as the “little ice age‚” as it was the period of climate change for the worse; becoming colder and wetter. This ultimately led to the destruction of the crops that were essential to society. What was the name of the plague that devastated Europe in the 14th century? “Black Death” was the name of the plague that devastated Europe. How did this plague spread? The plague normally affected rats and was passed through the fleas that lived on them. Fleas drank the blood of the infected rats‚ and then
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Beowulf Chapters 1-13 Questions for Discussion Please read Chapters 1 through 13 and answer the following questions for discussion. This will not be submitted or graded but it is important that you do the reading and be ready to discuss the questions. (Consider typing your notes directly on this document.) Be ready to discuss: Section 6: Thursday‚ 9/18 Sections 4 and 5: Friday‚ 9/19 Chapter One: In this chapter we meet Grendel‚ the first of the monsters in Beowulf. He has a connection
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Many people believe that Queen Elizabeth I was the most successful ruler in English history. She did so much good for her country and she really cared about her subjects. Queen Elizabeth I had a difficult childhood but that did not stop her from receiving an excellent education and having a very successful reign as queen. Queen Elizabeth I’s childhood was full of struggles and hardships. She was born on September 7‚ 1533 in Greenwich Palace. Her parents were King Henry VIII and his second wife
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MERCUTIO Well dude‚ it sounds like Queen Mab visited you last night. BENVOLIO Queen who? MERCUTIO The great Queen Mab. She assists fairies when they give birth and is no bigger than the marble stone on a councilman’s ring. Her wagon is drawn by atoms‚ and she rides over men’s noses as they sleep. She uses spiders’ legs as the spokes of her wagon‚ and the harnesses are made of the tiniest spiderwebs. The cover of her wagon is made of grasshoppers’ wings and the collars on the atoms are made from
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Which presidents were serving during the events covered in this chapter? (Write NA if not applicable) NA 4. Complete this Chart Some examples of events - a death‚ the start of a war‚ the end of a war‚ an election‚ the creation of a work of art‚ the publishing of a book‚ a trial‚ the passage of a law‚ a protest‚ a natural disaster‚ a man-made disaster‚ a battle‚ a meeting or convention. The Five Most Important Events from This Chapter Date Why I Think This Event is Important? Raleigh founds the
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As the threat of invasion from the Spanish Armada still hung‚ Queen Elizabeth I attempted to rally her troops in the town of Tilbury. The Queen dispelled opposition of her position and worries about her lack of capabilities as she delivered her Tilbury Speech on August 9th‚ 1588. Through her use of diction‚ imagery‚ and sentence structure the Queen successfully rallies her troops to confront the encroaching enemy. The Queen uses diction to praise and motivate her people using words like‚ "faithful"
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captured by Prithvi Narayan Shah of Nepal. Shortly later‚ the British East India Company with local kings went to war with Nepal from 1814 to 1816. At the conclusion of the war‚ as a result of the Sugauli Treaty‚ all these captured parts of North India were ceded to the
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The power of speech plays an important part in Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God. Each character starts off with their own unique voice. The strength and control of a caharacers’ voice changes throughout the novel determining their place in society and relationship with others. Logan Killicks’ voice changes between the beginning and the end of his marriage with Janie. At the start of their marriage Logan talks to Janie with sweet words and rhymes. This leads Janie to believe that
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“INSIDE THE QUEEN MARY 2” The Queen Mary 2 is a vast ship that has a very astonishing features from its deck‚ bridge galley‚ engine‚ housekeeping and medical facilities are all equipped with state of the art technology and most its armed by their dedicated officers‚ and crews onboard the vessel. From the start of their voyage‚ everything must be systematic and prompt‚they cannot let the ship to be delayed by in their schedule. Also even they need to do their task as much as they would the safety
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During the 1800’s‚ one of America’s biggest issues was slavery. Most people didn’t have a problem with it and agreed with it‚ but there was also groups called abolitionists‚ that greatly disliked slavery and devoted their lives to try to put an end to it. Slaves were denied basic human rights that people take for granted everyday‚ and were treated unfairly. Rights that I believe everyone should be able to have were denied to slaves. Some of these rights include: the ability to have a legal marriage
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