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=A Modern Witch Hunt (found content)= media type="youtube" key="Wzc6gwDmMl0?fs=1" height="268" width="336" align="left" Witch Hunt, a documentary film from 2008, provides us with none other than a modern witch hunt over alleged child molestation. Ed Jagels, a modern day Judge Danforth, abused his power as prosecutor of Kerns County, California during the 1980's. To respond to the country's growing hysteria over sex crimes against children, Jagels created a task force to hunt down child molesters. Twenty-nine people, despite no physical evidence -- just like our "invisible evidence" from the Salem Witch Trials -- were arrested, convicted, and sentenced to a collective 400 years in prison. Years later, the children, now adults, admitted that they were coached and tricked into giving false testimonies against their parents and other adults.

It doesn't get any closer to the Salem Witch Trials than this troubling episode of our American history. What's more disturbing is that Ed Jagels was reelected six times as District Attorney until he retired in 2009 and led many "tough on crime" campaigns throughout his career. And yes, he is still alive and kicking and has never apologized for the false convictions. What a jerk. Read this Rolling Stone article to find out more about this Crucible-esque soap opera.

= Lady Gaga and the Witch Trials (found content) = media type="youtube" key="WajLhcUpI2Y?fs=1" height="307" width="384" align="right"

Lady Gaga at the Salem Witch Trials is a funny remix/mashup of her song "Bad Romance" as if she were on trial for witchcraft. She helps Abby become a "free witch" and liberates her from the hypocrisy of the Puritan world. Though a spoof, this video reveals the extreme nature of the witch trials.

Look how far American society has come. Lady Gaga would have been killed as a witch immediately by Puritan society. Now, she is embraced as a pop culture icon and applauded for her crazy outfits and bizarre performances.

=Abby Williams (Today's Version)= Jealousy and ambition are major destructive forces at work in your teenage lives. Each year, certain students (none of you, of course) remind me of Abby and walk the halls of Gahanna Lincoln High School, plotting to take down the all-American girl -- think Elizabeth -- and trying to get the attention of the most popular boy -- a 21st century John.

Here's a glog that illustrates my vision of a contemporary Abby. The top part shows the text messages between Abby and her pal Mercy about Jon and Beth, everybody's favorite couple in the school. The bottom part of the glog is a look inside of Abby's head and her plan to get back Jon by starting a rumor about his girlfriend Beth. Can you figure out what Abby's going to accuse Beth -- a sweet, wholesome Young Life girl -- of doing? media type="custom" key="7305511"