30:161 Twentieth Century Literature Catastrophe Erica Nielsen “Catastrophe” by Samuel Beckett is a play about the staging of a play; the dress rehearsal for the final scene of the play. There are 4 characters in the short play: the Director (D)‚ the female Assistant (A)‚ the Protagonist (P) and Luke (L)‚ an electrician who is in charge of the lighting but does not come on stage. “Catastrophe” begins with the Protagonist in a black gown and black hat‚ hands clenched in the pockets with his
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Critical Book Review #1 In the book “A Magnificent Catastrophe” the author‚ Edward J. Larson‚ writes about all of the little details that has occurred in the First Presidential Campaign in the 1800s. He begins his book with how the two parties‚ the Republicans (Jefferson) and Federalists (Adams)‚ were going to compete in who will govern the United States now that it is a free country and no longer under Britain’s rule. Although they had at first been friends they soon became enemies
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My topic for the “Historical Multi-Genre” is the catastrophe of the Titanic. The reason I choose this topic was because I was assigned a project and it had to do with an event that took place in history. If you asked most people about the Titanic‚ they would all probably say something revolving around the same exact thing. They would talk about how it’s a ship that sank because it hit an iceberg. They won’t mention anything besides what happened at that moment. For the most part‚ they won’t know
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Catastrophe Bonds By Kirill Graminschi The trouble with Catastrophe Bonds The article presents the difficulties insurance companies face when they are issuing catastrophe bonds. Do they efficiently hedge against large-scale disasters? It is very difficult hedging against catastrophic losses. Japan’s March earthquake‚ tsunami and nuclear disaster threat could cost the insurance industry between $21 and $34 billion. The catastrophe bonds are not helping much the insurance companies‚ although
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Chernobyl: Impacts of The Catastrophe Abbott‚ P.‚ Wallace‚ C.‚ & Beck‚ M. (2007). Chernobyl: Living with Risk and Uncertainty. Health‚ Risk & Society‚ 8(2)‚ 105-121. The researchers observed the living conditions‚ life style‚ and health of selected people from Chernobyl regions after the atomic power plant accident of Chernobyl in 1986. After the break-up of USSR‚ the support to the residents became variable. Therefore‚ researchers collected a number of essays and qualitative informants
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The Black Death‚ a common phrase most people have heard of‚ but are unaware of the tragic catastrophe that crippled Europe throughout 1347. European society has never witnessed such an event. The Black Death‚ nearly wiping out a third of the population devastated across the country claiming the lives of tens of thousands. How the people of Europe reacted to this disaster predicted their future. In all the agony and disbar the citizens still found hope and persevered. Barbara Tuchman‚ author of
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A Magnificent Catastrophe The Tumultuous Election of 1800‚ America’s First Presidential Campaign With the recent election of 2016‚ I have began to wonder if the political process of electing the nation’s president has always been so divided‚ ugly‚ and absolutely chaotic. I wondered if politicians have always been so corrupt and belligerent‚ and I wondered if there have been more elections where our nation has been forced to pick the lesser of two evils (unless‚ of course‚ you felt strongly
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actions by both Romeo and Juliet. However‚ one should consider that it was not one particular factor that solely lead to their demise but the series of unfortunate events that kept them apart and ultimately killed them‚ which will be discussed in this essay. In my opinion‚ the main factors that caused this tragic loss of life were; fate‚ the feud‚ the nurse‚ Old Capulet‚ Friar Lawrence and the star-crossed lovers themselves. Even though fate traps Romeo and Juliet by their fatal flaw‚ many things
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In this planet‚ several catastrophes spawn and serve as major obstacles to society in its entirety and of the most destructive types of these disasters are commonly referred to as “hurricanes”. Throughout the course of human history‚ hurricanes have been a negative ailment most directly impacting the economy. Hurricanes are a lengthy‚ but severe depending on its category‚ process that doesn’t just instantly affect the economy. For instance‚ prior to the storm the public will be notified about this
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The Medical Catastrophes of the 18th Century Medicinal practices of the 18th century were more likely insufficient than effective in the eradication of ravaging disease. The 18th century was described as an era‚ “...of unreliable and often painful medical treatment”(Johnson) in the establishment of remedies to diseases such as cholera‚ smallpox‚ typhoid and tuberculosis that rid America of much of its population. Although the same ranges of disease affected both whites and slaves‚ the way that the
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