9/11 and Black Plague Comparison/Contrast

SIMILARITIES

1. These two tragic events are similar in the social way. In a way, everyone was effected by the attack of 9/11, and by the disease of the Black Plague. A lot of people died in the Black Plague, and there were some families that mourned over their relative's/friend's death. The same happened for 9/11. Many people were devastated that family members were killed, or even injured.

2. Another way that these two events are similar in intellectually. Both times, the reason that they happened were due to ignorance. The U.S. didn't think that anyone would try to commit terrorism on them, so they had a lack of security. The people during the Black Plague didn't think that washing themselves everyday was necessary, so they didn't wash themselves everyday. Both events didn't know that either things would cause any harm, so they did them anyways.

3. The Black Plague and 9/11 relate politically. I say this because many people emerged as leaders during 9/11, such as the people that prevented the 4th plane from hitting an important place of the U.S. Also, many people emerged as leaders during the Black Plague, such as the doctors that tried to help the sick heal. The people during both of these events felt as if they were being held responsible, so they felt the need to help those that were sick, or hurt.

DIFFERENCES

1. One difference of the two would be politically. I say this because the government during 9/11 didn't fall apart like the government during the Black Plague. 9/11 government held their grounds, and they helped their country through their hard mess. The government of the Black Plague disappeared and cause chaos through out the country.

2. They are also different because of social reasons. The Black Plague went chaotic whenever the disaster happened, but 9/11 social status stayed up, and many people tried to help each other during the hardship of the tragedy.

3. Another difference is in the technological grounds. During the Black Plague, no one really knew how it happened. They had theories of God punishing them, or the end of the world was coming, but none of those were right. During 9/11, after the second plane crashed, the U.S. knew that they were being attacked. They knew that it wouldn't just so happen that a plane crashes into the North Trade Center, then five minutes later another plane crashed into the South Trade Center.