Essay on Earthquake in Nepal

sending 2000 soldiers to Afghanistan in hoping that an American led mission would be beneficial by removing the Taliban from the government (2001), Sudan (2005), Haiti (2004), Palestine (2007), or the help offered by troops for natural disasters (Nepal earthquake, 2015). Yet many of these missions still found a way to kill innocent people, and soldiers that laid their life on the line only to make the world a better place. One hundred and fifty-eight soldiers where killed in the Afghanistan…

People who have grown up with siblings might laugh at the idea that I consider being an only child an essential part of my identity. But just as a relationship with a brother or sister can be deeply formative, so can the absence of these relationships. For me, this absence has been a powerful stimulus to my imagination and my growth as a person. When people discover I am an only child, they often react with some sympathy, as if growing up alone meant growing up lonely. It's certainly true that…

We has taught me creativity and to collaborate and work as a team player. No single person is in charge of the club and when we have a goal, we all work together to achieve it. For example, when our club had the barbeque to raise money for the Nepal Earthquake, some of us went to businesses to ask for donations, others helped with barbequing and money collection. Having all hands on deck was a necessity for our great achievement. Being a part of Sears Drama also taught me how to deal with…

Final My Own Sustainable Town Every town has its own characteristics, making it different from other town. I am living in my own town and I have a responsibility to save and protect it. As citizens in our village, we need to protect and make it grow. The necessity, we need to save right now is natural resources (water, trees, etc). Because water is a limited resource, if people continue to waste it, there wont be enough water for the town in one day, and people could die because of it. My…

Libya, Lebanon, Haiti, Myanmar, India, Uganda, United States, and Syria, just to name a few. (Mercy Corps website CITE) The reasons for needing aid in these countries include natural disasters and man-made disasters. Natural disasters include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, avalanches, droughts, storms cyclones, and even epidemics or plagues. While man-made disasters include armed conflicts, plane/train crashes, fires, industrial accidents, and genocide. (Humanitarian…

The Humane Media The reality of the United States has struck me down, strangled me with its malfeasance. Two years ago, I arrived to the United States with a soul full of hope. I dreamt of the States as a place of freedom, of happiness yet still retains its integrity and humanity. But the reality of the Great America bursted my fantasy bubbles. Fortunately, the media of this country has proved me otherwise, stated that the Great America is still worthy, still growing stronger through…

Social Media for Social Change: Social Media Activism #BringBackOutGirls, #BoycottClippers, #ICantBreathe are examples of movements that went viral on social media through the use of hashtags. With the rise of technological advances, society has quickly embraced social media platforms, as outlets to express their opinions on almost everything from entertainment, sports, to current social and political events. Logging on to social media websites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. has…

Mary Pope Osborne was born on May 20, 1949 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. She grew up in the military and lived in Oklahoma, Florida, Virginia, Austria, and North Carolina all before she was 15 years old(Mary Pope Osborne). Moving never bothered her because of the strong bond she formed with her family. Mary and her siblings spent a great deal of time playing and biking in the woods. They would pretend that they were traveling to far off places (Banting). Mary had a vivid imagination and it would only…

In the field of global health, a consensus has been reached that we can no longer analyze public health issues through a purely biomedical lens, but must incorporate a wide range of other dimensions, such as political, economic, social, and environmental aspects. All these dimensions converge together to form particular places of health that influence disease exposure and transmission. King asserts that a political ecology framework applied to health provides insight into “how health is situated…

Samaritan’s Purse openly states that the driving force behind all that they do is the Lord Jesus Christ, and this will never be sacrificed no matter the mission. From the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe, to aiding mission hospitals in Zambia, to earthquake relief in Nepal, Samaritan’s Purse uses and trusts in the healing and sustaining power of Jesus Christ in all that they do (“About Us”). Despite their clear evangelistic intentions in all that they do, Samaritan’s Purse has proved capable of…