of all time. Starting in 1347‚ endemic to Asia‚ The Black Death began spreading through parts of western Europe. This devastating pandemic took Europe
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Bravery: The Kidnapping You’ll Never Guess The End is written by Barbara Wersba. This book is about a young teenager named Joel. His story is that out of the ordinary‚ as his older brother becomes a celebrity overnight. JJ‚ his brother‚ lived the life of a typical teenager. Sleepless nights‚ video games and flirting with girls was part of his daily routine. Joel has lived in his brothers shadow ever since‚ as his parents mainly focused on JJ and his fame. Till one day‚ things happen and that changed
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The Black Death was one of the few epidemics that greatly affected demographic catastrophes. Researchers noticed that the 11th-14th centuries were distressful times with this assassinating disease that had spread throughout many continents around the world by the lives of the people‚ population and societal developments. The Black Death is known by many names such as “the blue sickness‚” la pest‚ “the great mortality or it’s scientific name Yersinia pestis (Benedictow‚ 2013). The Yersinia pestis
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’s yield enough to feed the population. The Black death struck in 1347 and decimated the European population. The black death was a necessity to prevent overpopulation and economic decline. The economy of the fourteenth century was in a state of decline. The population boom along with the shortage of food was leading Europe down a road to starvation. The climate in western Europe also was beginning to change at the turn of the fourteenth century. This caused a very wet climate and greatly adversely
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The Black Death‚ also known as the Black Plague‚ or the Bubonic Plague killed one third of the population of Europe during its reign in the 13th and 14th centuries. The arrival of this plague set the scene for years of strife and heroism. Leaving the social and Economic aspect in a standstill. The phantom of death became a subject of art‚ music and folklore and it influenced the consciousness of the people. The impact of this mass killer caused enormous chaos and havoc to the medieval society
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During the 13th century‚ three diseases collectively known as the Black Plague ran rampant throughout the civilized world of the time‚ including Asia‚ the Middle East‚ Africa‚ and Europe. The plague had a remarkably high mortality rate‚ striking fear in the hearts of all who heard of it. Political systems crumbled in the face of this natural disaster. In this time of government turmoil‚ people turned to religion for hope. This united the public‚ and even if the religion did not serve to provide hope
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The Black Death The middle ages were a dark and scary time. They had everything broken down into groups of people. This system was called feudalism. The stages were broken into peasants next squire‚ knights‚ then onto kings. During this time something horrible happened‚ the black death occurred. The black death happened in the 1300s. The Black Death killed an extraordinary 25 million people in 2 years!!! This happened in Europe. According to the article Black Death‚ in ten years‚ it killed
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The black death in Spain: In Spain‚ religious clerks were cornerstones to every aspect of a commoner’s life‚ from circumcision to marriage‚ almost all happenings in their lives was overseen by the church. Priests would roam in the fields during the spring to bless over the crops before they were planted. Commoners whilst in this complete brainwash by the church came to the conclusion that this plague was a curse from god‚ and the cause of the epidemic were the heretics. This led to the torment
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In the chapter‚ The End of The World (Part 1)‚ The narrator‚ Death‚ decides to give the reader another insight to the end of the story. It depicts Himmel street during and after the bombing. During the bombing almost everyone on himmel was fast asleep. The narrator tells the reader exactly who dies‚ and who lived‚ which is only one‚ the book thief. Liesel was in the basement reading through her story‚ again. Afterwards‚ a team of rescuers find her alone in the rubble‚ and she finds Papa and mama
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The industrial revolution brought success to the civilized world but it also brought a nightmare called "pollution." In the past decade we’ve become more environmentally conscious of our planet‚ but for almost a century we’ve been a "throw-away" society with an out-of-sight‚ out-of-mind mentality. Industrial smoke has polluted our air‚ whole communities have been built over nuclear waste landfills‚ fish and wildlife have died in our once pristine streams and rivers and our rain forests are being
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