“We must become the change we wish to see in the world.”. Mahatma Ghandi In the story, The Eleventh Plague Stephen has to live through a dystopia where China nuked America and people are dying from a strand of super flu that China created. In my companion book first you will go inside a plane and find a can of pears, then you will travel into the world of flashbacks, after that you will find out how Stephen being alone is so important to the book, find out what happens when Nukes are mixed with the flu and finally, you will find out how the story should have ended. 3
laurie halse anderson conveys many positive and inspirational messages in Fever 1793. One theme which one can interpret from fever 1793 is the value of fortitude. It is quite impressive to relize how much pain and suffering young Mattie endured and how, through it all, she persevered and never ever gave
In the novel, Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson, we follow our main character, Matilda or Mattie Cook, as she grows to maturity throughout the course of the novel. At the beginning of the novel, Mattie is shown as being immature. Infact, one of the first lines in the novel is Mattie’s mother yelling at Mattie to wake up, and that she’s quote, “...sleeping the day way. ”(1). Mattie then, after getting up for a second time, decides to clean her face later or, “...perhaps next December,”(3).
Laurie Halse Anderson masterfully tells the of the fictional character Matilda Cook and her family’s struggles through the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. While Matilda and her family are fictional characters, the epidemic which struck Philadelphia was quite real. Based on what I have read so far in the novel, Fever 1793, I believe it is reasonable to infer that Matilda’s mother will die or may even be dead already, but Matilda does not know yet. This will devastate both grandfather and Matilda. Lucille, Matilda’s mother, is the first person of the Cook family to contract yellow fever.
In the novel “Fever 1793” the main character Mattie Cook overcame many hardships. The first hardship Mattie experienced was when her mother contracted yellow fever. Mattie was forced to leave her mother as she was dying from yellow fever and had to get into a wagon with a family of strangers. Mattie overcame this hardship by believing that her mother was going to be okay and she was going to meet her and Grandfather at the Ludington’s farm.
In the book Fever 1792, the author Laurie Halse Anderson puts Mattie in a tough position where she has to rely on social values to make decisions. The book Fever 1792, it talks about the yellow fever, and how it impacts their daily life in a coffee house in Philadelphia. Which includes her mother, grandfather, and the servant Eliza. As well as the tough relationships of the main character Mattie, and her Mother. In the beginning of the story, Mattie’s Mother gets the yellow fever, which was making thousands of people sick during the time frame (1792).
Throughout Fever 1793 several characters experience significant challenges or adverse situations but the one character that I think experienced the most challenges and was faced with the most adversity was Mattie. Grandfather’s death is when Mattie was faced with the most adversity. She changed a lot after his death, she became mentally stronger. Also, I learned a lot about life from Mattie’s response to her grandfather’s death.
Fever 1793 was written by Laurie Halse Anderson and is based on the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. Fever 1793 had several historically accurate locations and events as well as people of 1793. In 1793 Yellow Fever broke out in Philadelphia just like it did in the book. In 1793, there would only be free walking blacks in Philadelphia because of the Quakers of this time period. Eliza is an example of one of the free walking blacks in Philadelphia.
Fever Essay Laurie Halse Anderson, the author of the historical fiction book Fever 1793. The story takes place in Philadelphia surrounding the struggle of a young girl named Mattie during the time of yellow fever. One major theme from the book Fever 1793 is coping with loss. Characters in the book all cope differently from one another. In this case, Mattie’s grandfather dies due to robbers.
The #1 New York Times Bestseller, The Hot Zone, authored by Richard Preston works with its main goal of educating society on the sinister topic of the Ebola virus. It endeavors and adequately completes its goal to reveal the terrifying truth of the origins of this pernicious virus to the whole of society. It is due to the fact that the Ebola Virus is both highly deadly as well as an infectious disease that it comes as no surprise that it is characterized as an exotic “hot” virus. While the book takes place in and discusses many different places, the book’s main focus is on the continent of Africa, and the outbreaks that occur there. The first known outbreak of the Ebola Virus was located in a Central African rainforest, during the time when
The epidemic of Philadelphia, 1793, Yellow fever has gained my knowledge and understanding of this time period. Yellow fever, caused by deadly mosquitoes, ruined so many lives of many people, old and young. Some fascinating information I have picked up along the way were the bells. The bells would ring every time someone died, this had to be stopped because there were too many people losing their lives because of this awful calamity. People using vinegar because they thought it would kill this sickness.
Disease in the 1700s significantly contributed to the decline of the Native American population; after European contact exposed many to serval diseases. The most significant disease, however, was smallpox. By the end of the 1800s, Native Americans had suffered a series epidemics having a devastating effect and leaving some tribes destined for extinction. Historian Alex Alvarez perspective examines if the spreading of smallpox was a deliberate or unintentionally spread. In this analysis, he covers disease in Native America and the link between smallpox and genocide.
Women have had a harsh reputation since the beginning. The first woman, Eve, was condemned for eating an apple and no one will ever overlook that, but many people do overlook or don’t know that Adam ate the apple as well. Only Eve, the woman was faulted for it. In the nineteenth century, there were gender role expectations and to go against it would lead to a misfortune. The story, “A Patchwork Fever”, by Charlotte Mary Yonge, is the story of a young girl, Frances, who must uphold the responsibilities of the house and family while her mother goes on a trip to visit her ill mother.
A souvenir to avoid: Yellow Fever virus Planning a nice, relaxing rainforest excursion in Africa or South America? Be sure to obtain the appropriate travel vaccines to avoid receiving a nasty souvenir: Yellow Fever Virus. Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever that results due to the yellow fever virus. The enveloped virus is of the Flavivirus genus, and part of the Flaviviridae family. Since the middle of the 17th century to the early 1900s, the virus has caused epidemics in Africa, the Americas, and certain regions of Europe (1). Currently, yellow fever virus is still a persistent health concern, as there are approximately 200 000 cases occurring globally each year, and amount to an estimated 30 000 deaths, with the majority occurring in Africa.
`I’m here to talk about yellow fever. Yellow fever is a virus that is spread through mosquito bites. When you travel to places like South America or Africa you need to be careful about things you do and watch out for mosquitos. It usually takes about a week for the symptoms to occur. You can get a vaccine when you go to places like South America or Africa.
