Jan 2, 2010

The Turn of the Screw | Compare and Contrast

1850s: Cholera rages through London and Paris, taking many lives and putting many people on guard against illness.

1890s: Because of better public hygiene, industrial towns have started to reduce the transmission of cholera and other contagious diseases. On a similar note, vaccines and x-rays come into use.

Today: As modern medicine creates antibiotics and other medicines to combat disease, bacteria evolve, prompting the creation of newer medications.

1850s: With rare exception, middle-class...