Disaster

PROCESS OF FINDINGS The case study (Sozogaku.com, 2017) clarifies the design flaws and the human error which led to the innovation of future nuclear programs. After the disaster, Ukraine withheld information regarding the design flaws to protect their public image. Before we discuss the impact the Chernobyl Disaster had globally, it is essential that we analyze the impact it had on its own environment as well as the economy. The dense radiation contaminated significant agricultural products.…

The United States was well aware of the dangers its astronauts faced in outer space, but made a decision to continue space exploration. “In event of Moon Disaster” was a speech written by William Safire, for President Nixon to give in case the Apollo 11 mission to the moon went wrong, but was never actually given. The speech starts off by claiming that fate has decided that the two astronauts, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, are to be stranded on the moon, and that this shall be their resting…

Though they may be terrifying, disasters can fade from the sorrow when they are over. In the article, “Disaster On the Mountain”, Lauren Tarshis explains what it is like to suffer from an avalanche, how you can prevent avalanche predicaments, and an avalanche survivor's story. Specifically, Stroud and Repetto’s struggles from the avalanche they triggered. The article is showing that there are ways to prevent negative outcomes. Also, in another article written by Lauren Tarshis, “The Evil…

Friday and Monday morning I attended the CCDM Conference in Milton where I learned about many different disasters from floods to wildfires, gave a presentation on blizzards and am getting ready to participate in the debate with disaster experts from all around the world. From this seminar, I have brought back a lot of knowledge and experience to help prepare us for the future of Canada’s natural disasters and what we can do. During this conference I have attended many seminars and the three…

Engineering Disasters Within the confines of a single second your whole world can come crashing down. Throughout history, mankind has been met with sudden disasters at seemingly random turns from faulty bridges, to malfunctioning airplanes and unstable nuclear reactors. Yet, upon examination of the disasters, investigators have uncovered that the seemingly random turn of events had, in reality, occurred as a result of slight mistakes made by the engineers and mechanics that designed the…

During the reign of Marcus Aurelius, the last of the five good emperors, many natural disasters occurred. The Tiber River flooded; famine hit, and the army brought back plague from the East. All of these resulted in a major loss of population and a shortage of military power. Many of the Romans believed that these disasters foreshadowed a worrying future for Rome. This belief was proven by the presence of new problems after Marcus Aurelius died. Marcus Aurelius appointed his own son as his…

There have been countless disasters throughout the history of the United States, and even the world. These disasters have greatly influenced history and our society, for better or worse, to what it is today. Some of these disasters were preventable, and others we could only protect ourselves against. Terrorist attacks have been an increasingly prevalent form of disaster that the United States has faced multiple times with varying results. The most relevant attack that the United States has…

Devastating Disasters European settlers, when arriving to North America, would not have survived if not for the Native Americans; however, the settlers did more harm than good to the Natives. The Europeans believed they were superior, even though they did not know how to survive in the New World; many of them died within the first winter. The Massasoit were the first to help the Europeans, seeing how pitiful they were. They thought of them as allies, and easy to manage; the Natives thought…

François-Marie Arouet, later known by the name Voltaire, wrote Candide. A variety of disasters influenced Voltaire to write Candide. These disasters included an earthquake in Lisbon in 1755 and the execution of an English Admiral named John Byng (Voltaire 8). Voltaire made these disasters central topics in the plot of Candide. He included an assortment of other historically relevant events in the novel as well. There are several main themes in the novel, including optimism, religious hypocrisy,…

Based on the ballet ‘’Swan Lake’’ by Piotr Illyich Tchaikovsky and his beautiful music, this movie shows the disaster life of a dancer to obtain the principal role as Swan Queen, as it was her dream since she was a child, especially for the pressure of her mother. The story is based in one princess that was enchanted by a witch to be a White Swan, and only a love could avoid this, but her bad sister, the Black Swan, seduces the man the princess loved, and knowing this the White Swan kill…