...“Nevertheless, many continued hoping that the epidemic would soon die out and they and their families be spared” (Camus pg 85). Many people believe that if there is an epidemic that it wont affect their families. This is not the case an epidemic can hurt anyone. Many believe that an epidemic is just a phenomenon and will eventually vanish. Without education their will be a hard time getting people to follow the sanitation procedures in preventing the spread of the epidemic. Their needs to be education involved helping to stop and slow down an epidemic. This was the case for the bubonic plague that was the plague in the book The Plague. Today more people are educated, which is causing the spread of Ebola to be contained. The Plague and Ebola...
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...Throughout history disease has always been one of the biggest challenges society has faced. Despite numerous medical advantages, humanity still has not managed to successfully solve this problem completely. Diseases occur unevenly throughout various regions of the world. Different places have different diseases to treat and handle them in different ways. The book Improvising Medicine: An African Oncology Ward in an Emerging Cancer Epidemic by Julie Livingston looks at the cancer epidemic in Botswana by telling the story of a cancer ward in the country’s capitol city, Gaborone. In the London Review of Books, Paul Farmer discusses the effect Ebola has had on Liberia in Diary. When discussing diseases one important factor to analyze is...
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...Economic Systems: Which is the Best and How is the Public Effected by the Cost Intro into Business and Technology DeVry University Economic Systems: Which is the Best and How is the Public Effected by the Cost In our textbook, Bovee and Thill (2012) define economics as the study of how a society uses it scarce resources to produce and distribute goods and services. Within economics, you can find economic systems and how they work for society. A variety of economic systems exist around the world. Each system is defined by the policies of a particular society’s structure. The best system for a society is based upon the necessary core principles that fulfill the needs of said society. The three major systems are communism, socialism, and capitalism. So let’s answer three questions about economics and its systems. Which economic system is best suited for handling a crisis of epic proportions and why? Why might a socialist system be the best in responding to the needs of people struck by an emergency situation? Why is the cost to heat our homes and businesses higher in the winter season? Socialism is arguably the best suited economic system for handling a crisis of epic proportions such as a hurricane, flood, blizzard, etc. Socialism can be defined as an economic system consisting of socially owned production used for the needs of the society’s citizens and does not include generating profits. It is true that all economic systems have their strengths and weakness relating...
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...button to indicate that a screenreader is being used so we may better provide accessible content DEBUNKING TH E MYTHS OF DEBUNKING THE MYTHS OF EBOLA MARK PHILLIPS WESTERN GOVENERS UNIVERSITY LUT1 Debunking The Myths Of Ebola Introduction a. Audience Hook: There seems to be a lot of hysteria about Ebola in the news media. Look at any news source and Ebola is probably on the front page. It makes it seem as though we should be frightened, but how much of a threat does Ebola pose? This presentation was put together to debunk the myths of Ebola and outline what is being done to combat its spread in the United States. b. Thesis Statement: Research suggest that the current Ebola outbreak will not be an epidemic in the United States because it has limited transmission vectors, limited survival on fomites (inanimate objects), and adequate containment measures are achievable to prevent its transmission. Additionally the U.S. community and government responses will be much different than they are in the countries where Ebola is escalating. c. Preview of Main Points: i. Research indicates Ebola is not transmittable through the air but only by direct contact with an infected source so it appears that contact precautions will be an adequate barrier to its spread. ii. Ebola has limited ability to live on fomites therefore research shows that fomites must contain large sources of body fluids in order for the disease to...
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...Security Should Be Stronger When we think of airport security, it’s words like “ugh” or “phew” that come about in our minds because we all know how frustrating getting onto airplanes can be. We have to be body searched, our bags have to go through an airport baggage system, and flights may get delayed due to natural causes. While it is true that airport security is an impatient job, it does not necessarily follow that airport security should not be stronger. September 11, 2011 will be a day that I will never forget. Being picked up from kindergarten by my mother, listening on the radio and hearing the fear in my mother’s voice, something was wrong. Being five years old, I knew very little as to what the situation was. At 8:45 AM ET on that day, the first plane hijacked the north tower of the World Trade Center. The building goes into smoke as bodies jump to their deaths, one by one, as life flashed before their eyes. Exactly 18 minutes later, at 9:03 AM ET, the second plane crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center. America knew that this wasn’t an accident, but this was a terrorist attack on the United States. Situations as such make me question how strong airport security really is. It is not just terrorism that I am worried about when it comes to the strength of airport’s security systems, but other situations like Ebola coming from Africa into the United States and illegal drug smuggling concerns me, as well. Although airport security is a frustrating job that...
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...Fear: Do We Control It, Or Does It Control Us? TLJ Honors Psych Fear: Do We Control It, Or Does It Control Us? Abstract Fear is the mind's way of responding to both physical and emotional danger. It has vast effects on an individual's psychological state, and is directly controlled by the amygdala. Fear is a necessary defense, because without it we would not protect ourselves from legitimate threats. Traumas and bad experiences can trigger emotional fears. Though it seems nowadays, we play into these fears -- fears that are not at all life threatening-- all too often allowing them to become irrational fears. Since the beginning of time there has always been an instilment of fear in our minds, whether the fear was that of eating the 'Forbidden Fruit' , to local legends like Slenderman, and even the bizarre idea of a robotic coup de' etat. The only difference between these fears, is how strongly we let them affect us psychologically. Do we allow our fears to be spoon-fed to us by society and the media? Are we completely irrational when it comes to some of these fears? What is the correlation between our fears of the past and those of the present? Finally, what will the future of mankind hold? All of these factors play a major part in understanding the affects fear can have on society as a whole. Keywords: Fear, Irrational, Media, Past, Present, Future Fear: Do We Control It, Or Does It Control Us? Since the dawn of time...
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... or even being able to turn on your light to see what you are doing. We don’t think about how fortunate we are to have those “luxuries”. For 3 billion people, this is reality, no phones, no internet, no communication. When you wake up the first thing you do is check your phone, believe it or not 4.4 Billion people still do not have access to Modern day technology. As a Digital Native, I believe this needs to change, not because they are missing out, but because it can be a matter of life or death. Despite the rapid spread of technology, only 1.16 Billion people have a working phone line. That means 6.14 Billion people do not have a way to call for help. For example if the people of Haiti did not have cell phones when they were hit by the massive earthquake, they would not have gotten the help they needed as quickly as they did. Many people have heard about the Ebola virus that swept across Africa and the sub- Saharan dessert areas, because many of the villages that were severely affected by the disease did not have active phone lines, they could not reach out to get medical help. Instead many had to walk anywhere between 10-50 miles to the closest doctor. Places like the CDC (Center for Disease Control) and the WHO (World Health Organizations), use cellphone data to track the pattern of diseases and epidemics. Because there were little to few working phone lines when studying the Ebola virus, many people died...
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...with other chemicals such as Monosodium glutamate. It is the second dangerous chemical found in virtually all processed meat products. The chemical is linked to disorders such as migraine headaches, Alzheimer's disease, loss of appetite control, obesity and many other serious health conditions. Describe the impact on earths systems. It does not necessarily have an impact on the systems as much as it has an impact on our whole population. If we don't try to take a stand on the issue they will continue to poison our meat. Describe the human impacts. The human impacts are pretty simple and well know that foods like hotdogs, beef jerky,peporni, and sausage are packaged meats that we eat every day and continue to be at risk to get cancer. Is this Science valid? Yes, The author Mike Adams of NaturalNews.com, the internet's No. 1 natural health news website, now reaching 7 million unique readers a month. In addition to his lab work, Adams is also the (non-paid) executive director of the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center (CWC), an organization that redirects 100% of its donations receipts to grant programs that teach children and women how to grow...
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...strongly believes that health and social care services provided in society only serve the interest of the more presiding social classes rather than those of the patients. This is because doctors and other health professionals are viewed as the agents of the ruling class hence, they ensure the labour force or proletariat are healthy by treating them from their illness as soon possible. Their main role is to provide company owners with a healthy workforce. In addition to all this, the government allows unhealthy products such as junk food and tobacco to be produced and sold in order for companies to make profits when in actual facts the ruling class is benefitting from the issues of illness. Large firms, factories and large cars pollute the atmosphere and environment as they as they continue to produce toxic waste creating the same problem of ill health as being concerned with the differences in social class. People in poor areas, who have a high level of unemployment and whose environments have been polluted face a higher level of illness and a lower life expectancy. The government does little to tackle the issues of the root causes of health and change situations as it will cost a lot of money. Interactionist approach: This approach looks at society in 3 levels. 1. The subjective (based on interpretation) experience of health and illness: this process is about people’s different meanings of health and how they define themselves as ill. For example, Keith and Kate both have...
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...Critical and Creative Thinking in Society Short Essays PHL/458 Describe a situation of public interest in which critical and/or creative thought could have been used for a better outcome. Describe why it is important to think critically and creatively in similar situations. The story that really jumps out to me is the Ebola virus that has been hitting our country. When introduced to us we saw the bad affects of the situation hitting and that we should be scared. The news gave little no information about what they knew accept for the dangers. Know lets say that they gave this creative thought about how they would present this to people. I would think that things would have been different. Like giving people preventive measures to survive and how to out last the situation. It is so important to think critical on times like these because often people fear the worse and dictate how they live there life’s on information that they hear. When being in the public eye and a voice to the ear of the people. Having information and solutions is very important to ease minds and have confidence of survival rather that people feeling helpless. Define free will, truth, knowledge, and opinion. Explain how we use them to form thoughts. What role does each play in critically assessing situations? Free will - free and independent choice; voluntary decision (free Will) This is mostly used when just thinking in general. This is having a mined for your self and...
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...Determining Cause and Effect 3.3 Revision version Tracy Bass Professor Patricia Hoerr English 115 “The American Dream” primarily consists of homeownership, raising a family comfortably and investing in the future. To most, obtaining a college degree is viewed as a gateway to “the American Dream”. With a college education being the gateway, that many set out to get a college degree. However, it is not an easy task to achieve and does not come without its fair share of stress. The primary stress in the lives of today’s college students is caused by academic pressures, financial issues and their social lives. The major cause stress in college is the academic demands, particularly during the first year. It’s no secret that many college students spend most of their time on campus stressed out. Balancing classes, tests, projects, extra-curricular activities and work is enough to make anyone feel overwhelmed (Driscoll, 2011). The workload of the freshman college student is a drastic change from the workload they experienced while in high school. The radical shift causes major distress for the students. Freshman students experience problems dealing with the academic independence of setting their class schedules and studying times. The stress is extended further as students have to deal with studying harder and for longer hours to prepare for rigorous exams. In addition, the students have to adjust to new and more precise writing styles and expectations required of college...
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...the book will show pictures and get the medical list of symptoms with ten to twelve STDs. Never have I seen a presentation or a lecture directed at college students. For most college students are having sex, and yet the topic of STD is not being discuss. From my friends to family members, I have never known someone directly having a STD. The most common sexually transmitted diseases among college students are chlamydia, herpes, and human papillomavirus. I think college students should know about this because it is prevalent in our lives - with the lifestyle college students have from partying by consuming alcohol and then wanting to have sex. This isn't something like Ebola where the disease does not affect you because you live far away from the source. Sexually transmitted diseases are common and prevalent in society. Having the knowledge about the types of treatments and signs to look for can save you dealing with a decision for the rest of your life. Nearly 10 million people between 15 and 24 years old contract STDs each year (James 2014). Chlamydia One of the most common sexually transmitted diseases is Chlamydia. Chlamydia is an STI triggered by a microorganism called Chlamydia trachoma (Nelson, 2014). It leads to scar formation in the genital area. This is important to college students because college students have sex, resulting in the chance of pregnancy....
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...PEST ANALYSIS Environmental scanning on Vietnam have to be done before the decision of internationalizing Prince Court expansion. It is important in the sense that environment scanning will directly and indirectly decide how Prince Court will fair in Vietnam. Important aspect at such political, economic, potential demands etc is being analyzed on. Political The effort of the Vietnam’s government plays an important role in determining the healthcare industry performance. With the underdevelopment of the healthcare in Vietnam, the government of Vietnam prioritize government spending on health care at the same time encouraged foreign investor invest in the Vietnam Healthcare industry with several ways such as through Private Partnerships (PPP), joint venture with local players in Vietnam. On top of that, investors enjoy a preferential corporate income tax of 10 per cent instead of the regular 25 per cent. In relation to the tax exemptions, exception of tax will be granted in the first four years and in the following nine years there will be 50 per cent tax break (HKTDC, 2015). Besides, investors are allowed to operate a 100 per cent owned hospital with the elimination of restricted policies such as foreign qualified doctors are free to practice and healthcare plans are allowed to offer (Austrade, 2015). This plays a crucial part to Price Court whether the decision of entering Vietnam with joint venture or wholly owned since the cost incurred will have a large differential...
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...Modern society human populations at risk of disease pandemics Sandra Mankarios 42460441 Word count: 2033 The qualities in which humans in modern day society live have increased the potential risks of the transmission of pathogens and their vectors. These risks have become limitless compared to the past; the damage created now will greatly effect future generations where the damage may even be irreversible (Washer 2006). Many factors in everyday modern life contribute to the rapid spread of pathogens and their vectors, which include the advances in modern transport via the air, land and sea, the increase in population size and density, global change and climate change. These features of today assist in the introduction of new diseases and also the re-emergence of old diseases including influenza, HIV/AIDS, dengue fever, malaria, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Cholera and many others (Tatem et al. 2006). MODERN ADVANCES IN TRANSPORTATION In the past, populated establishments were isolated due to lack of efficient transport. Now in today’s modern society, the constant advances in resources and the requirement for travel has seen the travelling of individuals dramatically increased over the years. Transport systems via land, air and sea continue to develop allowing swifter mobility of passengers and goods across vast distances within shorter periods of time. Although this is exemplary of an advancing society full of promising travel and freight options, this...
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