however‚ they all shared one common belief: the disease was airborne. According to the “Ordinances Against the Spread of Plague‚ Pistoia‚ 1348‚” “no citizen of Pistoia...shall dare or presume to go to Pisa or Lucca; and no one shall come to Pistoia from those places; penalty 500 pence.” Additionally‚ the “Plague Regulations of Bernabo‚ Visconti‚ Lord of Milan‚ 1347‚” “each person who displays a swelling or tumor shall immediately leave...to the open country [and] those in attendance upon [the diseased]
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Huck and Jim’s relationship is present throughout the novel. It is first seen when Jim risks being seen as a runaway slave when he goes to Jackson Island searching for Huck. This tells us that Jim cares about Huck and is risking his own life for him. Huck promises to help Jim escape the south and become a free man. Even though Huck is raised with racist views on the black part of society he is still willing to help Jim head towards freedom. Their relationship is based on friendship‚ but as time passes
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The U.S. has just won its independence from Britain. A new form of government needs to be instituted. Out came the Articles of Confederation. Under the articles the federal government had very little power. It was quite clear the articles would not last for long. The next form of government would be under the Constitution. Now the federal government would have considerably more power‚ but now the problem of forcing the nation to respect that new found power became more prominent. By nature when a
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The Scientific Revolution was an important time in history‚ but it was by no means sudden. The catalyst of the Revolution were a while in the making with writings and philosophies from Ancient Greece and Rome inspiring people and was a long process of gradual of upheaval‚ up until the Enlightenment. This essay will examine the various‚ but not inexhaustible‚ causes that may have contributed to the Scientific Revolution; the teaching and philosophies of Aristotle‚ Ptolemy and Descartes‚ The Renaissance
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Problem Statement: As a manager of The Lego Group I think the main problem that Lego faces is maintaining its competitive advantage and growth in the complex toy industry. Lego must identify a clear expansion plan to respond to the external (business) threats such as intense competition and new product innovations‚ changes in the toy industry with mergers and acquisitions and legal battles as well as maintain efficient internal operations in terms of supply chain and logistics in order to keep up
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What do we learn about each of the main characters and the relationships and power dynamics that exist between them in the opening chapter? Throughout the opening chapter of the novella‚ Steinbeck introduces George and Lennie. Both characters are portrayed in opposite ways through their physical appearance and mentality‚ which is developed further through the novella. Steinbeck portrays Lennie as a very simple minded character who doesn’t know how to control his actions. When Steinbeck introduces
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What were the causes of American Revolution? There were many factors that lead to the American Revolution but a few stand out more importantly. The American Revolution was not just one happening that created a global concern‚ there were many factors that lead to it such as taxes that they were enforcing‚ and a few of these acts led colonists to believe their freedom was at stake. All of this and the opposition eventually led to the American Revolution. The beginning issues that lead to the revolutionary
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Trace the history of Herod the Great and the Herodians. What were their major contributions to the history of Judaism and the Jews? What were their main failures? Herod the Great was the Governor of Galilee under the authority of Roman rule. He was a direct descendant of Antipater. During his reign from 37 B.C. to 4 B.C.‚ Herod became known for his inhumane treatment and troubles within his family. However‚ he also had positive attributes to his rule that included aiding those under his reign
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In the 1930’s‚ a plethora of lynchings were happening throughout the United States. Many black men and women were being falsely accused of crimes that they did not commit and were put in jail. Some whites believed that they deserved worse than what they were already being put through‚ so they invaded the jails and kidnapped many blacks and lynched them in front of large crowds of people. Abel Meeropol wrote the poem‚ Strange Fruit‚ as a protest to these lynchings. The poem describes the injustice of blacks and whites faced during
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