Black Plague: P.A.P.E.R. Wk

Purpose
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Presuppositions
Epistemology
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P: The purpose of Giovanni Boccaccio in writing this informational reading from the Black Plague is because he wanted to write about the experience Florence had during this Plague and catastrophe. But more importantly, as a whole, to explain what the cost of this Plague made by God, or miscommunication of Man vs. Environment can bring to humanity, which can be the extinction of mankind.

A: Giovanni supports this idea by stating in the text how even though the distance from where the disease started was very far, it managed to spread far west because of the scared civilians, like a wild fire and every time leaving a society with an infinite number of people dead. Additionally, he states how this is God's punishment for the humans wicked deeds. The symptoms were far from normal, and just by the contact of clothes, will bring death, in example he gave was pigs touching a dead mans rags, in which instantaneously killed them. Nothing, either the cleanest way or dirtiest way of life can save them from the inevitable.

P: Presuppositions that are made is the fact that our belief may differ from the authors due to the fact we may consider the fact that there is a plague natural, rather than a punishment from god for our negative actions. Additionally, It explains how our beliefs differ by the way we live our life. Due to the fact that we live a clean, more hygiene caring life, we assume how most communities may follow the same idea. On the other hand, during the time of the Black Plague, most of society had been on of the most dirtiest and foulest places to live on. In addition, because of too much garbage piles, it accumulated the population of bacteria, caused by fleas, and in which brought large rats. This explained the bad relationship between the environment and humans.

E:  The Truthfulness this article has and reliability supports the facts given in the secondary source we read from the Black Plague in the textbook. It states how almost the entire population of Europe had diminished, and as each society moved to another, in order to avoid it, they just spread to that society, killing everyone. The side affects of having that disease is also alike, such as big bumps and marks. Additionally, the author reveals to us, not being affected by it, in order to show how severe the epidemic was is how after the 2 pigs made contact with the dead man's rags, they just died instantaneously. It shows how just by having contact of clothing means you're doomed.

R: The major differences I find in both of the articles regarding the Black Plague had been that the primary source gives actual examples of how severe makes this Plague memorable for killing most of humanity at the time. Although the secondary source gives the same information it's reader needs, it lacks the effort of being concise, as well as the examples it demonstrates and explicitly giving opinions based by the other civilians. I would find the article written by Giovanni Boccaccio more reliable and credible.