Amber Davis Professor Brian Feltman HIST 1112 N 5 September 2014 The Florentine Chronicle Reading Response Marchione di Coppo Stefani wrote The Florentine Chronicle. He was born in Florence and wrote of his encounters during the Black Plague, or commonly referred to as the “Black Death.” The Florentine Chronicle is considered a primary source, because Stefani was alive when the Plague struck Europe, specifically Florence, and he wrote this source a few years after. The significance of this reading
trying to elude their fate. When Oedipus takes over the role of king of Thebes after killing his father, who was on a pilgrimage and in the clothes of a commoner, and solving a riddle to end the plague on Thebes, he marries his mother and has children with her. The gods, disgusted by this, place another plague in place, and an oracle informs Oedipus that the killer of King Laius is to blame. Oedipus goes on a witch hunt for the murderer and calls on Tiresias, a soothsayer and messenger of Apollo. Tiresias
the 10 powerful plagues God sent to terrorize the Egyptians. But it is not easy for the Lord said, “Pharaoh’s heart is inflexible. He refuses to let the people go (Gill).” The nation of Israel had been forced into harsh slavery in Egypt, and God called Moses and Aaron to stand up to the Pharaoh and demand that he will let God’s people go. It would take more than that to convince the stubborn Pharaoh.” Moses and Aaron will demonstrate God’s power and then to warn of a series of plagues. Moses helps
experiencing a plague. Sophocles highlights Oedipus’ anger to Tiresias in a rude outburst to him, “Nothing! You, / you scum of the Earth, you’d enrage a heart of stone! / You won’t talk? Nothing moves you? / What outrage- you spurn the city” (lines 381-384). Sophocles makes Oedipus angry and dismayed on Tiresias for not telling him the truth. Tiresias on the other hand, knows the truth is bad and is trying to convince Oedipus that he is not telling him the truth for Oedipus’ own good, his response enhances
This is because the diseases need iron to survive. People who have hemochromatosis have been discovered to have this response as well. The only exception is that it is permanent for them. Their excess iron is distributed throughout the body but not everywhere. Although most cells end up with too much iron, one specific cell ends up with less iron than normal. These cells
simply keep the meaning of existence. Guidance is an important factor to transition from redemption of our civilization’s historical background such as the Black Death, also known as the Black Plague. Berry explains two responses of this tragedy from a religious and scientific point of view. The spread of Black Plague in Europe gave Christian beliefs an idea to activate the intervention of supernatural forces to mitigate the power of death. The idea of redemption was a way for believers to be redeemed
had the opposite effect: the people of Sicily united further in resistance to Athens. Additionally, Athens attempted to increase taxes and tributes from the members of the Delian League. Mytilene, one member of the league, attempted a revolt in response. The revolt ultimately failed. With much debate, the Athenians spared the city, but disenfranchised them. This conflict, along with others, stretched Athens resources and strength during the
In Michel Foucault’s essay, Panopticism, power relations between different ranks are analyzed and explored. Foucault begins by exploring the instances of power relations of a plague village; when illness has taken over a community, a hierarchy of power is put in place. At the bottom of this system are the ill and those who are quarantined inside their houses, followed by the syndics who report to the intendants who report to the magistrates (Foucault 182). As a result of this reporting system, the
description of knowledge as enlightenment. Later, Oedipus declares “I will not listen; the truth must be made known (57).” moments before he is afflicted with knowledge of the fulfilled oracle. Jocasta, trying to save him from this affliction, begs in response, “Everything that I say is for your own good (57)!” to tie her reasoning to Oedipus’s personal benefit,
Ransoming Children Intro to comparison and contrast of ransoming children or something. In this essay, this sucks I knw, but anyway, I am discussing the similarities and differences in the two instances of ransoming children back from their capturers in the Illiad. In both situations, a father seeks to ransom back his child from the capturer. One for his stolen daughter, and the other for the body of his son. Both men offer extravagant and numerous gifts for the return of their children. Chryses