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 | | What Caused the Salem Witch Trial Hysteria? | | by BOBOBOBOOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOB, Oct 13, 2008 | | It was 1692, and nobody was safe from being accused of a witch. This was the year the Salem witch trials began, which were a series of killings of people because they were thought to be witches. What caused the Salem witch trial hysteria of 1692? Some say it was caused by ergot, a poisonous fungus. Others say it was because four teenage girls wanted fame. Some even said it was because people wanted land. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 4 |
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 | | Human Rights | | by Chanman, Sep 28, 2008 | | Australia's current legal system has limited scope for human rights. The Constitution provides several express gaurantees; the common law system has protected some fundamental human rights too. However, these "protections" are insufficient. The common law system is shackled to the chains of precedent and are subject to change at Parliament's discretion. The Constitution has stood the test of time but its formulation prior to Federation has made it a product of its time - entrenching only the values deemed important at its formulation. In response to these limitations, both statutory and Constitutionally-entrenched bill of rights have been put forward. Should we follow the United States of America with a Constitutionally-entrenched Bill of Rights or should we follow Victoria and Canada with the (Victorian) Charter of Rights? | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850) | | by balisunset, Sep 15, 2008 | | Negotiated and signed in Washington, D.C. by American Secretary of State John Clayton and the British Minister to the United States, Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer, the treaty was a compromise between competing Anglo-American imperial ambitions in Central America. Both powers refused exclusive control over any transisthmian interoceanic canal project, but agreed to cooperate in its development and ensure its neutrality, guaranteeing to neither fortify nor exercise dominion over the route. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | George Washington: His Legacy | | by larcha, Aug 31, 2008 | | This passage describes Washington's lasting legacy on American history, discussing his involvement in the French and Indian War, his leading position as leading commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and his reputation as being a noble person. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 4 |
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 | | World War I | | by larcha, Aug 27, 2008 | | World War I was devastating, even for those who lived. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 5 |
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