Marseille

The Black Death spread for a variety of reasons. In 1348, the Black Death first appeared in the African and French port towns of Marseilles and Tunis. Since these were important centers of trade, the disease quickly spread along those trade routes. By 1350, most of Europe had been decimated by the deadly effects of the plague. This disease could be spread by touching someone or breathing…

In the twenty-first century, as a result of globalization, major Western European countries have faced serious issues on immigration. Since the World Wars, European nations have sought solutions for labor shortage and low birth rates from immigrants. However, despite the growing influx of immigrants, the lack of governments’ flexibility with immigration policies has resulted in the polarization of the public’s sentiments on immigrants. The recent incidents of Charlie Hebdo and Kosher…

How to get along with women by Elisabeth De Mariaffi The title is misleading. To any man who picked up this book with the desperate hope to find a step-by-step walkthrough for socializing and understanding women, he would have been disappointed. This book is the first book by Elisabeth de Mariaffi and, astonishingly for a premier effort of a small press, nominated for a Scotia Bank Giller prize in the year 2013. It does not directly tackle the baffling intricacies and complexities of women.…

visiting China also return to Sicily, spreading the disease. By 1347 the Genoan merchants had also spread the disease to Constantinople, Cyprus as well as Venice in modern day Italy and Alexandria in Egypt. In 1348 the plague reached French cities Marseilles and Paris, also making its’ way into Spain, then moving to England along the Rhine river and into Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The plague then reached Aswan in Egypt, the entire Islamic world was also affected. By 1350 the plague…

story setting seems to initially represent the journey and evolution of Charging Elk, but the location of France offers another rich aspect for analysis. During the novel, Charging Elk, an Oglala native to the Dakotas, unexpectedly relocates to Marseilles, France after an unfortunate separation from the traveling Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. Left in a foreign country with no understanding of the language, culture, or the people, Charging Elk suffers disassociation from his normalcy and place of…

One of the most important battles in World War II, D-Day, can often be recognized as Operation Overlord or Operation Neptune, when people refer to D-Day, they often think of storming the beaches of Normandy and forget about the other tactics involved in the invasion. Many often ask what the “D” in D-Day stands for. “In military terms, D-Day and H-Hour are sometimes used for the day and hour on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated.” Most times they are used when a date has…

France’s history is one of the most complicated and richest history in the world, but its beauty always mesmerizes the history lover. In the 8th century, after the death of Charlemagne came the division of the empire as the valid Treaty of Verdun was made . The three parts are now approximately France, Germany, and Italy. From 885 to 886, Charles the Fat took over Paris, however, he was incapable to show up at the battle with the Viking, proving that he was unable to protect the people, later he…

the XIX century, Balzac wrote about "a terrible stench and filth" of Parisian streets, homes and themselves Parisians. Nonetheless, the neglect of hygiene was not caused by unavailability of water or detergent. Developed soap production existed in Marseilles, in Venice, in the cities of Germany and England. Instead of soap people could use lye, pumice, barley leaven, bean flour and clay. European "hygienic decline" was due to the fact that under the new religious tradition, which spread in the…

about three impactful timelines, which are my state before I moved to the United States, my state in the United States and my current independence. Africa taught me a numerous amount of things about life in general. Even thought I was born in Marseille, I was mainly raised in Niger, a sub Saharan country on the…

working-class dwelling was especially relevant in the 1950s with post-war reconstruction leading to a period of experimentation in this field that has been referred to as the “golden age of social housing”. In projects like the Unité d’habitation in Marseille and the Park Hill estate in Sheffield, we see a far more rationalised approach to social housing, one that favours a more Maslowian ideology that prioritises hygiene and a building’s ability to provide adequate enough shelter from the…