Rationing

One two, three, four! . . .” (Orwell 1984). This is just one way of many that helps the government stay in control of the citizens of Oceania. Another way the government controls them is by rationing there food. When Winston lived with his family they struggled to eat because of how little food the government gave to them. Winston recalled this in one of his memories saying “He knew that he was starving the other two, but he could not help it”…

The Veldt written in 1950 by the American writer, Ray Bradbury in the era that United States was experiencing significant economic, technological and social changes. The American economy experienced a golden age during 1950’s. While other countries in Asia and Europe were still rebuilding and recovering themselves from the World War II destructions, America’s economy had the chance to grow rapidly. Many factors involved in this economy boom. The GI bill let the veterans who could not afford…

1A) There are multiple ways in which the health of older adults is different from other age groups. First, they often have multiple health problems at once, which can be difficult to diagnose the actual conditions and provide the proper care. Next, especially since many doctors are not specialists in geriatrics, it may be hard to determine if a symptom is related to a disease or normal aging of the body and overdiagnosis often occurs. Thirdly, because of how the body changes as one ages,…

parts of Europe destroyed from war and bombings, bringing countries to debt after spending deficit on warfare and in total around 80 million military and civilian deaths (Taylor, 2011). During the war, fashion was effected by the short supply and rationing. The silhouette for women was quite masculine. Why was the war silhouette masculine? The government-encouraged…

Climate Change: Is it Factual or Fictional? Whether or not climate change is real has been a debate that has circulated the world for decades. After recent natural disasters that affected millions around the country, the debate has been reignited. Several states, such as California, have already put in place rules that increase energy efficiency that uses less fossil fuels. The factors included in this debate range anywhere from a scientific standpoint to a political one. Some believe climate…

Network on Organ Sharing (UNOS) encourages transplant centers to consider the following criteria for distributing organs: 1) medical need; 2) probability of success, and; 3) time on the waiting list” (Centers for Bioethics, 2004, p. 17). Healthcare rationing is unavoidable and necessary, though it could be ethically difficult and complex. It is important to keep in mind that transparency and the levels in which health care is rationed are important aspects to consider in keeping a just…

WWI RECRUITMENT WEBQUEST QUESTION #5 During World War One, the governments of all of the participating countries needed their citizens' support: enlisting in the army, buying war savings bonds, rationing food, et cetera. In order to get them to give their support, the governments of these countries would make posters. These posters used powerful pictures and sometimes catchy titles to get the citizens' support, whether it be to enlist or simply to ration a small percent of their bread.…

Economy has the power to declare who wins a war and loses. Wars are expensive, destructive of human capital and capital and it also disrupts trade. Large wars such as World War l constituted severe economic shocks to the powers who participated in the War. All the powers suspected a short war. Neither side made any economic preparations for a long war however, the longer the war went on, the more the Allies were at an advantage. The allies had much more potential wealth that they could expend on…

The Blitz was a time in ww2 when the Luftwaffe (German Airforce) strategically bombed British cities, lasting from 7th September 1940 and 21 May 1941, a total of 57 consecutive days, destroying 60% of the houses in London. The reason of Hitler’s attack was to destroy and break the morale and spirit of the British people. For years the question whether the ‘Blitz Spirit’ of WW2 was real or a myth has split many different opinions, however I think that it was a myth. The ‘Blitz Spirit’ was the…

1976 was America’s bicentennial year. Memorial Day weekend was a precursor of what was to come on July 4th. It represented good times for most. Two hundred years of United States independence was an opportunity for some motivated patriotic people to go straight to their banks to pick up all the minted commemorative coins so that they could save them in proof quality. A larger portion of the population was anxious to celebrate by going to parades, buy or go see fireworks. Every display was…