Miner

relied heavily on doctors credentials to resolve claims. Dr.Wheeler was the coal companies trump card. Miners cases denied and families struggled to survive so they had to borrow from friends and families which was humiliating. 1,500 cases read by Dr. Wheeler and he never wants found the severe form of black lung disease. Dr. Wheeler always saw T.B. And histoplasmosis. Steve Day and other miners relied on the opinion of the doctor who examined them over the years, they…

by self-reliance, which is primarily manifested in a fear of dependency (Holmes and Holmes 14).” Nevertheless, it is because of this self-reliance that Americans have prospered and progressed to a superior technological and industrial society. • Miner wrote the Body Ritual Among the Nacirema to inform the readers on how different cultures may perceive our American culture. It informs the Americans that while they think some subcultures are weird for doing certain actions in part of their…

It is also important to acknowledge the similarities and differences between one and the next. A particular example is that of the Naciremas and the Mbuti Pygmies. As there are noticeable differences, such as the place where they come from. Horace Miner, writer of “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema,” mentions that the Naciremas are a group found in North America. The Mbuti, however, resides in the Ituri Forest in Zaire, Africa; far off from the Naciremas. But at the same time, there are some…

and armed uprisings in the History of America. However, the battle ended in a mass loss of lives and prosecution of a number of miners. According to the Kantian theory, civil disobedience should be based on morals whereby there will be no loss of property or life. However, the Battle of the Blair Mountain disregarded both the moral and constitutional laws. While the miners opposed the poor labor laws, low wages and illegal loss of land, the government protected the economic benefits of the…

have here in America. Miner was merely describing what happens when you go to a dentist or when patients going to get medical care. The medicine men and herbalists are the same as our providers and pharmacists. Miner also speaks of surgeries to enlarge and reduce breast size and the different methods of birth control. While the females of Nacirema use moon phases to help prevent pregnancy, many Americans use family planning and avoid intercourse around their ovulation cycle. Miner also addresses…

Hector Tobar wrote a book about the predicaments that befell the Chile miners. The author provides a detailed narrative of thirty-three miners who were working in a mine that later trapped them in August 2010 (Tobar, 2015). The miners who were buried underground miraculously survived the horrific ordeal, of starvation, dehydration, and horrible living condition (Tobar, 2015). The content of the book reflects the challenges that face the nursing profession and patient care in healthcare setting.…

Ones the miners start to move up to the mountains into Golden, Blackhawk and Central City those are were the place where the miners would be more successful on finding more gold. The author’s state: As many 25,000 entered the mountains between April and October by ear-ly about 10,000 remained in Colorado by early August 2,000 in Denver a few hundred in Golden, and most of the remainder engaged in the moun-tain placer operations or ever deepening lode mines. As late as September more than 2,000…

(Grossman, 1975). Mr. Wright conveyed the concerns of both the owners and the miners to the President. Convening several meetings to…

when the coal companies contaminated the waters. One of the most prevalent story of the trip was the story of Dustin’s Father. He was everything a “man” should be according to the locals. He was a veteran who serve for his country, he was a coal miner, he paid his taxes, and never caused troubles. He obtained black lungs from working so heavily in the mines. Sadly, like his own father, Dustin’s grandfather only made it to his 60. In the very last days of his life, water was not available.…

very versatile writer, a morally sensitive thinker, and an artistic genius. The short story begins with the protagonist, a solitary prospector, coming upon a pristine canyon in the southwestern U.S. The main character of “All Gold Canyon”, a pocket-miner simply named “Bill”, resembles as such a frontier type, possessing the best qualities of that type of person. The canyon seems singular in its pure natural beauty, and London’s description of it is a real tour de force.…