Essay 1 (1,000 words):
Explain why the Salem Witch Trials happened. How did a group of female children, the chief accusers, gain authority within the hierarchical Puritan societal structure? You can approach this subject from a psychological or a sociological perspective. You may have to do some research for this topic.
Essay 2 (1,000 words)
Do an analysis of a short story by Edgar Allen Poe- For example, the effects of alcoholism in “The Black Cat”.