Hardy to Hardly:
A Comparative Reflection of Current Events to their Respective Histories
1. “The Internet Still Thinks I’m Pregnant” by Amy Pittman (Sept. 2nd, 2016)
2. “New York Can’t Block Late-Term Abortion in Certain Cases, Schneiderman Says” by Vivian Yee (Sept. 7th, 2016)
3. “Passing My Disability On to My Children” by Sheila Black (Sept. 7th, 2016)
4. “America’s Shocking Maternal Deaths” by The Editorial Board (Sept. 3rd, 2016)
With women using apps on their smartphones to track their menstrual/fertility cycles, getting pregnant is seemingly easier than it has ever been. Unfortunately, even with all current medical advances, one out of every four pregnancies result in a miscarriage, typically before the twelfth week. But before “pee …show more content…
I immediately linked this article to history by asking myself, “If this happened centuries ago, what would that farmer do to recover from the massive loss of livestock?”
The answer is simple. In the 18th and 19th centuries, including the centuries which preceded them, there were no insurance companies such as Farm Bureau, for example, which aids insured farmers struck by natural disasters. Natural disaster did not only affect farmers of livestock but also farmers who were also plagued by droughts or blights.
There was no assurance that crops would be bountiful or livestock would stay safe and healthy. More importantly, if disaster did strike, most often there was no backup plan. The farmers and their respective families were faced with extreme poverty and potential starvation. Those in more populated areas may be lucky enough to find a labor or factory job; however, I am sure many farmers were forced to sell their land in order to survive, thus hurting the farmer even more if they were unable to recover from a terrible disaster. All things considered, historical farming, in a sense, was essentially
A Comparative Reflection of Current Events to their Respective Histories
1. “The Internet Still Thinks I’m Pregnant” by Amy Pittman (Sept. 2nd, 2016)
2. “New York Can’t Block Late-Term Abortion in Certain Cases, Schneiderman Says” by Vivian Yee (Sept. 7th, 2016)
3. “Passing My Disability On to My Children” by Sheila Black (Sept. 7th, 2016)
4. “America’s Shocking Maternal Deaths” by The Editorial Board (Sept. 3rd, 2016)
With women using apps on their smartphones to track their menstrual/fertility cycles, getting pregnant is seemingly easier than it has ever been. Unfortunately, even with all current medical advances, one out of every four pregnancies result in a miscarriage, typically before the twelfth week. But before “pee …show more content…
I immediately linked this article to history by asking myself, “If this happened centuries ago, what would that farmer do to recover from the massive loss of livestock?”
The answer is simple. In the 18th and 19th centuries, including the centuries which preceded them, there were no insurance companies such as Farm Bureau, for example, which aids insured farmers struck by natural disasters. Natural disaster did not only affect farmers of livestock but also farmers who were also plagued by droughts or blights.
There was no assurance that crops would be bountiful or livestock would stay safe and healthy. More importantly, if disaster did strike, most often there was no backup plan. The farmers and their respective families were faced with extreme poverty and potential starvation. Those in more populated areas may be lucky enough to find a labor or factory job; however, I am sure many farmers were forced to sell their land in order to survive, thus hurting the farmer even more if they were unable to recover from a terrible disaster. All things considered, historical farming, in a sense, was essentially