Monte’ Atkinson English 112-07 Ms. Suchanec 26 April 2013 Rough Draft The Black Death was undoubtedly one of the most devastating diseases that occurred during the middle ages. The Black Death‚ also known as the Bubonic Plague‚ was s worldwide epidemic that caused the death of more than 20 million people throughout Europe. The plague killed over a third of the entire population. However‚ I will include two book sources and two articles. Authors Jerrold Atlas‚ Barbara Tuchman‚ Graham Twigg‚
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SUMMARY- This article is about the devastation from hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Donald Trump is trying to help Puerto Rico with a waiver known as “Jones Act”. The Jones Act makes goods shipped between places in the United States to be carried by American-made vessels. WHY: Puerto Rico wants the waiver to access medicine‚ food‚ clothing‚ and other supplies. WHO: Donald Trump is helping Puerto Ricans with this waiver. WHEN: On September 8th‚ a temporary waiver was granted by the request of the
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Cause and Effects of the Devastation of Nature The devastation of nature is a global concern nowadays. It is because the changes that’s been done to nature which is caused mostly by human activities. When we pollute the air‚ land and water‚ this harms the nature. Bulldozing wetlands and cutting down forest also destroys the nature. These are only few of the activities that contribute to the devastation of nature. Overgrazing and groundwater pumping are some of the activities that damage
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Bartolome de Las Casa - A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies Preparer’s notes: 1) Though the original title does not appear in this version‚ this is (apart from the preface) a translation of: "Brevisima relacion de la destruccíon de las Indias"‚ by Bartolome de las Casas‚ originally published in Seville in 1552. 2) The original archaic spelling and punctuation has been retained] POPERY Truly Display’d in its Bloody Colours: Or‚ a faithful NARRATIVE OF THE Horrid and Unexampled
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Devastation can strike anywhere‚ at any given time. This devastation can‚ and will‚ affect the masses. It can disrupt‚ as well as set back the progress of any community. We must accept disaster as an inevitable fate in order to properly combat devastation and increase resiliency. The combined efforts stem from the power of each individual to aid emergency managers. Emergency managers are responsible for the proper planning of emergencies. They use a fundamental approach in their planning methods
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because of the copious amounts of lumber‚ cotton‚ and coal. Bartelomé de Las Casas‚ a Dominican friar‚ went to the new world as a bishop where he witnessed the poor treatment of the Native people. This lead him to publish the Apologetic History of the Indies where he argued against the corruption of the Native Americans innocence and of their lands by the Spanish colonists. Casas’ main arguments for why Native Americans
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Hurricane Katrina: Development and Devastation Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storm systems to ever collide with the coastal United States in the last century. Strong winds sustained during landfall of over 140 mph combined with a very low central pressure (920 mb) to wreak havoc on many coastal communities in ways not seen before in the US (1). Despite monitoring the storms development‚ tracking its movement‚ and issuing early warnings‚ Hurricane Katrina has proved to be the most
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Spice Islands an export zone was a violent and militarized process. Although the Dutch endured contestation from the incumbent peoples of Java‚ their use of violence and military discipline ultimately allowed them to succeed in transforming the East Indies from a subsistence economy into a colony of exportation where they controlled trade. Using its privileges granted by the Netherlands‚ the VOC successfully colonized Java. This involved murder‚ forced labor‚ and deforestation (76‚ Hall). The Dutch
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After 1655‚ Animism was destroyed in the West Indies. The cause of this was not natural‚ or preferred‚ but rather coerced by other humans. What are the differences between “discovering” and “invading”? Discovering is defined as determining the existence or presence of something‚ whereas‚ invading means marching aggressively into another’s territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation. In this essay‚ I will be extending very acutely into this issue‚ identifying the reasoning
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West Indies Yacht Club Resort (Case No. 1) I. Problem Statement: Patrick Dowd must find a way to unify the different types of cultures at the West Indies Yacht Club Resort. Thus he can use his expertise to recommend strategies to the resort. II. Alternatives: a. Develop ways to recognize culture differences and work on how to coexist. b. Break into groups based on culture and have these groups form teams and work together. c. Stricter management. III. Analysis: a. Develop ways to recognize
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