Essays on Black Plague

The Black Death was a plague that flowed over the continents of the world over a period of , but the major outbreak in Europe was a three year time span from 1347 to 13501; there were further resurgences of the epidemic with complete eradication not occurring until the 19th century. Had the initial devastation of demographics been isolated, Europe would probably have recovered fairly quickly. However, repeated surges of decimating epidemics continued to inflict damage for years. For example, England continued to suffer from large numbers of citizen deaths for approximately another 30 years. The population was depleted by ...

The origins of Western culture are actually near the border of what we now consider the edge of the region where its tenets and practices hold sway. In the sands of the Mediterranean Sea, where the ancient Greek and, later, Roman civilizations emerged, many of the basic values in Western civilization came into being. Using reason and logic as its bases, Western culture has developed into a corpus of knowledge that has grown into a small but consistent group of tenets, such as the placement of a high value on scientific progress, an attempt to permit free markets, and the ascendancy of ...

The Invention of Lying

With language and power, one is capable of achieving his/her goals just like Mark Bellison, since he does not have the power “due to his looks and unsuccessful financial situation”, Mark lies to the Bank teller that he has $800 in his account instead of $300 boosting his financial status thereby making him able to be accepted by Anna. This shows us how someone’s ability to communicate can help him/her gain some form of power or influence that he may want. There are several other instances in the movie whereby we see Mark using language to get what ...