A Magnificent Catastrophe, written by author Edward J. Larson, is focus on the First Presidential Campaign in the 1800s. Prior to 1800, the United States had not presidential election, but electoral politics is re-oriented United States in it is definite direction and solidified the two party system since 1800, so that is reason why this book is worth of notice. He has written about Founding Fathers of America who are Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr during the critical 1800 election. They have participated in the country’s principal documents, primarily the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution that was influenced by philosophers Hobbes and Locke. Although election could be followed in strict adherence to law and principle and not turn into a…
Imagine a normal day at home, maybe watching television or making dinner, then something smashes against the side out the house, ripping it away from its foundation. It’s all a blur at first, until the black sludge starts to sweep into your house, it becomes clear immediately, this is West Virginia after all. The dam had broken, sending refuse and water borrowing down the valley, wiping away everything in its path. Somehow, you make it to the roof, revealing for the first the true depth of the destruction. Everything you know destroyed, the town where you live, work and raise your family, washed away by the very thing that provides you with those same things.…
Crash and Burn is about forty pages away from being perfect. Michael Hassan has written what is quite honestly the best book I have ever read. Never has a book made me question my own morality, character, and social skills the way Crash and Burn did. The drama had me staying up late at night, fascinated by the story unraveling before my eyes. As David Burnett and Steven Crashinsky grow up alongside each other, their lives dramatically change, and it seems that as Steven’s life gets better and better,…
Nasty political mud-slinging. Campaign attacks and person insults. These are some of the words used to describe the outrageous election between two very bitter candidates. Although this sounds rather similar to the present-day elections of 2016, it actually describes an election that took place more than two hundred years ago. This shocking election is told by Edward Larson in his narrative of the election of 1800.…
Challenger Disaster Analysis Zach Raudabaugh 3rd This speech was written by Ronald Reagan in response to the Challenger Disaster which took place on January 28, 1986 in the Oval Office. This was done to mourn the seven who died in the disaster. This was spoken to the citizens of the United States along with the families of those who died in the disaster and NASA. This speech was the right thing to do because Reagan addressed the people of the United States, stated his emotions with the disaster, and insured people this lose wasn't for nothing.…
Case Study Analysis: Meltdown at Koeberg Introduction Dr. Behr has just begun a one-year commitment as Koeberg District Hospital’s interim medical director and several challenges are presenting themselves as he assumes his position. These issues include prolonged renovations which are hindering the hospital’s operations, underexperienced staff, a lackadaisical attitude toward job performance, and a general attitude of discontent among staff members. In order to be successful in his administrative duties, Dr. Behr must find methods to address and remedy the difficulties which are hampering the operations at Koeberg District Hospital. This paper will discuss the problems he is facing, identify and explain the components of job design which…
Groupthink is led by the influence from authority and peers. Groups grow to think alike and become convinced there is only one “right” viewpoint. Groups think it is disloyal to take suggestions for alternatives. Groups have narrow perspective and most likely believe they are fully right.…
1. In “The Early Catastrophe”, Hart & Risley provided a figure that demonstrates the vocabulary size trajectory of the children in the study, stratified by age group (page 4). It appears that the trajectory of vocabulary size between children of middle/lower SES versus those on welfare remains very similar until about 23 months of age. This made me wonder why it is that the vocabulary size trajectory seems to dramatically increase around this age among children of lower/middle SES families, in comparison to children from families on welfare?…
The Effect of a Train Wreck January 6th 2005, Is when the Graniteville train derailment occurred. The crew on train P22 was running late by the time they made it to the plant; they didn’t have enough time to drop off the cargo of sodium hydroxide. The brakeman at the plant was supposed to move a switch so other trains could continue moving straight through town. The brakeman claimed he flipped the switch when he didn’t. The brakeman explained to the investigators “In my mind when I left [the industry track], everything was properly lined back to the main line.…
History has shown that after any major disaster, there is a huge psychological impact that is left on the victims, secondary survivors and the population that remains as a whole. The United States has experienced its fair share of disasters, but for this purpose of this paper the tragedies of both September 11, 2001 attacks (9/11) and the Lusitania Disaster will be examined. Both Tragedies suffered loss and it will be compared and contrasted with how (although almost one hundred years apart), the trauma impacted the culture. The impact will be examined by the phases of recovery for each disaster, the culture as casualty and how post Traumatic Stress (PTSD) affected survivors and the population left to comprehend it all.…
Introduction The Johnstown Flood which was one of the worst disasters ever happened in U.S. history by far which was also the most famous dam failure. Johnstown is situated about 50 miles east-southeast of Pittsburgh, in the Allegheny Mountains, in the southeastern Pennsylvania. There was the “South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club” whose members included Andrew Carnegie, Henry Frick and Andrew Mellon. The club had bought the abandoned earth fill dam and the reservoir known as Lake Conemaugh. The purpose of it was a pleasure lake used for sailing and ice boating.…
The Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred April 16, 1947, in the Port of Texas City. It was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, and one of the largest non-nuclear explosions. Originating with a mid-morning fire on board the French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp (docked in the port), her cargo of approximately 2,200 tons (approximately 2,100 metric tons) of ammonium nitrate detonated,[1] with the initial blast and subsequent chain-reaction of further fires and explosions in other ships and nearby oil-storage facilities killing at least 581 people, including all but one member of the Texas City fire department.[2] The disaster triggered the first ever class action lawsuit against the United States government,…
The supervisory leaders were also careless. They did not show a valuable concern over the years of operation in the…
Train Wreck - James Arthur The Song that Changed Perspectives Billal Lyzzaik In today's society, reality shows, such as The X-Factor, manipulate many to act a certain way on live TV and not necessarily be themselves. James Arthur, a British artist, was one of the many whom were packaged. He participated in The X-Factor during the 2012 season but was eliminated during the final rounds for not meeting the shows expectations.…
How do you determine if one action is right or wrong? According to one of the most influential and persuasive approaches to normal ethics in many philosophy, an action oriented moral theory known as utilitarianism holds that an action is right if it produces, or if it tends produce, the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people affected by the action. Utilitarian believes that the purpose of having morals is to be able to make life better by increasing happiness or pleasure and decrease the amount of unhappiness and pain in the world. Although we are often faced with many moral dilemmas in this world, specific cases such as Nestle and Advertising, Challenger, Children and Targeting, Emails and Privacy, One Nation Under Wal-Mart,…