Viruses and The European Colonization of America
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Viruses and The European Colonization of America
Transcribed Image Text:Viruses and The European Colonization of America
Viruses and The European Colonization of America
Directions: Read the below passage carefully. Next, use your notes to make the connection
between viruses (Europeans) and the human body (Native Americans). Be as specific as
possible, using critical examples from the lesson.
1. A virus is an infectious agent that enters a living cell and utilizes the cell's resources to
multiply and reproduce. As a result, the cell usually dies and more viruses are allowed into the
surroundings, and neighboring cells get infected too. These are called cytopathic effects.
2. A key challenge for viruses is avoiding detection by the human immune system so that the
virus would not be deactivated before it reaches its intended target and completes its task.
3.
When viruses enter our body and are identified by the immune system as foreign "invaders,"
our bodies create antibodies to prevent any harm to the body. Antibodies neutralize the viruses so
they can no longer enter or damage our cells.
4. To neutralize each different strain of organism, the antibodies must know the pattern of the
virus. Our body remembers each new virus pattern that has caused an immune response in the
past, so that it can make matching cells to protect us from that same specific virus in case it ever
enters the body again in the future.
Directions: Virus is Latin for “poison." Use your notes and the passage above to make the
connection between viruses (Europeans) and the human body (Native Americans). Basically,
explain how European colonizers can be used as a metaphor for viruses and how Native
Americans can be used as a metaphor for the human body. Include how Europeans behaved
like viruses and how Native Americans behaved or should have behaved as the human body.
Be as specific as possible, using critical examples from our lessons. An example has been
completed for you below.
Example Question Q1:
1. "A virus is a small infectious agent that enters a living cell and utilizes the cell's
resources to multiply and reproduce. As a result, the cell usually dies and more viruses
are allowed into the surroundings, and neighboring cells get infected too."
Example Response R1:
1. Europeans came to the "new world," colonized the land, and stole many of its
resources. Europeans used the Native Americans' soil to grow crops that were new to
the Europeans, thus increasing their population in the “new world." As a result of their
interaction with Europeans, the Native Americans died by the millions, thus allowing
the Europeans to multiply and colonize more land in the “New World."
Transcribed Image Text:2. “A key challenge for viruses is avoiding detection by the human immune system so that
the virus would not be deactivated before it reaches its intended target and completes its
task."
• In this example of cell activity, explain the action of the Europeans by substituting
"virus" for "Europeans." Specify what the "target" and “task" is for the Europeans.
3. When particles of a virus enter our body and are identified by the immune system as
foreign "invaders," our bodies create antibodies to prevent any harm to the body. To
neutralize each different strain of virus, the antibodies must have the right pattern to
match the characteristics of each virus.
• In this example, explain the action of the Europeans by again substituting "virus" for
"Europeans." But this time, include what the Native Americans should have done by
substituting "our bodies" for "Native Americans." Also, you decide what word should be
substituted for “antibodies."
4. Our body remembers each new virus pattern that has caused an immune response in the
past, so that it can make matching cells to protect us from that same specific virus in case
it ever enters the body again in the future.
• In this example, explain the response of the Native Americans by again substituting
"body" for "Native Americans" and "virus" for "Europeans." But this time, also include
what the Native Americans should have done by deciding what word should be
substituted for “immune response" and “make matching cells."
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Let us first have a quick overview on colonization before continuing with the answer. The Europeans had colonized the whole world during the Middle Ages.
Feudalism in the European economy had led to colonize the world. However, there were other motives like spreading of religion, exploiting the natural resources and becoming powerful in Europe.
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