Lice

American families follow typical customs when they begin a family. The man and woman begin their journey through marriage, and move to a house of their own. Their child is conceived after they are stable, and they plan for their baby. After the infant is born, the mother stays home to care for the baby, and the husband goes to work to provide monetary support. The baby rarely sees their father because of the long work hours, and the baby develops a bond to the mother through sensitive touch. I…

When you think of a warrior, you think of someone who is brave, strong, and dressed in full, heavy armor. You think of someone who is determined and ready to go out and defeat anyone to protect their liberties. In Canterbury Tales, Chaucer describes a medieval knight as someone who overcomes many obstacles in order to become the warrior he is. Knights are a part of the medieval times, and no other name but “knight” can be used to identify them. To become a knight, you had to begin training…

The Kokoda Campaign of 1942, was a brutal six month conflict between the months July 1942 and January 1943. The aim of the campaign was to prevent a Japanese invasion of Port Moresby that would provide them will almost direct access to attack and invade the North and East coast of Australia security. After the Fall of Singapore to the Japanese on the February 15th 1942, a major British base in the Pacific region was lost. They then moved onto the Indonesian islands, forcing thousands of Allied…

well as current treatments for this disease. This disease is transmitted by a bacterium that belongs to the genus Bartonella, which contains nearly twenty different species that are transferred to other organisms via vectors such as fleas, ticks, or lice. The species…

always present and gorged themselves on human and animal remains. The rats would nibble at the soldiers themselves as they slept or if they were wounded. Lice/parasites were another terrible pest of the trenches and were very hard to irradiate, breeding in uniforms and causing the soldiers to itch. Although this was not known until 1918, lice were also the cause of the dreaded Trench Fever which caused severe pain and high fever. Other pests included maggots, flies, frogs, slugs and horned…

The book “The Vikings” is about the lifestyle of a Viking. The Vikings came from countries that are now known as Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. The land the Vikings came from are cold with deep, rocky coasts, and mountains. Many Vikings wanted to have a better life and using their skills as seamen and warriors. The richest and most powerful men became the leaders. They were called kings and dukes. There were many wars between the different kingdoms, mostly over pieces of good land. The Vikings…

The Black Death also known as the Black Plague or the Bubonic Plague change the lives of people during the Renaissance and altered medical procedures still used today. The disease, which spread quickly throughout cities for centuries, is actually a bacterial infection and could kill a person within a matter of days. “This infection is found mainly in rodents and their fleas. But the fleas leapt to humans, infecting them with the disease.” The Black Plague swept through Asia and Europe. It…

incredibly hard it was for her. While she was in a camp they had to keep their face and wands clean, but the had no way of doing that. If they didn't keep their hands and face clean they were sent to the gas. Also in the camp Susan has it deal with lice, bedbugs and the fear of being sent to the gas with one wrong move. I have learned so much already, like how Susan has a permanent dent in her head from being clubbed in the camp. I have also leaned that Susan moved multiple times into multiple…

From the poem “I’m Telling the Story”, author Magdalena Klein portrays how poorly victims were treated. As stated, “In rags, soiled, infested with lice, Stabbed by hunger…” (Klein, stanza 2). The quote is important for the reason that one can see through the writing at how poorly survivors and victims of the Holocaust were treated. It is also shown that they were treated like animals as they were…

extremely cold or painfully hot shower. Then you were given the infamous "Striped Pajama's" a hat and some wooden clogs. The sanitation in the concentration camps is very poor. You had no or little water and the water you had would be dirty. There were lice, rats, and diseases were frequent. The camps were filthy and you got no sleep or very little sleep at…