The Journey Of Helena Curtens

A Voyage Long And Strange: On the Trail of Vikings, Conquistadors, Lost Colonists, and Other Adventurers in Early America

Germaine never wanted to miss Mass even though she was in charge of the flock. When the bell rang for Mass at the Church of St. Mary Magdalen, she would pray and ask her guardian angel to look after the sheep while she was at Mass. The sheep never got hurt while she was at Mass even though there were wolves around. Throughout the Church, St. Germaine learned all about the love of God. One of the most important things she learned was that sufferings bring grace. All of the sufferings we must go through in life have meaning to God because of his great love for us. Perhaps it’s because everyone else was so mean to her that St. Germaine was able to see how very much God loves her and it was through the Church that

With consistent persuasion from John, Mary agrees to talk to the Mr. Danforth, the judge over looking the trial, about faults in her accusations. She admits to faking and only cried spirits because the other girls were (pg. 100). With this event, Mary demonstrates that she does not have integrity. Regret, accompanied with pity, assists Mary in convincing Mr. Danforth but it does not work in her favor because he does not want to backtrack on previous convictions made. Feelings of regret are very influential in determining a persons actions. Miller uses Mary, who has now shown to be morally uncertain, as a scapegoat for all the girls who are fabricating seeing the devil. As tensions rise, Mary becomes unsettled by the consequences that follow lying under oath. Swapping sides once again to save her life, she proclaims, “I’ll not hang with you! I love God, I love God” (pg. 110). Striking emotion from her declaration tells a story of discord between her ethical thinking. She is now only worried about her life and the author incorporates pathos to make her claim stronger. Fear is the single greatest motivator for humans and Mary is fearful. John will see the repercussions of these actions by facing death later in the book. Due to Mary's incapacity of raining truthful, an innocent citizen would sentenced to

Martha Corey is accused of witchcraft after her husband, Giles Corey, said that she reads weird books and that her reading keeps him from praying. Later on in the trail he states that she only reads, but it was too late, she was already judged and refused to confess. Giles Corey was accused of witchcraft by Ann Putnam Jr., Mercy Lewis, and Abigail Williams, based on spectral evidence. Mercy Lewis accused him of appearing to her as a specter, and also beating her trying and to force her to write her name in the devil's book.

Margaret Louise Higgins (Sanger was her married name) was born in the year of 1879 in Corning, New York. She was sixth of eleven children and was born into an Irish-American family. Margaret knew at a very young age that she wanted to make a difference to empower women and to leave her mark on the world. Margaret was

In the book, the reader sees how individuals accused their love ones of “compacting with the devil”. For instance, Martha Corey was accused of witchery from her own husband. With this accusation, there was no evidence to be seen, other than what her husband, Giles Corey, suggested; therefore, these accusations were only based on here-say. Martha Corey states, “I am innocent to a witch. I know not what a witch is”(83). This quote demonstrated how an individual could be accused of a crime they did not commit, yet they do not have their voice heard since the court had already made their decision. This demonstrates how false accusation lead to the destruction of families and the creation of mass hysteria; furthermore, false confessions led to the imprisonment of many innocent

Joan of Arc was a powerful military leader and a skilled warrior. Now St Joan of Arc is considered a saint and a martyr. The influence left by Joan’s life was an inspiration to all. France was forever changed by the empowering presence of Joan.

the name Higgins of her parents. Margaret Higgins at the time, parents were Michael Hennessey Higgins and her mother was Anna Purcell Higgins. For work Michael Hennessey Higgins worked as a stonemason. Margaret’s

Martha Devotion was born in Windham, Connecticut on June3, 1739. Her great-grandfather, Edward Devotion, came from France fleeing persecution there. Martha’s great-great grandfather, Samuel Lothrop, was brought from England by his father, the Reverend John Lothrop, when he was about 14 years old. Samuel Lothrop and his wife Elizabeth lived at Boston for a time, moved to New London, Connecitcut in 1648, then to Norwich in 1668. Like her husband, Martha was also a descendant of Matthew Marvin, one of the first settlers of Hartford, Connecticut. Her great-great grandparents, William and

The way Mary Anne appeared and acted showed that she had turned over to the dark side. Everything she had arrived with, her personality, taste, and love for Mark was gone. Yet, she seemed to be at peace with herself. But despite being at peace, she has become someone who longed for blood. In reality, she had become the opposite of her former old

Since going against her mothers wishes of her 23rd daughter, St Catherine was left alone after the demands of her father to do what she grew up believing in. St Catherine was given a room to pray and meditate by her parents and from there spent three years of her life

She gets in trouble causing her to find a scapegoat in other villagers. “I danced for the devil; I saw him, I wrote in his book. I go back to jesus. I kiss his hand. I saw Sarah Good with the devil, I saw Goody Osburn with the devil…”

Sarah Augusta Squires was born at Welwyn, Hertfordshire, England on March 8th, 1848, to Henry Augustus and Sarah Minnie Catlin Squires who joined the Church the year before.

She was the fourth child out of seven. Her father’s name was Jacob Clavius Levy, her mother’s name was Fanny Yates. She was raised in a healthy and socially prominent Jewish home. She had some schooling before she got married, she got married in 1856. Her husband’s name was Thomas Pember, he was not Jewish. Thomas died soon after their marriage, in late

Mary Wollstonecraft was born on the 27of April 1759 in London. Her father Edward could never keep a job so her family moved a lot. Her father Edward was very abusive towards her mother Elizabeth. Mary had to defend her mother when her father was beating on her.Growing up in all that commotion affected her later in life. It made her think marriage was the same as bondage.