Describe the similarities and differences among the events of the Salem witch trials, the McCarthy era, and current events of the war on terrorism. Your response should be at least 150 words.

Which quotation from the passage best supports the themethat humans have a natural desire to learn about theworld? "they were men. i remember the dead man's face.""at least, we make a beginning."and the magic tools are broken—but we can look atthem and wonder."but they were men who built the city, not gods ordemons.