. Unknown to Samuel Parris, Mary Sibley ordered Tituba and her husband, John Indian, to bake a "witch cake" in order to help the girls name their tormentors. A witch cake is composed of rye meal mixed with urine from the afflicted. It is then feed to a dog. The person(s) are considered bewitched if the dog displays similar symptoms as the afflicted. The other girls soon spoke and named Sarah Osborne and Sarah Good. All three women were prime candidates for the accusations of witchcraft. Sarah Osborne was an elderly lady who had not gone to church in over a year, and poor church attendance was a Puritan sin. Sarah Good was a homeless woman who begged door to door. If people failed to give her alms, she would utter unknown words and leave. Residents would often attribute her visits to death of livestock. They believed the mumbled words she spoke under her breath were curses against them for not showing her charity. Since Tituba was Parris’ slave and well known to Betty and Abigail, it is no surprise then that her name was the first to be called out by Betty. The negative reputations and low social standing shared by these three women clearly made them believable suspects for witchcraft." Jonathan paused and looked at the clock. "I see we don't have much time left. I'm terribly sorry for the long lecture, but I hope you all took notes, because some of these facts may come up in the final exam. For your homework I'd like you to write an essay on anyone associated with the Salem Witch Trials. "A History of Magic" is an excellent source. You can find this book in the Library. Thank you very much for your cooperation today! I'll see you next class!” Homework Assignment: RP: 10 Essay: EC I'd like you to choose anyone from the Salem Witch Trials and write an essay. This essay should be at least 150 words long. I will not put a limit on the length, but don't get carried away. Once you have posted your essays, it may be wise to read some of the other essays posted on the person you did not do your essay on. I will be using various people from the Salem Witch Trials in the exam, so it would be helpful to check out ones that you didn’t do. I would like all work to have resources; I do not allow plagiarism and if I find someone who does, they will get an automatic T=0. Good luck, these will be due next week. |
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| Matt Greene | Jan 3 2014, 02:14 AM Post #2 |
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Gryffindor Graduate | In Love Chudley Cannons Chaser
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[justify]It was that time again for lessons, and this was going into the third week. That meant something to Matt Greene, the local Gryffindor but he was unsure what. To be honest, he did not know what it meant or how many lessons there were. He lost track last semester. There was just some talk about it being the holidays soon, and he could finally see his brother who he missed dearly and with all of his heart. Soon enough the first year arrived to the class. Matt looked around until he found Belladonna and went to sit next to her. Sometimes he felt that it would be safer with her since she was one of the only stones holding him stable and sane. He would have lost it by now if it were not for her and he owed her so much, she would never know it. Matt looked over at her and grinned before looking at the professor to see when the lessons would start up. Professor Spenser greeted the classroom warmly before he stated that the class would have to take notes on the day’s lecture. Matt could do that. He reached into his bag and got out the notes he needed. Today, they were talking about the Salem Witch Trials. However he did not really care about the town but he wanted to know more about magic, not history with muggles. He had enough of that when he was living around the streets with the muggles. The lecture was very long, and he thought that it was somewhat boring, but what could he do about it? He shrugged and he packed his things once it was time to leave. He thought that it was a good class anyway. He then left the classroom once it was time to be dismissed. At least he could learn something that did not make his head spin.[/justify] |
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| Blaine Matthias | Jan 3 2014, 02:28 AM Post #3 |
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Arrogant • Supremacist • Moutohora Macaws Seeker
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[justify]It was the middle of the semester and the first years racked up lots of points for the houses. Blaine Matthias, a Ravenclaw, did not care what the points were for. Instead, he continued to learn for his own benefit, and went to a select number of classes just to prove himself. Blaine had several brothers he had to outmatch one day. Troxa would be the highest to beat, with being a prefect and Head Boy. If he tried hard enough, Blaine could receive that title one day too. Well, maybe prefect if he tried hard enough. Blaine would get himself there, and he was sure that Pandora would not. Well, he hoped that she would not since he wanted to be the only twin sporting the prefect look. Blaine sighed as he walked into the History of Magic classroom, ready for another lesson, hopefully one that would be worth his while. They were greeted by the Ravenclaw Head of House, and then they were told that they would have to take notes on the lecture. Ugh, he hated notes! The subject itself made him want to roll his eyes. Salem Witch Trials. He probably would have had to go over it in Salem if he had gone there which he thankfully avoided somehow. He heard a lot about Salem when he was living with his brothers that were going to the school, and he hated it. There was nothing worse. Metrophanes really liked the town too, even though they had to move from there. They were informed of all of the Puritans, and Blaine was taking notes like a good little Ravenclaw, even though he hated this all. Everything about the lesson was boring, and he fought with all of his might to stay awake. He did wonder if the women that were burned were really witches or not, since he did not know for certain. However he was glad that they were dismissed. Blaine gathered his things and he left the classroom. [/justify] |
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| Lorin Finch | Jan 4 2014, 03:59 AM Post #4 |
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Club Academia Member | Writer For The Hogwarts Monthly | Slightly Out Of Touch With Youth
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Lorin arrived at his History of Magic lesson for the day, thankfully on time. He smiled at the Professor as he walked in and found himself his usual seat, greeting his peers with a cheerful nod. He was, or so he believed, temporarily freed of the tidal wave of homework which had flooded the space spanning his four-poster bed and the area beneath. It had taken Lorin hours of slaving over notes and papers to get it all up to date and corrected of his spelling errors- which seemed to have decreased dramatically since his beginning at Hogwarts school. Still, he was always going to suffer and struggle to some degree where he had lacked a full primary education. Taking out his ink, quill, parchment, and textbook, Lorin began to hurriedly take some notes. The Professor went on at rather quicker a pace than Lorin may have preferred, but he did his best to keep up and hang on the man's every word. After all, history was fascinating and the least he could do to honour the lives lost in such a bloodied time was to pay attention in his class. By this point, Lorin's arm had nearly collapsed heavy as wood upon the desk. He stopped writing and began nursing his arm with his forefingers. It was a pretty heavy lesson, and the young Ravenclaw was already groaning internally at the thought of what was to follow as he finished off his notes with the closure of the lecture. It sounded as though there would be a high risk of evermore homework on the agenda. Lorin, stroking at his wrist and correcting a spelling mistake, thought only of home and how a negative grade would further strain the relations between himself and his family. Sighing, the boy made note of the essay he was to write, packed up his things, and strolled out from the classroom with a brief but pleasant nod of thanks to the Professor for another lesson well taught. After all, respect of his seniors was something heavily enforced upon the boy by his mother and father. Now the library would again be Lorin's place of rest. Sources: Lesson lecture. |
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