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The Ghost Map Part One: Preface 1. What was the main point of the reading? (at least one in-text quote required) - In this first part of the book we are introduced to many key characters and terms that play a big role throughout the rest of the book. We are taken back to London in the year of 1854. During an era in which London’s municipal government had no clue on how to run a metropolis, which led to environmental and health conflicts. Many downs happened in the environment which threatened to wipe out London’s human population. Some of them were that Londoners began to use more water than ever before. The cities plumbing system wasn't advance enough to resist the countless of water being used, meaning that sewers often overflowed. Also, London’s population was extremely growing, and corpses were being buried in wastelands. The knowledge we have today, of how epidemics work and how we can stop them wasn’t known back then and so Londoners believed that dead …show more content…

How could they ignore so much overwhelming evidence that contradicted their most basic theories? These questions, too, deserve their own discipline: the sociology of error.” (Johnson, 15) 6. How do you personally feel about what you read. (in-text quote optional) - I found this to be a sort of lecture. Not only did I find myself reading about an epidemic that I had never heard about, but it was interesting to see how much doctors and scientist had to do in order to find out what was going on. Today we still have to go through the same process to find where the sickness is coming but we also count with technology and various knowledge of known epidemics that can lead us to finding new ones. We also have endless resources that are available for those who are sick, so that they can get better. Regarding the ENTIRE book: 7. What was the main point of the book? (at least one in-text quote

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