A Journal of the Plague Year

1700s. In 1803 Malthus presented An Essay on the Principle of Population or a view of its Past and Present Effects on Human Happiness, with an Inquiry into Our Prospects Respecting the Future Removal or Mitigation of the Evils Which It Occasions. Journals and magazines exalted Malthus for his insight and diligence. Malthus was respected by economists and became the leader of Economics. After resigning from Jesus College, Malthus became the first professor of political economy in England.…

The spread of tuberculosis in society changed the way medicine was approached to a more scientific focus. The disease also shifted the idea that the sick should not be helped to one more focused on community. Malcolm Morris calls for a “crusade against tuberculosis” in his article titled “The Prevention of Consumption.” In the article, Morris focuses on the way tuberculosis is transmitted, action by public authorities, sanatoriums, and the help for all people as ways to combat tuberculosis.…

Planet, who began to be seen as symbols for feminists and environmentalists respectively in later years. These superheroes and their images shifted to make a statement for the minorities, expanding to make broader statements, even if it was before their…

to help teach many concerns and methods. Some believe that The Odyssey is the sequel to The Iliad mainly because it has some of the same characters and was written after. These two stories share common themes such as both texts take place over ten years, both are written in a narrative format, both texts focus around a strong character that is the protagonist, and even the relationship between humans and the Greek Gods. The Greek Gods are both included in the texts…

role in the Plague of Athens. On the surface, “enteric fever” causes a small but common array of symptoms: fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, chills, muscle aches and skin rash. The cause of the disease is salmonella typhi, a bacterium that rides contaminated food and water before establishing pathogenic residence in the human gastro-intestinal tract. Although the disease isn’t as prominent (or ever was), it still impacted our world in a few interesting ways. In the year 2000, over…

Poverty, Prostitution, plague 1600-1800 Presentation: Poverty and Rioting in the Early Seventeenth Century Written Notes Page 1 This is my presentation as part of my portfolio, in my case study, I discussed prostitution and how poor people reacted to it, usually through rioting, this presentation will be focusing on poverty and rioting in the early seventeenth century and how they connect, because it is evident from this when the poor felt somewhat in the slumps, then they would usually protest…

mostly on their current stressors, whatever they may be whether it’s about the past, the present, or the future. Writing about stress helps one step back and consider the options that are available more clearly. To improve health and decrease stress, journal entries should include two things: First, write what happened, the actual facts about the objective experience. Second, write your feelings about what happened, what you feel and why you feel it. For those who use journaling as a form of…

One more interesting aspect of Almereyda’s film is his portrayal of Ophelia’s flowers. In both the film and the play, Ophelia is declared mad while giving away flowers. While reading the original play, written by Shakespeare, we can pull out many interpretation of what could have happen in this scene. In some portrayals we have Ophelia giving out real flowers to the actors, while in other portrayals, the flowers are imagery only symbolized as Ophelia fantasizes, or in some interpretation Ophelia…

Journal 1: Underdevelopment In a world of imperfect people, it is inevitable that there will be inequality between individuals. These inequalities manifest themselves in many ways, one of which ways is underdevelopment. Countries that are underdeveloped are be defined as: “a nation or sovereign state with a less developed industrial base and a low Human Development Index relative to other countries” (Wikipedia). These countries suffer because of this in all areas from education to technology and…

he has dozens of journals filled with theories and observations, he was not appreciated as much as he should have for his work, this is because his work was so complex that almost no one could actually understand fully the meaning of what he was doing.…