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9/11

08:24:00
Now, it has been 14 years since the WTC was collapsed killing more than 2977 lives. On the same  September 11, the fate of some of the middle East countries was changed. If we explore the facts, it is clear that 9/11 was done by US government, for their own political reasons. What was the true motive?


September 11 2001: It was a sunlit day in the late summer. All of a sudden, at 8:46 (EDT) in the morning (GMT - 12:46 P.M.), a hijacked-plane crashed the North tower of World trade center. 3 more planes which were hijacked and cannoned  into South tower and Pentagon (the fourth flight slammed the fields) resulting in a tragic loss of nearly 3000 lives. This is the official story though. It is said that the attacks were precognitive to the higher government officials of US - but does the evidence stack up?

 Proof 1: The towers collapsed not because of the plane crash but of controlled demolitions.

Government explanation: The impact of the crash made top floors to collapse onto their bottom ones and because of this, windows bursted out engulfing smoke all over. This sounded like an explosion.



Fact: The alleged use of Thermite in ground zero is the major evidence which contradicts it. The survivors of the attacks reported that they heard many repetitive explosion sounds from the bottom of the building. Some of the samples found the traces of Barium, which accelerates the explosion of Thermite. 


Proof 2 : The temperature caused by the combustion of jet fuel is not sufficient to melt the steel structures.

The melting point of steel is 1600 degrees centigrade. Lab reports reveal that the temperature was very low that it couldn't even soften steel. The maximum temperature reached at few points was 800 degrees centigrade. The photograph below clearly shows that the woman was standing at the point where the plane crashed into. That clearly shows that the temperature was not that high. Then, how did the steel melt? 

Thermate ( when Barium is added to Thermite) when exploded can reach to a temperature of 1000-1200 degrees centigrade instantaneously. Usually, when Thermite reaction occur, the molten metal would be splashed on all sides and the evidence of the same was found in some of the dust samples. 


Moreover, the video footage clearly shows that there were red flames all over. When the oxygen content is high i.e, if the fires were caused due to the combustion of jet fuel, the towers should burn with white color (majorly). This clearly shows the usage of explosives to collapse the building down.


Proof 3: The entire South tower collapsed in 10 seconds

The freely falling time of a body from a height of 415 meters (1360 feet)(approximately the height of South tower) is 9 seconds. Then, how did the entire structure collapsed in 10 seconds though there is a large resistive load from beneath? It should delay the collapse of the building to a large extent.

Proof 4: The twin towers were designed to resist the crash of more than one jet planes at a time

The twin towers were designed to resist the impact of more than one jet crashes at a time. Then, how did the towers manage to collapse so easily? 

In 2005, Windsor tower of Madrid had a fire accident and was burnt continuously for 20 hours. But, it didn't collapse. Interestingly, it was still under construction then. So, how did the twin towers which were designed better collapse in 1 hour?

Proof 5: How did the Boeing 757 fit in 5 meter hole?


According to the official story, this Boeing 757 disappeared into a hole of 5 meters (16 feet). The overall length of it is 38 meters and the width is 14 meters. So, it should be a magic.


It is claimed that some of the parts of the jet plane like wings and engine were vaporized. The strongest part of an airplane is an engine. It is made of Titanium-steel alloy whose vaporizing temperature is 3500 degrees centigrade. So, the engine parts should have survived the heat. Consequently, out of the two engines, only one was found. So, where did the other one go? The diameter of the engine parts in the wreckage were half of that Boeing 757 engine. So, the official explanation was fallacious.

Also, the wings are made of aluminium alloys which are very tough and light. And clearly, the picture shows that the wings of Boeing didn't even scratch the walls of Pentagon. This is absolutely true as there was no plane involved in the damage of Pentagon.

Proof 6: How did a plane manage to get near to Pentagon?

The area surrounding the Pentagon is highly secured and it is very sensitive. No planes, except the military ones are allowed to fly above it to a radius of 70 miles around it. How did a common civilian airplane reached the world's one of the most secured defense?

From the above proofs, it is clear the entire attacks were staged up killing hundreds of innocents. Why did the government do it?

The true motive behind 9/11 attacks

Recent investigations that unraveled the true motives behind the attacks of 9/11 revealed bitter facts. However, it is a fact that the US government wanted to take control of the oil mines of Iraq and for that matter, it needed to destroy Saddam Hussein. Dick Cheney in 2002 stated that

"Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt that he is amassing them to use against our friends, our allies, and against us"

Still, majority of the Americans believe that Saddam Hussein had helped Al-Queda in the 9/11 attacks. But, the government lied. It's not a fact. By 2003, with the repetitive arguments of Cheney that the hijacker of the plane, Mohammed Atta met a Iraqi intelligence officer injected lied to the citizens of America. The decision of war was pre-made. It was just done to gain the public support for the war. An investigation by UNO disclosed the connections of Iraq in 9/11 attacks were absolutely false. Ignoring it, US started a war on Iraq. England, France, Japan and Germany joined later. 




In the war on so-called terrorism, 15 lakh people died including 4-5 lakhs of children. US succeeded in destroying Iraq, destroying peace but not terrorism. This war for the greed of some nations gave birth to the deadly terrorist group ISIS.



taliban

08:24:00


                  Terrorism, today resembles that we have failed, as a civilization. It has killed thousands and thousands of people. Vitenam war, 9/11 bombings, Syrian war, 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Peshawar school attack, it left us many uncured wounds and heart-breaking scenes. Al-Queda, Taliban, IS (Islamic State), Indian Mujahideen, Tehrik-i-Taliban, Hamas are the world's deadliest terrorist groups. 

How did the Taliban originate?

                  The story of Taliban dates back to 1979. When Soviet Union occupied Afghanistan in 1973, in the name of improving their crushed economy, the conditions got worsened. Their army pillaged cities, raped women and killed those who revolted. At those conditions, a rebellion was started which resented the Soviet's army. It was called "Mujahideen" (which means ''one who fights for a Jihad" in Arabic). Taliban is a faction of it. Later, Mujahideen was supported by United States and Pakistan. Though the Taliban was started for the aim of eliminating Soviet troops, later, it turned to a "deadly monster".

Is United States responsible for Taliban?

                 Contemporarily, the cold war between United States and Soviet Union was at peeks. US feared that the USSR may become powerful if it gets hold of Central Asia. To prevent this, it helped Afghan Mujahideen militarily and financially. Under the Reagan's presidency, the Congress and CIA decided to recruit Mujahideen ("holy warriors"). It is said that US spent about $3 billion for the rebellion but never cared about retrieving the arms and how the later funds were spent.

Mujahideen in 1989

                 Pakistan supported Mujahideen as majority of the Mujahideen were Pashtuns, who are dominant in North-Western Pakistan & military. Moreover, Mujahideen promised that it would restore peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan if it comes to power.

Selig Harrison, from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars said that

"The CIA made the historic mistake of encouraging Islamic groups all over the world to come to Afghanistan and the Taliban had been actively encouraged by CIA and ISI"

                  Though the USSR tried to suppress the pro-Communist movement by sending more troops, the Mujahideen, who has extreme views of Islam fought bravely and were able to bounce back all the troops to Moscow by 1989.

The Taliban Rule

                After drawing out Russian troops, Mujahideen tried to impose their stern version of Sharia (Islamic law). They were a bit successful in decreasing the crime rate, improving commerce. 

"They executed the convicted publicly, they banned the usage of television, radio and music. Men had to grow beards and those who opposed were severely punished . Women should not come out unless there is a male relative with her. Girls above the age of 10 are not allowed to go to schools."

A person whose did a theft was being amputated in a region of Pakistan
                 By 1992, the internal conflicts in Afghanistan multiplied. Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was the interim President of Mujahideen failed to control them and subsequently, ended up fighting one another. By Autumn of 1994, with the help of Pakistan military, Taliban movement (Taliban mean "Student") boosted. Mullah Muhammad Omar, the leader of Taliban, instructed to take up arms, capture Kandahar and advance towards Kabul. They occupied Kabul in September 1996. By 1998, they were almost in control of entire Afghanistan,

                 There were many violations of human rights and power. Taliban combined with Al-Queda, a deadly terrorist group. US, warned Taliban to surrender Osama Bin Laden, the leader of Al-Queda. As the warnings were obdurate, US bombed the suspected sites of Al-Queda in Kenya and Tanzania. Notoriously, in 2001, despite the international requests, they destroyed the 2000 year-old historical Buddha statues of Bamiyan in central Afghanistan packing international outrage. After that, they destroyed World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 killing 3000 people (When Al-Queda was asked to surrender Osama Bin Laden, it questioned the role of him in it and the issue remains a conspiracy).

Bamiyan Buddhas - Before and After Destruction

                 In October, 2001, NATO led a military operation in Afghanistan. This is popularly called as the largest manhunt ever done. However, these two leaders escaped. Taliban regime shattered by December of the same year. In 2003, when NATO moved to Iraq, Taliban and Al-Queda re-grouped and started their voilent attacks again. In 2006, NATO deployed 40,000 soldiers to eliminate Taliban. Most of the Afghan Talibans were killed but some of them escaped to Pashtun reigns of Pakistan (Waziristan). 

NATO in Afghanistan
                    Pakistan, in order to eliminate Taliban, deployed 80,000 soldiers in the borders of Waziristan. After few wars, it recognized that fighting them would de-stabilize the. So, they signed a pact with Taliban not to attack NATO, Afghan soldiers and Pakistan. However, they crossed it when Taliban had undergone several kidnappings and killings near Red Mosque in 2006. Pakistan military shot down 100 Talibans in the mosque. This agitated Taliban, and they resorted to many suicide bombings and killings.

                From then, there were many attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. After the withdrawal of NATO from Afghanistan, they had increased to a larger extent. An initial encouragement from US and Pakistan had indirectly led to the development of these brutal, inhuman terrorist groups.








last prayer

08:24:00


Dear Allah,

                   I have just survived another day of brute and blood to tell you how things down here, few thousands and hundreds of miles from you are.

                  They are bad. Very, very bad. Ammi always said that from the heavenly abode and from the skies, there is YOU, who’s watching over us and if I’d look above I would find you throwing your kindred gaze at us. But now, when I want to feel the comfort of your gaze, my vision is glared by the smoke and dust which envelopes the city and referred by few uncles as BOMBING! I don’t know what that means. Ammi never told me. These days she doesn’t let me take a look at you. She fears I’d be dead if I came out in the open. I don’t understand. I don’t go to school anymore. I don’t see my teachers, my friends, my school ground. All that I had been seeing is Ammi lamenting inconsolably hugging me to her chest looking at Abba’s photograph on the floor of our house, half of which is rumbled to crisp. When I peek through the crevices of our green-wood-red patched door, I see my neighbors running and wailing. I see few grown up men, moving steadily, dressed in heavy suites, strong boots, their faces hidden behind a strong, almost dark helmet, holding big guns! But I always wondered why THEY were so protected behind their suits and masks when people in front of their gun barrel were almost naked at the doorstep of death, their eyes shrieking for help and mercy, tears welling from their destitute eyes and their head tilted above, to the skies in their last prayers offered to you. I guess they were not loud enough in their prayers. Had they been, I am sure you wouldn’t have let them lie in their pool of blood, immotile while their kids cried over their corpse. In no time, even the bewailing of the kid came  to a standing halt subsequential to the deafening missile. Dead air consumes the surroundings. I presume Ammi feared I would be hurt the same way, if I’d go out and play ball. Lately, she hadn’t sent me for groceries too. She did it herself. But I WASN’T happy, somehow. I was scared too, for her. She wore the same old suit that Abbu had brought her, slipped in the burqa and left, TREMBLING. She hides a lot more than her Kurta behind that black burqa. Her trembling body, her constantly praying lips are invisible. Whilst, she is gone, I stayed home , waiting for Ammi. I tried to console her and convince her into eating something, but she always refused to eat and said, “I am full”. While I know that her plate had been lying unmoved, engulfed in dust for over a week I feel scared. I know I had cried to do homework, to go to school, to help Ammi and asked you for help. But I NEVER wanted this. As far as my eyes can see, they see BLOOD, DESPAIR and MURDER I don’t like this sight. I want to play football with my friends. But, they say they are dead too.

                  I wish I hadn’t forced Ammi to play with me yesterday. I have cursed myself ever since. I should have listened to her and kept quiet and left, when we were hiding behind the wall from those very masked men. I think they had heard us, playing. I think they don’t like us happy. But Ammi always said,” Allah always helps the good and the happy.” But I wonder why you like the masked men MORE, over us.

                 I feel scared of staying home, ALONE. I have let my tears stay put in the depth of my eyes and my screams for my dead mother INAUDIBLE AND QUIET. I am scared they would hear me crying and get to me next. I can’t sleep in the fear of death. I try to feel the love and feel brave by bringing Abbu and Ammi’s picture close to my heart. If that goes in vain, I bow down to you in ‘Sajda’.  I can’t let my eyes blink when death is taking rounds in the city. Lest, my eyes are wide awake, watchful. My heart SINKS IN when I hear a deep-loud booming sound that has vanquished a couple of lives, YET AGAIN.  I feel tired and hungry too. I wish Ammi and Abbu could put me back to sleep. I wish I could wake up to a new and a peaceful morning of old memories. I hate to see the massacre of this very city which has taught me and showed me, NOTHING BUT LOVE.  Despite my mom’s constant warning of not going out in the open, I DARED to come out and look at you in the skies and pray for good. They say you make things RIGHT. Please try to make this MORE THAN JUST RIGHT.

Also, tell Ammi and Abbu that I LOVE THEM and I MISS THEM too.

- a scared gazian kid.

                  Sadly, the mother’s fright had turned into a reality, the very fateful day. These were the last prayers of the boy who had seen the life drain out his parent’s body. He was one of the hundreds dead in the Palestenian region.

arduino

08:23:00

Arduino. Chances are that you’ve heard this name before or maybe if you have an interest in electronics you even own one. But if you have no idea what Arduino is or if it’s the first time you’ve stumbled across this name then read on! This article is especially for you!

Well, it all began in 2005 when a group of Italian researchers were trying to figure out a way to teach electronics to students within a short span of time. They decided that this device will have all the basics of a microcontroller. A processor, a memory, input and output pins and also a power supply but they wanted this to be faster than a microcontroller, easier to use and understand and also cost less.  This is how the Arduino family took birth with the first prototype being released in 2005. As of today, atleast 3,00,000 Arduino Boards have been sold worldwide by AdaFruit (the company that makes them)

This is how a basic Arduino board looks like


WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH IT?

To be honest there are at least ten thousand different things which Arduino is capable of doing. From blinking LEDs to designing Automated Robots, with the right programming, an Arduino can do anything you want it to. The sky is your limit.  All thanks to the huge variety of sensors it has onboard a wide range of applications are made possible with the Arduino. From temperature controlled circuits to circuits that react to gestures, anything is possible.


For example, this 8x8x8 LED cube
   
Or this tree climbing robot

                                              
Or this Automated car-robot


What makes Arduino so popular?

As stated earlier Arduino has a processor, a memory and all the other things a basic low-level computer has. In addition to all this, it has a set of input/output pins and a USB port. The reason for Arduino’s popularity is due to the fact that unlike microcontrollers which work on assembly level and BASIC like languages they can be programmed with languages like C, C++ and JAVA. Unarguably, the three most well-known programming languages in the world today.
The IDE required for programming Arduino is based on the Processing and Wiring projects developed at MIT. These are open-source projects which means that anybody can contribute to them and they are free to download. And also, they are very easy to understand.  Programming in Arduino can give you a rough idea of how Embedded technology works and also introduce you to a little bit of Robotics.  But ultimately, it is the ease with which anyone can learn to use it which makes Arduino so popular.

How long will it take for me to learn how to use an Arduino?

The answer depends on how much of programming you know and how good your basics of electronics are. If you are good enough with C/C++ and basic elements of programming like loops, conditional statements (if, if-else etc) and a few basic syntax rules then programming an Arduino will be a breeze. However, one also needs to have good basics in electronic as often Arduino will have to be connected to other devices. Like motors, sensors, light-bulbs etc and this ‘how to connect’ part requires you to know a few basics of electrical circuits and properties of elements like transistors, driver-ICs etc. But don’t worry, with the right amount of interest you can start blinking LEDs from day-1. There are many tutorials on Youtube which teach you everything about the Arduino.
Btw, this is how an LED blinking program looks like
#define LED_PIN 13

void setup() {
    pinMode(LED_PIN, OUTPUT);       // Enable pin 13 for digital output
}

void loop() {
    digitalWrite(LED_PIN, HIGH);    // Turn on the LED
    delay(1000);                    // Wait one second (1000 milliseconds)
    digitalWrite(LED_PIN, LOW);     // Turn off the LED
    delay(1000);                    // Wait one second
}


Hope this article gives you a fair idea of what an Arduino board is and what it does!

a colorful gaze

08:23:00
             

                 HOPE is perhaps, one of the most powerful words in English language. "I was never crippled until I lose my hope", says Nick Vujicic, the founder of life without limbs. Disability is a state of mind. There are many lion-hearts who are proving that their physical disability cannot deter their growth and I salute each one of them who believe that their ability is far stronger than their disability.

This time, the one liner is on the theme hope & inspiration.


A Colorful Gaze

"To him, life is always colorful, colorful in its own way, despite his blindness"



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ambhi

10:32:00
                 

                 The Indian campaign of Alexander-the Great in 326 B.C. has a lot of historical importance. This battle (Battle of Hydaspes) fills itself with great importance. According to the Greek records, In his conquest of occupying Asia, Alexander reached Hindukush mountains (in the present-day Pakistan) and made an alliance with Ambhi, king of Taxila and their combined force defeated the Purushottama (Porus) in the battle. Though he won the battle, impressed by the king, Alexander returned the kingdom. However, these dossiers beg serious doubts against the Alexander's campaign to India.


Warnings about Indian strength

                 With the desire to occupy India, Alexander started to march towards the same after the Persian war. He was warned by Persians that many great rulers got mixed in the mud reaching the gates of India. They told him about Cyrus, one of the greatest Persian kings ever died in the hands of Indians far before the time of Alexander. Assyrian queen Semiramis was a bit lucky and just made home with 20 soldiers while she went with 400,000 highly trained warriors. However, this didn't fear Alexander. He just liked to break the record by crushing India.
                  Later, when Alexander tried to invade India, he found the real strength in the words of the Persians. Later, he wrote to his mother that 

I am involved in the land of a ‘Leonine’ (lion-like) and brave people, where every foot of the ground is like a wall of steel, confronting my soldier. You have brought only one Alexander into the world, but every mother in this land has brought an Alexander in the world.


Here are some proofs that Alexander could not invade India


Why should Alexander reward Porus?

                 According to the records of Greek history, Alexander returned Porus his kingdom though he had won the war. A simple logic here. Alexander spent 1000 talents (25,000 kilograms of gold) to Ambhi for defeating Porus. If he had spent such a large amount, why would he offer back the kingdom he won to the defeated knowing that on doing so, they would not have enough gold to return to their home? Moreover, Porus was mentioned as a very noble king. And so, why would any noble king accept that offer? 

There was a mention about Porus that

"Wounded in his shoulder, standing over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall, but still on his feet, he was asked by Alexander how he wished to be treated. "Treat me, Alexander, the way a King treats another King" Porus said."

The above lines show that he was indeed noble and heroic.

The deadly battle

                 Of all the wars fought by Alexander, the war with India is considered as the best. The fact that the Greek army didn't celebrate after their win over the battle of Persia but had a huge commemoration after the battle of Hydaspes (Jhelum) reveals the fact that the army just survived the battle. There was no doubt that the Macedonians were frightened by the sight of Indian war elephants.

Diodorus wrote that  

"Upon this the elephants, applying to good use their prodigious size and strength, killed some of the enemy by trampling under their feet, and crushing their armour and their bones, while upon other they inflicted a terrible death, for they first lifted them aloft with their trunks, which they and twisted round their bodies and then dashed them down with great violence to the ground. Many others they deprived in a moment of life by goring then through and through with their tusks"


Bucefalus

                 Alexander's beloved horse Buccafalus was killed in the battle by one of the sons of Porus while crossing the banks of Jhelum. History says that Alexander is too fond of his horse. If so, why would he spare the kingdom which was responsible for the death of his own horse?

Illogical excuse

                 It is said that Alexander returned to his home because his soldiers requested him to do so as they were tired of being waging themselves in constant wars. However, this seems to be highly falsified version. Macedonians had a system of rotation. Old soldiers were sent back with gold and slaves replaced constantly by the new ones. So, this excuse seems highly pointless.


Conclusion:

                Alexander did not invade India because he feared of mighty empires such as Ganderites and Praesii ready with eighty thousand horsemen, two hundred thousand footmen, eight thousand chariots, and six thousand fighting elephants. 

               As the records were written by Alexander's men, they wrote in favor of him. Many facts were manipulated by them leaving a lot of loopholes. It is absolutely true that one or the other day, truth 



Love

10:32:00


                    LOVE is a sweet poison. The same love which makes you feel as if you are the happiest person in the world could make you the saddest one. It is very hard to describe it even. Perhaps, it is the invisible bond which binds the entire world and absolutely, there is no doubt that it is the language of the living. 



Here are some quotes which I had written about love.

  • On the path of roses, I will walk on the thorns so that you can walk on the petals. Will you walk with me?

  • Do you know why moon shines? It shines just because it's your shadow.

  • When I missed you, no one gave me company except the clouds which cried along with me. But, I realized that rainy season is temporary. So, I learnt how to hide pain under my smile, how to hide anger under my smile, but in that process, I      forgot how to smile.

  • I am ready to sparkle my tears to sprout the seeds of happiness in your  heart.

  • I stand before the breeze of hope so that they could dry down my tears. Oh! Why am I crying too much? The breeze must be strong to control this. Tears are gifted only to valuable persons. So, is it why I am dropping these many? I wish you could return me. Until then, I will wait for you in the dawn of hopes.

  • When your tears make a river, I will become a bridge so that you can cross it without the drench(of problems).

  • Like or dislike me, but don't ignore me.

  • When you observe the distant sky, you feel as if the Earth and the Sky touching. It's ever an illusion. I thought that I could reach you at the clouds. So, I had constructed a ladder with all my hopes. When I reached the clouds, I still couldn't find you (as you are far above the clouds (sky)). But, I didn't get frustrated. Now, I started to build my ladder with love with the aspiration to reach you as my love is infinity(So, as sky).

  • Always keep smiling. Don't forget that those smiles are oxygen to a person who cares you more than anyone in the world.

  • I don't want to give my heart to anyone, even you, as it is completely filled with you.

  • I am angry upon you as you left no space for me even in my own heart!!!!!

  • The most beautiful melodies I have listened are your words. When can I listen them again?



black death

10:31:00
The Black Death
                 For 3 horrific years (1347-1350), the black death has taken man to the brink of an apocalypse. It was a world without hope seemingly abandoned by God. It was believed that it was the punishment given by the almighty to wipe off his creation and people started to believe that the day of last judgement has come. In a world seemingly abandoned by God, cities were filled with this black death and graveyards were choked with corpses. Peasants, doctors, priests- none was exception to this worst catastrophe. The world had seen the deaths of 25 million people during that time. Nearly, half of the population of Europe was wiped off. 

The Black Death

The Map showing the spread of Plague


                 In the mid 14th century, Europe was not a dark continent so often lampooned by the history. It was the center for most sophisticated and attractive cultures and development. Italy was like a paradise for the merchants.Many cities like Florence and Venice were filled with the traders, merchants, doctors, with the rich and poor alike. With the astounding population of 100,000, Florence acted as a magnet attracting people from all corners of Europe but none expected that it would attract a disease that would fill cries in their lives.

                 In the midst of 1347 Autumn, the black death was welcomed to city by the sailor men who had trade with the eastern Asia. They transported the pestilence to different parts of Italy. At first, the citizens had no idea about the scale of horror this would produce but later, it shattered the European community- society, religion, family and Feudalism. Italy was the front-line for the bewildering epidemic. What were the reasons for this black death?

                 The reasons for the origination of this horrific epidemic is unknown but the disease spread to Europe from the Mongols. They used the affected corpses as weapons resulting in spread of disease to their opponents. Thus, the floating corpses might have caught the glimpse of the European sailors and thus transported death. For example, if a person caught the disease, it would spread to all other family members, friends, acquaintances resulting in irrevocable damage. 

People became sick with flu added fever and began vomiting. In their necks, armpits and groin, pus filled swellings started to develop and on the skin, purple and black blotches were developed due to internal hemorrhaging. Within a week or two, death followed them with pneumonia like flooding.

                 In 2-3 months, 20% of the population turned to be corpses.With all their knowledge applied, the doctors failed to save the lives of people. People then hoped that only the efforts of Church and Clergymen could save them. It was of no use. Religion was no shield to the epidemic.The Clergymen who dared to administer the last rites of the person often fell prey for the same. none could escape from this rule call of death.

                Entire society was crashed. Brother abandoned brother, sister their siblings, and mostly wife their husband. What more worse was that the parents refused to see intend to their sick children as if they hadn't been theirs.Bewildered and terrified, people started to shun everyone they knew. Morals vanished and people behaved as if it would be best to behave as they like. As the bones of the society fractured, the rhythms of the medieval began to unravel. Harvest stopped, bread was not baked, corpses were no removed and indeed life halted for months. Venice witnessed 90,000 deaths and Florence half of its population. In Sienna, near the old Gothic Cathedral, victims were thrown into the huge trenches which were the foundations of old city wall. Remarkably, they are still today.

                 The disease followed the roots of the trade and thus had devastated millions of lives of Europeans. In 1348, the disease reached France. It triggered ethnic hatred on a horrifying scale. It started to empty cities. In Avenue, Pope preached that praying God is the only way to save thyself. But the death toll was so high that people started to disbelieve church. Out of nothing, extremists started to appear. They were known as the flatulence and they directly challenged the authority of the Church.They marched themselves into different places whipping themselves with brutal attitudes. They made to people think that suffering is the only way to escape the disease and they were successful in drawing people. Ironically, this flatulence was successful in exporting the pestilence to other parts. In a few months, the city turned to be a ghost town. Consequently, the blame of spreading this plague was put on Jews in an attempt to destroy Christianity and then many Jew families were burnt alive. 

                 In 1348, it entered England through the ports of Southampton and Bristol. The low class was first to be affected by this. In a due course, it had changed their lives. In 1349, as the availability of labor became hard due to the black death, laborers could get the wages as they wished. King Edward Commissions were laid to impose fines on those who demand high wages, but the laws of supply and demand proved to be too strong. The black death was forcing economic and social change in an unwilling ruling class uplifting low class at the same time destabilizing the entire political system. By the end of 1350, this black death ended.

                 This black death was expressed in painting and poetry. People encouraged themselves to be engaged in the horrors of death and decay. Skeletons became the most common part of the medieval art. 


The Medieval art characterized by Skeletons
showing that death was inevitable

                
                   After the end, there was a huge outpouring creativity in the fields of art, architecture, science that celebrated the spirit of the man. It was the worst century to be lived as a part of the world. Medieval Europeans didn't lose nerve though they suffered 25 outbreaks after the black death in the next 300 years. Slowly, a new inspiring story of human survival was emerging from the brink of apocalypse to the hope for humanity have been germinated from despair.



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