Catastrophe

Hillary Clinton stated the predicament facing the planet both beautifully and bluntly in an interview with ABC News, “Look at climate change; don 't put your head in the sand. Understand that it is going to have profound effects on our resources and so much else.” Mankind is responsible for the undeniable climate change crisis commonly referred to as global warming. Unimpeded, this vicious cycle will continue to wreak havoc on daily life as well as the future. Humankind needs to recognize the…

Overpopulation is an important matter that should be addressed immediately because it will lead to greater contamination, which will affect our natural resources causing population to compete for water, food and shelter and services such as public healthcare that once were acquired with no competition.The world is reaching an extremely high population, population rates are out of control, cities are expanding everyday, our forests are being consumed and contamination is polluting our fresh water…

Poverty vs Wealthy In this world poverty prevails around the world, and it’s the biggest issue that people are facing today. In the other hand there’s the wealthy that we could call the minority. The natural resources that our planet is giving us to survive are running out and everyday are less. Garrett Hardin illustrates in his article “Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor” that wealthy people or nations are the only ones that have access to those natural resources. Moreover…

destructive in American history, the Dust Bowl created a larger disturbance in human and natural life and in the minds of those living through and around it and should provide stronger warnings for present and future Americans. We weigh environmental catastrophes by damage to the lives of the affected people and environment, naturally attributing a greater significance to the effect on human life. In the case of the Dust Bowl, the plains land was deteriorating long before the situation was dire…

“Set!” I hold my breath. Boom! Exploding from my block and gaining speed with every stride, I feel more and more air brush against my face. All the anxiety from crouching back in the blocks is released at once. I focus on my steps. If I can’t approach first hurdle in eight steps, I will stumble and lose momentum. After four or five steps of acceleration, I stand up tall to prepare for the jump. My strides shorten as I approach my eighth step. Last short stride! Now right knee up. Lean…

Al Nakba is a documentary about the struggles during the Palestinian exodus. “Al Nakba” means “the catastrophe” and a catastrophe it was indeed. The documentary started out with black and white photos and videos of the state of life during this period. It starts out in 1948 when the state of Israel was created. Hundreds of thousands were forced out of their homes. I couldn’t imagine how this must feel like. To be kicked out of your home and have it turned into a war zone. A quote by Arnold…

During the early 20th century building airships became very popular, and Germany quickly became the most developed and impressive builders of this type of lighter-than-air innovation. A German businessman, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was one of the leading inventors who build many experimental dirigibles. The Hindenburg was one of Zeppelin and Ludwig Dürr’s most successful airship. By 1936, the Hindenburg had concluded ten very successful trips which made it very popular and well known.…

On a warm afternoon in November of 1863 President Lincoln took the stand and gave one of the most well-known speeches in American history. On this day Lincoln dedicated the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His speech came towards the end of the day after a lengthy 2 hour speech from Edward Everret, and although Lincoln’s speech was only around 2 minutes many agreed that his covered the more central idea of the event than Everett’s. One part of the speech that stuck out to people…

Bowen’s Family Systems theory (BFST) attempts to explain human behavior as it relates to family dynamics and its complex interconnections. Reading Genesis chapters one through four, I identified four of eight BFST concepts that can be applied to “The First Family”: (a) triangles concept, (b) nuclear family concept, (c) emotional cutoff, and (d) sibling position. According to BFST, the triangle concept refers to three individuals that are in some way connected to each other, be it biological…

As a result of the Treaty of Versailles that ended World War I, World War II was started and ultimately resulted in the death of fifty million soldiers and civilians. This Treaty of Versailles forced the country of Germany to accept full responsibility for the Great War. Other countries involved in World War I forced them to pay for the restoration of areas within Belgium and France that were destroyed during the fighting. This caused an economic depression to spread throughout the country, and…