pollution there was a threat of disease where people were getting sick and dying. In document 2, the result of pollution in Athens was a great accumulation of filth contaminating the streets, leading to disease. There were also great plagues, and also many things that offended the nose or eyes. Still, in document 4a, the effects of pollution in the Thames River, in London, consisted of London’s drinking water being contaminated and dead fish floating in the river, further contaminating the…
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future-John F. Kennedy. The Black Death was a tragic event that took place in Europe during the 14th century. The disease left a lasting impact on Europe, resulting in a new worldview. The Black Death, one of the greatest catastrophes in history, resulted in a world of fear. What started as a few infected sailors docking in Italy, resulted in the death of half of Europe's population. The disease…
classic novel. Transylvania is Dracula’s homeland, where he is an infamous civilian. He is a clever creature, and was a nobleman of great linage. There is a clear difference in class between Dracula and the other inhabitants in Transylvania, as well as the other characters in the novel. In Dracula, the old, underdeveloped Europe, was is set against modern London. The west, London, was more advanced technologically,…
and weaknesses that the Spanish Monarchy faced. During the start of the 17th Century what was known as the Habsburg Spain which was very much on the brink at the end of the Golden Age and even though it kept its populous empire the country fell into great turmoil towards the start of the 16th Century. The reason for this ‘decline’ was a cause of the defeat of the Spanish Armada and a corrupt financial crisis that in turn made the Spanish Crown to become bankrupt. The ‘decline’ of the Habsburg…
“The non-nobles of medieval Europe were powerless, impoverished (culturally and/or economically), and miserable” is a common misconception on the Middle Ages. Indeed, since the stories and sources we got are often from the nobility, about it and written for it. Moreover, in general, there is no that much materials and records about peasants, since most of them were iliterate and lived in perishable houses. That does not necessarily mean that the non-nobles were completely absent, but they are…
He has been writing plays and sonnets for four centuries. Ben Jonson said this about Shakespeare “He was not of an age, but for all time”. While he was part of the most popular acting companies in London, he often played before the court and Queen Elizabeth I. While king James was in throne in 1603 Shakespeare was given a royal license and so did his fellow players. Shakespeare’s work has encourage the United Staes to be a democracy nation and doing…
Geoffrey Chaucer is regarded as the first great English poet. He lived during a time of war, plague and social revolt. Despite these terrible things, society was very vibrant, creative, and increasingly literate (“Chaucer and His Works”). There is not a lot of information about Chaucer`s early life. He was probably born in London, sometime between 1340 and 1345. His father was a successful wine merchant, but there is no further information about his childhood or education. In 1357, he served as…
that they all yearn for. A prime example is Macbeth, who is willing to assassinate whoever stands in his road to glory. In his play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, William Shakespeare utilizes clandestine deaths, his search for greatness as he travels to London, and his experiences to win over King James I to convey that, in the pursuit of ambitious ideas, one may do whatever it takes to acquire eminence and prestige. Firstly, Shakespeare mirrors his son through Hamnet to elucidate that all is…
The Great Depression devastated many economies. But one country arguably suffered more than any other: Canada. By the time its economy reached bottom in 1932, Canada had suffered a staggering decline of 34.8 per cent in per capita gross domestic product. No other developed nation was as hard-hit. Canada was, and still is, a country dependent on trade. In the 1920s, commodities — such as wheat — and lumber products, including newsprint, were particularly important. In 1930, U.S. president…
com. A&E Networks Television, 20 Apr. 2016) In 1661, he enrolled at the University of Cambridge’s Trinity College where he studied a classical curriculum but became fascinated by the jobs of modern philosophers. Four years later in 1665, when the Great Plague closed Cambridge Isaac went home and began formulating theories on calculus, light and color, and his farm of the setting for the guess of the falling apple that influenced him to work on gravity. He then returned to college at Cambridge in…