Quarantine

“ Bacterial meningitis affects over 4,000 people and causes 500 deaths in the U.S. each year. 6,000 cases of pneumococcal meningitis are reported each year in the U.S. Meningococcal meningitis infects about 2,600 people in the U.S. each year.” What this text is saying is that bacterial meningitis is really harmful and can lead to deaths around the world, mainly affecting young children and the elderly. Bacterial meningitis harms and affects many people who are infected by the disease and is…

of this inauguration, Soviet’s ship hundreds of thousands of warheads to Cuba. A map created from various sources state, “US announces a quarantine against ships carrying offensive weapons to Cuba.” The United States, once again, interferes to prevent the Soviet Union from installing weapons in Cuba that are in range of U.S land. As a result of this quarantine, the Soviets began to remove their missiles, five days later. This shows that the United States quickly ended the threat of Soviet bombs…

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on October 22, 1962 when President John F. Kennedy appeared on the home television screen of millions of Americans to address the nation on the events taking place. Kennedy informed the nation of the Soviet nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba. The fourteen- day phenomenon sent the United States government into a scramble to decide what they were to do, and how to go about doing so. The President took immediate action calling upon the CIA and Secretary of Defense…

United in Anger – A History of ACT UP is a documentary film about the ACT UP organization which emerged in the United States during the AIDS epidemic. The movie follows how the organization and the activists challenged various institutions to take the epidemic seriously from 1987 to 2007. Some of the most known demonstrations were held against the Wall Street, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Catholic Church, National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Disease Control and…

community in which they live. The town designs some urgent steps that have to be taken to ensure the well-being of the community. We learn that twelve people died during the attack on the community and those who survived but have the flu are in quarantine. At the meeting, the council eventually agrees that the community needs medical supplies to begin treatment on the sick. From there, Michonne, Daryl and others leave by car for the veterinary college to find any antibiotics, where they soon on…

A walk through West Berlin: Containment of Communism After WWII , The United States made great efforts to contain communism from spreading around the world. Containment was the idea that the Soviet Union and Soviet communism should not be allowed to spread. A short passage, from a telegram that was secretly sent to U.S. State Department officials on February 22, 1946 from an American foreign service officer in Moscow makes it clear that Joseph Stalin and the Soviets believe communism is better…

sent spy planes to keep an eye out for the missiles. They didn't want Cuba to have missiles with how close they were to the border of Florida. To stop this crisis the U.S. announced a quarantine against ships carrying offensive weapons to Cuba. This stopped the Soviets dead in the tracks just outside of the quarantine lines. The soviets removed their missiles and the U.S agrees to remove there's from Turkey. This contained communism from spreading past Cuba and into America by removing the…

When reading about the “self,” in the three essays by Chee, Oates, and Diaz, the reader can see the mask they all wish to hide behind. In “Ordinary Girl,” Jaquira Diaz writes about her childhood and how she got away from it in the end. In “Lost Sisters: An Elegy,” Joyce Carol Oates talks mostly about her autistic sister and how Lynn was a gift, yet an accident. In “Girl,” Alexander Chee writes about his first and last time dressing in drag. In each of these essays there is some type of mask…

Should America Ban Traveling to Ebola Infected Countries? The Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976 and originated from West African countries. Ebola is a very deadly and contagious disease to come in contact with. This disease has always been able to stay contained in the small villages it is located in. Until recently in 2014 when America got its first case of Ebola in Dallas. After this occurrence America has had thoughts of banning people to travel to these infected countries. Enforcing…

The commercial spacecraft the Nostromo is on a trip returning to earth after going on a mission to find minerals within its ships you have seven passengers who are in a deep sleep. You have Captain Dallas, his second in command Executive Officer Kane, Warrant Officer Ripley, crew members Ash Science Officer, Navigator Lambert, and Engineers Parker and Brett. They have all been working together for some time in deep space forming relationships and co habituating habits. In Alien we how our main…