Essays on Starvation

Before we delve into Singer’s arguments as outlined in the book, Exploring Ethics, it will be important that we familiarize ourselves first with the whole concept of ethics. Ethics in its simplest definition is that accepted code of behavior that is expected of a member of a society or a given profession. It involves the principles that enable one to know what is wrong and right. Singer in his book tries to bring the correlation between famine (and other evils), affluence as well as morality and how these come into play whenever ethics is being discussed. Singer tries ...

Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand

During the US Civil War, the Union’s famous Gen. Sherman once said that war is “all hell.” Many military commanders, as well as the countless victims of warfare, have echoed this sentiment down through the ages. Certainly, warfare reveals humanity to sometimes be far less than humane. The worst characteristics of human kind are often brought to the forefront by the nature of war and its relentless objectives. But as horrible as warfare can be for the average soldier in the trenches fighting next to his comrades, it can be (and often is) even more nightmarish and unimaginably ...

In the book, “The Eagle Unbowed,” Halik Konchaski follows the events that affected Poland in the world war. During the World War II, Poland suffered significantly at the hands of Germany. Following the destruction of Poland’s armed forces in 1939, the country was partitioned between the Soviet and Nazi forces, and with the progression of the war millions of Poles suffered and died. From the Warsaw Rising to the Treblinka genocide, Polish Jews were to be murdered and Christians to be reduced to semiliterate slaves. The Holocaust in Poland is a vital event that enables us to understand ...

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Introduction The extensive scarcity of food is known as famine, which causes a high extent of mass starvation in the region. The prevalence of famine has been observed in every continent of the world, however, some countries like Sub-Sahara Africa still encounter with the drastic effects of famine (Baro and Deubel 522). The current paper enlightens the causes and effects of famine and presents the preventive measures to reduce the prevalence of famine.

Causes

The scarcity of food is observed to be caused by the ineffective distribution of food or imbalance in the demand and supply of food. ...

Vid30 complex participation in the degradation of CDC25 in yeast and their role in Ras/ cAMP/ PKA pathway

Background: Unicellular organisms such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae in its total life cycle is exposed to diverse and changing nutrient conditions. Thus, in order to survive and achieve a competitive advantage, it has adapted itself such that it not only uses the wide range of available nutrient sources but also the sources that are nutrient rich. It mainly uses fructose and glucose by rapidly fermenting to alcohol. In response to these nutrient conditions, the intracellular trafficking transcription and turnover of protein from nutrient transporters (e.g. Hxts) get regulated. Therefore, when the availability of the glucose increases, the expression of low- ...

Hit and run homicide

A hit and run are normally defined as being involved in a vehicle accident with either a pedestrian, another vehicle or an object and escaping from the scene without being identified or give any assistance to those in need. It is mostly defined by leaving the scene whether you caused the accident or not. However, if you return to the scene maybe you had gone to access emergency assistance will not be considered as a hit and run. In a hit and run accident, there are several wound and injuries that are common and they assist in reconstructing the ...

The post-colonial epoch in Nigeria was marred with violence and the suffering of the Igbo people under the umbrella of the Biafra. While the quest to secede still continued and undeterred by the deliberate suffering inflicted by the Nigerian government on the people whose intention was well understood, the story takes excellent analogy using two elementary protagonists, Odenigbo, and Olanna. The narration clearly alludes to the change of era in the Africa nation’s history that led to the suffering of the people. However, disputes should always be contained before they escalate to war. The paradigms of the analogy ...

Lipids and protein play an important role in one’s diet. Protein is used to maintain and improve the structural integrity of the body, especially the muscles, bones, and the soft and connective tissues. The current diet plan includes eggs, tuna, bananas, and almonds as the main source. For lipid, eggs contain a healthy level of fat, specifically the egg yolks. The white part of the egg contains a healthy level of protein, making it an excellent source of protein and fat. Carbohydrates plan an important role in energy regulation. The current diet plan’s main source of carbohydrate ...

Introduction

The Armenian Genocide, which is otherwise known as Armenian Holocaust was the methodical annihilation of members of the Armenian minority within the borders of their native land which is now the Republic of Turkey. Reports revealed that the victims reached over a million Armenians who were rounded up by the Ottoman authorities. Historically, the Armenians are descendants of the ancient people even before the first century of the current era. Moreover, the Armenians were the first nation to adopt deeply adopt Christianity in their culture, which makes them different from other people in the neighboring regions. Accordingly, there are ...

Abstract

This paper describes in detail the explanation about mass murders, the definition of mass murders and the reasons why mass murders are committed. The paper also discusses why people are prone to mass murders and what major causes that trigger mass killing. It describes in detail the relationship between ethnic, religious, social and political reasons that relate with mass murders and why people are forced into killing others. There are also references in the paper taken from mass murders of the past, exemplifying the major mass murderers penned down in history, and it also mentions the recent trends in ...

The moral dilemma is the father's obligation to feed the family and duty not to steal. Here he is faced with two actions, but he cannot do both. Using deontological ethics that involves a variety of actions including those that are morally required as well as the prohibited, the obligation of the father to feed his family overrides prohibition of stealing. When the utilitarian approach is used, the agent is expected to take the action that produces the greatest to many people (Evans, 2007). In this case, stealing would cause less harm compared to harm that it would have ...

There are various actions that I would consider implementing to ensure that I fit in the society. One of the key aspects that I would consider is adapting to the change in climatic conditions. The changes in climate are one of the significant aspects that majorly influenced the English settlers in Jamestown (Sharpe 102). This would be possible by adapting to the natural environment just like the ancient Indians. I would freely interact with the Indians and adapt to the methods that they use to adapt to changes in the environment. Eating foods similar to that of the natives ...

1. Track your caloric intake for 3 days based on the Food Pyramid. Write down on 3 day food log template.

Day 1: beans (protein), oil(fats), maize(carbohydrates)

Day 2: meat(proteins), vegetables(vitamins)

Day 3: rice (carbohydrates), beans(proteins), vegetables, fresh and canned fruits

2. Find at least two excerpts from Night that describes the diet of one of the characters.

From the late night the characters had the following types of diets; the character mostly ate potatoes and bread which is mainly composed of carbohydrates.

3. Complete a second 3 day food log template for the character ...

This work is dedicated to analyzing a book called best life diet book then evaluating it basing on the weight lose strategies designed by American heart association. The first section entails analyzing what the book contain while the next section deals with evaluation. As the name of the book implies, the Best Life Diet Book is a book that was designed to give readers a comprehensive plan on how to lose weight. The author defines the diet from his book as actually a way of eating for life. The book, according to the writer is rooted in the idea that eating is and ...