Whitney's Dilemmas

The historical agency was obviously Eli Whitney. Eli was just like a normal person in today’s society; he graduated from college and had to repay all of his debts, so just like what everyone else would do, he got a job. So he packed up his things and got a job as a private tutor on a plantation in Georgia. While he was there, he saw and learned quickly that southern planters were in desperate need of a way to make the growing of cotton profitable.

In order to continue climbing Everest, many aspects of climbing need to be improved before more people endanger their lives to try and reach the roof of the world. The guides have some areas that need the most reform. During the ascension of Everest the guides made a plethora mistakes that seemed insignificant but only aided in disaster. The guides first mistake is allowing “any bloody idiot [with enough determination] up” Everest (Krakauer 153). By allowing “any bloody idiot” with no climbing experience to try and climb the most challenging mountain in the world, the guides are almost inviting trouble. Having inexperienced climbers decreases the trust a climbing team has in one another, causing an individual approach to climbing the mountain and more reliance on the guides. While this approach appears fine, this fault is seen in addition to another in Scott Fischer’s expedition Mountain Madness. Due to the carefree manner in which the expedition was run, “clients [moved] up and down the mountain independently during the acclimation period, [Fischer] had to make a number of hurried, unplanned excursions between Base Camp and the upper camps when several clients experienced problems and needed to be escorted down,” (154). Two problems present in the Mountain Madness expedition were seen before the summit push: the allowance of inexperienced climbers and an unplanned climbing regime. A third problem that aided disaster was the difference in opinion in regards to the responsibilities of a guide on Everest. One guide “went down alone many hours ahead of the clients” and went “without supplemental oxygen” (318). These three major issues: allowing anyone up the mountain, not having a plan to climb Everest and differences in opinion. All contributed to the disaster on Everest in

Hello, I am Eli Whitney, and I was born on December 8th, 1765. During this time most people in our country worked at farming for a living, being similar I lived on a farm in Massachusetts. The richest people were those who owned a lot of land, but my family did not. At the young age of fourteen I was fortunate enough to be helping my father to make nails in his workshop. I was making a moderate pay for a fourteen year old. As the years progressed, I began to think more about my future. After I was denied permission for college by my stepmother, I decided to accomplish getting there by myself. Through difficult farm labor and time spent teaching in schools I was finally able to pay my admission for college. I enrolled at the Yale College

What if you die because help was not able to get you in time or reach you. “There have been over 230 deaths on the mountain… and about 200 bodies are still probably here.” (Moreau 2-3). Any sensible person would shout for help or try to get help right? So if help was requested chances are that many of the 230 deaths on everest was a rescue mission gone wrong. People can be the most experienced or most strong, intelligent people, but when they need help, they can jeopardize themselves in their desperation and make choices that can lead to their death. What if they slip into a crevasse and just as help is about to pluck them out of danger, the ice breaks, sending them to their icy demise. Sometimes even the slightest things can make someone

This is corresponding to today’s community because if the climbers are unskilled and they are not sure about safety, then they must not go mountain climbing, if they die their family and friends will be sad also the rescuer may die too. There have been over 230 deaths on the mountain. It’s very dangerous! what if the accident happen? People never know what will happen in the future. Think before you do something! Undoubtedly, people do not have the right to rescue services when they put themselves at

And they got one climber off, and they crashed attempting to rescue the second man” (Helicopter Rescues Increasing on Everest 7). It is a rescuer’s job to know the risks for saving a climber but if the climber is a professional, they shouldn’t be easily be making mistakes. When there are rescuers who come pick you up fast when you can’t complete the climb, it is like having a safety net behind you. But where is the safety net behind the rescuers? There isn’t one, once they make a mistake, there won’t be someone to save them, so there shouldn’t be rescuers saving climbers when they are risking their own lives but also the

“Don't be afraid to have a reality check. Taking risks is OK, but you must be realistic.” Joy Mangano. This proves that although risk-taking can be accepted, you must be experienced in the risk that you’re taking in order to be safe. My first source, Helicopter Rescues Increasing on Everest is transcribed from Robert Siegel’s radio show, and is a nonfiction radio interview whose purpose is to inform readers. Another source I analyzed is “Why Everest?” The article was authored by Guy Moreau and is a nonfiction article that is meant to inform readers. The third source I researched is Ranger Killed During Rescue of Climbers on Mount Rainier and is a nonfiction newspaper article meant to inform readers. The author of the article is The Seattle Times. People do not have the right to rescue services when they put themselves at risk because it puts more people at risk, it is cost-heavy, and because they choose to risk their lives.

Many accidents that occur in the wilderness happen because of people’s lack of good decisions, and the cost of the rescue can put other people’s lives in danger. Making unnecessary risks to save someone in a situation that never had to happen is why people should be held accountable for their actions in a life-or-death situation. However, many other people think that they shouldn’t be held accountable. Both perspectives think that their argument is right, but the facts are clear: people should be held accountable for their actions, you should be responsible for what you choose to do.

Did you know that over two-hundred thirty deaths have happened on Mount Everest and that rescue services have only successfully removed thirty bodies? Those people died because they were unprepared by not having enough oxygen or they didn’t plan accordingly. Being unprepared, not being physically fit, and putting other people at risk are three reasons why I think that Rescue Services should not be allowed for people who put themselves at risk.

David Harold Fink once said “You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do”. However, in some cases Fink is wrong. Sometimes people don’t have an option to not do what they don’t want to do. They are impotent to take place when deciding. This usually happens in chronical situations, but when chronical situations happen many opinions pop out. Society is then divided into two groups. The group that believes people should be held accountable for their actions in life or death situations, and the opposing group that exclaims that people shouldn’t be held accountable for their actions in life or death situations. The truth is, people shouldn’t be held accountable for their measures in life or death situations because natural disasters and unexpected

Having your life in danger is something that not many people can imagine. You only get one life and when it is endangered you panic. By instinct the first thing you do is call for help and hope that someone comes. But what about the lives of rescuers that come to help. Uncountable numbers of rangers, firefighters, police, etc. have died trying to save people when there lives are endangered. On top of that who puts in the money? Rescues can cost thousands of dollars and who pays for that? You may be surprised but everyone pays for the rescue of people who put themselves at risk through tax dollars. It isn’t fair that we have to give up our hard earned money for the mistakes of others. People should have to pay for their own SAR. People should

With death being an inevitable conclusion to life, it can be said that the true value of a life is not determined by how long it was lived or what was done during its time, but from what it left behind. In a sport of pushing the physical and psychological boundaries, climbers seek recognition in their achievements, whether it is by finding a new climb that will measure its test of time or being the first to climb a daunting line

In the story The Cost of Survival, the writer says “These efforts can cost a great deal of money. The adventurer should be the one to foot the bill.” What the author means is that the people that willingly put themselves into a dangerous situation such as “ mountain climbers” or “base jumpers” should have no choice pay for their mistakes because they are the reason that they needed help. Because they chose that dangerous activity. By not making them pay, we are sending a message that it's fair if you make a poor decision that could cost up to half a million dollars.

This ethical scenario presents an 86 year old female with numerous health issues and chronic illnesses. Mrs. Boswell’s advancing Alzheimer’s disease makes it extremely difficult to initiate dialysis, leading her physician to conclude a poor quality of life. The ethical dilemma portrayed in this case is between nonmaleficence and autonomy. Health care workers should focus on promoting the patient’s overall wellbeing and weigh the benefits and risks of the course of action, while also considering what the family declares they want done. Since the patient is deemed unable to make decisions, the goal is to collaborate with family, assess patient quality of life, address prognosis, and establish realistic care goals.