AP European History HANDOUT Explorers Networking Assignment Name of Explorer: Bartolomeo Diaz Date (s) of Exploration: August 1487 - December 1488 Nation of Representation: Portugal Discovery: -set out to find a way around the southern tip of Africa (also to establish a friendly relationship with the country of Prester John‚ a Christian African king) -followed previous route from Diogo Cao to Cape Cross -continued along coast‚ reached Kwaaihoek (today known as Eastern Cape province)
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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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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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Title: Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them Apollo Casco College of DuPage Abstract This paper is a review of the book “Six Modern Plagues and How We Are Causing Them”. Discussing about the causative agents of each plague and how we increased the severity of each; Mad Cow Disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy)‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS)‚ Salmonella‚ Lyme Disease‚ Hantavirus‚ and West Nile Virus. Millions of people have died because
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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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Innovation and 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
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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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of this would have happened if they would of killed the slavers. Some people might say but what about the slaves? Well when majority of people are dead and everyone is fighting to survive who cares about the Slaves. What are your thoughts on Stephen accepting help from those 3 people? Do you think it was a good or bad idea? (pg.56) I
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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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by having the people of Thebes report on the plague that has stricken the land’s crops and women. They called upon their ruler Oedipus‚ who once defeated the Sphinx who tormented their land‚ to aid them once more. Oedipus acknowledged his citizens suffering and waited for the return of his brother–in-law‚ Creon‚ who after traveling to the Oracle of Apollo informed Oedipus that to rescue Thebes‚ they must punish the killers of the previous king‚ Laius. Oedipus to comfort his people announced the search
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