Great Plague of London

The “The Ghost Map” is a book written by Steven Johnson, a well known science aurthorauthor. In the book, the author explains to us why urban planning is necessary to prevent deadly diseases, such as the deadly cholera outbreak. This book is a chronicle about an event that began on August 28, 1854, on Broad Street. A five-month-old infant named Frances Lewis, had developed diarrhea and exhaustion, which were both symptoms of cholera. Dr.William Rogers had taken care her, but she died…

night, and can’t exactly repeat what tear-jerking speech they have said. Each audience gets the same message in a different fashion every night, and this is what makes live theatre such a beautiful thing. Any story can be great, as long as the characters in the story make it great. This is why each character 's costume, and makeup will reflect who they are, and symbolize their role in the telling of this unique and terribly fantastic…

In London, there have been many instances that the government has tried to intervene in stopping the increase in homelessness from creating benches that a person can’t actually sit on, to railings that look like the inside of iron maidens, to the extremity of even placing metal spikes in locations known to house those without a proper home. This is known as “defensive architecture”. “The first word precludes some form of attack. The second refers to structures and the environment” (Borromeo).…

Twentieth century is famously known for its industrial development which caused severe social and psychological problems because of the blind chase of material wealth. As far as the industrial civilization enters a critical phase, the faith of the Christians was swapped out from the pastoral or rustic living style resulting in a spiritual wasteland. This wasteland is important to be mentioned to demonstrate the damage of the human soul caused by the industrial development. Extreme anxiety and…

concerning light and color, his development of calculus is regarded as the greatest creation in all of mathematics. (Bruno) More than two centuries have passed since Isaac Newton’s death, yet his legacy still lives on science. In the same year that the great Italian mathematician Galileo died, Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642, in the village of Woolsthorpe, near Lincolnshire, England. Newton was a premature baby who was not expected to live. His father had died three months before the…

Macbeth is the perfect tragic hero. His tragic flaw of ambition leads to his downfall— death by vengeance. There is both internal and external conflict, which are more characteristics of a tragedy. He is a great soldier and therefore faces external conflict. His captain details one of Macbeth’s killings with “For brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name), Disdaining Fortune, with his brandished steel, which smoked with bloody execution (like valor’s minion)…

wasn’t written until the 10th century, it has been widely known throughout the entire world. The only piece of the document that has the poem written is in the national library in London. Beowulf is the story of a warrior from Geatland, (which is the southern region of modern-day Sweden), that goes to Denmark to rid a great evil that goes under the name of Grendel. Beowulf maintains three of the epic hero traits, he possesses superhuman strength, loyalty, and courage. All epic heroes possess…

Isaac Newton Isaac newton was a religious scientist. Sir Isaac Newton Kt, PRS was an English physicist and mathematician. He saw mathematics and numbers as central. What is less well known is that he was devoutly religious and saw numbers as involved in understanding God's plan for history from the Bible. He did a considerable work on biblical numerology, and, though aspects of his beliefs were not orthodox, he thought theology was very important. In his system of physics, God was essential to…

The Black Death killed more than a third of the population in Europe. After the plague, their population grew significantly and everything turned around. “With that growth came a rise in land values, a reawakening of commerce and a general increase in prosperity” (Brinkley 10). As the population grew, so did the economy because there were more people to buy products. With the growth of trade and business, the ships that were used for trade became more advanced. The ships soon were able to go…

Sir Isaac Newton changed the perspective of many scientists during his life with his discoveries. Isaac Newton was born on January 4,1643 in Woolsthorpe, England and died on March 31,1727 in London. Sir Isaac Newton was a mathematician, physicist, and was a big contributor to the scientific revolution.Sir Isaac Newton was not only the son of a farmer, but he was also a premature baby and was expected to have a shorter lifespan than average people. When Newton was only 3 years old he was left to…