finalized can be used. The purpose behind the husband-wife privilege is to ensure either party does not damage the marital relationship. The physician-patient privilege first went into law in New York in 1828. The physician-client privilege is similar to the attorney-client privilege. Meaning, the physician cannot provide complete care for the patient unless he has the pertinent information. In order for this privilege to exist, the physician must be licensed. In Louisiana, physician-patient…
The Lens Equation [1] This equation was used in the analysis to find out the focal point of the lens used. This equation can be derived either by using geometry and trigonometry. Figure 1 Ray diagram used to derive the thin lens equation Figure 3 Ray diagram used to derive the thin lens equation In Figure 2 the parallel light ray is shown. Also drawn on are two similar triangles for both triangles the angle shown is the same. This means that the tanθ is the same for each triangle;…
A brave man by the name of Aron Ralston had went on a beautiful trip to Blue John Canyon to hike and climb thousand foot rocks. While on this very risky journey, he had fallen into a narrow ravine and a boulder had rolled and dropped onto his right hand crushing bones and all. Aron spent 127 hours trapped by this boulder trying to find a way to remove the boulder from his useless crushed hand. Unfortunately no strategy of his could loosen the boulder from its devastating spot to get free so Aron…
Throughout life, both children and adults must face their own roadblocks in order to grow both mentally and physically stronger. In the book, Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer, tells of his experiences and struggles on Mount Everest during his first ever climb of the world’s tallest mountain. When he finally begins his climb in 1996, disaster strikes and eight climbers were confirmed dead, including the famous Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. Several other climbers were never found due to the storm.…
Anatoli Boukreev is one of the most controversial climbers in the book, Into Thin Air. his decision making was questionable at best. However his mountaineering skills were crucial to the survival of many. His love for the mountain couldn't be matched and everyone knew that. Anatoli was an experienced climber who had already made it to the top of the highest point on earth. Anatoli Boukreev was another guide with Scott Fisher's group. He had previously climbed the mountain without supplemental…
Mt. Everest In the video In thin Air Death of Everest produced by Atlas Media, and the article ¨Into Thin Air¨ by Jon Krakauer gave us amazing first- hand accounts of the triumph, and the 1996 tragedy. On Mt. Everest climbers have to scale 29,035ft to the summit and the climbers had to wear a lot of layers of clothes to try to stay alive on the mountain. But still not all climbers make it back down the mountain. Some die from frostbite and some fell off the mountain. The video and the…
The limitations that our minds have placed, have surpassed the physical limitations that our bodies have placed. Humans are not capable of passing these limits unless we allow technology to play a role. Throughout Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air, the audience views multiple obstacles and challenges for each and every team who had hopes of reaching the summit of Mount Everest. From the high altitude to the dangers of unknown weather, many climatological complications plague those who take the…
Alexander the Great quoted, “An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep”; it takes great leadership style to build great teams. The leadership plays a significant role in the team success of failure in any business; the top management is the brain that drives the business to safety or disaster. The best leaders have distinctive leadership styles and are not afraid to make the difficult decisions. If you want to build a high performance team, then you need to…
Person vs self Into thin air A Lot of people on “Into Thin Air” story faced person vs person conflict because they wanted to reach the top. Some people received injuries, and even in a critical condition, but they’re still determined to reach the top, but in the end goes down and tries again next time because they wish to reach the top of the summit and be known as one of the people who climbed and reached the top of Everest. Doug Hansen is a good example for this because he tried to climb…
Edmund Hillary and the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first people to climb Mount Everest. The youngest person ever to climb Everest was a 13 year old American boy. A Japanese woman was 73 when she climbed Everest for the second time, and she was the oldest person to do this. There have been over 230 deaths on Everest. People should not rescue mountain climbers who put themselves at risk. First of all, rescuers can also die or get seriously injured (not just the climber) if they are trying to…