Altitude sickness

Charles A. Lindbergh: Inspiring Aviators throughout the world Interviewer: The sun is shining down and reflecting off the lake. I am now lounging outside on a wood deck with a peaceful view of a lake waiting for Charles A. Lindbergh to arrive. Since Charles loves the outdoors he insisted we meet outside and I now understand why. It’s the absolute perfect day to conduct an interview; the sun is shining and it’s a beautiful 78 degrees out. It’s me, Camille, from Under The Stars newspaper. This…

As I read Into Thin Air, I realized how grateful I am to have so many people I care about still in my life. I haven’t lost anyone that I was extremely close to and I don’t know what I would do if I did. The only person in my life that died was my aunt, and I was pretty young and didn’t know her very well. She lived in Minnesota and I didn’t see her very often so her death didn’t really impact me, as awful as that sounds. In this book, there are so many people that die and I can’t even imagine…

Amelia Earhart was the most famous female pilot of all time. She is arguably most famous for her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, a journey that would be 27,000 miles total. Amelia and her crew begin the journey on March 17, 1937. On the 6th week of her expedition, she disappeared, somewhere over the Pacific Ocean. On January 5, 1939 Amelia Earhart was declared dead. Amelia Earhart was born on July 24th, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas. Her parents were Amy Otis and Edwin Stanton Earhart.…

German physicians conducted experiments on oxygen deprivation, effects of altitude and hypothermia. They also tested immunization compounds for the prevention and treatment of contagious diseases such as malaria, typhus, tuberculosis, and yellow fever. The infamous Physician Josef Mengele in Auschwitz conducted experiments on…

Loser. Dumb blonde. Nerd. Wannabe. Jock. Plastic. Ugly. Anorexic or “too skinny”. Fake. Player. Hot. Stupid. Gay. Dropout. Idiot. Dirty. Fat. Weirdo. Creep. Self-centred. Useless. The list goes on. No matter how they’re portrayed, words can hurt. A label is a word or phrase indicating that what follows belongs in a particular category or classification. It’s like handing someone a sticker that says “stupid” and making them wear it. Because of the negative impact and social influence, everyone…

The cancer is sometimes genetic, but mostly it is caused by the environment. Environmental factor in the development of cancers can be chemical, physical or biological. Chemical exposure to environmental carcinogens chemicals or substances that can lead to the development of cancer. It can occur in the workplace and in the home, as well as medical treatments, and lifestyle choices. Pollution from coal-fired power plants, auto mobile exhaust, and other sources. Burning coal is also a leading…

Hazards of School-induced Stress Depressed. Anxious. Fearful. Needy. These are all symptoms of students trapped in the vicious cycle, unable to escape school-induced stress. The responsibilities of completing schoolwork constantly consume students of all ages. School is stealing the rank as the number one priority for many teens. This may be seemingly positive, but it has negative effects overall. The stress of homework and the pressure to achieve outstanding grades is causing the good health…

Philbrick, Nathanel. Sea of Glory: America’s Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. U.S. Viking Penguin 2003. The author wrote in detail about the United States South Seas Exploring Expedition of 1838 (U.S. Ex.Ex.), an unprecedented naval operation for a nation with a navy less than half the size of Great Britain’s, and consisted of six sailing vessels and 346 men, making it one of the largest voyages of discovery in the history of Western exploration. The Ex.Ex.’s ships…

Sacrifice by fire; this remains the meaning of the Greek word holocaust. The Holocaust, also known as the persecution and murder of six million Jewish people by the Nazi regime and its collaborators, remained a game of superior and inferior. To the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, Jews lived as an inferior race and an alien threat to the German race and community. After years of Nazi rule in Germany, during which Jews got consistently persecuted, Hitler’s “final solution”–another meaning of the…

Throughout decades, healthcare in Australia have worked hard through both on individuals and populations to improved the Aboriginal health compared to non-Aboriginal. In the past, many of Aboriginals generations have neglected as a result of discrimination and deficiency of healthcare services in remote areas (National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organization). Hence, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) (p.9), has announced in 2010, one of their priorities is…