The Wicca Club Analysis

According to differences of in opinions by three authors, socioeconomic tensions were responsible for the Witchcraft Hysteria in Salem. “ The Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692 was prompted by economic and social tensions that occurred against the backdrop of an emergent commercial capitalism …, which divided the residents in Salem Town and Salem Village.” In addition, the witchcraft hysteria was the product of people’s responses to physical and neurological behaviors …”. Although two of the three authors agree that the hysteria was based on the socioeconomic tensions, the third author agrees to some extent; however, explains the hysteria in medical terms. Thus, giving the reader another avenue to view what may have happened in Salem. The hysteria started with three women who were dabbling in voodoo. Many lives were lost based on the paranoia caused by these women.

Witchcraft is a religion. Wicca is one type of Witchcraft, but the term "Wicca" is occasionally applied to Witchcraft in overall. In the United States, most people who practice this religion call themselves Witches or Wiccans. It is an earth-based religion and in some ways is similar to Native American spirituality. Wicca (sometimes called Wicce, The Craft, or The Old Religion) is based on an ancient religion of love for life and nature. The religion of Witchcraft or Wicca is recognized by most state governments, the federal government, and the United States Armed Forces. The courts have recognized the right of even prisoners to practice this religion on an equal basis with other religions. In ancient times, people appreciated the great forces of Nature and celebrated the seasons’ cycles and the moon. They saw spirituality in the sun and moon and in the Earth Herself. Basically, in all life.

When people hear about the Wiccan religion they think of potions, magic spells, and pointy hats. Wiccans have suffered through many tortures of non-pagan religions for thousands of years. Yet they never gave up on their rituals and beliefs. Wiccans are often depicted as atrocious beings who only wish to harm people. It is important for people with such prejudice beliefs to know about all of the common misconceptions, the origin, and the beliefs of Wiccans.

The witch craze had widely spread through Europe from the Middle Ages up to the 1700’s. Those who were accused of being a witch were persecuted by the use of torture. The number of “witches” who were tried surpassed 100,000. Witches were not viewed too fondly, for they were assumed to associate with the Devil. The three major reasons for the persecutions of witches were economic greed, age and gender bias, and religious beliefs.

Wiccans have no leader, or any central figure to follow nor do they have a Bible. A lot of Wiccans are very independent while others form small groups, perhaps, in their communities called Covens. The reason due to the lack of or limited knowledge they’ve obtained from their ancestors was because many Christian churches tried to vanish this religion since they associate witchcraft with the devil and the worshipping of it. However, a group of 73 representatives or so from many different Wiccan practices and traditions met in Minneapolis in 1973 to develop a form of temporary "Council of American Witches" headed by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke, a very well-known writer that specializes in books that focus on alternative health and healing, astrology, earth-based religions, Gnostic Christianity, and more. The group victoriously came up with a set of 13 beliefs that successfully met the beliefs and the definition of the

At St. Lucy’s, the girls are resisting the changes of the new culture. The girls, not wanting to accept the new

Juno MaGuff is a sixteen year old girl currently in her junior year of high school. Juno becomes unexpectedly pregnant from best friend Paulie Bleeker due to a one night sexual encounter. After days of denial and three pregnancy tests later, Juno accepts that is positively pregnant. Juno initially decides that an abortion is the best option for both her and Paulie. A situation occurs in the clinic that deters Juno from going through with the abortion. She then decides to have the baby and give it up for adoption. She tells her father Mac and stepmother Brenn, who are extremely shocked, but supportive of Juno’s decision. Juno finds a couple in a Pennysaver ad that are seeking to adopt a child. Juno and her father go visit the couple Mac

Brandon Teena is the popular new guy in a tiny Nebraska town. He hangs out with the guys, drinking, cussing, and bumper surfing, and he charms the young women, who've never met a more sensitive and considerate young man. Life is good for Brandon, now that he's one of the guys and dating hometown beauty Lana; however, he's forgotten to mention one important detail. That he was born a female and Brandon falls in love with a girl. Local authorities seen a warrant for the arrest of him , but the poster has a female and the police tried to figure what he/she was , but the girl that he falls in love with finds out but doesn’t care because she loves him. Brandon was suppose to leave back to the town here he from but he came back because he couldn’t leave without the girl that he love. Her brothers don’t agree with the situation so in the end all turns out to a big tragedy of death.

Discuss how this term is used in modern Pagan/Wiccan practice and other practices if applicable

There are many myths and misconceptions about Modern Wicca. Largely part to common misrepresentations in present-day media. Film and TV series show witches as one of two ways, as mystical defenders using their powers to battle evil or twisted antagonists that curse others and torment them. Wiccans do not see magic as "white or black"; magic is simply magic and usually, those on this path use it for positive work. Each witch follows the rule of three (also known as The Threefold Way) that means whatever they put forth into the universe returns to them times three.

Sonya Sawyer Fritz is an English Professor at The University of Central Arkansas. She teaches courses in gender studies; she specializes in childhood studies, adolescent, and young adult literature, Victorian literature and culture as well as girls’ studies. She organizes many gender study based events on campus. The target audience for her article "Girl Power and Girl Activism in the Fiction of Suzanne Collins, Scott Westerfeld, and Moira Young. "

Directed by Julia Query, “Live Nude Girls Unite!” centers around the Lusty Lady peep show in San Francisco and documents the struggles that women face in the sex industry. The documentary film, narrating from the sex workers' perspectives, chronicles the dancers' efforts to advocate for improved conditions in their workplace, and better rights for workers in the industry. Similarly, The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, a novel also written in the first person, demonstrates the importance of women’s fight to gain gender equality. Set in the 1900s, the novel shows women's struggles in a patriarchal society and their pursuit of individual ideas. Thus, “Live Nude Girls Unite!” and The Thorn Birds both address issues of feminism

The plot idea is about a futa (or shemale) feminist who is known by many people, appearing to have a great dislike for males and often jumps all over them for many screws up that they commit. She has a strong has a strong following, has no problem getting money to help fund her activities, leader of a organization and even gets a lot of air on television.

Throughout No Witchcraft for Sale, Doris Lessing develops a theme surrounding the topics of family, trust, and religion. Lessing does this by developing a cast of characters including Teddy, the Farquars, and Gideon. She mentions how the Farquars and their servant Gideon had grown close to each other after the birth of the Farquars’ son Teddy. She also explains how the Farquars were a deeply religious family and that Gideon was a mission boy himself. However, when a scientist arrives from the city to explore the native knowledge of medicine, Gideon’s trust and relationship with the Farquars is tried. Although Gideon is not a direct relative of the Farquars, the theme of this story is a trial of family and family’s strength to overcome.

This comedy, drama displays a non-traditional family with very traditional issues of loyalty, fidelity, honesty, teens pushing limits and parents struggling to find common ground. Joni (18) and Laser (15) were both conceived by (IVF) from one sperm donor, the twist is their mothers are a lesbian couple, which Joni calls the “moms”. Nic is an Ob-gyn doctor and Jules, the homemaker, is starting a landscape design business, both are struggling with the fact that Joni is leaving for college in the fall. Laser, the only male, appears to be missing an actual male