Life of a Slave in the Middle Passage Dear Diary‚ My name is Emem Okeke and I am 13 years old. I have just come off of a train transporting me to a plantation in America. I have been separated from all of my family (my mother‚ father‚ my brother and my sister) and I am most likely going to a different plantation. I was living in Sierra Leone when I got kidnapped. My tribe was a peaceful one‚ and we weren’t in any wars at the time‚ but while all of our tribe was asleep‚ another tribe ambushed us
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A Plane Ride Away: The Threat of The Plague BY TITLE: A Plane Ride Away: The Threat of Modern Plague I. Introduction a. Brief History i. Eyewitness Quote from Boccaccia ii. Devastation of 14th Century Europe b. No longer dormant c. Thesis: Though the Black plague was prevalent in history past‚ it is by no means extinct. The bubonic plague is still a threat to our modern world and has physical‚ economic and global consequences. II. Body - Middle Age and Modern consequences a. Physical
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worry about their survival‚ as Inflation became a common occurrence and as a famine broke out. The period of time between 1339 and 1346 approximately is known as the period before the plague. These seven bad years of weather and famine lead to the greatest plague of all time. Starting in 1347‚ endemic to Asia‚ The Black Death began spreading through parts of western Europe. This devastating pandemic took Europe
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Dear Diary- 2/3/13 Today absolutely was the worst day of my life. I feel sad from the bottom of my heart because my father was found dead. I did not believe it when I had first heard the news‚ and still have trouble believing it. The tears keep coming in waves with sadness and I can’t help to stop them. I feel this foreign feeling starting to well in the pit of my stomach from all this grieving. My father was a great King and good human being who served his country well‚ I hope to be just as good
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chose Michael because I can connect myself with him. Michael and I are both very caring and not sophomoric; Michael and I both help out with chores or with the mysterious murder that had occurred. Also Michael and I both like to go with the flow. Diary 1 Today my girlfriend and I both had a “great” day traveling to the island of Monhegan‚ Maine. Well‚ if I were to say great I would actually want to say tepid if anything. I would say this because when we got to the island Meg and I were both expecting
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The Black Plague in Florence 1348 Western Civilization & the World 1 An Essay Page 1. I am a lawyer living in Florence. The year is 1348. I am writing this chronicle for my friend‚ Marchione di Coppo Stefani‚ as a strange and mysterious plague of unprecedented proportion leaves many of our citizens dead within a matter of days. I want to leave this as a legacy for those who may survive‚ as I have no assurance that this dreadful disease will not claim me as it has so many
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Dear Diary‚ As I write this‚ I have two things on my mind. One‚ I am a murderer. Two‚ the war changes you‚ and not for the better. As I look back at my journey to go home to my family and a special woman of my life‚ this is one of the moments that stands out the most and I feel the need to share it with you. Earlier‚ I had been hosed down and dressed in black and grey prison clothing‚ before being shackled and thrown into a German staff car. I was starved‚ only being fed some bread an
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Malone Accelerated English II 3 May 2013 The Black Death As a pandemic that was able to spread from country to country and kill millions in the process‚ the Black Death‚ also known as the Bubonic Plague‚ was able to leave a mark on almost all of the Eastern hemisphere. Additionally and ironically‚ the impact the Black Death had on many countries was both negative and positive. While killing millions and destroying economies‚ the Bubonic plague also helped improved health care and sanitation
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A severe headache‚ the chills‚ a bad fever‚ swelling‚ lumps‚ exhaustion‚ and blood in your urine. What could possible cause these harsh symptoms? The Black Plague‚ also know as the Black Death or Bubonic Plague can. This disease killed thousands of people and left many devastated. In the 1500’s the Black Plague had a huge outbreak in England that killed over eighty-thousand people. The cause was not sure back then so victims could not take proper care and get the right medical treatment they
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Exterminating around a third of Europe’s population in just three years‚ the Black Death affected nearly every aspect of society as it ravaged through countrysides and towns. Entering Europe in 1348‚ this deadly plague drastically altered the nation socioeconomically as it swept across the nation blindly‚ careless to one’s social status or prosperity (Khan Academy). Surprisingly‚ the main culprit found to be responsible for such severe damage was a bacterium carried by fleas. The likelihood of this
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