The Bubonic Plague is one of the most deadly diseases of all time as well as one of the most famous. Although it is not common these days to see it‚ it was widespread during the medieval times where millions had died. It was so widespread‚ it was said that there was not enough living to bury the dead. Rodents ran the unsanitary streets that carried the fleas that had the disease. This is how the Bubonic Plague was spread. It was believed at the time by the people that the gods were punishing
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2 texts that resemble a journey in different ways and text types. My prescribed text is Touching the void. Touching the void is a docudrama composed by director Kevin McDonald. And my chosen text is the book Lord of the rings by author J.R.R Tolkien. The book of lord of the rings‚ consists of many mini journey. Both these texts outline the main points of the concept journey. Touching the void is about a pair of climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates‚ who go on a expedition up the treacherous Siula
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"One ring to rule them all‚ one ring to find them. One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them."(8) Quite an interesting line for the trilogy of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. The trilogy of The Lord of the Rings is based in a struggle between good and evil‚ courage and friendship‚ not leaving the humanity behind. A world made by Tolkien‚ real enough to live not only in his mind‚ but also in ours. Middle Earth‚ a place ruled by elves‚ dwarves‚ and humans. A place where some
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The Plague and Frankenstein The quest for knowledge is eternal and almost never-ending. People devote their lives to studying and advancing their knowledge‚ but their advancement is always held in check by society and the people who studied before them. Several novels have been written which explore the effect knowledge and its limitations can have on society. This paper will focus on Defoe’s Journal of the Plague Year‚ and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus. Even though these
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The Odyssey and Lord of the Rings are similar‚yet‚ unalike. Lord of the Rings has a variety of main characters. The Odyssey is different in this manner. The Odyssey only contains one main character. Although the Odyssey does seat only one main character‚ it does not reduce its amount of epic characteristics found. Lord of the Rings has several main characters‚ as stated before‚ but does hold a primary hero. Both heroes had come up against people‚ monsters‚ or gods. The problems encountered in the
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the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson‚ Jackson displays how Adversity Influences and shapes a character’s identity through the protagonist Aragorn “strider”. Aragorn‚ the heir of Isildur‚ joined the journey to destroy the ring and defeat Sauron. During their quest Aragorn’s identity was shaped by adversity in three ways; after the passing of Gandalf he took charge as the leader‚ when Aragorn had the chance to take the ring from Frodo but overcame the
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Saturn’s rings‚ originally observed by Galileo in the 1600s‚ have been marveled at for centuries as the mystery behind their formation increased. It was not until 1980 when Voyager 1 flew by Saturn that a well-developed and precise image of Saturn’s rings were collected. Saturn’s rings were discovered to be made up of billions of particles ranging from the size of a grain of sand to the size of boulders. The rings‚ consisting of remains from rocky asteroids and icy comets‚ are about one kilometer
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Film Evaluation: Black Is… Black Ain’t The final film by Marlon Riggs‚ Black is…Black Ain’t‚ is concerned with the state of the African American community. This film essentially asks the question‚ what does it mean to be black? The director and producer‚ Marlon Riggs‚ guides viewers along an “an up-front examination of racism‚ sexism‚ and homophobia within the black community itself. Bringing together personal stories‚ interviews‚ music‚ history‚ and performance‚ Black Is...Black Ain’t asks African
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According to C. Wright Mills‚ what occurs in any one individual’s life is interrelated with society as a whole. To possess sociological imagination as defined by Mills “To be aware of social stucture and to use it with sensibility IS to be capable of tracing such LINKAGES among great variety of milieux.” The sociological imagination helps give us the ability to understand the correlation of one’s own biography‚ history‚ and traditions along with the knowledge of the social and historical influence
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