Global Pain and Suffering: Our Responsibility

Everyday men and women die in the most brutal way possible away from their family either killed from gun shots or landmines and they do come back. But in caskets, as images like these emphasize the destruction of war and these snaps just show the side effects of humankind's worse anger being shown. In the Article “The Stranger in the Photo Is Me”, Donald M. Murray expresses how harsh it really was in the war and how it changed himself forever and not in a good way. Not to mention, that he describes the way he felt ready to go to war, maybe even excited, but he wishes that horror on no one “I would not wish for a child or grandchild of mine to undergo the blood test of war” as the sacrifice these men and women go through is undeniably tremendous

The lost art of compassion and the generosity of the human soul has become a tarnished, reminiscence of a ramshackle past. The luster and core of the humanitarian heart is a mere ideology in the present era of self-absorption and narcissism. For true debilitating pain glooms over the horizon, over our own cold shoulders, and even in the personal inner crevices of our clandestine minds. This deadly plaque will consume our identities as fellow brothers of man and men of good works. The response to the foreshadowing of chaotic catastrophe is very simple… for it exists in all hearts of men. The modern Achilles heal is known as cruelty, spitefulness, narrow-mindedness and has many ugly faces in many other devastating forms. Slithering around gilded values and morals, the serpents ultimate goal is to cause destruction and loss. Let the trumpets roar and signal the journey between right and wrong, personal motives vs. the well being of the community and the

The picture above won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Photography. As shown, this picture is very depressing, sad, heartbreaking, and unfortunate. Any sorrowful word that can think, will describe this photo. The first time I saw it at the Newseum last year, I cried because it touches my heart to see a young starving child yearning for food to eat at the middle of nowhere, but can’t find one. Just looking at this photo explains the emotions. I’ll just begin by describing the story behind this particular photo.

According to Buddha, suffering is an inevitable part of human existence. Who hasn't experience hardship? Some days you think, holy crap, why did I even both getting out of bed today! Not too long ago, I had the week from hell. Complete with sleepless nights, worrying about all kinds of stuff I couldn't control. I was so looking forward to the cat going to the vet's. I thought, yeah, no kitty to crawl into bed with me and keep me awake in the middle of the night! Guess what, I stayed up worrying about whether the cat was okay! On top of a friend, herself dealing with some trying issues, snapping at me. True, she had a point, but still it is stressful to deal with. And other stuff, I am not even going to mention. I was thinking about all the

And this amazingly helped me understand that there is no getting away from destruction. It really does represent the reality of war. When a family only has the company of each other, that is the only good take away they have while in the middle of their country’s crisis. Just like what the photographer stated, there is no right and positive representation of being stuck in battle. I really found this photo fantastic, especially because this was the first one that caught my eye. As I began to analyze it, I found more and more ways to connect it to the reality of war. Many families who’ve experienced losing their loved one to war can relate to this photograph and agree there is no way out of the hardship.

In the novel Crime and Punishment, the prevalence of pain and suffering in the XIX century is a major theme that reoccurs numerous times throughout the novel. In chapter two, Raskolnikov is carefully listening to Marmeladov as he talks about his family and expresses his hatred for himself. In midst of it all, Marmeladov declares: “I ought to be crucified, crucified on a cross, not pitied” (22)! Marmeladov believes he deserves to suffer a brutal death with no mercy because of his negligence towards his family. He believes pain and suffering will compensate for his mistakes. Furthermore, after Marmeladov’s terrible accident in which a carriage hits and kills him, his family falls into deep misery. Especially Katerina Ivanovna who states: “ He

The key to making a difference in another country is the understanding of global compassion. I admire the desire to improve intercultural understanding, increase our global responsibility and to create a sustainable environment with limited resources. Through my brothers in Colorado, I have been learning about sustainable lifestyles and the importance of raising healthy food and animals. I would love to be a part of a program that concentrates on helping others through education and teamwork. Although I have not traveled out of the United States, I feel that now is a great time for me to take the knowledge I have learned through community service projects, campaigning for specific causes, and my personal relationships to help in the community

I define global health as an interdisciplinary field determined by research and the application of health initiatives, which prioritize both the improvement of medicinal health, as well as advancements in global health equity. In the years since the fields inception, great strides have been made to improve global health. One of these strides includes the decline in mortality attributed to measles. During 2000-2014, measles vaccination prevented an estimated 17.1 million deaths worldwide (WHO, 2016). This number alone demonstrates the effectiveness of vaccines and strategies implemented to combat measles. However, even in light of the great strides which have been made, vulnerable populations still continue to die from measles every day. When considering the existence of an effective and cost-efficient vaccine, these deaths become even more shocking and senseless. Upon further research, I discovered that women and children in certain developing African and Asian countries suffer most from measles, likely due to challenges consisting of an inability to sustain progress or fully implement control strategies, and that numerous global health initiatives have been enacted to combat the continued spread of the disease.

All the pictures really affected me with sadness because I could sympathize with the devastation and sense of despair they most likely felt through the storm but the picture "Post-storm rebuilding considered 'Galveston's finest hour" GALVESTON - The great storm that came roaring out of the Gulf of Mexico 100 years ago, destroying this island city and assuring its place in history touched me the most because there is always strength gained through rebuilding. No matter how hard the storm there is always a change of rebuilding.

Suffering is a term used to describe the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship. In my personal opinion, I believe every individual will go through suffering at one point in their life nonetheless the reasons and opinions behind suffering may diverse. The two types of suffering are;

I think suffering exists in the world to keep a kind of balance and give meaning to life. If we didn't have suffer for everything we did, nothing would really matter. Those small victories you get everyday for doing something that you worked hard for wouldn't mean anything. There would be no point to even try anything or strive for anything if everything was perfect and handed to you. If you didn't suffer and work your hardest for a good grade then what would be the point?

Some say the eyes are the windows to the soul from which all is shown and see about a person. what that person has been through in life, form this suffering can be found as a basic human emotion form which terrible things have happened. In suffering people are brought down to their lowest seeing no light at the end of the tunnel, seeming that hope has all but gone. Then form the ashes and the hopelessness people come out stronger and more resilient then ever imagined. Strangely enough suffering can bring even the worst of enemies together. Therefore, what comes from suffering is human resilience that makes people stronger than we ever thought possible, also suffering reveals what a person is truly made of, and finally suffering changes us in

There is currently a war going on in Syria, and has been going on for a couple of years now, beginning in March 2011. As a result to this, millions of Syrians are stuck in the warzone, becoming malnourished, abused, ill, and oppressed. Their economy, healthcare, education systems and other organizations are being destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians are being killed, and millions are in need of humanitarian assistance. The biggest dilemma is that roughly half of those who are suffering are children.

The most critical skills to have to be successful while working in the field of global health include empathy, teamwork, and perseverance. First, global health workers need empathy to understand the situation, culture, and values of those with whom they work. Global health workers interact with people of many different backgrounds and cultures; therefore, being able to understand others and show empathy will allow for better interactions for both parties. When a global health worker goes to a new country, the locals view them as foreigners. Some cultures perceive foreigners as intruders and not to be trusted; others are fearful and uncomfortable with foreigners. Understanding the local’s values will help global health workers to not be offended, not overstep, and to show compassion and provide comfort to locals through their traditions. In addition to empathy, the ability to work as a part of a team aid in the success of missions since global health issues can be solved from several directions by people from many different fields. To solve global health issues, we need people working with the government establishing programs and infrastructure, people working in the background acquiring funds and increasing awareness of global health issues, and, of course, people in the field working directly with the locals. It takes many roles working many angles to solve grand global issues; therefore, the ability to work with others is key. Lastly, perseverance is critical to working

Across the world, there are many global health issues which are being played out in which society faces. Whether it be a developing issue or one that has been plaguing society for an amount of time, as the world becomes a more globalized entity, many are beginning to realize that while we may face challenges individual to more local levels, there are just as many challenges that we must take on together. Climate change, and its effect upon human health, is one of these uniting challenges. While climate changes have occurred throughout the course of planet Earth’s history, the world is now witnessing a dramatic increase in the amount of negative impacts caused by changes in our climate. At an alarming rate, these changes are occurring and