Fever 1793

What would it be like to enter presidency while tensions are rapidly growing between the United States and two other countries? James Madison was practically forced to declare war on Britain in 1812, shortly after his inauguration. Great Britain had hoped to be a great ally to the United States. Instead, American ships were frequently seized by British forces. Both the vessels and their crewmembers were put to use in the service of Great Britain. Despite many efforts to contain the situation,…

Being African American I have grown up in my 37 years hearing the name "Harriet Tubman". Her legacy is taught in schools, so I knew that she was associated with the underground railroad, and slavery. But that is all that I knew about her. So I decided, with everything going on with the world today, and even that social media picture of the 6 high school girls in Arizona, that decided to each wear a shirt with letters to spell out "Nigger" for their class of 2016 photo.That it is important to…

While forms of childcare have existed long before the development of formal daycare agencies, the first known daycare for children in the United States was established as the Infant School Society of Boston in 1828. Child care encompasses various types of care provided to the child, such as care provided by an agency, care provided by relatives or other family members, care provided at their own home through the use of a baby sitter, care provided at someone’s home where other children are also…

an abundance of people don’t realize that this sacred and indigenous land is being harmed by invasive plants and animals that could destroy Hawaii’s numerous native plants and damage the life cycle of native animals. This major problem evolved in 1793 when Captain Vancouver introduced cattle to Hawaii (Info Grafik “Introduction of Cattle”). This establishment led to the extinction and injurious effects of native plants in Hawaii. Soon, huge amounts of ships came with people ready to live in…

is one of these diseases. Prompt diagnosis and correct treatment can lead to a full recovery, but if these steps aren’t taken botulism can become extremely fatal. The first recorded case of this deadly disease was in Wiband, Germany in the year 1793 (1,7-8). In this German town, 13 people ate blood sausages and they came down with botulism (1 7,8). Justinus Kerner did many experiments to find out why these sausages were so harmful to people, but he never did learn the truth of this fatal…

However, his greatest and most well-known pieces appear later in his life. In the year 1793, Beethoven started to take lessons from Haydn and Prince Lichnowsky. The two men put him up against the city’s best pianists in improvisation contests, and Beethoven soon became known as the ‘finest piano virtuoso in Vienna’ (Suchet, “1770-1802” &…