This newly discovered strain of Ebola has researchers interested, but they’re approaching the facility with many safety precautions. For example, they were required to wear protective suits and were expected to take a ten minute break after every one hour of work inside of the faciliy. Nancy Jaax and her husband Jerry would constantly remind their young privates to be cautious, to amplify the severity of the situation. Even though this newly discovered Ebola strain isn't deadly to humans; Ebola's ability to transform and adjust to new environments strikes fear into researchers knowing there's a possibility of a potential mutation in the virus. The military's take over of the Reston Monkey house was predictable, yet necessary. Strict precautions needed to be enforced and the military was the best fit for a successful lock down of the Reston virus. The killing of the monkey's was sad, but the threat of spreading the virus proves necessary for this situation. This piece was significant to the book because it once again strengthens the severity of the situation, it scares the audience into believing that this is a life or death scenario with all of the prearranged precautions being followed through by the U.S. Military. This relates to the most recent outbreak because of the intensity, not only in safety protocols but the dedication to effectively remove the virus and…
her grandfather but then soon realizes the disease is everywhere. Mattie must then learn how to…
The Huffington Post’s Carol Morgan says, “If they have to be chased, then they don't want you!” Carol Morgan honestly states this best, I hate to be harsh but you do not need to waste your time on someone who does not have an interest in you. Time is precious and you could use your time getting to love…
During Project Ebola, two characters working in the USAMRIID are introduced, Nancy Jaax and Gene Johnson. Jaax is a very determined and strong-willed army veterinarian, she has a loving family consisting of her husband and two children. Johnson is a generally a timid person, he is an epidemiologist whose studies mainly focuses on Marburg and Ebola. They are both deeply terrified of Ebola, but are willing to risk their lives for a better understanding on the virus. On Nancy Jaax’s first day working in Biohazard Level 4, she puts on her space suit and Preston says, “Perhaps Nancy was in a bit of a hurry and did not inspect her spacesuit as closely as she should have.” (Preston 45). As for Johnson, Preston recalls his dreams as, “Gene Johnson had suffered recurrent nightmares about Ebola virus ever since he began to work with it.” (Preston 35). Both of these quotes suggest that a tragic incident shall soon unfold. These quotes are dark. These quotes give a feeling that cannot be shaken off, a prominent feeling of uncertainty and…
In 2011, the blockbuster, Contagion, was released, featuring several prominent actors. In summary, the movie is the story of a father who loses his wife and son to a completely brand new virus. This new virus, dubbed MEV-1, originated from a bat in Hong Kong. The bat bit a fruit then dropped it into a pigpen infecting the pig that consumed the fruit with the bat’s virus. While pig was prepped to be cooked, the chef touched the pig’s mouth, getting virus on his hand and shakes the hands of woman, Beth, making her patient zero for MEV-1. The disease then spread to others who come in contact with Beth or Beth’s belongings. After the CDC realized the existence of this virus, they promptly started researching it. After several days of research, scientists were able to determine that the virus was “15 to 19 kilobases in length and containing six to ten genes, typical of a paramyxovirus” containing genes from bats and pigs, which attach to receptors found on cells in the respiratory and the central nervous system. The virus is seemingly able to be contracted through the respiratory tract, but kills the host by making its way to the brain and causing encephalitis. The vaccine for the virus was developed by first growing the virus in fetal bat cells in culture, propagating and isolating, and finally inoculating rhesus monkeys with attenuated and dead forms of the virus. Out of desperation for working vaccine, after observing one monkey surviving during the vaccination trials, one of the researchers injected herself with the tested vaccine given to the surviving chimp. By doing so, she skipped the entire clinical trials portion of developing vaccines and had the vaccine fastracked to be mass-produced.…
The movie takes place in two main locations, the little town of Rock Ridge and the capital where the governor resides. There is a railroad that is being built but it ran into an area of quicksand and now needs a new route. That new route that the railroad needs to take is right through the little all-white frontier town of Rock Ridge. Rock Ridge is full of simple townsfolk who all have the last name of Johnson, which exemplifies the homogeneity of the town. It shows the townsfolk in church and they are discussing the troubles that have been happening in the town, to which they decide they need to wire the governor for a new one since the last one they had was murdered.…
It was then that a secret military lab went to work to attempt to stop the spread and outbreaks of Ebola in its tracks. Lab specialist much like Nancy Jaax, set up an experiment where they observed the destruction of the Ebola virus through monkeys. This story is one that tells the traumatizing stories of the mysterious and deadly Ebola virus and its sudden appearance in the human race. It tells the stories of many people’s hopeless fight to survive against Ebola, while it ponders the origin of the hot agent that slowly destroys human existence.…
A week later, the death toll continues to rise but people were not putting it together that the Andromeda has not actually been contained and it is still harming people. Vaccines are being created left and right to try to keep people from getting infected. Nothing that is being tried is working. Everyone who is infected begin to be taken to an isolated base in the dessert of Texas. There are families being split…
had seem a man. The lady name is Liza Jane. She goes into great detail about her husband. She tells Mr. Ryder how they were merry on the farm, and that they would be together forever. She tells him the whole story, how he was a free man and the owner of the farm was going to sell her husband to another farm to make some money. So Mrs. Jane told her husband about the news and that he had to go and she would find him later. So this man runs away. And now we are back to present time and Mrs. Jane tells Mr. Ryder that she was been all over the south looking for this man and it has been about 20 to 25…
‘It’s a hundred and six miles to Chicago. We’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarrettes, it’s dark, and we’re wearing sunglasses.’ ‘Hit it.’ One of the most beloved comedies of the eighties, The Blues Brothers (1980, John Landis) is a masterpiece of absurdist comedy packed with a staggering amount of musical and acting talent. The cinematography is unparalleled in any comedy of it’s era, and the camera work greatly enhances the impact of the many, many gags.…
The Dr.’s are taken hunting for crocodiles. They are successful in find and trapping one. They bring it back to the tribe and they watch the tribe boys chop it up. Then the crocodile is cooked. They love the crocodile and believe that if they could stay in the jungle, that they would soon be filled with crocodile meat.…
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian novel that shows the dangers of letting scientific progress take over society while also exemplifying the fear of many people that science and progress will eventually remove humanity's individualism and free will, although individuals will remain and rise up to make a difference. This is Huxley's most famous novel, and for the right reasons. Huxley demonstrates his ability to create a world not unlike one that could happen in real life. Many critics and readers agree that Huxley's tale is hauntingly accurate in comparison to what has happened in the world since the 1930s regarding advancements, and that his story has left an impact on society.…
Aldous Huxley wisely inserts many instances of distortion to the elements in Brave New World to successfully caution the world about its growing interest in technology.…
This movie revolves around a young woman named Susanna in the 1960s who is experiencing mental issues and ends up in a mental institution. Her journey focuses on her relationship with several of the other patients and nurses. At first she doesn’t believe she is ill, and resists her treatment, instead befriending another patient, Lisa, who takes her on many adventures inside and outside of the hospital. Lisa leads her down the wrong path which ends in the death of a former patient. This event leads Susanna down the right path and she dives into focusing on making herself well.…
The movie starts with the promising life of the couple as they begin their life together. Guy marries young Rosemary and move to a house to begin their life as a couple .Then, as any couple's dream they both decide to have a child that will be the product of their love. However, Guys intentions with the baby are not…