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    The deaths in the story “The Great Gatsby” can be blamed on many people. Myrtle, George, and Gatsby died due to a complex chain of events, but with much investigation it is possible to see the true cause of each death. The death of Myrtle was directly caused by Daisy hitting her with Gatsby’s car, but that was just an accident. The true cause of her demise was her own greed and lust for material things. She had everything she needed in life with George. He loved her and took care of her. If…

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    Do you know one of the leading causes of death to people around the world? Alcohol. Alcohol can causes problems for adults and teen drinkers. Alcohol cause problems Physical and mental health issues. In this paper i will talk about the issue of alcohol cause high Heart disease behavioral problems and problems with your digestive system that can causes your body to shut down. Alcohol issues can causes a lot of problem to your health care. One of theses problems is CHD. CHD is the most common…

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    was consumed by the nightmare that was the death of both his parents. In the years that followed, many of those around him met their demise and left a mark on the writer. Seemingly in a constant state of grief, Poe never saw true happiness. Specifically, the death of Poe’s wife brought him pain shortly before he wrote the poem “A Dream Within a Dream.” Soon after the same poem was published, mysterious circumstances led Poe to join his wife in death. The poem has a dark theme that brings to…

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    Sylvia Likens was 16 years old when she died on October 26, 1965. Her death was not just a fast painless death, it was long and torturous. Sylvia’s death could have been easily prevented and stopped many times. Many people knew what was going on in the house she was boarding in, yet they did nothing. This situation is a phenomenon known as Bystander Effect. Bystander Effect is when individuals that are involved in a situation do nothing to help the victim. To put it in simplest form, they stand…

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    The “Black Death” was one of, if not the most devastating pandemics to sweep the earth since humans have populated it. It was widely thought to be caused by a bacteria called Yersinia Pestis and in recent studies and research, evidence has made a strong case for the confirmation of that bacteria as the cause of the Black Death. Graves in Europe that were tied to that time period and the Black Death showed traces of that bacteria in both southern and northern Europe (Haensch et al. 4). In the…

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    unlawful cause death, in this case what had caused Vincent’s death? There are two parts that courts will look at in order to see the causation of the death. The two parts are factual causation and legal causation. Factual causation will determine if Vincent died due to your actions. We know that if you had not chased Vincent, he would not have died. Thus factual causation will also apply in your case to prove that it was you at fault, meaning you were the cause making you liable for his death.…

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    The plague killed more than 25 million people around the world. The plague had lots of causes and effects. Most people in Europe experienced The Black Death. The plague’s cause sparked scientists all over the world. Scientists found bacteria to be one of the causes of The Black Death. The bacterium was called Yersinia pestis (Dobson 8). The bacterium circulated among rodents (Benedictow). This bacterium was once harmless, but evolved to kill thousands of people (“Researchers” O6a). Scientists…

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    Black Death, but not many of them know all of the facts about it. The Black Death was a plague that killed an estimated 25-50 million people in a short time period of about five years in the fourteenth century. In this time period, 1346 AD - 1353 AD, about 33% - 50% of Europe’s population was killed by this horrible disease. If you think about this horrible number, you will be able to realize how important the Black Death was in human history. Now, some people would say that the Black Death was…

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    The Black Death was a plague that broke out around 1347, and is known as the deadliest in the history of the world. The name most likely came from the black and blue blotches that appeared on the victim's skin. The symptoms were similar to those of the flu, but they developed boils and died within a few days. According to a map the disease affected Asia and Europe, having reached Spain and France by 1348. It spread remarkably fast throughout the continents, the dirty and crowded conditions of…

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    Romeo and Juliet's unfortunate suicidal deaths are the cause of a lack of communication between Romeo, Juliet and their parents. Many other attributes of the situation resulted in the lack of communication and there death, but this is the heart of the problem. Teenagers including Romeo and Juliet will perform much riskier actions if they have no one to have a frank discussion with. If Lord Capulet was able to speak to Juliet without conveying disgust to Juliet, then the entire massacre could…

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