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    Brooks points this out too in his novel that due the outbreak of the plague the people became rich‚Similarly Brooks shows us that the similar symptoms of the plague where the victom gets a wound first and then the infection spreads to the rest of the body. The plague could spread through a bite by any creature who was infected and the symptoms were the patient body used to get cold and the heart used to stop but the patient used to become aggressive and used to attack people‚ killing endless numbers

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    Christian and Muslim responses to the plague were different. The Muslims thought it was a blessing from God while Christians thought it was a bad sign from God. The plague was caused by fleas on rats. So many believed that the plague was the end of the world. Civilizations in the East and West were affected by the plague. To explain that the plague was caused fleas on rats is that the fleas carried the disease that infected rats‚ and then the rats infected the humans. The plague spread through

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    The Life within the Fire The tripods had some of the most significance on the setting in the story‚ “The Masque of the Red Death.” As Poe stated in the story‚ “There was no light of any kind emanating from lamp or candle within the suite of chambers. But in the corridors that followed the suite‚ there stood‚ opposite to each window‚ a heavy tripod‚ bearing brazier of fire that projected its rays through the tinted glass and so glaringly illumined the room...” the tripods were the only light source

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    Imagine a world crawling with snakes‚ big enough to eat a full sized human and pigs that make damages worth up to $400 million a year. Invasive species are certain animals that come from one place with similar climates and dominate to another location and kill many the native animals and or plants. Intruding animals are a problem‚ but creative solutions are being tested. Invading species are a problem all over the world like in Australia the foxes ate almost all the penguins; the population dropped

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    There are many effects that happened because of the explorations. The Europeans spread many diseases to the Native Americans. Those diseases were: Smallpox‚ Measles‚ Malaria‚ Yellow Fever‚ Influenza‚ Chicken pox‚ Syphilis‚ Polio‚ Hepatitis‚ and Encephalitis. Because of the diseases‚ millions of Native Americans were killed. Native American civilizations were also destroyed. European powers built up extensive overseas empires. Large amounts of Europeans moved to America. Native American crops were

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    During the Great Depression there were many deaths. For example‚ starvation from the lack of food and many more of the deaths were caused by dust pneumonia. The Great Depression made people died‚ face discrimination‚ and bankruptcy. First‚ effect of the Great Depression was the large death count. One main factor‚ of these deaths was the dust pneumonia caused by the dust storm. A quote from the book‚ Out of the Dust‚ by Karen Hesse‚ “Pete Guymon took ill with dust pneumonia.” [140] Another‚ factor

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    The Black Death was the most devastating disease in England and all of Europe.During the medieval ages the Black Death caused about seventy-five percent of Europe’s population to decrease and had a high mortality rate. The Black Death was a gruesome disease because it covered the body with “ … mysterious black boils that oozed blood and pus …”(“Black Death”). The smell was so horrific and the number of casualties was so significant that proper burials were not possible. Although the Black Death is

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    The medieval life was an unordinary life for us. The people lived without electricity‚ did not have internet and we still extremely happy with everything. Even tho medicine was terrible‚ the church had enormous power they still had fun. Patients were treated terribly since they had no medication at the time‚ people that had smallpox were given chicken broth as medication which of course had no medical effect. The doctors believed that disease was spread by bad odors and body diseases

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    The Roman empire lasted from 700 BCE until 476 Ce‚ and incredible 1‚176 years. But how did Rome fall? Some say political squabbling. Others argue invasions. However‚ the downfall of Rome was due to military problems‚ and natural disasters. Earthquakes brought buildings to the ground‚ while illnesses killed thousands of innocent people. Also‚ the military was losing it’s edge. They decided to become lazy‚ beginning to think too much of themselves. To begin‚ Document F states‚ “The population of Rome

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    Have you ever heard of the Black Death? A lot people are familiar with the horrible plague that spread across Europe from early 1348 to late 1349. However‚ most do not know just how big of an effect it had on the nation of Europe. Over time‚ the disease caused famine‚ mass death in highly populated areas‚ and even led to rebellion and uprising from poor people‚ or “peasants”. The disease ravaged the continent of Europe for around two years‚ yet it left tens of thousands of casualties in its wake

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