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The Bubonic Plague was a disease carried by rodents. It was caused by bacteria named Yersinia pestis that was found in the intestines of the fleas on the rodents. The bacteria blocked the intestines of the fleas causing the fleas to starve which made the fleas want to feed often. The fleas would try to clear the blockage by vomiting. When the fleas vomited up the bacteria when they were feeding on someone, that bacteria would get into the bite and that person would become infected with the…

Propaganda is information specifically designed to persuade or mislead, and censorship is the suppression of information deemed objectionable. Although both are just tools, censorship and propaganda are not justifiable in any free society because their entire purpose is to blind and control. No matter what form it takes, propaganda is a tool used to control the citizens of a society. It’s dangerous because it works. In Germany, women were granted the right to vote in 1918. At the time, a very…

Hitler would speak of the entire post-war continent as if it was a personal vacation resort, in one instance he stated “The beauties of the Crimea, which we shall make accessible by means of an autobahn—for us Germans, that will be our Riviera. Crete is scorching and dry. Cyprus would be lovely, but we can reach the Crimea by road. Along that road lies Kiev! And Croatia, too, a tourists ' paradise for us. I expect that after the war there will be a great upsurge of rejoicing.” German…

The Nourishment to Others: Technology in Nursing “They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel,” said by Maya Angelou. Nursing is providing care, the prevention of illness and injury, the remedy of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of patients, and the passion towards individuals, families, and communities. The responsibilities of a nurse is to perform physical exams and health histories, provide health advancement, counseling, and education, and…

Bubonic plague is transmitted by the rat flea (Xenopsylla Cheopis), which ingests Yersinia pestis cells by sucking blood from an infected animal. Yersinia pestis is a bacterium that infects rodents, humans and the oriental rat flea. It can be life threatening if untreated. The black death is a contagious disease that can spread very fast. Cells multiply in the flea’s intestine and can be transmitted to a healthy animal in the next bite. As the disease spreads, rat mortality becomes so high that…

There is a lack of artistic artefacts (paintings or sculptures) from the early Ottomans, however it is evident from the surviving buildings that Byzantine, Mamluk and Persian traditions impacted Ottoman art. When the Ottomans conquered the former Byzantine capital Constantinople, art and architecture experienced significant changes. However many people still wonder What rulers of the Ottoman Empire were interested in developing the art and architecture of the empire and what were their…

Most Powerful State: Why and how the United States military should be the powerful in the world U.S. defense budget is $612 billion and despite spending cuts, this is more money spent on defense than the next ten highest spending countries combined. (Business Insider) The United States has the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. These US Armed Forces have 298 military bases in the United States and other 900 bases are in 130 countries overseas. (Political Fact and Military…

Whether you think Hillary Clinton is the next best hope for president or evil personified, there is much to be said for this look into the life of a Secretary of State. Much could be said, but mostly already been said so make this short and non political. Amazed at how many balls each USA Secretary must keep in the air at one time. So much knowledge is needed, such as a fine line to walk. Clinton did a great job of explaining some of the decisions to be made, unload some misinformation, explain…

When looking at Security issues it is easy to forget that some issues are more important than others are for a country and that those issues differ for each country. A Security issue that is important for Finland may not be as important to Ukraine and vice versa. We also forget sometimes that it is hard to account for everything. That there are certain security issues that are a problem for the entire international system. What issue is the hardest for actors to address in the system? What…

fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 to Russia becoming an energy superpower today. Russia has experienced both the rise and fall of power that has changed the human space and place over these time periods. Figure 1, New map of Russia, including Crimea (mapsoftheworld.com, 2014) The birth of the Soviet Union began with the Bolshevik Revolution in April 1917, when the Germans helped Vladimir Lenin back into Russia after he was exiled to Switzerland after trying to kill the Emperor of Russia,…