I have recently become involved in my family genealogy. This path has taken me to a better understanding of historical events giving them a personal attachment. I have created timelines with certain family members to try to understand the world that they lived in and how they made certain decisions and lived day today. Along this route of discovery I have seen my ancestors lived through certain natural and man-made disasters. One such disaster that I encountered was the St. Bartholomew’s massacre in 1572. Religious conflicts have been the source of many such disastrous battles this being just one small example. Catholics were upset with the demands of the Protestant Huguenots and in 1572 started going town to town in France massacring all the Protestants they encountered ("Huguenot," ). This is one of my first encounters with a family history that related to religious persecution and wars. Another disaster that forced my ancestors to the New World was the potato famine in the 1840s. While it is commonly thought to be isolated to Ireland, this plight struck the Scottish Highlands and Europe. This blight caused millions of people to leave Scotland in search of sustenance for their families ("Highland potato famine," ). While on the surface of potato blight such as this seemed like a natural disaster it was caused by humans. They planted only one type of potato instead of several species, and this one was susceptible to this fungus. So in effect, it was a man-made disaster.
One thing you probably don’t know about me is that I am super into genealogy. The stories and the history are not only fascinating to me but downright strange.
There were many situations and events in history that led to wars, freedom of religion, civil unrest, unfair trade, terrorism, and independence. By examining experiences, troubles, and triumphs of
A group of Crusaders, led by Count Emicho, carried out a series of massacres of Jews in various towns in the Rhineland in 1096. This caused widespread outrage and causing a major crisis in Jewish-Christian relations. When Jerusalem fell to the crusaders hundreds of men, women, and children were slaughtered. (History.com)
As I researched and talked to relatives concerning my background, heritage and culture, it made me want to know more about my family and where it all began. I had fun putting
The wars of religion, which were disputes between Catholics and Protestants about the religion of a territory, took place in Germany, France, and England from 1500-1628. These arguments consisted of several disagreements between the leaders of a particular country and its people. In all three countries a law or settlement was passed that was intended to serve as beneficial to religious minorities, mostly of which were Protestant. However, after these laws were passed to help the Protestants there were residual issues. These issues were either due to the fact that the Catholics, or the majority, were upset because they lost too much religious power or that the Protestants, the minorities, were still unhappy about “sharing” religious territory with the Catholics.
In the time of the Bubonic Plague, the Muslims and Christians were at each other's throats. One may think this plague should have brought everyone together to battle against it, but it actually tore the Christian churches apart. Many
Europeans began to try to convert Natives religion to Catholic and Protestant religions. Some Natives accepted it not knowing any better, but most rejected it. This brought great tension between the two groups of people. One of the first conflicts with religion was the cause of The Indian War of 1622. This took place in Jamestown, Virginia, one
When i was little kid i was told that i have had native american blood and this always interested me in to find out more about my ancestors and how my people were treated. When my great grandma would talk about her growing up on a reservation and moving to buy land of her own it fascinated me to hear about her stories. She would talk how she lived off the land and how times were different from when she was growing up and she would sew and make a lot of jewelry and she gifted me with a traditional native american blanket.
A very little to almost none is known about my family history because of the backwardness of the eastern culture as opposed to that of the west. Our forefathers are said to have been nomads all their lives searching pasturelands for their cattle and cultivating land for the subsistence farming. They bartered animals for salt, hides, clothing, etc. Civilization remained unheard to them until after mid-eighteenth century. Our
Many of the ancient and historical conflicts are believed to be connected to religion in a various ways and proven that religion can be used as an excuse for violence. For instance, The Crusade Wars ended in the brutality of both Christians and Muslims during the mass dispute (Burton 1984). The Jews have perpetrated massacres through nations for the solitary reason to attain their belief. During the reformation of Christians thousands of people were killed because of their religion. In Yugoslavia, the war in 1991 pitted Orthodox Christians, Muslims, and Catholics against each other in a brutal combat (Avalos 2005). Also, thousands of monks were being persecuted in Burma
History is a subject that can define a person’s heritage. Each one is different, but can have a few similarities. Each person’s history can explain where their family originated, the culture that they are originally from, the struggles that their family encountered, and so much more. But the most important thing that a person’s history can show, is how they ended up where they are today.
Without fail, when someone discovers the stories in their own family tree, they become empowered and inspired. I know this from personal experience, because eight years ago, someone helped me discover my lost family legacies, and it changed me forever. I found stories of great sacrifice, courage, conviction, service, struggle, conflict, diversity and triumph. Some of my ancestors lived in a cave for the first few years and purchased land rights from the Native Americans who helped them plant new crops and build
History isn’t always the glamorous and fast paced events like war, but sometimes it's just explaining things the average Joe might experience during his time on the Earth. This paper will not have any war or conflicts that are life or death for the delicate system of a community, but it's history nonetheless. The History of my family and how it connects to bring us decades later to where we are today.
This paper will discuss the differences between two different natural and man-made disasters. The disasters that will be discussed are Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Additionally, this paper will look into the specifics of what constitutes a natural and man-made disaster. Specifically, this paper will look into each disaster to include the events surrounding them; the risks; and the assessments. Furthermore, this paper will look at some of the details of each disaster and why there was so much devastation. Finally, this paper will look at a few similarities, but mainly the differences between the two, and how the effects of each still linger today.
In the U.S. alone, the average annual cost to repair damage caused by earthquakes is $4.4 billion USD. The worldwide figure is much larger than this but unquantifiable due to poorer countries unable to accurately determine the amount of damage that occurred. Year after year the cost of damages barely fluctuates from these ridiculously high figures and money must be pumped into repairing the damage done. Although a lot is being learnt about earthquakes and the fact that humans are now normally able to be alerted in time to evacuate the area the earthquake will affect, there have been no breakthroughs into reducing the amount of damage earthquakes cause to buildings and infrastructures.