Great Plague of London

Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the release of toxic biological agents. Common biological weapons are anthrax, botulism, plague, and smallpox. The plague has been one of the most devastating epidemics to mankind, second only to smallpox. Humans can become infected after being bitten by fleas that have fed on infected rodents. The plague develops rapidly and carries a high fatality rate despite immediate treatment and antibiotics. It has been used on various occasions because it’s difficult…

London: where it all began for Shakespeare, one of the greatest writers in the english language. This paper will be about a section in the book Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare by Stephen Greenblatt. In this book Greenblatt talks about London back in the 16th century and how the city influenced Shakespeare’s work. Greenblatt discusses the different opportunities and dangers that took place in the city at the time. This paper will include the opportunities the city had to…

Central Asia, spread East through the Silk Road and reached city of Caffa. Mongols who were victims to the plague threw dead bodies over the walls of Caffa, which began the spread of disease in Europe. Although its peak was between 1347 and 1351, the Black Death lasted for over a century, hitting different regions in Europe and around the world at different periods of time. The Black Death, or the plague, resulted in the death of almost half…

world’s greatest play writers in the history of playwriting. To this very day students memorize his many different poems and reinterpret the words of the text he written. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon a town 100 miles NW of London, He was born April 23, 1564 and sadly died on the same day 52 years later. On the contrary to that Shakespeare father John was a man of many jobs; he was into farming, wood trading, tanning, leather work, money leading and hand very many more…

around the world during the campaign for independence from Great Britain. Ghandi was born on October 2 1869 in Porbandar, his father was Chief Minister of Porbandar. Because of his father’s high position in the caste this help Ghandi with schooling and his leadership skills (history.com). While Ghandi was thirteen, he got married to Kasturba as an arranged marriage. At the age of 18, Ghandi left India and his family to go to London in order to study to…

Newton was born on January 4, 1643, in Woolsthorpe, England and died in London on March 31, 1727. He made many great scientific discoveries in the categories of optics, motion, and mathematics. With these discoveries, he became known as one of the greatest minds of the 17th century Scientific Revolution. He wrote about these discoveries by publishing a book called Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy. This book became known as the most influential book on physics. Newton’s father was a…

remained muslim territory, The christians still got great benefits from the crusades. Plenty of crusaders liked the middle east so much that they decided to stay. Other peasants that returned to England were rewarded with higher status. Those that returned…

Plague doctor When the Black Death began to spread across Europe and parts of Asia, the search for cures and treatments became desperate. After multiple bouts of plague across decades by 1656, plague doctors became notorious for their foreboding wardrobe. They often wore long leather suits, glasses, a pointed mask that looked like that of a birds’ head or beak, and finally, a long pointed cane or stick was held to keep the infected at “safe” a distance (Link 1). These physicians were…

stories with a triumphant end, instead of a tragedy which will lead to more to come in the future. The message is to create peace and decrease the amount of deaths we see and feel everyday due to many issues, not just relationship wise. Love makes great change within a society and most times it would take idealism to solve complex issues that America, Chicago and many other places face dealing with those type of…

wasn’t all that great before he came up with all these ideas. Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe, England. Newton 's father had died 3 months before he was born. At age 12, Newton was reunited with his mother after her second husband died. Isaac attended the King 's School in Grantham. Isaac…