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do as much damage as a bullet, but that only created half the scare. While most porcupines look squeaky clean, Rodney had horrible hygiene and left himself an unbathed, slimy mess. Touching the fur on Rodney’s belly felt like forcing body parts in flea-ridden fleece. His grotesque appearance made him a key enemy for all picnic-goers, especially those who brought along meat. Rodney possessed a constant craving for grilled meat that lead him to picnics. The rich smell of charcoal searing meat…

disease could very well kill off the population for good. The risk was too high. The rescue effort is successful so far with 1000 ferrets in the wild, but not over. Scientists are currently working on ways to combat plague - vaccines, powder to kill fleas that carry disease, etc. If the wild population exceeds 1500 ferrets, the ferrets can be moved from the endangered species list to the “threatened” species…

Ravensbruck Ravensbruck was the largest women's concentration camp that was active during WWII. There were over 132,000 prisoners that were held captive there. During this time, Adolf Hitler was the Dictator of Germany and his mission was to execute the entire Jewish population. Concentration camps are camps where a large number of prisoners are forced to stay and perform hard labor and most likely be killed. The prisoners suffered while at the camp. If they survived, they still suffered from…

The actions of the Mongols affected many societies both positively and negatively. Mongol invasions may have disrupted civilizations, but they also helped improve the world network as a whole. A powerful ruler, or khan, and probably the most important Mongol khan, was Chinggis Khan. Chinggis Khan was born in the 1770s as Temujin in a splinter clan. His father was an able leader, and he promised a marriage between his oldest son, Temujin, and a stronger chief’s daughter. When the family’s money…

author expounded on the subject of tacit love and how it was and continues to be so easily overlooked. The narrator, Dr. Bernard Rieux, presented an eyewitness account of the Plague. Beginning in April, the disease was spread by rats, transmitted by fleas that were infected by harmful bacteria. When these rodents were found dead, strewn about the city, many residents began to panic. Newspapers spread alarming information which regarded cautions citizen should take. As the Plague became a…

Dear Editor, There is a problem in Piscataway, New Jersey that has been overlooked for years. There are no recreation centers in our town. There have not been any actively open centers for kids in Piscataway since around 2000. The most we had at one point was a pool. It was up and running years ago but was torn down. There were plans in place to build a recreation center in its place, but it was never built. There are many reasons why a recreation center will benefit our community. We…

disease when Helen 's death was being was being deciphered by the Lowood Institute officials. Looking back into western history, it was a disease that spread into the human body causing serious illness by something as small as a tick or a flea. The first exposition to such condition was during the wars that took place within the same time capsule of this very novel. Prisoners with low hygiene that had a risk of catching lice were locked into confined, isolated, and dark rooms…

There were three types of plagues, often referred to as “The Black Death.” More formally, the three plagues were known as bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic. Elliot’s book states that the bubonic plague resulted from when fleas infected with the bacteria yersinia pestis bit a human. Once the bacteria make it into a human’s lymphatic system, painful bumps develop in the groin, armpits, or neck. People with this disease had a slim chance of survival. A person could live if…

The time period known as the middle ages began in 500 AD after the downfall of the Roman empire and ended it in 1500 AD. the middle ages was also entitled to the name “ the dark ages” as there was no significant discovers, no phenomenal art works were produced and no scientific breakthroughs or accomplishments. during the time period, no grate medical discovers were made but instead used past medical treatments from the Romans, Greeks and Egyptians the monks put this knowledge into their texts…

Sitting here delayed at Tulsa International Airport, and I think to myself how this wedding came to be. J.P. was stationed at Ram stein Air Force Base in Germany when my mom had a heart attack. He wanted to be here for her so bad, but the military would not let come home. He was told he would have to change his field of work in order to get shipped back to the United States. He put in for a job transfer from a Bio-Tech (Bio-Environmental Engineer), someone who checks the purity and cleanliness…