2. A total of about 25 skiers plunged from a malfunctioning ski lift at a resort in Western Virginia on Saturday morning, February 20th. According to authorities, two people were injured as a result. The more than two dozen people fell 30 feet from the lift at Timberline Resort in Davis when it was halted by a mechanical failure, as reported by Joe Stevens, a spokesman for the West Virginia Ski Areas Association. Also, around 100 more people were left stranded on the lift for nearly two hours before they were rescued. According to a statement from Timberline, nine of the people who fell off the lift were evaluated, however only two were sent to the hospital with minor injuries. The police statement said that local fire departments as well as helicopter ambulances responded, but the helicopters were not needed. Finally, the broken lift was shut down for the…
One consequence of World War I was that about 21 million combatants were injured and about about 9 million were killed during the battle. Another reason was that big areas of Europe were destroyed and the economies of counries fell apart. Influenza also spread rapidly killing many people in…
War brings death and destruction, merciless slaughter and butchery, disease and starvation, poverty and ruin in its wake. Although war may not always be the first answer or the most beneficial, it is an inescapable evil because war has brought the world peace and prosperity while banding people together to fight for a cause. It leads to national growth and solves domestic problems between countries; Injustice and tyranny can be quelled as the aftereffect of war. On the contrary, war includes loss of human life, spreads of diseases, and induces a feeling of anxiety and dismay among communities. The brutal sacrifices that innocent people undergo may not be worth the outcome.…
The proposition that warfare caused hardship for civilians is a valid reason because all the sources agree on it to some extent civilians.…
>Example: World War 1 was the cataclysmic event which would end the lives of 10…
Diseases was a big killer in World War 1 because of the little medicine and medical knowledge. The Anzacs would have experienced many diseases such as influenza, typhoid, trench foot and trench fever.…
From 1983 to 1985, a famine in Ethiopia had disastrous consequences. The death toll was much higher than previous famines, as over a million had died. Many people blamed this famine on droughts that had been taking place all over Ethiopia's provinces. This was not the case. The drought did, of course, contribute but the main reason for the severity of the famine was the government. The government worsened the famine in three ways: promoting Communism and its policies, blocking aid, and annexing Eritrea, which caused civil war in the process.…
War has a profound effect on public health, directly accounts for millions of deaths annually worldwide. Many military and especially civilians die in the result of the war. War leads to long-term physical and psychological consequences and causes huge damage, often irreversible, to the environment. The Civil War had a critical period in American history.…
The Civil War holds the record of being the deadliest war that the United States has ever been involved in. The Civil War’s death toll reached approximately 633,000 compared to the 521,000 lost in World War I and II combined1. Some of that was caused by the fact that medical techniques and care were not advancing as quickly as weapons were. Another major factor in the amount of casualties is disease which was typically caused by poor hygiene. It took a majority of the war before doctors realized what was causing the diseases and other deaths and what techniques could be used order to lessen the death toll.…
All though many wars are known for deaths due to harsh fighting, World War I was known for many reasons for soldier’s deaths. It was very hard for soldier’s to get the type of medical care and technology that we have today, and difficult to be cured. In this case, during World War I diseases were very common and were spread thoroughly.…
There are a number of key health issues for developing countries, especially in Africa. They include malnutrition, malaria, tuberculosis and avian flu. HIV infection, leading to AIDS, is a major world problem. In addressing the problem of HIV infection, there have been major concerns. This page provides current developments on these issues as well as background. This article of worldhunger.org provides comprehension which integrates ethical, religious, social, economic, political, and scientific perspectives on the issue. With this, I can describe the nutrition, health, and diseases linked to world hunger.…
In the years of 1918 to 1919 deadly history was happening it was the flu pandemic it ended up killing an estimated 500 million people. The flu was first identified in Europe then swiftly it spread to the United States and Asia. One observation was that…
The action plan has to do with my partner and I informing students about World hunger. On how amazingly it’s grown. The plan is to inform students and families in our communities on how people around the world, different communities and even neighbors go to sleep hungry. We want to make them realize that the more food there is the more the hunger there is. We plan on doing a bake sale and selling many goodies such as brownies, cookies, cupcakes and even sundaes! It may not be a big event but that little donation could help feed a few empty stomachs. We plan on donating to Food banks, Shelters, and missions in our own community. We chose our community because its one step at a time and what better than helping those around us in need. Another thing is that we are also making ribbons to support the cause. The ribbons we will make will be orange and yellow we will be giving them out during our presentations. They are going to represent how even with a little donation or a can of food you helped someone go to bed with a full tummy and a smile on their face. We also created an article that explains on how people suffer from hunger. We are hoping that these articles we wrote would help parents and students realize on how we should be thankful that we have a good meal everyday. We hope to impact people with our project and to help those in need. Because you never know maybe someone real close to you is suffering and you might not even…
Ireland suffered greatly during the potato famine in the 1840s. Around one million people died of starvation or disease. Many immigrated to the United States to try to escape the horrid that surrounded them in Ireland.Food was considered the most deadly weapon in a war. Starvation was the leading cause of death in a war. If you had control of the food supply, your army had the greater advantage. Your enemies would most likely fall from starvation, enviably you would win. Food also gave the soldiers energy to march as well as to fight. Overall, food was the key to victory or defeat in a war. Food could also be used defensively. Soldiers would go through towns and remove or destroy all the food in their sight. Another defensive mechanism, was…
* The USA was the only country that was not greatly affected by fighting in the World War…