Writing Homework Help

write two (2) posts where you address all of the following
three questions about the Salem Witchcraft Trials. Your two posts may be answering two of the three questions.

Before writing the 1st post, read pdf file attached that contains articles on the Salem Witchcraft
Trials. They are “The Afflicted Girls of Salem Village” by Kathy Weiser
and “The Theory That May Explain What Was Tormenting the Afflicted in
Salem’s Witch Trials” by Nik DeCosta-Klipa. Read these articles to help
decipher reasons for the afflicted girls’ physical symptoms and reasons
they accused other villagers of being witches. Understanding the
content of these articles are necessary to help formulate your post.

Here are the questions you can address:

1. In general terms, what do you believe are the strengths and
   shortcomings of ascribing medical explanations to long ago historical
   figures whom present-day doctors cannot directly diagnose? Do
   you believe with brilliant insight, it can be effective? Or is at best
   hit and miss? Or do you believe it to be completely flawed? Can for
   example, modern-day doctors accurately diagnose if the afflicted girls
   of Salem Village suffered from stress, epilepsy, ergot poisoning or
   delusional psychosis?
2. Provide your interpretation why the girls exhibited their
   physically symptoms and accused others in the community of being witches.
   Did they appear bored and were looking for attention? Did they appear
   to be malevolent and vengeful in their accusations? Did they appear
   really to believe they were under the spell of witches? Did they appear
   to be acting out in a stressful or repressive environment? Or do you
   believe this is something unknowable and why? Provide your best support
   and insight to the position you decide to take incorporating if you
   like from Kathy Weiser’s brief biographies of the afflicted Salem
   Village girls.
3. After reading the central ideas to Nik DeCosta-Klipa’s “mass conversion disorder” theory, do you believe this disorder may be a compelling reason to explain the afflicted girls’ behavior?
   Why or why not? Build your position by looking at the evidence and
   support DeCosta-Klipa provides or, if you choose, point out any flaws or
   shortcomings in his article

-Here are your instructions and criteria for this Discussion Board:

1. You must have two (2) separate posts. Each post is worth five (5) points each for a total of 10 points for Discussion Board #2.
2. Provide insightful and well-reasoned support in your posts. Show serious reflection of thought.
3. Each written post should be between 75-150 words.
   You may write more, but don’t be excessive; don’t write less than this
   word minimum; this word range should be enough to develop your ideas
   concisely.