The Black Plague killed more than 20 million people that was about one-third of the population in Europe at that time. During the late 1340’s in Europe‚ 12 trading ships arrived at a port after a long journey through the Black Sea. The people who gathered on the docks to welcome the ships were met with a horrifying surprise: most of the sailors aboard the ships were dead‚ and those who were still alive were very ill. Strangest of all‚ they were covered in mysterious black blisters that oozed blood
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symptoms. The most obvious symptom that stood out to all the citizens was the lumps that appear on the neck‚ armpit or groin. Usually they appeared after five to seven days after being infected. The epidemic was later called the Black Death because one of the symptoms caused blackening of the skin.
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Okinawa was one of the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War. The casualties suffered at Okinawa later assisted the authority in the decision to use the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Truman chose Hiroshima and Nagasaki because they were to two major military and industrial targets. He chose Hiroshima and Nagasaki to avoid an invasion of Japan‚ because he knew that there would be massive Japanese civilian loss. If he hadn’t dropped the atomic bombs it would resulted in “An Okinawa from one end of
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Throughout history‚ expansion was a common action for a country. The United States was growing at a considerable rate‚ making it was understandable to want to obtain more land. The issue how they went about obtaining it. Thomas Jefferson had two men‚ Lewis and Clark‚ travel west of the states to find a trade route and explore the land to see if the nation could expand. He‚ along with Andrew Jackson‚ showed that westward expansion is needed because the land helps support people by providing resources
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1946 and 1964. The U.S. Bureau of the census (1995) estimated that in Maryland‚ the 65 and older population would represent 11 percent of the total population in the year 2000. While life expectancy continues to grow‚ the need for long-term nursing care grows too. Long-term nursing care related services required by the elderly are costly. This is particularly a problem in the Montgomery County‚ Maryland‚ which has many low-income individuals who are not able to finance their healthcare needs using their
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African Americans. The black community rejoiced when the murderers of Isaac Doctor‚ William Brown and James Talbot were identified‚ but when the killers’ verdict was given‚ the black community became frustrated with the weak sentence‚ one year in prison for only two of the five perpetrators. This case was just the first of 32 incidents which happened between May and October in 1919. In nearly all cases of violence‚ white on black violence started conflict which ascended into escalation. As the number
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THE SUCCESS OF YOUR RECRUITING PROCESS IN THE SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM Recruiting process often requires a necessary financial dealings and a larger amount of time and money. Many businesses have this recruiting process and they want to know how successful their recruitment efforts are. By measuring the success of recruiting process‚ one could better decide if any strategic changing or alteration for getting optimal success is needed or not. The one real measure of the success of recruiting process
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In this essay it explains how week one reading changes my concept of long term care. The essay will provide two examples of current events related to long-term care and how it has changed. The paper will focus on examples of current events related to long-term care‚ and how might these examples increase awareness. This paper will explain what are three long-term care populations evident in my local community and if I was aware of these evident. Long term care is a health and social service there
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Hospitals and long-term facilities Coretta Bradley Dr. David Tataw Health Services Organization – HSA 500 August 7‚ 2011 Hospitals and long-term facilities Hospitals can be defined as a facility that sick or injured persons are given medical treatment. Whereas long-term facilities provide rehabilitative‚ restorative‚ or continuous care to persons whom need help with day-to-day activities. Throughout this paper‚ the difference between non-profit and for-profit hospital will be described
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The French and Indian War that began in 1754‚ eventually spread to Europe in what was know as the the Seven Years’ War. Back in America‚ several notable events happened. Britain attempted to institute several policies which‚ in the colonists view‚ had adverse effects. In an effort to replenish a diminishing army‚ Britain began forcefully enlisted colonists. This practice was known as impressment. Britain also instituted several other practices such as seizing supplies and equipment and demanding
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