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The air choked with the stench of disease. The landscape, shriveled and fallow. A syrupy silence hangs over the land. It is 1348; the Black Death is here. Scampering up a mooring rope and into a trade vessel, a harbor rat carries a deadly passenger, the Yersinia pestis. And in October of 1347, the ship, docked in Messina, carries the Black Death into Europe (“Black Death”). Swollen lymph nodes, mottled black skin, and infection are merciless; victims eat lunch with their friends, and dinner…

At first sight, the issue might appear trivial, however, several customers recently asked me the following question: “What is the difference between the wines from the Rioja and those from the Ribera del Duero?”. What's more, according to my experience, the next question tends to concern the price difference. This is why I thought an article would be the ideal opportunity to come back on the topic, especially considering that Christmas is at the door and we should be thinking about which wine to…

According to the Center for Disease Control’s National Health and Nutrition Education Survey, in 1959, 13% of adult Americans were overweight or obese. In 2010 that figure had climbed to 69.9% (CDC/NHANES, 2011). Obesity, a risk factor for diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and stroke has reached epidemic proportion in the United States. It continues to increase across the population regardless of age, education, or socioeconomic level. In 1972 Michael Jacobson, the director of the American…

Establishing a Wine Business Your Name Institute Establishing a Wine Business Q1: The costs in the vineyard are in collaboration with the raw materials used such as grapes and juices. Finding the best grapes and juices can present with an opportunity to enhance the clientele. The risk of conservation of water, pest-risk, water quality, soil quality, severe weather is some of the risks for wine growers. Q2: The cost of each vineyard activity includes the maintenance cost, irrigation, soil…

The latter half of the nineteenth century was an era of unprecedented rapid expansion for European civilization. This growth was the result of multiple factors originating from within Europe— such as the Industrial Revolution, and the development of the highly organized nature of European nation-states— but had consequences that resonated far outside European borders (Jones). The expansion of European industry and economy created an inter-European power struggle, and “one way to demonstrate…

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you our candidate for the teaching position in the department of Sociology at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill campus. Though the other candidates for the position are all very qualified, our candidate, Emile Durkheim is a step above the rest. Durkheim’s impressive resume shows that he is the most suitable candidate for the job within the department. Emile Durkheim was born on April 15th 1857 at Epinal in France to a rabbi. He was raised in a…

business of art. Coming from two contrasting time periods of realism and contemporary art, Bonheur and Eliasson share a common purpose to empower others through the business of art as a feminist figure and global activist. Rosa Bonheur was born in Bordeaux, France in 1822 and passed away at…

France is unique and one of the most amazing countries in the world. The food is amazing, and the sights in France are breathtaking. It has existed as a country for a little over a thousand years, and managed to fill those with some of the most important events in European history. It is bordered by the English Channel to the north, Luxembourg and Belgium to the northeast, Germany and Switzerland to the east, Italy to the southeast, the Mediterranean to the south, southwest by Andorra and Spain…

Eleanor without a doubt raised eyebrows, made an everlasting impression on people and was a very important political person during the middle Ages. Born in Bordeaux, France during 1122 B.C. life began for Eleanor with an advantage which led towards her unmatched feats; she was the daughter of William X, the duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers. Aquitaine was a large and extremely fertile land producing an…

Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti though his family was French was born in Milan on 15 September 1881. He grew up within an artistic family, the elder son of Carlo Bugatti, an important Art Nouveau furniture and jewellery designer, and his wife Teresa Lorioli. His younger brother was a renowned animal sculptor, Rembrandt Bugatti and his paternal grandfather, Giovanni Luigi Bugatti, was an architect and sculptor. At a young age Bugatti demonstrated a deep instinctive understanding of a wide range of…