Richard Allen, a man of great integrity and faith in God, believed that we all should be able to live peacefully together regardless of race. Allen says “The Lord was pleased to strengthen us, and remove all fear from us, and disposed our hearts to be as useful as possible.” He proved that the Lord gave him a clean and forgiving heart. Not only did he preach about love but he lived by what God wanted. He didn’t have hold any malice against anyone. Rev. Allen enjoyed making new connections which enhanced his social ability, but Allen knew who to trust and talk to with confidence. Once he met Dr. Benjamin Rush, a famous doctor in Philadelphia, who was an abolitionist. Rev. Allen joined the Pennsylvania Abolition Society (PAS) whose mission to …show more content…
This disease, caused by Philadelphia's warm summer temperatures, unattended bodies of water, and the sanitation, was a repeating issue in Philadelphia earlier on in history. In any case, yellow fever that hit the city in the late spring of 1793 was the most noticeably awful disease the city had ever seen. The illness initially softened out up a lower-class neighborhood in the month of July, and "pulled in little …show more content…
I have therefore taken the liberty of suggesting to you whether this important exemption which God has granted to you from a dangerous & fatal disorder does not lay you under an obligation to offer your services to attend the sick who are afflicted with this malady. Such an act in your society will render you acceptable to be very grateful to the citizens, and I hope pleasing in the light of that god who will see every act of kindness done to creatures whom he calls his brethren, as if done to
At the start of the book, Fever 1793, the story takes place at the Cook’s Coffeehouse. The main character, Matilda, is woken up by her mom flipping open the curtains, yelling at her to wake up and get started on her morning chores before the guests arrive. Before the guests arrive, Eliza, a free black, also their cook, starts making food for the guests who will be arriving as soon as the shop opens. Matilda has to take care of the garden that is on the backside of the house, help get ready to open the shop, and also Polly’s chores because Polly, their serving girl, didn’t show up to work. After a while Matilda’s mom went to see where Polly was and found out Polly had died the previous evening because of an unknown illness. Matilda’s mom and Grandfather help out and did whatever else that
At some point in a person's life, they must make the transition from childhood to adulthood. Many of a persons early life experiences can contribute to this transition, even if it is the simplest of things. Yellow Fever hit Philadelphia hard in 1793. It also hit hard in the book Fever: 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. In this book, fourteen year-old Mattie Cook?s life gets turned upside-down when Yellow Fever strikes Philadelphia. In her adventure, Mattie must show responsibility, and experience the pain of death before she matures into an adult.
Colonial living in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the New World was both diverse and, in many cases, proved deadly through such avenues as disease, Native American attacks, a lack of proper medical treatment, and disastrous weather conditions. Even through all of these hardships, the first colonists persevered, doing their best to see the blessings in their lives and create a better life for their children through all of the uncertainties. Nothing, it seems, in the original colonies was set in stone except for the fact that they never knew what the next day would hold in store. Everything, even small mishaps, had dramatic impacts on the social, economic, and political aspects of their lives. These circumstances, however, were more strongly influenced by geography than class position, unlike what many were used to in England. How population, economics, disease, and climate played into the social conditions of early colonists is truly a story for the ages. Whether people were seeking land, religious freedom, or money and profits, everyone worked to a certain extent just to survive, let alone thrive, in the wilderness that was North America at that time.
Some of the persisting goals of antislavery activism were legal emancipation, aid to runaway slaves through vigilance groups and the Underground Railroad, civil rights for freed blacks in the north, and education, suffrage, and economic advancement for African-Americans. Perhaps the most unifying ideal of the anti-slavery movement was that the racial basis for American slavery could be undermined by promoting Christian values, education and economic progress among free blacks to show that they were capable of succeeding as individuals in an integrated American society. Richard Allen, leader of the A.M.E. church, stated the case for black progress as an answer to the justifications of slaveholders: “if we are lazy and idol, the enemies of freedom plead it as a cause why we ought not to be free.” In addition to the connection between abolition and economic and social progress, most abolitionists worked for the assurance of civil rights and legal protection for free blacks, who lived in an anomalous condition of “freedom” without citizenship and with constant threat of discrimination, violence, and abduction to be sold into slavery.
Before the American Revolution, significant opposition to slavery already existed. James Otis, a Massachusetts lawyer emblemized this strain of thought when he wrote about the rights of natural born citizens and men. He argued that a man, black or white, should be guaranteed, as British subjects, the same rights and liberties. These liberties should protect men from slavery and afford them the rights guaranteed by the British Crown. Many other American colonists shared this attitude of abolitionism, however their reasoning relied on religious beliefs rather than modern political theory. A letter written by Phillis Wheatley to a Reverend exemplifies this justification for abolition. The letter expressed appreciation for the Reverend’s abolitionist views, but also compared the current situation to those of the Israelites when the Egyptians enslaved them. A parallel to the Bible furthered the view for many that slavery was unjust. This combination of Enlightenment ideals of natural righ...
Sometimes suffering can change a person for the worse, but it can also change them for the better. In Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson, a fiction novel, shows how the main character, Matilda Cook, an impetuous and irresponsible teenager, is affected by the yellow fever epidemic that occurred in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This story suggests how suffering can transform a person into someone better.
“As physicians have always their instruments and knives ready for cases which suddenly require their skill, so do you have principles ready for the understanding of things divine and human, and for doing everything, even the smallest, while remembering the bond which unites the divine and human to one another. For you will not do anything well affecting humans without at the same time referring to things divine; or the contrary.”
It has been called “the greatest catastrophe ever.” That statement was made in reference to the Black Death which was one of many bubonic plague epidemics. Throughout history, the bubonic plague proved itself to be an extremely lethal disease. Outbreaks of the bubonic plague were devastating because of the stunning number of deaths in each of the populations it reached. The Black Death was the worst epidemic and disaster of the bubonic plague in all of history. The Black Death refers to a period of several years in which affected populations were decimated. The bubonic plague is a disease started by bacteria. The disease has horrible symptoms, and most of the victims die after getting the plague. The bubonic plague spread easily between different areas of people. The Black Death was not the first epidemic of the bubonic plague; there was another outbreak several hundred years before. It is important to understand the history of the bubonic plague and reflect upon the Black Death because plague outbreaks can still occur today.
There are two books I will be comparing, Fever 1793 and The Girl Who Owned a City. The main characters are Matty, a girl in 1973, and Lisa, a futuristic character.They are alike in many ways. They are also quite different. They are both about the same age, though Lisa might be a little younger.
Anderson shows misconceptions of the time period by using the misperceived causes of Yellow Fever. Mattie does not understand what actually killed Polly and the others but word in the coffeehouse is that it was a miasma. She overhears this conversation: “I’ve heard stories of fever among the Santo Domingan refugees. They live close to Ball’s Wharf… Bad coffee is a nuisance” (Anderson 20, 21). Nobody understood how all of this could have begun, so they left it up to the doctors and scientists to figure it out. Under a tremendous amount of pressure, the doctors and scientists were doing research to figure out what the cause of Yellow Fever was, and why it was killing many loved ones. According to Jim Murphy, on page 15 of An American Plague, “Foulke said he knew the origin of the fevers: the repulsive smell in the air caused by the rotting coffee on Ball’s Wharf… Any number of things could cause this condition, such as poor diet, excess drinking, poison, or a dog ...
Suffering is apart of life, just like joy and love is. We can never choose how life treats us but we can always choose how we react and get back up again. Through Fever 1793 we see up close and personal how suffering can affect us, and how sometimes it can affect us in positive ways. How suffering can help turn the page to the next chapter in our lives. How suffering doesn’t always mean losing but also gaining.
Constantia is living in Philadelphia during the outbreak of Yellow Fever in 1797. The disease spread quickly among the population. The outbreak “swept away so many of our relations and acquaintances” (Ormond 4). It’s assumed to have originated on a trade ship from the Caribbean area. Constantia moved to the city from the suburbs in hopes of escaping her previous neighborhood which she describes as “scarcely accessible in winter, for pools and gullies” besides “abounding with indigence and profligacy” (60). The home is located near the center of the city and Constantia claims it to have “an aspect of much greater comfort and neatness . . . in a quiet, cleanly and well-paved alley” (60). This environment offered better opportunities to get food and transportation in the city. This change of residence is very different to her previous living situation, which she describes as “old, crazy, and full of avenues to air” (59).
The Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the Black Death was a raging disease. Most people thought of it as the physical Grim Reaper of their town or community. The disease lasted about six years, 1347 to 1352. The Bubonic Plague was a travesty that has traveled throughout Europe and has raged and decimated both large and small towns, putting Europe through a lot.
The illness was called the Yellow Fever Epidemic. Although it seemed like a terrible thing, it was actually like a godsend, in a very crude manner, to bring the many different races of Philadelphia together. When the fatal epidemic hit the white people of Philadelphia, the blacks and other immigrants who were shut out were given immunity, or so they were told, and the chance to return back to the city. As Wideman wrote, “I was commandeered to rise and go forth to the general task of saving the city, forced to leave this neighborhood where my skills were sorely needed. I nursed those who hated me, deserted the ones I loved, who loved me.” This is said by a black doctor named Dr. Rush, who is speaking of his extreme discomfort in leaving his community where he knows he is needed and appreciated to go and help a city full of people that will pretend to like him, so that in turn he will he try to save them. The people who were shunned out of the city were now returning to essentially save the city of Philadelphia.
In healthcare organizations, medical staff must conform to their hospital and their country’s code of conduct. Not only do they have to meet set standards, they must also take their patient into consideration. When making a decision upon a patient, medical staff must recognize religious backgrounds and spiritual beliefs. By understanding a patients’ beliefs and their belief system, a medical worker can give the patient their deserved medical assistance without overstepping boundaries or coming off as offensive. The practices and beliefs of four religions will be articulated throughout this essay to fully understand how religion can either help or hinder the healing process.