Worst Cases Book Review Worst Cases: Terror and Catastrophe in the Popular Imagination. Lee Clarke. Chicago: Worst Cases is an analytical book written in a language that can be read by the average person and not so technical that it can’t be understood. This book gives certain “worst case scenerios” and explains how society may react to these scenarios if they were to happen. Not only does Worst Cases give scenarios of worst cases events‚ but it also gives real life disasters and how society
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Jared Diamond is a scientist and is the author of “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race.” The article isn’t the clearest on what could be better. Would the human race have been better off living with the need to hunt and gather for their life‚ or would agriculture be the key to the survival for the human race? Jared believes moving back to a hunting/gathering lifestyle would be beneficiary to us. I believe Jared Diamond makes some great points‚ but that agriculture was a necessity for
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-Over forty-one years after the My Lai Massacre‚ when US troops killed more than 500 men‚ women and children in Vietnam‚ the former Army lieutenant who was convicted for his role in the killings has publicly apologized. William Calley was the only US soldier held legally responsible for the slayings. He was convicted on twenty-two counts of murder‚ and his sentence was later commuted by President Reagan. Last week‚ William Calley publicly apologized for the first time‚ saying‚ “There is not a day
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The Most Important Person in My Life Through all of life’s heartaches‚ excitements‚ and struggles‚ there is one person who will forever be with me. Whether she is standing next to me‚ in front leading me‚ or at the back giving me that extra push‚ my mom is always there. She is not only my mom‚ but my best friend and mentor. In my best memories‚ she is the person smiling with me; in my worst‚ the one holding me‚ reassuring me that everything is okay. My mom has taught me what it means to have strength
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As I smell the aroma of well-made food‚ feel a warm sensation; I realize I am in my kitchen. That is where I spend many enjoyable hours of my life. There have been countless good memories while being in my most favorite place‚ my kitchen. The first time I stepped into the kitchen‚ it gave off this special warm feeling that no other room gave to me. The wallpaper is a nice tint of white that makes the room feel very cozy. The lighting is always adequate because there are numerous lights and there
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fact that not everyone was treated fairly during their time. The two authors use personal experience‚ rhetorical questions‚ and dialogue to convey their ideas. Authors tend to express social issues that many people can relate to. In the story “My Bondage and My Freedom”‚ Fredrick Douglas expresses his thoughts about equality‚ freedom‚ and rights that all people should have‚ no matter their race. His work describes how inhumane slavery is‚ how the more you know‚ the more it hurts you. Douglas uses his
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Victoria Chang takes an interesting approach to addressing different topics‚ whether it is about a person or about another poem. The title she chose for this book‚ Salvinia Molesta‚ “Is known as the world’s worst weed”‚ and it grows rapidly‚ “Eventually becoming a continuous green mat over the water surface” (74). It alludes to the poems that the book contains‚ releasing tragedies she articulates into poems. Opening the book the reader is greeted by a quote‚ by Virginia Woolf‚ it is her explanation
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face] Spar: "You are suppose to be MY opponent?! Don’t make me laugh." Spar: "I’ve seen and killed tougher people then you‚ some of them having seen the world before the great disaster struck it." Simon: "And you... think you are better then others?" [A screen pops up with the following words ’They were born to battle for a new world...’] Spar: "I don’t think I know. I DO know!’ Spar: "I am the one who strikes first‚ I am the one who shows no mercy to my enemies! I will become the hero everyone
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Jared Diamond makes a compelling case for why “the adoption of agriculture was in many ways a catastrophe” in his 1987 Discover Magazine article “The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race‚” however I am not convinced. An Agricultural Revolution is a “significant change in agriculture that occurs when there are discoveries‚ inventions‚ or new technologies that change production” (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica‚ 2015) and the development of agriculture has been a fundamental part of
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people that have had an impact on my life and influenced me in many different ways. My mother‚ however‚ has had the biggest impact on my life‚ and influenced me more than anyone else. She has had an impact on me since the day I was born‚ and she still does today. Before I could even talk‚ I am sure she had an impact on me by the way she took care of me as an infant. My mother has always been a Christian. That has influenced me throughout my whole life. Even though my mother did not see it‚ she did have
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