Essays on Cholera

In Brooklyn, New York zip code 11234, there are a number of issues which are likely to negatively affect the wellbeing of persons in this community. I didn’t know that the main factors which may impact on the health of community members in the zip code consisted of air pollutants and water pollutants. The realization that air pollutants have been on the rise in recent times means that there are possibilities of individuals in the community suffering from serious health problems for instance children being born with birth defects and skin cancers as a result of some of ...

Spatial Analysis and Dr. John Snow

Given the relationship between the cholera epidemic and the locations of water pumps, it may be concluded from the Dr. John Snow's dot map that the pump on the Broad Street in London was the source of cholera epidemic – since the number of dots indicating the cases of cholera in 1854 are concentrated mostly around that pump.

The Geographic Continuum

In my point of view, this course is situated on the holistic synthesis, since the topics studies covered both the sphere of psychical geography and human one.

The Five Key Themes of Geography

The five key themes of geography are its core constituents which help to identify and ...

Abstract

The most crucial goal that has been targeted in all research studies in the past few years has been toward prevention of problems. The scientific method is a stringent and proven procedure, which can be used to determine the most probable evidence to back up an environmental phenomenon. The proposition is usually made in a cause-and-effect phenomenon. Such a proposition is known as a ‘hypothesis’. The method used for testing the hypothesis is termed ‘experimentation’. This procedure is comprised of five elementary and significant steps. The most salient aspect that renders the scientific methods most popular is the fact ...

The Map of Haiti and others countries in the Caribbean

Haiti Acknowledgement This Cholera Proposal would not be having been possible without the support of “the Hinckley Institute at the University of Utah who gives me opportunity to serve the world and to see the good in the world. I am grateful to those who provided guidance and support during my internship at Medical Care Development International from ministry of health in Haiti (MSPP) I’m thankful my best Dr. Benavente Louis for his valuable contributions to this proposal. I’m thankful to Dr. Pablo Paolo and for Dr Jeff Wendell their leadership support of my research for this ...

The story of John Snow and the broad Street pump was a great success in the public health field in relation to the modern field of epidemiology. During the 1830s and 1840s, there were several cholera outbreaks in London, and Snow became interested in finding the cause and transmission of the disease (Tuthill, 2003). Snow plotted the locations where the disease was spreading and compared it with the city dwellers that depended on two water companies. His research showed that cholera incidences were frequent in the population being served by one of the companies. In the practical sense, Snow ...

In Love and the Time of Cholera love is viewed a plague on the main characters. One of the main characters, Florentino Ariza, feels the pangs of lovesickness similar to how one may experience the physical and emotional ills of cholera. This can be seen time and time again. For example, Florentino so wants to know the scent of his love Fermina that he eats flowers and drinks cologne, causing himself to become very physically ill and vomit. He is also obsessed and even mentally disturbed by his fixation on Fermina. He even goes so far to have the ...

Question 1

It is evident that particulate matter is becoming increasingly concentrated in Asia as reported by WHO. Power plants, dust storms, fossil fuels burning in vehicles as well as various industrial facilities result in highly significant amounts of particulates in the Asian continent. People in countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal are prone to and in most cases suffer from aggravating respiratory and heart diseases such as emphysema, bronchitis, and asthma. Bronchitis, characterized by coughing up of dry mucus which is sometimes colored, is an inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes that carry air to the ...

Gold was the first metals to be mined and is held with great value. It plays a major role in the global economy and has caused wars, myths and mass migrations. This was the case for California when the first traces of gold were discovered in California. Isolation, struggles and alcohol led to the numerous incidences of violence such as homicides and lynching among other violent crimes. The fortune seekers had to endure miserable conditions for shelter and pay exorbitant prices for supplies. California is an example of a ghost of the many gold rush cities in history. The ...

Introduction

Much recent publicity surrounding climate change has focused mostly on global warming, but little direct correlation has been given in the media with regard to the impacts that environmental pollution has on climate change, and also on human health. Although studies of pollution and the environment have been carried out since the time of the Industrial Revolution, it only relatively recently that attempts to measure environmental on a global scale have been undertaken. Environmental pollution is a major cause of global concern, not only for the effects that it has on the physical environments, but also for its potential ...

Abstract

This paper analyzes the impact of foreign financial assistance on Haiti, the various types of rehabilitation programs undertaken using foreign aid, and the role of the government in developing healthcare facilities by analyzing a wide variety of source materials. In the absence of foreign aid, Haiti would have been worse off because of weak institutional structures and inadequate delivery mechanisms. Haiti is in the lowest quartile for all the wrong reasons—extreme poverty, poor health and sanitation, high unemployment, and collapse of institutional mechanisms. Haiti ranks 163 among 188 countries in terms of human development with 20 percent of ...

Prevalence of Poverty in Haiti

The issue of poverty is a topic countries are unable to tackle fully given the complexity of the problem based on its cause and the factors that ensure its continuous persistence. Many countries have areas where development is not fully realized and only certain parts of the country benefit from development or modernization. Some countries do not have resources or training necessary to instigate development and a few cannot escape poverty easily, because they have yet to repair their infrastructure and society after being subservient to another country. In the case of the Republic of Haiti, the prevalence of ...

PHONE:

RE: Importance of immunization Immunization is the process of introducing a vaccine into the immune system to protect a person from a certain disease. A vaccine is a medicine used for immunization purpose. There are different vaccines used for many conditions. Some of the illnesses are immunized while others are not. This is because not all the diseases have a vaccine. Diseases such as tuberculosis and polio have a vaccine and there for they are known as immunizable diseases. Immunization is critical to our daily lives because it has saved life and improved life span of people and even ...

Geography

Colombia is one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia back in the year 1830. Colombia is bordered by Panama to the Northwest, Venezuela and Brazil to the East, Ecuador and Peru to the Southwest. Colombia is the forth-largest country in south America with a total area of 1,138,910 square kilometers. Colombia has tropical climate as most of it mainland is located within the tropics. The climatic variations in the country Colombia are mainly influenced by altitude. The country can be divided into climatic regions, the hot country, ortierra caliente this is ...

The Ghost Map, by Steven Johnson, is a narrative that revealed how diseases spread, how cities developed and how people viewed science in 1854. Integrative thinking and the ability to make connections enabled Dr. John Snow to trace the pattern of the disease to its origin. John’s ability to make a connection between the epidemic and the water the people consumed was marvelous. It enabled him to save people’s lives. It is, therefore, important to have an open mind and think in a connective manner. This is a narrative that took place in 1854 during summer. London, ...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Love in the Time Cholera and Yasunari Kawabata’s Snow Country are two novels that redefined the contours of Latin American and Japanese literature. Kawabata’s writing style and magical realism went on to win him a Nobel Prize in Literature while Marquez became one of the best writers of the 20th century. In both texts by Kawabata and Marquez there is a constant struggle between tradition and modernity. Water is a significant recurring motif in Love in the Time of Cholera inasmuch as it reflects on the struggle of the main characters to balance ...

1. Hippocrates Hippocrates made immense contributions in the world of medicine in the ancient world. The Greek physician lived between (460-377 BCE).Hippocrates is often referred to as the "father of medicine" due to his notable contributions to the medical world. Some of his accomplishments include detailed observation of diseases and an understanding of how diet, body processes, and environment affect health. According to Veatch (2012), Hippocrates was born in Greece on the Island of Cos from a family of doctors. He taught at the highly regarded medical school Cos Island before traveling to the Middle East and other ...

Immunizations in Children

According to World Health Organization (WHO), “Immunization is the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine” (World Health Organization). This definition of WHO can be further elaborated by saying that the concept of immunization works by stimulation of the immune system. The immune system performs the function of protecting the body against disease causing agents. In its healthy condition, the body’s immune system has the ability to recognize any invading microbe. The leucocytes identify the microbes and produce antibodies against them. These antibodies are capable ...

Q1

Tetanus

It is a disease caused by bacteria known as clostridium tetani. It affects the nervous system leading to muscle contractions. Tetanus has no cure. We use antibiotics to prevent its complications.

Common cold

It is a viral infection affecting the upper respiratory tract. Viruses spread through droplets. Antibiotics cannot be used to treat common cold.

Influenza

It is also a viral disease affecting the upper respiratory tract. It is also known as the flu. Treatment is use of antiviral drugs (Krasner and Shors).

Cholera

It is an acute infection caused by ingestion of contaminated food or water characterized by diarrhea and vomiting. ...

When talking about healthcare in Haiti, it is impossible to ignore the forty-five-second earthquake that decimated the hospitals and clinics in Haitian Capital to rubbles. The calamity reverted all the advancements gained back to the medical stone age. Even though Haiti did not have modern medical facilities and enough health care practitioners, the quake destroyed all the health care infrastructure that was already available; transport network, water and sanitation systems and electricity, thus, shutting down the delivery of health care services. Haiti is a country trapped in the medical backwater. Close to 80% of the country’s population live ...

Love is depicted in different mannerisms in the love stories of Anna Karenina and Love in a Time of Cholera (Michael 1). Both films possess common themes as their characters carefully represent different roles to much acclaim the story of Love in the time of cholera is however based on few characters and the Love story is spurn among two major characters. On the other hand, the story in Anna Karenina spurns different people entangled in a love story. In the love story of Anna Karenina, there is a real depiction of married life while there is also true ...

Question 1

A The lifestyle and diet of the ancestors who lived during the Paleolithic period were simple kind of life. The great ancestors greatly depended on hunting and gathering and so the main source of their diets was the meat that they hunted from the forests from and the fruits and vegetables that they gathered. The main activities of the great ancestors were to depend entirely on the game from the wild. When it comes to the vegetation, the great ancestors depended on some sort of wild fruits, roots and tubers that were not poisonous to them. The great ancestors ...

Judith Milien

Argosy University Family Health Portrait Essentially, a family health portrait facilitates recording of the family health history, which is a complete record of health information involving immediate members of a person’s family, such as the parents, brothers and sisters, children as well as uncles and aunts among other close relatives. Concerning health, close relatives share some of the factors that may give the lead to health professionals that include genes, shared environments and the ensuing lifestyle for the family. As such, family health history would enable the health professions to determine the genetic medical conditions that run in ...

Question A: With respect to history and political issues, Haiti had special problems that could have made coordinating and managing decisions about treatment very difficult. What special political situation(s) may have influenced how they riage patients?

Answer

Haiti has had a long history of corrupt governments, violence and dysfunctional political system (Hoppes). By continuing to abuse country's resources, few as are, Haiti's successive presidents and governments have made catering for healthcare needs of Haiti's broad, poor population not only unsustainable but also increasingly difficult, particularly during crises and emergencies. Thus, when Haiti's earthquake hit on January 12, 2010, Haiti ...

Public Health has resulted in longer and more fulfilling lives for many people all over the world. The profession has now developed at both the local and international level. Ancient societies were aware of public health issues and attempted to prevent disease through religious practice however historical phenomena such as Black Death caused the very early formation of modern public health in the 15th century. This has continued beyond the industrial revolution. Disease has been one of the most significant issues that has shaped the profession of public health. The profession has now grown into one that includes many ...

Business Proposal

Business Proposal A1. In the choice of retail, the company has identified that there exists a vast opportunity in capturing new customers if new products that they prefer are brought into the market. Although the market has a competitive way of obtaining customers, the retail company has designed a marketing strategy to employ in ensuring that the new products sell profitably. Currently, the number of retailers has grown significantly and, hence, the competitive nature of the market. It, therefore, calls for a strategic way of marketing that gives the new products a competitive advantage. In addition, the introduction of ...

Question No. 1: In what specific ways was John Snow’s approach to accounting the disease a departure from accepted explanation to the outbreak of cholera?

Prior to John Snow’s approach to accounting for the outbreak of cholera, it was believed by many, including physicians, that the disease was a blood disorder. This was because some of the symptoms of the disease include the bursting of small vessels that make the skin turn blue as the blood become thicker and tar-like because of dehydration. It was also generally believed that the disease was air-borne (Ball 3). The failure then ...

Introduction

Water degradation is the contamination of water (inland water that’s not saline) with materials or substances that result in the water being unfit for human, plant or animal use. Pollution may occur from chemicals, fecal waste, pesticides, sediments, petroleum or heated substances. Water sources that have been polluted are unfit for fishing, swimming, and the water is unfit for human consumption. Water quality degradation is, as a result, diffuse contaminants at the source with the spatial as well as the temporal variability that’s associated with the sources (Intergovernmental Panel on Climatic Change, 2007). It is more difficult to ...

Industrial Revolution

Thesis: Industrial revolution has shaped the world history by causing a changeover in technologic, political and social effects. Initial accumulation of capital and the formation of manufacturing industry represented the initial stage of the development of capitalist relations. This was the period during which the preconditions for the transition to an industrial economy were prepared. The condition of this transition was the industrial revolution, during which there was a radical restructuring of the technical base of production, forms of organization of production and the whole system of socio-economic relations. The industrial revolution is a fundamental qualitative restructuring of the material ...

Diarrhea in Orissa, India

Introduction India is one of the countries with the largest area in the world. it is also the second-most populous country after China with a population of about 1.23 billion people. The poverty standards in India have remained very high with a number of regions living in slum areas. Orissa, India, is one of the densely populated slums in India, which has a high number of their population living on less than one dollar every day. Research indicates that most of the people prone to air and water borne diseases such as cholera and diarrhea live in poor conditions and use ...

Hemingway, Ernest. A Farewell To Arms.1995. Scenes depicting the horrors faced in the Great War are evident in Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms.” The book contains five sections and provides a systematic narration of the life of one Mr. Frederick Henry. Serving as an ambulance driver with the Italian army during the First World War, the narrative shows Henry's quest to balance a love life and the ongoing war. Frederick Henry’s occupation as an ambulance driver exposes his character to many violent events that later lead to trauma. With Barkley, Henry attempts to find happiness and love ...

The center for disease control and prevention define public health as, ‘the science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention and detection and control of infectious diseases’ .The recent Ebola outbreak in west Africa and the first ever transmission of the virus in the united states soil have raised a lot of questions on how CDC handled the outbreak. The outbreak is termed as the worst Ebola outbreak in history with more than 6,000 people has died from the virus mainly in western African country ...

With the advance in technologies the ability to organize or manipulate data to be more useful in everyday operational and strategic planning as become a key element for success. We can view this in one such systems recognize as the Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This study tends to define what GIS (Geographic Information System) is and explain how GIS can be beneficial in the Health Care sector by manipulating raw data to be simulated into useful information by medical personnel’s in the Health Care Sector. In order to understand the benefits that derive from using a Geographic Information ...

Abstract

Humanitarian response to the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2000 was from National Government and Non-Governmental Organizations. Support in form of rescue and relief workers got sent to Haiti. Humanitarian supplies got directly supplied to areas directly affected by the earthquake. National fund raising got organized in an effort to provide monetary support. Medical staff got sent and security personnel too. The urgency of the response to Haiti is important and the response to the appeal of donation. Use of questionnaires was quite helpful as it provided the best sample for the research. There was strong support for the humanitarian ...

Abstract

It has come to our attention that Prisons overcrowding is a major problem facing many countries across the world. The situation, prisons overcrowding, continues to worsen as time passes by, hence calling for an immediate action by the government before the situation gets out of control. Through a literature review, is depicted that cells that were once meant for one offender at the present accommodate more than two offenders. Problems arise as a result of this issue (Prisons overcrowding) such as the outbreak of diseases, such as acute respiratory infections, meningitis, tuberculosis, or cholera. Through a literature review, it is depicted that ...

Asepsis

Microorganisms are the tiny microscopic structures that cannot be seen with naked eyes. They are present on all the living things and also in the environment. Some of these microorganisms are non pathogenic that is they do not cause any disease. However, many of the microorganisms are pathogenic in nature. The pathogenic microorganisms can cause disease or infections. Absence of these pathogenic microorganisms is known as asepsis.

Importance of asepsis

Asepsis is usually carried out in the laboratory mostly while dealing with microorganisms. The techniques used to carry out asepsis are known as aseptic techniques. If aseptic conditions are not maintained in ...

Trudea Water Technology, Inc.

6788 East 67th Street

New York, NY 78932

Strategic Sourcing Analyst New York Department of Administration Procurement Division 400 Washington Street, Room E782

New York, NY 89071

Re: Letter of Transmittal/RFP 13-67 Dear Mr. Shaw Trudea Water Technology, Inc. is pleased to submit a business proposal in response to the request for proposal on the growing water sanitation problem in the Washington area of New York City. We fully understand the scope of the problem because we conducted a feasibility study and we are committed to ensure that the residents of Washington area do not experience water shortages in the near future. The ...

Cholera Toxin Enhances Vaccine-Induced Protection against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Challenge in Mice

This experiment is an animal experiment made in accordance with the basic guideline the UK Animal Act 1986. Methods use was by collecting mice of 6-8wks. BCG Pasteur vaccine administered. Others vaccines are MVA85A and cholera toxin. Intradermal agents administered are the anti-IL-1A blocking antibody and the isotype IgG2a. Animals were then challenge with Biaera AeroMP aerosol nebulizer at a targeted pressure and dose. Organ harvest and stimulation for immunogenicity was then done. The lungs and spleen are the organs harvested aseptically. The organs were then processed with different steps such as mincing and digestion with DNase/collagenases. The cells collected ...

Part 1:- What do you envision as the future of Public Health?

Introduction Public health across the world has emerged from merely investigating sewage disposal systems when cholera and dysentery outbreaks occurred in Britain to sophisticated health promotion programs for diabetics; persons affected with HIV/AIDS as well as specific maternal and child health interventions (Johnson, 2006). This essay will briefly offer insights into what I envision as the future of public health in America and across the globe.

Besides, the discipline has reached the level whereby it is being classified that science of preventing disease; prolonging life by providing informed services to communities that will empower them to take better ...

Nampula (Mozambique)

Diseases listed Cholera, Diarrhoea, Other plant diseases Details: Cholera outbreak in Nampula An outbreak of cholera was reported in Nampula in northern Mozambique on 04 March 2014. The health authorities already recorded 172 cases by the time of the information release and mentioned that an average of 10 to 13 severely affected people still arrive at the cholera treatment centre every day. To control the outbreak, water samples were analysed to determine the presence and level of contamination and the residents were encouraged by mobile health units to apply and strengthen individual and collective hygiene measures. ...

200 Years of Eastern and Western Medicine and Science

200 Years of Eastern and Western Medicine and Science – Comparison of Developments between 1800-1900 1 Introduction Thesis Statement: The period between 1800-1900 marked the evolution of Eastern and Western science and a significant cultural exchange that laid the foundation of modern day globalized science. The purpose of this paper is to trace the development of science and medicine across two centuries in both the East and the West. The timeframe that has been selected for the study extends across the 19th to the 20th century which is a very ...

Is Death in Venice A Tragedy?

A critical and logical analysis of the novella Death in Venice makes me think otherwise on whether the death of Aschenbach was a tragedy. Though to some extent it seems true, the real cause of the death is not tragic, however. After examining the real cause of Aschenbach’s death, studying his character and lifestyle, I come to the conclusion that the death was not tragic. In this paper, I will discuss three points in details that support my position that the death of Aschenbach in the book Death in Venice was not tragic. His love for art and beauty, ...

A reality that has been always considered a hoax by many as they believe global warming is because of the changing nature of the Universe and how the planet rotates. Global Warming is real because while it could be naturally influenced, the concentrations of the greenhouse effect emmissions causes the rays of the Sun to remain on earth, further influencing climate. The dispute that rages over this issue is unresolved because “experts” have shown “proofs” (for and against) based on scientific data. Supporters of the non-existence of Global Warming, basically offer the arguments as that the climate has changed ...

Today, we are used to seeing a female doctor, but not so long ago it was a purely male profession. Elizabeth Blackwell was the one to change this trend and became the first American woman to become a registered doctor. Elizabeth was born on February 3, 1821, near Bristol in England. She had a happy childhood; especially she recalled the positive influence of his father. In education, religion and social issues he was quite liberal, for example, he did not punish children's misdeeds by flogging, but instead he put them down in the black book, and if there were many violations, the ...

#1 MAKE OBSERVATIONS Some genetic diseases are very common in people with certain heritages. Examples include sickle cell anemia in persons from African descent, Tays Sachs in Jews from Germany or Eastern Europe, and cystic fibrosis in Caucasians. #2 ASK QUESTIONS

Is there a way to narrow down genetic issues specific to certain heritages?

#3 HYPOTHESIS There are factors within a person’s genetic code (DNA) and factors within the way persons of a certain heritage live that concentrate genetic issues within a particular heritage. #4 PREDICTION Genetic issues will be the result of changes within the affected individual’s DNA that mean they have differences in the way their ...

Thomas Mann’s novella, Death in Venice, has often been linked to Plato’s philosophy, especially Plato’s Ladder of Love theory. Comparing this novella with Plato’s Symposium reveals how it subtly hints to Plato’s ideas about beauty, particularly his “ladder model of love.” In fact, ever important element of Plato’s dialogue can be found in the novella. Von Aschenbach, the protagonist of the novel, becomes inspired by the beauty of Tadzio, a Polish body, eventually becoming obsessed with him. In fact, Aschenbach becomes so obsessed with Tadzio that does not leave Venice even after discovering news ...

China has a rich history that was characterized by both times of abundance and prosperity and times of war. Ancient China witnessed feudal periods such from 222BC to what scholars refer to as the intermediate period. Despite China having a feudal past, the country is known to be the origin of various innovations including some of ingredients used in gun powder. This paper seeks to identify some of the useful inventions and contribution that were made by the ancient Chinese civilization. The list below shows the key inventions which are attributable to the ancient Chinese empire - Row Planting - ...

Alfred Crosby (37) asserts that the Columbian Exchange happened when Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. This was when there had been a substantial interchange or swapping of goods, animals, dwellers and slaves, as well as infectious diseases between the Old World, which was the Eastern Hemisphere and the New World, which was the Western Hemisphere. Man’s movement to another place, along with illnesses and afflictions is the main doer or stimulant to an outbreak. In addition, Crosby (31) says that illnesses were transmitted from Europeans to Native Americans and from Native Americans to Europeans. This ...

Introduction

Social determinants of health can be described as the environmental conditions in which individuals live, work, learn, age and worship that significantly affect their levels of health, life quality, functioning, risks and outcomes. Among the most essential social health determinant is a healthy and safe physical environment and a good power, money and resources distribution. Water is indeed a very important resource and thus it often pops up whenever social determinants of health are being discussed. To explore this issue in more elaborate terms, it is good that we use a case study. Mountains beyond Mountains is a book by written by American ...

Introduction

Climate change is one of the global issues facing the world in the 21st century. Today, climate change has ceased to be a scientific curiosity as its effects are now being felt all over the world. Global warming is one of the results of climate change. But what is global warming?. Global warming can be defined as the warming near the earth's surface resulting from the earth's atmosphere trapping the sun's heat causing the earth to get warmer. Studies have shown that the changes are small, so far, but they are projected to speed up and grow with time. Scientists ...

The article is Situation Report Number 11, which focuses on the condition of various social sectors in Somalia as at 30th august 2011, and is written by OCHA Somalia and other humanitarian partners. The report was done and delivered in a conference in New York. It is titled: Somalia: Famine and Drought. Somalia is particularly problematic judging from all socio-economic sectors as explained by the report. The source of the article is the OCHA website: www.unocha.org

Summary of the Article

Summarily, the article addresses the condition of Somalia with regard to the migrations of people due to internal displacements and refugee departures. The main ...

Health Studies/Public Policy

The devastating natural disasters that hit Haiti in 2010, poverty was at an ultimate high in the nation. The high poverty rate in the country essentially made it very vulnerable to the retraction of the infectious disease, Cholera. Many Haitians had little to no access to clean drinking water when the natural disasters took place, because homes and valuable possessions were lost. Contaminated water that was picked up from streams and rivers by civilians, were unable to be drinkable because many families, in loss of their homes, were now lacking stoves to boil their water in. This ultimately made ...

General Purpose: To analyze

Specific purpose: To analyze for my audience the use of symbolism in Ernest Hemingway’s novel A Farewell to Arms Central idea: The novel contains many instances of symbolism; the symbolism primarily corresponds to Hemingway’s feelings about war and the people who are in wars. I. Introduction

A. Hemingway uses symbolism throughout the novel

1. He condemns warfare. 2. He admires people who serve during wartime.

B Thesis and preview of main points

The symbolism expresses Hemingway’s condemnation of warfare and his admiration of the soldiers, ambulance drivers, medical personnel, and others. 1. Rain symbolizes death. 2. Physical objects symbolize different intangible qualities. 3. Catherine’ ...

Section 1

Question 1: Laughter out of place Disjunctive democracy, Law enforcement and oppositional culture are three concepts that have come out clear in the fifth chapter of the crude chronicles. We observe a people who though form the majority in a state but have little power in terms of making and implementing decisions. The process of making and implementing decisions has been left to few influential people in the society whose aim is to continuously enrich their pockets at the expense of the poor. There is no democracy which is revealed when the people realize that there is a law that is ...

Abstract:

For every medicine, for every poison, for every food or anything that would entail human use or consumption; there would always be a test subject that would make sure it is safe for use, consume or dispose. While there are human trial tests in laboratories nowadays to test new strains of medicine, food or scientific improvement; scientists would often test their theories in animals if they would produce positive results that would be advantageous for humans. Nowadays, the issue on continuing animal testing in laboratories for whatever use has been questioned by animal rights groups and concerned citizens to the ...

Steven Johnson's thought-provoking The Ghost Map has been very successful in creating an alarming debate about the London cholera epidemic that took place in the year 1854. Although primarily revolves around the incidents that preceded the epidemic however there is strong intersection of the actual points that took place versus the interaction that took place between Dr John Snow and young clergyman. The food was not only provide detail about the reasons behind the epidemic however also gives a fair idea about the minds that collaborated together in order to solve the cholera crisis and also give the shape of the ...

Abstract

This study examines how humanity’s insatiable appetite for science and technology transformed western nations to attain the level of success associated with the western world. The study looks back in time (18th to mid-20th century) to piece together scientific and technological advancements that played a significant role in the western culture. Most studies dwell on the modern technology leaving a gap on the past. The information submitted in the study is derived from books and journals that offer an insight into the history of science, technology and western culture. An incisive look into the 18th to mid-20th century proves that ...

The issue on having an abundant supply of clean water has been one of the major frontiers of environmental advocacy since the early 1950s as the globe now feels the consequences of man’s quest for technology and improvement. Global Warming and Pollution are two of the most prominent issues on the environment that affects two of the important resources human kind now slowly reduces – air and water. Water is the fountain of life as it sustains every living organism with nutrients needed for development. Like air, living organisms depend on water to provide nutrients and energy. In the ...

Major communicable diseases

Disease state is a state of discomfort whereby there is disturbance of the normal body function. This state of discomfort results from different causes and effects. There are several types of disease and they are being influenced by different factors such as environment, poverty, and other factors. Modes of contacting diseases are mainly categorized into communicable and non-communicable diseases. The communicable diseases are those diseases that spread from one individual to another through either by direct or indirect contact. The three major communicable diseases selected are the cholera, typhoid, and tuberculosis. The most affected countries are Tuberculosis...South Africa, Typhoid fever...India ...

Abstract

Global warming remains by far the biggest challenge humans have faced in this century. It affects the entire planet although not the entire plane is to be blamed for it. The emission of greenhouse gases and particularly carbon dioxide has been at all-time peak in this century especially the last half of the century. Studies show that the current concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is about 385 ppm, up from 285 ppm prior to industrialization. This has sparked an unstoppable change in the climate patterns in the world. The changes are mostly with regard to the precipitation ...

Cholera

Cholera, a disease caused by dynamic, changeable and resilient microbial agents, is a communicable disease that causes more than 10 million deaths especially in developing countries as well as leaving millions of people with long-term disabilities (Coleman, 2009). The term “cholera” is designed to describe a strand of gastrointestinal disease, as well as the bacterium associated with the causation of the disease (Coleman, 2009, pp. 8). Barua and Greenough (1992, pp. 1) attests that the term was first used by Hippocrates who derived the term from Greek words chole (bile) and rein (to flow), thus the term according to Hippocrates meant ‘flow ...