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  • The Black Death

    The Black Death

    What was the Black Death, and what was its impact on European society? The Black Death was a bacterium which was carried by flea infested rats. This disaster spread across Europe quite rapidly. Much accusation for the cause of the plague was pressed onto the Jewish community. The most common plague was the bubonic plague, although the pneumatic plague also existed. This disaster caused economic, social, political and cultural havoc. Approximately 50% of the infested

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    Submitted: May 27, 2010 By: Bred
  • Salem Witch Trial

    Salem Witch Trial

    Between the months of June to September of 1692, the infamous witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts resulted in the deaths of twenty men and women as a result of witchcraft charges. Hundreds of others faced accusations and dozens were jailed for months during the progress of the trials. There are an numerous number of explanations for the hysteria that over took the puritan population of Salem. This year marked a very disturbing time in

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    Essay Length: 1,373 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: May 27, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Comparative Analysis of Death Rituals

    Comparative Analysis of Death Rituals

    Grief and Loss July 19, 2004 Comparative Analysis of Death Rituals All prominent cultures and religions in the world devote specific rites and rituals to their respective societies and faiths. Rites are acts of social, spiritual and religious origins and apply not only to ceremonies for the living, but to ceremonies for the dead as well. This paper will compare and contrast the rituals practiced by my Italian-American family with the rituals practiced by those

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    Essay Length: 2,058 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: May 30, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Plato - Last Days of Socrates

    Plato - Last Days of Socrates

    Plato's Crito Plato's "Crito" is a dialogue between Socrates and one of his closest friends Crito. The entire dialogue takes place in Socrates prison cell, where he awaits execution. Crito visits Socrates before dawn in order to persuade him to escape from prison and flee to another city or country. Crito has made all the necessary arrangements to smuggle Socrates out of prison to safety. To Crito's despair Socrates seems quite willing to accept his

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    Essay Length: 742 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 30, 2010 By: Andrew
  • The Death Penalty: Do Two Wrongs Make a Right?

    The Death Penalty: Do Two Wrongs Make a Right?

    The most extreme sentence a convicted person can receive is that of death. This form of justice is referred to as capital punishment, more commonly known as the death penalty. It has been banned in many nations, such as Canada, but is still present in various states throughout America as well as in other countries. A person who is sentenced to death has usually committed a serious crime. Take for example first degree murder, which

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    Submitted: June 1, 2010 By: Victor
  • Death to a Salesman

    Death to a Salesman

    1. Her personality is implied through her reactions and feelings throughout the story. Calixta was a caring and worrisome mother. When the storm came she was standing at the window watching, lightning struck a nearby tree and she exploded in emotion for the safety of her husband, child, and herself. That would be her most significant trait. She is also very family orientated. Although she had a unfaithful encounter with Alcee, she knew her family

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    Submitted: June 2, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Death Penalty, Right or Wrong?

    The Death Penalty, Right or Wrong?

    The Death Penalty, Right or Wrong? Fear of death discourages people from committing crimes. If capital punishment were carried out more it would prove to be the crime preventative it was partly intended to be. Most criminals would think twice before committing murder if they knew their own lives were at stake. As it turns out though very few people are executed and so the death penalty is not a satisfactory deterrent. Use of the

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    Submitted: June 3, 2010 By: Top
  • Life Death and Property Rights

    Life Death and Property Rights

    Case Discussion Life, Death and property Rights Why do most African patients not receive adequate treatments for HIV and AIDS? There are several reasons for the lack of treatment in Africa, a worse infrastructure as well as corruption or the lack of information about the disease. One of the main reasons for the inadequate treatments of HIV and AIDS is the weak infrastructure that Africa has. The health care system in many African countries is

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    Submitted: June 5, 2010 By: Steve
  • Doctors Accused of Doing Illegal Stem-Cell Trials Patients in Austria May Have Been Misled

    Doctors Accused of Doing Illegal Stem-Cell Trials Patients in Austria May Have Been Misled

    Doctors accused of doing illegal stem-cell trials Patients in Austria may have been misled. Alison Abbott Patients treated outside of clinical trials in the Urology Department (inset) of the Medical University of Innsbruck may not have been insured.Clinical trials led by Hannes Strasser have come under scrutiny by an Austrian ethics committee.MEDICAL UNIV. INNSBRUCK An apparently successful stem-cell treatment for urinary incontinence is now being questioned after it has emerged that clinical trials for the

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    Essay Length: 1,193 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: June 5, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Socrates

    Socrates

    Socrates of Athens was a philosopher. A philosopher studies human behavior, thought, and knowledge. The word philosophy meant "the love of wisdom" and that is what Socrates had. When Socrates wrote to the oracle "who is the wisest man of all of Greece" The oracle answered he was. Socrates was puzzled over that so he went to search for a wiser man. He went to see politicians, poets and craft workers. He concluded that the

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    Submitted: June 8, 2010 By: Max
  • In Cold Blood: The Death Penalty

    In Cold Blood: The Death Penalty

    In Cold Blood: the Death Penalty Capital Punishment has been part of the criminal justice system since the earliest of times. The Babylonian Hammurabi Code(ca. 1700 B.C.) decreed death for crimes as minor as the fraudulent sale of beer(Flanders 3). Egyptians could be put to death for disclosing the location of sacred burial sites(Flanders 3). However, in recent times opponents have shown the death penalty to be racist, barbaric, and in violation with the United

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    Submitted: June 8, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Death from Child Abuse Reaction Paper

    Death from Child Abuse Reaction Paper

    Death From Child Abuse Reaction Paper Never in my life have I encountered a more emotionally draining, motivating through awareness book. Ursula Sunshine Assaid , a five year old little girl, was killed by child abuse. She was mutilated, hit, kicked, starved, fed soap… the list goes on and on. Death From Child Abuse… and no one heard is a book about the last week of Ursula’s life. She resided in Florida with her

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    Submitted: June 8, 2010 By: Jon
  • Socrates and the Apology

    Socrates and the Apology

    Socrates and the Apology Some of the best sources of information about Socrates' philosophical views are the early dialogues of his student Plato, who tried to provide a faithful picture of the methods and teachings of the great master. The Apology is one of the many-recorded dialogues about Socrates. It is about how Socrates was arrested and charged with corrupting the youth, believing in no god(s) (Atheism) and for being a Sophist. He attended his

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    Submitted: June 10, 2010 By: Anna
  • Death Penalty

    Death Penalty

    Jenna Diasselliss English 101 - Section 5 10 April 2006 Death Penalty Should the punishment always fit the crime? If you are convicted of murder in any degree, yes. One form of punishment that I support fully, especially in murder trials and convictions, is the death penalty. When you commit a crime like murder, you should have to pay the consequences. When Scott Peterson was on trial for the murder of his wife and unborn

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    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: Janna
  • Irresponsibile Biff in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

    Irresponsibile Biff in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman

    Have you ever felt as if you do not know what to do with your life? Everyone does sometimes, but certain people are like that their whole life. These people are irresponsible and depend on others to survive. In "Death of a Salesman", Biff is one of these people. He is irresponsible because he depends on Happy, depends on Willy, and does not know what to do for a living. Biff looks up on Happy

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    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: Max
  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials Superstition and witchcraft resulted in many being hanged or in prison. In the seventeenth century, a belief in witches and witchcraft was an agreed upon opinion. In Salem Massachusetts where the witch trials took place many people that were suspicious were accused of witchcraft and hanged. The Salem witch trials changed many peoples lives and even lead to death for many. There is really no one cause for the events that took

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    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: David
  • The Innocence of Socrates

    The Innocence of Socrates

    The Innocence of Socrates The goals of this paper will be to explore the death of Socrates and to support the thesis that the jury at Socrates' trial was not justified in its decision to sentence him to death. One of the major charges against Socrates in his trial was that of "impiety." This allegation specifically referred to Socrates' neglect of the accepted public gods of the city and introducing new gods. "Neglecting the public

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    Submitted: June 12, 2010 By: Monika
  • The Dynamics of Identity and Insanity in “the Accidental Death of an Anarchist and the Government Inspector

    The Dynamics of Identity and Insanity in “the Accidental Death of an Anarchist and the Government Inspector

    In the plays “The Accidental Death of an Anarchist” written by Dario Fo, and “The Government Inspector”, written by Nikolai Gogol, ‘identity’ and ‘insanity’ play vital roles. The Maniac, who is the protagonist of “The Accidental Death of An Anarchist”, is seen changing his identity throughout the play, pretending to be various other people. Khlestakov, the protagonist of “The Government Inspector” lands in the position of being an inspector by chance, and throughout the play

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    Submitted: June 13, 2010 By: Bred
  • Death in the Hours

    Death in the Hours

    The men and women of The Hours view death as an escape from an ordinary lifestyle which lacks anything truly extraordinary or exhilarating. Laura Brown considers death as an alternative to the constraints of her role as a mother and a wife. Both Richard Brown and Virginia Woolf ultimately commit suicide in order to escape their illnesses and their failures to live up to society’s expectations. Though Laura does not end her life, she does

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    Submitted: June 14, 2010 By: July
  • Death, Does It Help Us Live?

    Death, Does It Help Us Live?

    Does knowing we are going to die help us to live? How? We often take our lives for granted especially when we're young. We think we're going to live forever. But, from one moment to the next, nobody knows what will happen. A person could be alive and well one moment and dead the next, this shows the value of life and the uncertainties of death. Death is the "great unknown," and that's why it's

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    Submitted: June 17, 2010 By:
  • A History of Black Death and Its Effects on Western Europe

    A History of Black Death and Its Effects on Western Europe

    A History of Black Death and its Effects on Western Europe Black Death in Western Europe This plague, thought to be the Bubonic plague, spread throughout Europe, killing about half its population. It was called the Black Death because of the black blotches that appeared on the victims' bodies. This plague was carried by infected fleas of the black rat. Theology, developed in accordance with this idea, threw about all cures, even those which resulted

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    Submitted: July 13, 2010 By: Andrey
  • Black Plague - Death Among Millions

    Black Plague - Death Among Millions

    It may start out as a terrible headache, then turn into chills and a high fever. Nausea, vomiting, back pains, and soreness of the limbs are soon to follow. Bright light will become hard to withstand. All of this came and went within three to four days. These are symptoms millions of people suffered during the fourteenth century. The bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death or Black Plague, was one of the most

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    Submitted: July 13, 2010 By: Andrey
  • Social and Economic Effects of Black Death on Europe

    Social and Economic Effects of Black Death on Europe

    Social and Economic Effects of Black Death on Europe The Black Plague (also known as the Black Death or Bubonic Plague) of the 1300s is considered by many historians to be one of the most influential events and turning point in the transition from medieval to modern-day Europe. Some analysts even compare its devastation to that of World War I, since "25% to 50% of Europe's population were killed during the onslaught" of the plague

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    Submitted: July 13, 2010 By: Andrey
  • Who Is Responsible for the Death of Romeo and Juliet?

    Who Is Responsible for the Death of Romeo and Juliet?

    "Love is like a violin. The music may stop now and then, but the strings remain forever." –Anonymous "Hatred does not cease through hatred at anytime. Hatred cease through love. This is an unalterable law." –Buddha Love and hatred are defined as two extremely opposite terms literally; however, they are combined perfectly to provide the prerequisites of the tragic ending. Love impels Romeo and Juliet to surmount any obstacles place between them. Nevertheless, love is

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    Submitted: February 8, 2011 By: shauna
  • The Death Penalty: Is It Morally Correct?

    The Death Penalty: Is It Morally Correct?

    The Death Penalty: Is it morally correct? Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the execution of a criminal by the government for the conviction of certain crimes. These crimes are referred to as capital crimes and include crimes such as murder, rape and drug trafficking. Capital punishment has been a form of punishment for ages. The death penalty is a widely controversial issue in the United States and other countries.

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    Submitted: April 25, 2011 By: tiffanyv

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