The Actual House of the Seven Gables...

The Actual House of the Seven Gables is a mansion located in Salem, Massachusetts. It is said to be haunted. The tale behind the house's is an accusation of witchcraft. The first owner of the house accused a man of witchcraft and that man put a curse on him. Later at the house the accuser died of sudden death, it is a mystery how he died.
The people that owned the house were the Pyncheons. Once Colonel Pyncheon died, Mrs. Hepzibah Pyncheon,his wife, was the owner. They were first known because of the ranks they held in the town. After Maule was hanged, or whatever way he was sentenced to death, for witchcraft that he never committed, the Pyncheons were known for an evil accusation.
Colonel Pyncheon had accused Maule of witchcraft just so that the land would of had to be put up of for sale. Then he would buy it, it was a greedy and really inhumane thing to do. I would never kill anyone even for like a million dollars..Maybe a million and one dollars, but still noo. Maule was well known and very respected so it was a strange thing once he died. So of course people noticed why Colonel Pyncheon accused him for it. The towns people lost respect for him and for the rest of the Pyncheons.
The family was however cursed so there was some type of revenge. It was said to be haunted for 200 hundred years. The people who bought the house also were disliked and frowned upon for not returning the property. They never did the right thing. The house is a huge mansion that still stands today. It is now some kind of museum. I'd like to go as a field trip..:) However it's kind of far and probably "costy" so never mind. Still it would be fun!!

The Moment I Knew I Was An American

I think I first realized I was an American in 3rd grade. That was my first year taking the ISAT and I had to fill out all of these questions. It asked me for my ethnicity. My teacher told me to bubble in Latino. She said even though i was filling in Latino, I was still an American since I was born in the U.S. I guessed that it depended on our parents and where they came from.
Many people think that to be an American you need to have citizenship. I think this isn't true. If someone has lived here for their whole lives except for when they were born they should be considered an American. If someone was born somewhere else and lived in America for his or her whole life and went back to their homeland people will doubt that they are from there because of how Americanized they look and act.
I also never thought of myself as a true American because the definition to what an American is varies in many different ways. I don't believe that where you were born matters, you were raised in America and it makes no difference whatsoever. The only difference is how you look, but those are just your genes so I don't get that whole, legal-illegal stuff. I guess I never really cared about where people were born.

Us vs. Them...Us and Them

Us vs. Them. Or is it us and them? This to me means us the people and them the law. We are the ones with the less power, but together we are stronger then them. They think they can do whatever they want, but time isn't like it was back then and in ancient times. All we have to do is get enough people on our side and we win any battle and argument.
In the Crucible, things didn't work out because there wasn't enough people helping because many were afraid. The bad thing is that it would have been hard to do anything because they had limited time. If the "people with the power" gave them more time then maybe something different would be the result.
The killing in this book is so quickly decided. It is like,"You did what?" "You shall be hanged!" There is almost nothing that can stop it. If there is no proof you die. They say God says to do good and you will not be killed, however, I say God gave us a mouth to talk about what really happened and is it right for that person to be hanged or not. If I lived in Salem I would smack someone for being so dumb. They don't think right, yet again they weren't taught any better.
Without talking things through people do not solve anything. This is one of the reasons why most marriages don't last. Communication is very important and it has been for thousands of years. Also it makes life fun.If not you decide.............................................fun?..........I think not.