A shining example of this type of response can be seen in the BP Oil Spill. This manmade disaster affected thousands of individuals and businesses in the Gulf Coast region as well as creating a cascade affect in ecological, healthcare and economical stability throughout the United States. Like ripples created in a pond when a tiny pebble is thrown in the after affects; experienced by the individual as well as the communities; generated from the original event are similar though they may be experienced at lesser degrees nationwide. The BP Oil Spill news reads like a Steven Segal movie script. It begins on a beautiful spring day (April 20th) with a failed preventer and ends with mass destruction of the surrounding environment and a way of life for those live in the Gulf area.
Summary: The Dust Bowl Migration The Dust Bowl was an ecological disaster in the Great Plains during the 1930’s. The Great Plains had suffered severe drought for several years which then led to the depletion of the soil used by farmers to harvest their major crops- wheat and cotton. This interesting phenomenon led to the massive migration of almost 3 million farmers and the intervention from the government. This mass migration became known in History as the Dust Bowl Migration. Since it occurred during the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl migration became significant due to the riskiness in relocation because of such high unemployment rates.
BP Oil Spill Environmental Disaster- Lessons Bp oil spill was the largest disaster in American history; occurring on April 20, 2010 pumping over 200 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The oil rig explosion killed 11 people, injuring 17. Moreover, till date the oil continues to be washing up on shores; creating long-term damages to residential areas. In addition, the Bp Oil Spill was responsible for the death of over 8,000 animals, including many endangered species. The immediate effect of the Oil spill impacted the wildlife which included oil-coated birds (Ducks) and sea turtles.
This pollution has since affected their health and has resulted into more cancer deaths, miscarriages, defects in births, dying of livestock and the sick fish. The attempts to solve the problem and prosecute those involved have proven futile since the county‘s judicial system is marred by corruption. The company was required to clean up its mess and pay for the damages. The toxic waste dumped in the area is believed to be of an estimate of 18 billion gallons, and its remains are still present to date.The company that took over the ownership from Texaco was later ordered to pay eighteen billion dollars for the damages. This was to act as the reparations for the
Animal rights movements benefit the environment as it maintains the biodiversity of the environment. It is important to note that animals are part of the nature and so to kill or harm them is to harm nature itself. Thousands of animals have become extinct due to human abuse, either by directly killing them or destroying their habitat. for eg. sharks.
These key ideas will be explored before the events of World War 2. One of the first courses that lead up to the rise of hitter’s power was the depression because in 1929 the depression started around the world due to World War 1, in Germany unemployment for factory workers was 40% and for young people it was 50%, there were homeless people about inn the streets, and law and order didn’t really do any justice in some areas of Germany but the unemployment for the whole of the country was 6 million, farmers also suffered where prices for their crops were falling since 1925 and even further in the 1930’s, and businessmen saw their business close down also. Hitler thought this was a great opportunity for his goal at becoming the chancellor and how he did this was how he used his words. With writing and speeches, to convince Germany that he knew the source of Germany's problems like the depression and that he alone had the knowledge and the personal power which was extremely effective. Also with his propaganda formed and made by Joseph Goebbels Promise solve them.
The Plague greatly affected the medieval world. It killed 25 million people, including a third of Europe's population. One of the economic effects caused by the Plague was inflation. Trade was dangerous and local goods weren't being produced as much because the number of workers decreased greatly. The prices went through the roof.
This is very important because food is one of the most important and basic things people want, and lots of revolutions broke out because of famine. Moreover, the war had separated families, since many men were conscripted, and families often lived in fear, knowing that husbands or fathers might be dead. Moreover, in autumn, 50 percent of the enterprises closed down in important industrial centers, leading to mass unemployment, while the wost of living increased severely. Real wages of the workers were about half of what they had been in 1913, and Russia's national debt was 50 billion rubles. Russia thus faced bankruptcy.
Robert Jones Humanities 1101 Date: March 20, 2012 The importance of the middle class in a country as traced through the Black Death. The Black Death is a historical period dating many centuries ago when catastrophic plagues killed millions of people across Europe. It is said to have begun in the seventh century, lasted through the thirteenth century, and reduced the population of Europe by almost one half. During this period, a majority of the victims were employees. As a result, many companies faced severe shortages of labor and, consequently, this created an opportunity for the working class to make serious negotiations that led to better pays and, thus, emergence of the middle class people around Europe, the concept that has gained dominance in the modern world.
The social and media related exposure of smoking and deceit of the tobacco industries is leading incoming generations to create fatal health habits. The negative health effects of smoking and other tobacco use are well known and documented by nearly every health-conscious organization in the United States. Cancer, heart disease, and most major pulmonary diseases top the list of the most painful and deadly reasons to quit and not to start in the first place. It’s estimated that more than 1-in-6 deaths in the United States is due to cigarettes alone. In addition, more than three million people die every year worldwide from smoking related diseases (Pringle 44).