Depriving a person of his will to live is the same, if not worse than killing that person. If murder is illegal under all circumstances, then torture should be illegal. Torture is unimaginable and permanent scaring of the body and soul (Dieringer). Torture is inhumane because it severely injures human bodies to a degree that can never be fixed. Torture has tremendous negative physical effects on the human body.
The world has recently faced us with disease and natural disasters that are proving to be some of the most vicious predators known to human existence today. Unquestionably, disease and illness has been one of the killers of humans since the beginning of time. Waves of disease and sicknesses have taken over vast parts of land and have claimed the lives of millions of human beings. These “microscopic life forms” (Par. 9), as Ehrenreich calls them, are as deadly as beastly predators.
9. The problem with constructing biological weapons is that the result is uncertain. People could produce a disease so destructive that it could wipe out the entire human race. 10. Bioterrorism is more of a threat because it cannot be traced.
The Black Death was a plague that started in Florence, Italy, in 1348. It was one of the deadliest plague epidemics that ever happened in history. It spread all over the world infecting everyone and leaving trails of dead bodies along its path. It led many people to death and can still infect people today. The Black Death swept across Asia and Europe during the middle 1300’s.
There are many contagious diseases that people can contract and it can instansly become a epanedmic. There are many contagious diseases worldwide according to the Center for Diseases Control, many of them being in the United States. I personally think that the worst one is polio. Polio is a very contagious diseaese. Polio is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease caused by a virus that spreads from person to person invading the brain and spinal cord and causing paralysis.
Unit 3 Project: Crossing the Threshold Letia Fowlie Kaplan University CM107-98 Cancer is an evil condition. It can strike fear into the hearts of the most brave, and it can happen when least expected. Out of nearly 7 billion people on this Earth, cancer takes more victims then ever before and is on a rampage. Courage, on the other hand, is a pure ability; it is well hidden, and needs to be held onto tightly when found. Courage is a rare quality of mind that is possessed to enable strength in spite of fear.
Sharps containers must never be placed in sacks. Any damaged sharps containers must be placed inside a larger sharps container and sealed. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that used sharps are disposed of in a safe manner. Sharps must never be placed in containers used for storage of other waste i.ei clinical waste bins. Accidental Inoculation
Prices for goods increased along with the wages of the people. An iconic symptom of the Black Death was the appearance of buboes. They would appear either in the neck, armpits, or the groin. Victims suffered a very high fever, and coughed up blood. Coughing up blood was particularly a bad problem because everyone around you was then susceptible to the disease.
The type of pesticide that can affect our environment and health are the chemical pesticides. Even though it has been proven dangerous by scientists the government still allows the use of harmful chemicals on many of the foods we eat. The full health risks associated with pesticides are unknown and most pesticides have never been thoroughly studied for their possible long-term health effects on humans. Everyday humans, plants and animals are exposed to a number of different pesticides, which are harmful to their health. Constant exposure can seriously endanger their physical and mental health.
Cigarettes are also one of the top purchased items in the world. “Worldwide, approximately 10 million cigarettes are purchased a minute, 15 billion are sold each day, and upwards of 5 trillion are produced and used on an annual basis” (Martin). Smoking is harmful to smokers and even the people and environment that surround them. The smoke from tobacco contains over 4,000 chemical, 450 of those chemicals are very harmful and even deadly to humans (“Tobacco”). Cigarette smoking should be banned because they are harmful to the smokers’ health, they’re harmful to nonsmokers’ health, as well as, being harmful to our environment; however, banning the use cigarettes could be very detrimental for our economy.