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Man Or Monster. Will Your Observations Change With The Presentation Of These Facts…. Sarah Good. Accused of witchcraft in 1692 and she was hung on July 19 th of the same year Homeless and known for being filthy, bad-tempered, and disconnected from the village
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Man Or Monster
Will Your Observations Change With The Presentation Of These Facts…
Sarah Good • Accused of witchcraft in 1692 and she was hung on July 19th of the same year • Homeless and known for being filthy, bad-tempered, and disconnected • from the village • Husband and daughter testified against her • Her story along with others was the inspiration for the play The Crucible
Lizzie Borden • New England woman charged with killing her father and step mother with a hatchet • Caused media frenzy • Was Acquitted • Is a part of American Folklore… • Lizzie Borden took an ax, Gave her mother 40 whacks, when she saw what she had done she gave her father 41
Joseph Kennedy • Patriarch of the Kennedy family • American businessman, investor, and public official • Had 3 year affair with film star Gloria Swanson • Had his 23 year old daughter, Rosemary, lobotomized because she was deemed “mentally ill” • The lobotomy went terribly wrong and she was left incapacitated for the rest of her life
Ted Bundy • Committed at least 30 homicides…maybe more • Regarded as very charismatic and charming • Executed by electrocution in 1989 • His last defense attorney Polly Nelson said he was “the very definition of heartless evil
Dorothy Parker • American born poet and satirist • Known for her quick wit and focus on gender roles • Wrote numerous screenplays for Hollywood including A Star is Born and The Little Foxes • An example of her gender observations: • Men rarely make passes • at girls who wear glasses
Fred Phelps • Leader of the Westboro Baptist Church • Protests the funerals of American Soldiers • Believes homosexuality caused 9/11 • Believes President Obama is the Antichrist
Patty Hearst • Granddaughter of newspaper tycoon • William Randolph Hearst • Kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army • Later joined their cause (Stockholm Syndrome) • Was officially pardoned by President Bill Clinton
Michael Berryman • American born actor • Is a horror genre icon from films such as The Hills Have Eyes and The Devil’s Rejects • Suffers from Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia: • (a rare condition leaving him with no sweat glands, hair, fingernails, or teeth) • Type Cast?
Patti Smith • Referred to as the “Godmother of Punk” • Influenced R.E.M, The Smiths, Sonic Youth, Garbage, among others • Most known for album Horses • An example of her writing style: • Jesus Christ died for somebody’s sins but not mine
Harry Blackstone • American born Magician • He was popular up through World War II • He was often billed as “The Great Blackstone” • His “floating light bulb” was the first piece to be accepted by • The Smithsonian in the field of magic
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