During the beginning of the Renaissance, the bubonic plague was ravaging the countryside. ... The plague did not only affect the poor or indigent, but the rich and powerful were also falling prey to its grip. In Francesco Traini's, "Triumph of Death," there is an illustration of a hunting party coming across three plague victims. ... This picture illustrates just how wide spread the bubonic plague had become. ... The plague was integrated into everyday life to such an extent, that even Petrarch, noted for his poetry of love and longing for the evasive "Laura", could not help but write...

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In such a scenario, the plague and its spread seemed inevitable. It is also worth noting that the spread of the plague was also a consequence of the negligible sanitation system that was seen in medieval cities that were still to work out proper drainage and toilet facilities. Even though it is wrong to state that the plague spread due to dirt and filth, it cannot be denied that it hastened the spread of disease by weakening the very immune system of humans. According to Philip Ziegler, "the plague found its work easier in bodies weakened by dysentery, diarrhea or the thousand natural sho...

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First, the freedom of sex in the narrative is a direct result of the ideals that accompanied the plague. ... While each of these influences are separate and distinct, it also important to note that each of them are intertwined and always manipulating each other. ... In The Decameron, Boccaccio places us in a time when the plague was running rampant within the medieval realm. ... It is important to note that this train of thought directly influenced the very characters telling the stories. ... The ideals of the plague, cultural norms, and the beliefs of Boccacio have all worked hand in hand...

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Throughout the play he is referred to as "the first of men" and is praised by his people as the man who can bring them forth out of the plague that has befallen their city and save them from death and destruction. He, and his citizens have complete confidence in this one man who has saved them once before from the plague of the evil sphinx by solving her riddle of "what crawls on 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and 3 at night?" ... The next important part is the prophecy Tieresias presents to Oedipus, the very same prophecy, the audience will note, that was also described by the o...

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One such incident of weather that Pepys found worthy of note was on the 15th November 1665, " and it was horrible foule weather ; ( ) and a furious, dark and rainy, and windy, stormy night ;( )" Both Evelyn and Pepys mention that the plague has begun to subside on this particular day. ... Evelyn notes upon Pepys" death that Pepys" heir is a nephew, a son of Pepys" sister, along with the fact that Pepys had been a friend to him for nigh on forty years. ... Evelyn doesn't appear to much note down his monetary gains, whereas Pepys does, thanking the Lord for his profits for the year. ....

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There are going to be a few jarring notes in every society, curious people and situations that defy the norms. ... But they struck the wrong note with thin-skinned politicians, who came cracking their whips right away. ... He guides assorted, confused notes into harmony. But what if there was a gun to his head, and he was forced to direct the instruments to play just a single note? ... MARD – Men Against Rape and Discrimination, has been a unique and recent initiative of men sensitizing men towards the issues plaguing women. ...

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"Sonnet 141" In faith I do not love thee with mine eyes, For they in thee a thousand errors note; But 'tis my heart that loves what they despise, Who, in despite of view, is pleased to dote. Nor are mine ears with thy tongue's tune delighted; Nor tender feeling, to base touches prone, Nor taste, nor smell, desire to be invited, To any sensual feast with thee alone; But my five wits nor my five senses can Dissuade one foolish heart from serving thee, Who leaves unswayed the likeness of a man, Thy proud heart's slave and vassal wretch to be; Only my plague thus fa...

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Riots, failures in our government, crime, and lots more plague our news and TV networks. ... " Vladimir notes that this is very apparent in instructional television, and seems to plague producers and educational networks, and agrees with it, however wishes this weren't the case. ...

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The poison with which Claudius kills King Hamlet spreads in a sense throughout the country, until "something is rotten in Denmark", as Marcellus notes (I.4.90). Shakespeare shades in words of sickness continually during the play, perhaps serving best to illustrate the ill condition of affairs plaguing not only Denmark, but the characters as well. ... Midnight strikes and Barnardo notes, subtly referring to the sentiment of Denmark, that "tis bitter cold, and I am sick at heart" (I.1.8). ... He further notes of the world as being "stale and flat", further examples of the pale images Shakespe...

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However, it is worthy to note towards the end of the play a lapse in O"Neill's complete loss of faith in Catholicism, an altered view through life experience. ... It is essential to note that after being expelled from Princeton, O"Neill led the life of a wanderer without a purpose, merely existing. The years that ensued were plagued with alcohol, city slums, cheap women, and attempted suicide. ...

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Desiree's baby is a story marked by prejudice, selfishness, and dependancy, a story that subtly unveils some of the uglier facets of human character. Desiree, an abandoned baby left to die in L"abri, France, is luckily found by a wealthy French family who gave her all the affection her biological pa...

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The precise date of William's birth is not known because the Stratford records note baptisms, not births, and funerals, not deaths (Kay 13). ... During the second half of 1564, the plague broke out. ... In 1592, when Shakespeare was just beginning his career as a playwright, the plague came to London. ...

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Chemical derangements, mental instability, and delusions are some of the ailments that can plague the human mind. ... In present day, with the advanced knowledge humankind, one could say that the ghost of the countess plagued Hermann or the gambler's madness was simply a result of a guilty conscious haunting his mind. ... These will treble my capital, increase it sevenfold, and earn for me ease and independence." (2293) Note what Hermann says: treble capital, sevenfold, ease and independence. ...

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It is also important to note that there can also be some positive impacts of imperialism which can create more structured and stronger political and organized government. ... In addition, it can also lead to long term consequences such as plague, famine, and crisis As saying go, "An eye for an eye would only ends up making the whole world blind" by Gandhi, it is essential to note that if one country were to pointing their sword at another it would only make them to have more turmoil and inconsistency. ...

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William helps Jamal through his trials and tribulations to get through prep-school and the oppressive stereotyping that plagues him through the film. ... Weather it was writing in his note books or shooting hoops on the court. ...

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Also note the treatment of clouds in Murat and Europe to the Sea. ... Gros" Napoleon Bonapart Visits the Plague Stricken at Jaffa can be contrasted to Courbet's Deer in the Forest (1868). The Romantic technique of stark contrast between light and dark is used to separate Napoleon from the plague stricken. ... Also note the realistic behavior of light in John Singer Sargent's Venetian Interior (1850-2). ...

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Forster illustrates in detail the cultural misunderstandings that result when the Anglo-Indian culture, marred by a bigoted and restrictive ethos entrenched in customs that discourage opposition to the masses, clashes with the wholly different culture of the native people of India, "a world whose richness and subtlety they [the English] have no conception- ("Notes on the English Character- 5). ... Even with the best intentions, the British are plagued by this emotional detachment, and throughout the novel it serves as a crucial basis for the cultural misunderstandings that ensue. ... It is ...

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Searching * Review your texts or class notes for possible topics. ... Take notes, especially on strong arguments supported by the opinions of authorities and by factual evidence. ... (This model first appeared in Moments [1991], a collection of student writing from Badger High School in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin) Note: This essay was written before Desert Storm... Price of War Throughout history, disease, poverty, crime, and war have plagued Americans. ...

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Leapor notes the different perceptions held of these two people, as early on in the piece Mary's writing is compared to the "rhyme- of December, insinuating something that is disagreeable and lifeless. In order to highlight the perception of man's dominion over the literary sect the narrator refers to the male-writer in a regal, majestic light: his words can cure the corns that impair a person's walking (49) and sooth the toothache that plagues another (54). ... Quoted in Course Notes of ENGL 205*. ... Quoted in Course Notes of ENGL 205*. ...

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Through Moses, God struck the Egyptians with plague after plague; the Pharaoh eventually bid the Hebrews to leave. ... "Readers should note that the points of current history mentioned by Meyer are from the latter half of nineteenth-century England" (foreword). ...

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Though her life appeared to be perfect, she was plagued by thoughts of death and destruction throughout her adult years. ... She had left a note for her mother saying that she went for a walk and would be back in the morning. ... And that is this: she was highly talented, but plagued by depression and cruel misfortunes. ...

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Independence, studying, exams, parties, sororities, and fraternities are just a few of the influences a college student may have to balance to be successful. The perfect college student can be studious enough to get good grades and social enough to decompress after long study hours. In order to succ...

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Well, not actually answer completely, but it did permit me to see a realistic outcome and make note of the potential that was there. ... I'd take root in front of the television with my remote control to my Playstation and try to disregard the thoughts of schoolwork plaguing my mind. ...

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After this he was kidnapped by Pap and that concluded his stay with the Widow Douglas The next home Huck comes upon is that of Colonel Grangerford and his family he's cast into a world of privilege, built over a plague of violence from a bloody feud with another local family, the Sheperdsons. ... Eventually he writes a note to Jim's master telling where Jim is. ...

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Our society should note the failures of Hitler and Mussolini, and take into account the many hardships that were present long after these ultra-nationalistic leaders were gone. ... This burden has plagued our world for over a century is responsible for millions of deaths and some of the most horrific experiences mankind has ever experienced. ...

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