Bloodletting

The plague arrived by ship in October of 1347. The tragedy was extraordinary, killing around 60 percent of Europe’s entire population. About 50 million people were killed because of the plague in a seven year time span. Understandably, citizens were terrified that the disease was coming for their own village. The plague caused great panic and terror around all of Europe. People were never able to feel safe during this devastating time period. The plague can be transmitted by contaminated food or…

The process of natural selection makes it so organisms with characteristics further suitable to their environment outlive and reproduce more than those with less suitable characteristics. This process helps ensure that each generation becomes increasingly adapted to their surroundings so that they can ultimately live longer and increase population sizes. At first glance, diseases are the exception to this principle since they seem to be unfavorable attributes that have somehow continued to pass…

of deeds I not have committed? What right do you have to judge me?” the physician managed to crank out. “Poor damned soul, you sin and you yet deny. Do you not see that I am the man who you slowly murdered? The one who you caused the death to by bloodletting? You may think no one knows of your forgery of wills, but there are always two watching. I watch to see you fall into the abyss deeper and deeper. Your soul belongs to me now as you have failed to prove yourself and show no remorse in your…

long term they will help us out. Secondly, they might want to kill vampire bats because they have a habit of swarming herd and killing them. For instance, Olivia had three hundred herds and she had found fang markings and red stains from nightly bloodlettings. Therefore, they will put a poison…

“Make a habit of two things: to help, or at least to do no harm. Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity. Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” -Hippocrates Hippocrates is one of the most magnificent figures in the history of western medicine. He was born on the island of Kos and lived from approximately 460 – 375 B.C.E. Throughout his lifetime, Hippocrates is believed to have traveled throughout Greece and Asia Minor…

Q.1.1 Claudius Galenus, or Galen (129 – c. 216 AD), was an important and influential Greek physician in the Roman Empire. He is credited with laying out a new standard in medicine that had considerable influence on medical practice for more than a millennium (Cook, 2015). The letters exchanged between Peter the Venerable, an abbot of a monastery at Cluny (in France) and Bartholomaeus, a physician, date back to the year 1150, a time when Galenic ideas in medicine were being practiced and followed…

Fear. Worry. Love. That’s what the citizens of the hermit kingdom that is North Korea feel. They fear for their lives, they worry for their loved ones, but they love the chains that bind them. Their captor is their ‘savior’. North Korea is the closest thing to a dystopian society Earth has to offer right now. It’s closed off from the rest of the world besides a small outlet into China for trade for without that trade it would fall to ruins. The government in Anthem is its parallel.The novel…

Ancient Egypt is widely known across the US as having creepy tombs with riches and treasures, along with spooky mummies and curses. This is unusual to many historians because other ancient cultures, such as the many dynasties of Ancient China, the Sumerians, and the Mayans aren’t as well known as the Ancient Egyptians. The majority of people are unaware of the Yellow River in China, rather they are more familiar with the Nile River in Egypt. The Egyptian’s had a more significant culture than any…

The art of hairdressing; It has been around for centuries. First appearing in egyptian hieroglyphic. Hairdressing, previously known as barbering, is a profession that arose during ancient times. Romans, Greeks, and Egyptians were the first to practice this profession. It has always been a form of expression and a major symbol in cultures and their religions, having a different meaning throughout cultures. In ancient Egypt, majority of the children 's heads were shaved except for the side,…

When you think of George Washington, what are the first things most people think of? Many think, great leader, dedicated soldier, or someone to honor and respect; but many people do not think of how his life ended. My main question is, could George Washington have saved his own life? George had a staggering amount of terrible diseases throughout his life, it makes people wonder how he survived that long. when he was just 17 he got malaria and had it three times after that, he also has also had…