19 Aug Spanish Flu EssaySuggested length: 3-5 double-spaced pages.

Spanish Flu EssaySuggested length: 3-5 double-spaced pages. You should write in formal prose and provide proper citations. Minimum number of newspaper sources: three.Choose one community (a town or city) and, using the digitized newspapers found on the Chronicling America website of the Library of Congress, see how the influenza pandemic impacted the people living there. And then you will write an argumentative/persuasive essay about itBased on your reading of newspapersabout the Spanish Flu in the community you chose, how did the pandemic effectthe people living there? Was there a quarantine? How many people caught thedisease? How many died? (You might not be able to find accurate numbers forthis—although you may choose to look at other sources beyond newspapers to seeif you can find the answer.) How did people respond to the flu? Were somegroups impacted more than others? If so, can you tell why? In addition to thehealth issues and death toll, how else did the flu impact the community? Werethere economic problems? Were there other consequences? Finally, with theunderstanding that we do not yet know the full consequences of our ownsituation, how would you compare the Spanish Flu to the coronavirus pandemic of2020?here are some links may help the instruction sent to us. ”’A couple of you have told me that, while you found good details in the newspapers, there was not enough to really tell the story and answer the prompt questions, so you have having to go to other sources. So, what I suggest is that you do try to find another source or two—a secondary source (primary sources are what were produced at the time—like the newspapers; secondary sources are what historians wrote later) that will help you figure out what the impact of the disease on the community.”’ Here are some links to some recent articles by journalists that I found that touch on the Spanish Flu:https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/history-of-how-st-louis-vs-philadelphia-treated-1918-flu-pandemic-2020-4%3famphttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/04/04/us/coronavirus-spanish-flu-philadelphia-pennsylvania.amp.htmlhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/ny.curbed.com/platform/amp/2020/3/19/21186665/coronavirus-new-york-public-housing-outbreak-history