Black Death still Lives
Most people believe the plague (nicknamed the "black death") only exsisted in the 1300's to around the 1700's but in fact there are still small outbreaks of it around the wolrd. The most recent mini-outbreak of the Black death was recorded in China. The Pneumonic strand of the Plague spread slightly in Ziketan Qinghai Province, it started with and killed a thirty-two year old herdsman (who's name was not realeased) and spread to eleven members of his family who were said to be in stable condition/hospitalized as of August 3rd '09. The rest of the Ziketan population (all 10,000 of them) have been quarantined. A qualified group of medical experts were sent to the 1,000 sq miles of the town to attempt to prevent any further cases. The police sealed off the entire town and set up check points on every edge of the province. Though the bubonic plague can be treated with anibiotics, this strand of it (pneuomic) is still incredibly deadly and will claim its victim's life within a twenty four hour time period. The very last death reported from the plague was taht of the sixty-four year old Danzhi, in the same town.
I wrote this for journalism, and NO ONE liked it, except my step mom. I'm quite proud of it though.....
I wrote it all myself and didn't paraphrase or copy every word I read on the article. :)
Well, it didn't really say anything new. I liked it as well, but it didn't really say anything that anyone with a basic understanding of any plague wouldn't know. If you'd gone into more detail (about the most recent outbreak) and stretched the basic information out (the history of past plagues, how they'd been dealt with way back when, today's medical procedures to treat or prevent it and their respective success rate, and maybe slipped a bit of EA Plague in as well, just as a sidenote. Like, how plagues are referred to in popular culture. Emilie and us Plague Rats would definitely be a good reference.) I think you'd have gotten a more positive response. But, I think you've got a very good base to work with, even though you've already turned it in and what's done is done. Maybe you could ask your teacher if you could re-write it for a different assignment, or for extra credit?
ReplyDeleteI've never taken any Journalism classes (mainly because my High School didn't offer them), but I've been told that I'd do quite well in them. My way with the English language, apparently, is distinctive and I've always excelled with creative writing. I wouldn't mind helping you out with your Journalism homework if you'd like. =)