December 1 1955. Dear diary Today is a very special day. I did something brave. Something I never thought‚ I’d have the courage to do. I know that after this‚ my life will never be the same‚ but I’m sure‚ it’s the right thing to do.I was on my way home after yet another long day of hard work. I was so tired when I took the bus although I was happy to finally be on my way home to my dearest husband. After so many hours sitting in a room too small for the number of people‚ I was exhausted. Who wouldn’t
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October 1‚ 1962 Dear Diary‚ A lot has happened over the past few months. You absolutely would not believe what happened today. You remember me telling you about that negro‚ James Meredith‚ who was trying to get admitted into the University of Mississippi around the end of May of last year? Well‚ rather than letting it go and forgetting about it like he should have‚ he decided to get the NAACP involved. Apparently they appealed his case all the way up to the Supreme Court and they ruled that
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The black plague: The black plague also known as the black death started in the years 1346-1353 leading in the deaths of 75 to 200 million deaths‚ almost a third of the population. The black plague is also known as the black death because‚ of the dark patches on the skin caused by subcutaneous bleeding. The black plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. A deadly epidemic known as the Sixth-Century Plague or Justinian’s plague struck Constantinople and parts of southern Europe
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The Black Plague is best known for taking the lives of about half of europe during the middle ages. It seemingly come out of nowhere‚ killed thousands‚ then went off and on for several more centuries. Many know of the plague but do not about it‚ what caused it‚ or what were the effects on the people from this killing disease. During the middle ages of 1348‚ the plague had begun. Many were dying‚ there was no difference between the healthy adults and children. Some thought it was from witchcraft
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The Black Death Plague The Black Death plague‚ also known as the Bubonic plague‚ attacked Europe in 1347. The Bubonic plague was one of the many pestilences that would attack almost the entire Eastern Hemisphere. The last plague attacked a European city‚ Marseilles in 1722. On 1347‚ the name âBlack Deathâ‚ or the âBubonic Plagueâ was not used. During that time‚ they called the plague the Pestilence‚ or the Great Mortality. As we can see‚ the Black Death Plague has been in existence
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was a problem that nothing could be compared to‚ the black death. During this time period the Black Death was a major factor in Europe from when it swept threw from 1300 to 1450. Many people said it was the end of the world because of the plague’s effects on the European people and Europe in general. The plague was brought to Europe by cargo from China. In this cargo there were rats that had flea’s on them that carried this plague‚ and this little flea’s caused one of the most
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Dear diary‚ Sorry I haven’t been writing lately‚ it’s just that I haven’t been able to think properly ever since Denny died. I just came back from finding the body and mum and dad haven’t even noticed that I left. Maybe it should have been me and not Denny. He was the better son. He did everything that dad wanted him to do‚ and he was cool about it. He played football and joined the army. Girls were always around him. God‚ why did he have to go! It should have been me!! There are so many things
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“Plague has been responsive for some of the worst catastrophes in the story of humankind”(Dobson 8) The black plague was one of the most catastrophic events that ever happened in the history of the world. It killed hundreds of millions of people over a 700-year time span (Benedictow). In this paper I will be exploring how people got the plague‚ what happened when you have the plague and the impact the plague has on the world today There were numerous causes to the black plague; one of the main ones
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The Black Death‚ or as most people know it today as The Plague‚ killed more than 20 million people in Europe and Asia in the Late Middle Ages. This horrific disease affected all aspects of life during the time. The population decreased by more than 60 percent. The Black Death got its name from the black boils that oozed blood and pus from all of its victims. These were called "buboes" and appeared black on the skin. "Blood and pus seeped out of these strange swellings‚
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We are here at Forres after Macbeth has been crowned King of Scotland. Though it is a joyous occasion‚ I am considering the strange way in which the witches’ prophecies had came true- though i suspect Macbeth has ’’play’dst most foully for ’t’’. I am yet again tempted by the other prophesy that relates to myself of ’’Lesser than Macbeth‚and greater.Thou shalt get kings‚ though thou be none’’and I myself find this a tempting prospectof treachery. Wicked is what man is‚ but i will remain loyal to Macbeth
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