... in politics. People thought out history have followed and continue to follow charismatic leaders, this is true of politics and religion. People have followed leaders to the point of giving up their own lives, to on lookers there seems to be no rational explanation for this. Perhaps they are looking for a purpose to their lives or are dealing with their own inner ... , age 48. Both his rise and fall were accomplished at breath taking speed. Abigail was an orphan, an unmarried girl; she therefore occupies a low rung on the Puritan social ladder in Salem.(The only people below her were the ...

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