The Bubonic Plague and the disturbing parallels to its sypmtoms, and the way of life it forced upon people and the children's song Ring Around the Rosy.

Good job on this essay! I like how you expressed the topic with your points. You emphasize what is needed to be known and your style made this essay quite interesting. Although there was one thing which I didn't understand. I feel that the explanation of the song and why you put it there is still a little bit unclear. Was hoping you would have more information on it! But overall, Great JOB!!!!

There are a few discrepancies in this essay for one you have your dates wrong. The plague struck Europe in December of 1347 and had effectively run its course through out Europe in December of 1350. The effects of the plague in Europe were unprecedented before this time and the most commonly accepted statistic is that 1/3 of Europe population was affected.


In "Symptoms and Other Such Things" you fail to mention the three varieties of plague, bubonic, pneumonic and septicaemic. You also fail to recognise that in this period the plague was not the only pestilence running rife. From documents of the period describing the plague it can also be assumed that diseased such as typhoid, anthrax and syphilis were also prevalent.


In "Some Disturbing Statistics" you mention that the plague affected people because they didn't bathe, this is fallacy. The Bubonic plague was transmitted through flea bites, pneumonic was a viral contagion and septicaemic was transmitted though bodily fluids.


The other verse to the rhyme is


The cows are in the meadow eating butter cup

Bless you bless you we all jump up.


There is dispute over the origins of this rhyme, some say that because there is no written record of it in the 14th & 15th century that it was in no way related to the plague but being that children's rhymes are oratory this has little substance.


Pies and marathons have little to contribute to your essay, leave them out!

Nice Job all points maid , maid sence good job