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    Black Death. During the 1300’s the Asian and Muslim worlds were both infested with the bubonic plague- a deadly disease that wiped out almost one-third of Europe’s population. In art‚ the time period of the bubonic plague appropriately depicts death as a skeleton on horseback who uses a scythe to cut people down. It is an image we have come to know and recognize today as the Grim Reaper. The plague began in Asia‚ traveling from Asia and infecting most of the Muslim world‚ it spread all the way

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    he Black Death‚ the black plague was a horrible disease In the middle ages. it’s a medieval black plague that is a bacterium that is transmitted to human from infected rats and fleas it started when the fleas bit the rats and the fleas would go the bit the humans.Rats would get on the ships when the people were running from the disease. “When the people were getting on the ships the captains we’re all dead and the people who were not dead was very ill‚ and couldn’t hold down food. They were covered

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    research‚ some basic characteristics can be discovered. It is presumed that the killer is a solo killer and is a white male in his mid-thirties‚ possibly late twenties. It is believed that he was in the military; this was substantiated by the boot imprint and knife found (Behavioral Research-Zodiac Killer‚ 2009). His mobility was local and done within urban Northern California. Some researchers and theorists claim that the killer had a day job because he killed at night and typically near or on holiday

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    Taken from Maxim (Volume 1‚ Number 3‚ 1999): “The 50 Worst Ways to Die” The following are some ways people were executed in Europe during the time period we are studying. My intent here is not to “gross you out.” It is not even to shock you. The sad fact is that throughout history‚ especially in Europe‚ people have thought of incredibly cruel and barbaric ways to punish those who have committed crimes. This‚ unfortunately‚ is part of history. As you are aware‚ we are currently studying the

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    They Don’t Call Them Killer Whales For Nothing Have you ever been to an amusement park? One popular park is Seaworld‚ and that is a place you can go and see marine animals in a show. Killer whales are held captive for the different events that Seaworld produces. Killer whales are dangerous to the people because of serious problems that they face when they live in a smaller place than they are supposed to. Many people may think that the entertainment that the killer whales produce for the audience

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    The Bubonic Plague was a major disease that evolved during the Middle Ages and spread across sections of Asia‚ Northern Africa‚ and Europe. This disease was also given the title of the Black Death because of how fatal it was and the deadly symptoms one contracted through it. The plague was transmitted from fleas containing bacteria that were carried by rats‚ to humans. Moreover‚ the Black Death killed millions of citizens and completely changed the society of 14th century Europe. As time goes on

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    The Great Plague in London of 1665 Although people proposed a variety of causes for the great plague in London of 1665‚ the effects of the plague were certainly catastrophic. Europe experienced many outbreaks of plague prior to the year of 1665. Unfortunately‚ no one was quite sure what exactly caused the plague‚ which devastated each person who was affected. The effects of the plague on society wreaked havoc on victims both socially and physically. Consequently‚ Londoners were forced to try

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    The plague‚ or Black Death‚ as it became known‚ was a devastating disease that killed approximately 19-38 million people in the 1300’s. At first‚ it was thought to have traveled from the Silk Road‚ but actually came from trade ships returning from China. At the height of the Middle Ages‚ the Black Death spread quickly across Europe and Asia. Researchers believe that the plague began first in China and was carried by fleas‚ which then infected rats. During the Middle Ages‚ rats were in large numbers

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    Running Head: PNEUMONIA: THE SILENT KILLER Exploring Pneumonia: A Silent Killer Abstract This paper explores Pneumonia and the respiratory disease process associated with bacterial and viral pathogens most commonly located in the lung. The paper examines the process‚ symptoms and treatments most commonly viewed in patient cases of Pneumonia. My goal is to educate the reader and to warn of the Exploring Pneumonia: A Silent Killer Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. Many

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    president‚ is the worst president in the history of the presidents because he is a huge twitter-addict‚ he is very offensive‚ and he wants to build a wall. The first reason why I think that Donald Trump is the worst president to ever set foot in the White House is because he uses Twitter too much. He also lies in Twitter. For example‚ a few days after Trump’s State of Union‚ he tweeted that his State of the Union‚ which had 45.6 million people watching‚ was the most in history. But the truth is

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