Essays on Great Famine

The Great Famine was a crisis that caused the death of millions. It occurred in the 14th century in Europe, and it marked the end of a prosperous age. It is widely believed that the Great Famine was triggered by a spate of bad weather. The Medieval Warm Period was over without forecast. Subsequently, the European society plunged into squalor and crime. Some people resorted to cannibalism in desperation. The summer harvest of 1317 marked the end of the Great Famine, but it did not take Europe any earlier than 1322 to recover fully (Homewood). At the start of ...

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The book, “The Irish Way” by James R. Barrett is a masterpiece written to describe the life of Irish immigrants who went to start new lives in America after conditions at home became un-accommodative. Widespread insecurity, callous English colonizers and the ghost of great famine still lingering on and on in their lives, made this ethnic group be convinced that home was longer a home anymore. They descended in United States of America in large numbers. James R. Barrett in his book notes that these people were the first group of immigrants to settle in America. According to him, there were a ...

Many historians note that the fourteenth century was an era that saw many natural and man-made catastrophes. The Black Death and the Great Famine were two of the natural disasters that caused the deaths of millions of people and demonstrated the impact of the vulnerabilities in the Western part of the European society. At the start of the fourteenth century, the population in Europe grew to the extent that the land provided resources that could support the region under the most excellent conditions. In fact, there was no margin for the failure of crops or the shortfalls in the ...

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Essence of ‘To Live’ Historical accuracy and sensitivity is one of the most important aspects that weigh heavily on the film To Live (1994), which is directed by Zhang Yimou. From a viewer’s point of view, the film is an interesting event-raveling depiction of what occurred half a century or so ago in China. This put the sequence of events into an epoch when the country was under what can be said to be a transformation characterized by a series of both political and social changes. By then, China was run by the political regime headed by Mao Zedong and this ...

A review of the relationship between the church and state, especially during the medieval period, gives us an insight on the tug of war that existed between the two institutions and how both tried to win over the lives of people during that period in history. Furthermore, the relationship of these two institutions gives us an idea on how to understand Western traditional of government as a whole. From the 11th to the 14th century, Europe was in an uneasy state. These were centuries marked by conflict and warfare both within the kingdoms and outside the borders that a serious effect ...

In 1 to 2 pages analyze how the country or individual followed Marx’s ideas or changed Marxism. You may highlight one or more major similarities or differences. The question to keep in mind is "Did the country or individual follow Marxism or did they change it"" If they changed it, how did they change it? Marxism remains one of the most potent ideologies for change in the social sphere as devised by the great Karl Marx in his seminal treatise Das Kapital. Although it has not really been understood properly by many, some leaders who have embraced ...

The Great Famine of 1845 was one of the darkest times in the history of Ireland - a time plagued by mass starvation, mass exodus and mass deaths throughout the country. Nearly 1 million people lost their lives in the Great Famine, and the famine itself caused another 1 million people to leave the country, leading to about one-quarter of Ireland's population to disappear1. Apart from the deaths, the Great Famine changed the social and political atmosphere of Ireland irrevocably, and its impact is felt even today. Christine Kinealy states that "the famine killed everything" - not only did it ...