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    out by this plague. Mothers‚ fathers‚ brothers‚ sisters‚ everybody was dying. Every layer of society was affected. Lower class‚ middle class‚ and upper class were all affected. Some citizens turned to witchcraft and magic‚ some turned to drinking or other pleasures‚ and others turned to God asking him why. If the citizens were not affected by the disease itself‚ they were affected by the damage it had done. No matter how much money a family owned‚ they still could not beat the plague. One of the

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    The American Plague The American Plague was written by Molly C. Crosby‚ who is as much as a researcher as she is an author. In 1648‚ a slave ship returning from Africa carried a few mosquitoes infected with a deadly virus know as yellow fever. The ship landed in the New World and thrived in the hot wet climate and on the white settlers. The New World has never come in contact with yellow fever and as a result no immunities have been built up. The virus obtained its name from the way it turns the

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    develops an identity for individuals and communities as well as contributes to the formation of morality and worldview. Authors such as Albert Camus‚ Rudolfo Anaya‚ and Fyodor Dostoyevsky all explore the human condition through their literature. In The Plague by Camus‚ the unfathomable sorrow the community of Oran experiences proves the durability of the human mind after extreme circumstances. Religion is also a major attribute to how people cope with pain in emotional and psychological states of distress

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    In the opinion piece ‘Pigeon plague in our cities’ Jo Bonella from the city newspaper argues that pigeons are over populating in Melbourne and are posing a health concern to residents and to themselves. In a blaming tone- she blames humans for feeding the pigeons too much. The author tries to persuade the readers using a series of techniques. The writer asserts that there is an over population of pigeons both in Perth and Melbourne. She uses figures that “there are over 60 000 pigeons in the

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    serf in 1352‚ the plague epidemic was getting stronger‚ but we had cures and preventions-or so we thought. Every day I woke up with a heavy head and heart‚ knowing that my only way out was my inevitable death. I worked and lived on a small manor with my noble and some other serfs. Most of the day I would do some simple farming‚ but when other people died‚ I had more responsibility. The only good part is that I got more pay for this. We had our ways of keeping safe from the plague epidemic‚ but apparently

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    Lindsey Aranda English‚ period 2 Hamlett June 6‚ 2011 Journal of Macbeth Act 1 I was very confused at the beginning of the play. I thought it was weird with the witches‚ and I was still getting used to the old English language. I thought it started to get interesting when the witches had told Macbeth that he would become the Thane of Cawdor and then he actually did! I think this is what starts Macbeth’s ambition towards the series of events that will happen in the play. I think that the

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    something of it in your own make-up. Abstraction sometimes proves itself stronger than happiness; and then if only then‚ it has to be taken into account (89). However‚ where some saw abstraction others saw the truth. Rambert’s perspective on the plague is that‚ the plague is everyone else’s problem but his own. Rambert left his wife in Paris and the moment that they were put into quarantine he had sent her a wire (82). Rambert was under the impression that things in the town were quite temporary and that

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    technological advancement are two reasons why humanity has come so far from its origins. However‚ could one of mankind’s breakthroughs lead to its downfall? Sickness has its place in history as one of the most prolific killers of people. The Black Plague in the Middle Ages wiped out significant human populations. In the present‚ research in medicine has brought forth antibiotics – a way of stopping harmful bacteria from infecting a person. Growing concern is centered on the fear that the overuse of

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    through a speech I gave in school. I once was given the task of choosing a history topic and giving a speech to the whole class. In the speech‚ I used information I found from books‚ the internet‚ and news articles to teach the class about The Black Plague in great detail. I even created a Prezi presentation to use as a visual aid to help clarify points in my speech. At the end‚ I was given the chance to talk one-on-one with my teacher for their feedback on how I did and receive my grade. Though I was

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    When they were inside the plane should have the Stephen and Dad done what they have done or should they have done something else? (pg. 28-29) Personally I believe that they should have done something else. In the story they let free the slaves. Not only that‚ they also took the car keys from the slavers and gave it to them and used 3 rifle shots to make the slavers not shot them. Stephen and Dad could have killed the slavers and taken all their stuff. Considering the slavers have a car‚ slaves

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