The Dangerous Everyday

Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" is a very exciting story of a manhunt. This story made me think about the morality of hunting: Humans are the cleverest creatures on earth, but does it give them a license to kill the other animals and even human beings weaker than themselves? I give below a short summary of the story to set the scene and then I will explore the ethics involved in hunting as a sport. "The Most Dangerous Game" presents the story of a hunter, General Zaroff, who finds hunting human beings as the most dangerous and fascinating sport.

In his tale, “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell tells the Rainsford’s story on a mysterious island in the Caribbean Sea. Furthermore, Connell explains that people who arrive at this place are forced to participate in a sinister game that is described, by the author, as the most dangerous game. This Connell’s tale is a suspenseful and adventure story about two experienced hunters against one another in a life-and-death competition in which only one of them can be the winner. According to the Sparknotes website, the human-hunting-humans scenario in this story has inspired countless novels, television episodes and films, such as The Hunger Games, that have tried to recapture the essence of Connell’s original story. Throughout this story,

Imagine turning up on an island with a psychotic man, a man who hunts humans. This is what General Zaroff does, on Ship-Trap-Island. General Zaroff is a rich hunter who hunts most animals, even the most dangerous. This is the story written by Richard Connell, called The Most Dangerous Game, It is about a psychotic man with a hunting obsession. Once Zaroff gets bored with the hunting animals he turns to something new, humans. The author thinks that hunting is normal, that people have a killer instinct. That it is our human nature to hunt, and kill. The author also thinks that it is human nature to look for new challenges and to live strong. Much like Zaroff, the author believes life, is for the willing.

Were you in school today, what did you learn? Yes, learned about acids and bases in chemistry class and the normal stuff math and English.

For my first book report, I chose the novel Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin. This book, based on the title and from the works of the author, is an informative book, or a non-fiction novel. This can contribute to one reason I chose to read this book. There are many reasons as to why I chose this novel for my first report. One being, I was already in the middle of reading this book, so I chose to finish this book early and take my time for the writing of the report itself. It’s much more convenient that way. Another reason, one that relates to the book itself, it that the author, Steve Sheinkin, is well known for other books, one of which I read was Bomb: Race to Build and Steal the

Bases are a substance with a pH higher than 7, and have a high concentration of hydroxyl ions. Bases can react with acids in order to neutralise them in order to form salt and water. Bases are normally metal oxides or metal hydroxides. Sodium hydroxide for example is a base.

An acid is a substance in solution which produces hydronium ions (H3O+) and is less than 7 on the pH scale. A base is a substance that produces the hydroxide ion (OH-) when in solution and is greater than 7 on the pH scale. Acids commonly have a sour taste, are corrosive, and conduct electricity in solution. Bases (or alkalis) have a soapy feel and a bitter taste, and also conduct electricity in solution. Neutral substances, however, do not have any of these properties, and are close to a 7 on the pH scale. The vegetable dye

Imagine you are in the comfort of your home enjoying your evening watching television when suddenly, a breaking news alert comes on, the news cast lady delivers a shocking discovery about the city’s facility drinking water, it has been contaminated with harmful toxic chemicals that are deadly for human consumption on a daily doses, now while you are listening to this breaking news you glance to your right and find a glass of water only filled half way to the glass, it finally dawns you that you have been drinking that same contaminated water for weeks and therefore have been exposed to toxic chemicals. Emotions such as fear and anger passes through you and questions appear such as, “how could of this happen?” or “what caused it?” Thousands

Imagine a hot summer day with a brother and sister playing in their backyard, ages three and five respectively. They want to cool off, so they turn on the hose, and, as they have done countless times, the sister partially blocks the water flow so her brother can toddle through the spray. However, today she notices a strange odor permeating from the spigot. She doesn’t think anything of it until the smell worsens, at which time she promptly tells her mother. Horrified, her mother rushes to scoop up her son to go wash him in their bath tub. When she turns on the tap to draw the water, she again smells the odor. Distraught, the mother towel dries her child in a final attempt to spare his skin, but does not know what else to do.

There are many types of chemical agents that can be used for a variety of effects. Most are not meant to be lethal, but most chemicals at high concentrations can be lethal.

One argument is on the company’s claim that DEET products are safe under “normal use.” While using the products under “normal use” do not present any health concerns to the general public, with a surge of fear over the Zika virus, advocates against DEET believe that people will invariably use more than the recommended dosages. In response to the recent concern, SC Johnson released a press statement to address the topic of DEET poisoning by saying that when applied correctly, and according to the label directions, the DEET spray OFF! could be “used with confidence” (SC Johnson2 p1). It is one of the few insect repellant products that can be applied directly onto the skin (R.E.D. Facts p3). However, the issue of what constitutes “normal use” is not clearly understood, or defined, especially during an outbreak. The effects of an excessive amount of DEET usage include blisters, rashes, and skin and membrane irritation (CDC p3). However, with the recent Zika epidemic, civilians are encouraged to use more protection when outdoors. For example, NBC News recently reported on the panic Zika has caused in Recife, a major Brazilian city. The health department workers in Recife sprayed the streets with DEET products in preparation for their largest festival, “Carnival” (Derenowski). The citizens of Recife were taking a tremendous risk by using such vast quantities of a product that should be used sparingly. This exemplifies what may happen if individuals heed the ambiguous message that “normal use” of DEET is harmless; the fact that more should be used outdoors caused a potentially harmful situation. This is why it is dangerous for SC Johnson to declare that a product is safe to use given that it can lead to detrimental effects to people’s

After reading the “Trauma of Everyday Life”, what I found intriguing was what the Buddha called “Realistic View”. According to the realistic View, “trauma neither a mistake nor a failure” (Epstein, 2003, p. 2). I agree with this because I have lost relatives in my life but I did not consider them to be mistakes or failure, I accepted that they had to go because it was their time. The only thing I regretted is that I did not spend as much as I would love.

However, the employment opportunities, do not justify the effluent they have created, and the harm they have brought to El Salto (IMDEC, 2016). The Santiago River runs of El Salto’s margins, the municipality on almost everyday basis experiences odors that are dispersed as the water flows over the El Salto Waterfalls. The odor that stands out the most, is hydrogen sulfide, which is a colorless, poisonous, and flammable gas that smells similar to rotten eggs (Vida Instituto & IMDEC, n.d.). Exposure to low concentrations of hydrogen sulfide can cause, irritation to the eyes, nose, or throat, difficulty breathing, fatigue, headaches, poor memory, irritability, dizziness, and poor motor function (Vida Instituto & IMDEC, n.d.). At higher contractions, the substance can cause pulmonary edema, asphyxia, respiratory paralysis, and death (Vida Instituto & IMDEC, n.d.)Furthermore, at the edge of the river, two schools are located, Martires del Rio Blanco with 595 students, and Maria Guadalupe Ortiz with 962 students. Both schools at such close proximity from the waterfalls, are exposed to health risks for the students, faculty, and staff. A survey, found that 39 percent of the students experienced illnesses from the contaminations, 49.23 percent respiratory illnesses, 44.61 percent throat infections, 4.61 percent skin problems, and 1.5 percent experienced other symptoms like fatigue or dizziness (Vida & IMEDC,

Marcus, S. (2012). Poison prevention: engineering in primary prevention. Clinical Toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 50(3), 163-165. doi:10.3109/15563650.2012.658474

Ethanoyl anhydride and concentrated sulfuric acid are highly corrosive. Ethanol is flammable, salicylic acid is irritant to eyes and skin. Chemicals were handled in the fume cupboard. Plastic gloves were worn throughout the experiment.