The Disasters of War

A- Plan of Investigation- For my Historical Investigation, I wanted to research the catastrophic nuclear meltdown that occurred on April 26th, 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. My research question is: Could the Chernobyl disaster have been avoided, if so, which moments in the chain of events leading to the accident needed to occur differently? To carry out my investigation, I plan on utilizing the Internet, encyclopedias and finding books that explain how accidental Chernobyl

On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey struck and parked above the Houston area for about 5 days. This devastating disaster accumulated numbers like never before. Setting a record for the most rainfall in 1,000 years of U.S history Harvey may as well be the costliest hurricane that ever beached upon the continental U.S shores. Many people know that Texas is an oil state. However only a few know that it accounts for a quarter of the oil in the U.S. 300,000 people lost power, as well as 45,000 who sought

First of all, any war that could occur would most likely be kept in foreign nations. On September 11, 2001,

then, the world had been concerned by the raging civil war in South Sudan and the peace talks associated with it. Darfur was a nowhere, unknown and uncared about for centuries. Suddenly newspapers were wild with reports of the 21st Century’s first genocide, and support was being drummed up from all corners of the world. But then the Asian tsunami on 26 December 2004 occurred and what is known as “world opinion” moved on to bigger disasters. Yet the crisis in Darfur continued; however, now organizations

that the period leading up to the Great Tribulation will be a time of increasing religious deception, religious persecution, demonic miracles, extreme natural disasters like storms and earthquakes, economic distress, famines, disease epidemics, violence of all kinds, intense conflicts in the Middle East, localized wars plus great regional wars, and other terrifying events and threats. Given that humanity has chosen to reject God’s way this will result in suffering and death. The time of end will occur

nineteenth century were revolutionary human beings who fought for what they wanted and believed. They made history on their own terms; what is more fascinating is that they were not looking for recognition, but to participate and contribute to the Civil War. It was not in vain because there are records and documentation of their participation. Some were recognized and received military honors, while others’ stories seem to be more myths than reality, but still they are all remembered and appreciated. They

short run, nuclear power could supply cheap energy for many people but in the long run, nuclear power only harms the earth and life. Usage of nuclear power as energy source can adversely affect earth. Savchenko stated that “The Chernobyl disaster, a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, is now recognized as having been the greatest technological catastrophe in human history.” (Savchenko 204). Based on Savchenko, not only

standoff between the Soviet Union and U.S. Could have possibly lead to an outbreak of a nuclear war. The dangerous outcome of the Cold War, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, took things into his own hands. The events during the crisis left Americans scared. How Kennedy accomplished everything may have been the best way to prevent an all out World War III. Coming out of the Cold War, the taut relationship that proceeded into the crisis and continued to cause trouble between

are great because of the context and ideas that the author had put 100% effort to portray them. A Long Way Gone is one of the few that people should read because of its rich style of writing, and it also helped remind the world that war is the worst man made disaster. A Long Way Gone started in Ishmael Beah's early youth in 1993 in Sierra Leone. A twist of fate leads Beah along with his older brother, Junior, and two other friends to leave their home village to practice for a talent competition in

of violence and tragedy. The history of mass migration towards city centers and their outskirts can be traced to the overthrow of the democratically elected president Jacobo Arbenz, in the year 1954, which was the catalyst for a 36 year long civil war in the Central American nation. Many of the countries indigenous Mayan population faced and still face high levels of discrimination, genocidal violence, inadequate housing, coupled with high infant mortality rates, and low levels of literacy and education