hibabelhaj
Apr 12, 2020
Scholarship / What reading have you enjoyed most in the past year and why? [3]
I will do that. Thank you so much!
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I will do that. Thank you so much!
hibabelhaj
Apr 11, 2020
Scholarship / What reading have you enjoyed most in the past year and why? [3]
PROMPT: What reading have you enjoyed most in the past year and why?
I wrote this essay for boarding school admission but i dont know if it is good or bad or if I need to improve it.
The book that I have enjoyed most is "Fever" by Mary Beth Keane. I was only familiar with the name Thyphoid Mary and this book answered all the questions I have ever had about her. Fever is a fascinating novel that mixes historical fact and a fictional narrative to tell the tale of 'Typhoid Mary', the woman held responsible for several deadly outbreaks of the disease in the US around the turn of the nineteenth century.
In 1907, Mary Mallon was arrested at the direction of the Department of Health. She was accused of spreading Typhoid, a disease transmitted by the ingestion of contaminated food and water. When doctors decided that Mary was a carrier they hospitalized her and locked her in North brother island. Despite all of this Mary refused to cooperate, she did not understand the science behind what they were saying. After nearly two years Mary was liberated and let free but was told to never work as a cook again, yet, she started working as a cook again and was put back in North brother island. Mary was the equivalent of a loaded weapon. She killed people, albeit indirectly through ignorance and negligence. So of course she couldn't be just let alone, to continue infecting people and taking lives. Mary ended up dying in 1938 in North brother island.
I love historical novels and this one of the best I have ever read. I enjoyed it tremendously. It's a ride through time, but goes deeper into the personal habits, daily routines more than most historic novels .
essay for boarding school admission
PROMPT: What reading have you enjoyed most in the past year and why?
I wrote this essay for boarding school admission but i dont know if it is good or bad or if I need to improve it.
The book that I have enjoyed most is "Fever" by Mary Beth Keane. I was only familiar with the name Thyphoid Mary and this book answered all the questions I have ever had about her. Fever is a fascinating novel that mixes historical fact and a fictional narrative to tell the tale of 'Typhoid Mary', the woman held responsible for several deadly outbreaks of the disease in the US around the turn of the nineteenth century.
In 1907, Mary Mallon was arrested at the direction of the Department of Health. She was accused of spreading Typhoid, a disease transmitted by the ingestion of contaminated food and water. When doctors decided that Mary was a carrier they hospitalized her and locked her in North brother island. Despite all of this Mary refused to cooperate, she did not understand the science behind what they were saying. After nearly two years Mary was liberated and let free but was told to never work as a cook again, yet, she started working as a cook again and was put back in North brother island. Mary was the equivalent of a loaded weapon. She killed people, albeit indirectly through ignorance and negligence. So of course she couldn't be just let alone, to continue infecting people and taking lives. Mary ended up dying in 1938 in North brother island.
I love historical novels and this one of the best I have ever read. I enjoyed it tremendously. It's a ride through time, but goes deeper into the personal habits, daily routines more than most historic novels .
