On Moving

On Moving Hey, blogs. How ya doing? Long time no see Or, I guess, write. All last semester I was thinking of the right way to say goodbye to this corner of the Internet, to sum up all my feelings from the past four years into a couple paragraphs and punchy phrases. This fictional super-eloquent me would end with the blog version of a mic drop, and then peace out from MIT and the East Coast to start a new chapter. Well, its July now. I graduated more than a month ago with the double major in CMS 7A. Im a drivers license away from being an official Montana resident. Im a full-time employee writing and editing scripts for the YouTube channel SciShow. Im car owner, or at least a car loan payer. And â€" dare I say it â€" I think Im a Real Adultâ„¢ now. But Im still kind of tethered to MIT. Not in a trapped way. I just thought Id want to get as far away as fast as possible, to start fresh, to not think about the stresses of school for a loooong time. And I do, and I did, and I took a break. But I also dont mind the idea of going back to visit. I might even be back next February. More on all that later, though. Because in the past couple months, Ive said a lot of hopefully-temporary goodbyes to a lot of important people, and thats what I want to write about first. Its gonna be super autobiographical, and maybe not so coherent. Heres the thing, Ive had a lot of feels recently. A lot of these feels are about the world, and the heaviness of whats been going on in it. Feelings of scrambling, and searching for ways to help, and not adding to the media spectacle that rips stories away from bodies and gradually desensitizes us to injustice and tragedy and violence. A lot of these feels are personal, about who I am, and what I want to do now. Im pretty sure everyone has these feelings before/throughout/after college and always, so theyre kind of universally intimidating questions that you dont really need to know the answers to yet/ever/???. Ive been puzzling out answers for the past 4+ years and I still dont know how much Ive figured out. I dont really have a concrete goal for the future, or a plan, or a strong desire for a family, or a dream place to settle down. Maybe more financial stability? For now, Im kind of just taking it one day or week or month at a time. Someday Ill figure out what its like to lay down roots. A lot of these feels are about relationships, and how theyve grown and changed and ended and begun. Yknow, all those cliche dichotomies that those quote magnets like to use. I dont have very many close friends, but I surrounded myself with the strongest support system I could ever imagine in order to survive college. It was harder than I expected to rip myself away from that network, and Im grateful how some of us are still connected through emails and postcards and everything in between. And a lot of these feels are about places. About MIT and my complicated relationship with it. I dont think Im going to miss the atmosphere of MIT; I havent so far and cant see myself ever becoming nostalgic for the echoey hallways or looming buildings, even with the wealth of Pokéstops they apparently hold. Maybe a class or two, definitely a professor/advisor/lecturer/boss or eight. But it has taught me what Im willing to do to fight for happiness, and make a home in a place where, at one point, I didnt think I fit. Ive used the blogs as a platform to talk about my weird, mixed feelings about this school before. And even as a recent alumna, theyre kind of a vague collection of wonderful, hilarious, meaningful moments â€" like pinpricks of light in 4 years of swirling grey fog. Most of my memory is kind of dull, and I cant quite figure out whether its a me thing or a brain thing. I guess I thought graduating from MIT would feel more final. I spent so much of these last two years focusing on jobs, and people, and making things, that I was already pulling myself out of the student lifestyle. So making it through graduation was a relief, but it was just one final step out of a world I was already leaving. Im frustrated by how MIT the institution made me feel about myself, about my abilities, about my choice of major, about what a healthy lifestyle is. But I know I wouldnt have followed this strange, choose-your-own adventure path and met these really significant people had I not come here. So the hardest question you can ask me is, Would you do it over again? because I cant not say yes. For me, the opportunities that were tangentially related to the school were the most valuable things to come out of it. The advanced, under-enrolled, supportive writing and CMS classes were my safe haven, and taught me so much about myself and the world. If you know me on or offline, you probably know that I do video stuff. If this is the first blog post youve read from me, I cant believe youve made it through this rambling mess thus far. Also, hey. I do video stuff. Sometimes comics, too. And, in these past two years, Ive probably spent as much or more time working on media stuff than in classes. So even though I wasnt writing words for the blogs these past few months, I was writing a lot. Maybe more than ever before. Because  my Real Adultâ„¢ job(s) involve writing words! For educational online video (and the behind-the-scenes of comics)! And working with other cool SciShow people (and one of my most inspiring mentors/friends on her comic Monstress)! Using skills from both my Media Studies and Biology degrees!!! (the real MVP of overlapping interests/fandoms/etc. is this person who reads the blogs and noticed this video back in April) Anyway. Im in an okay place, now. On a small black futon thats a little too short for me â€" my feet stick off the end â€" and that 50-year-me with back problems will regret sleeping on for weeks. In a nearly-empty red-walled room with two windows, where most of my important possessions fit on a small bookshelf, and a pile of flattened cardboard is stacked against the wall to recycle. In the town of Missoula, Montana which has sidewalks on both sides of the streets, beautiful plants everywhere you look, and a Taco Time (my personal favorite fast-food Mexican restaurant chain) but no 7-Eleven. Sometimes, like in any sort of unhealthy relationship, you need to distance yourself for a while to gain perspective. And now Im far enough from MIT to understand how its pressures affected me, the ways it forced me to grow up, and how to pick a healthier path in the future â€" rather than just blaming the school for the emptiness I felt a lot of the time, which is what I did when I was most bitter. I have so much work to do, to recalibrate and figure out a new normal. But I think I have the time and space and support to do that. Now, I just hope some of these blogs help other people choose their own adventure, and know that its okay to take unconventional paths through a place like an imposing Institute of Technology. Whether theyre humanities-and-arts-laden paths, or not-academics-focused paths, or something completely different. Or even that its okay to take unconventional paths in Adult Life, because the career fair/counselors didnt help me, and none of the most stable job options really seemed all that interesting. Ive always made other people a priority over myself, and now Im finally trying to find balance. So, goodbyes are sad, but the important people stick around. And feelings can be overwhelming, but Im glad I have them sometimes instead of nothingness. Ill still lurk and read the blogs, because they were an important part of my life here. But I dont think I have anything else to say here after this goodbye (besides the folder of half-finished posts and vlog ideas that I never actually completed, but such is life). Soon, new freshmen will share their MIT perspectives, and thats way more important than a crufty voice half-reminiscing, half-complaining on a little soapbox. Im going to be at San Diego Comic Con, and I was at VidCon. Im going to be in Montana, and Washington, and maybe Massachusetts for a visit that coincides with NerdCon: Nerdfighteria. Im definitely going to be online always, posting snippets of life or dank memes, just not here. But Im easy to find. And youll be where you are â€"  at MIT, applying to MIT, completely unrelated to MIT, stumbling upon this blog 5 years in the future when were all doing who-knows-what. I hope you figure things out, and go on many adventures in the meantime, with lots of compassion and a sharp mind and a warm heart. Thats what Im trying to do, at least. Youre gonna be great.

On Moving

On Moving Hey, blogs. How ya doing? Long time no see Or, I guess, write. All last semester I was thinking of the right way to say goodbye to this corner of the Internet, to sum up all my feelings from the past four years into a couple paragraphs and punchy phrases. This fictional super-eloquent me would end with the blog version of a mic drop, and then peace out from MIT and the East Coast to start a new chapter. Well, its July now. I graduated more than a month ago with the double major in CMS 7A. Im a drivers license away from being an official Montana resident. Im a full-time employee writing and editing scripts for the YouTube channel SciShow. Im car owner, or at least a car loan payer. And â€" dare I say it â€" I think Im a Real Adultâ„¢ now. But Im still kind of tethered to MIT. Not in a trapped way. I just thought Id want to get as far away as fast as possible, to start fresh, to not think about the stresses of school for a loooong time. And I do, and I did, and I took a break. But I also dont mind the idea of going back to visit. I might even be back next February. More on all that later, though. Because in the past couple months, Ive said a lot of hopefully-temporary goodbyes to a lot of important people, and thats what I want to write about first. Its gonna be super autobiographical, and maybe not so coherent. Heres the thing, Ive had a lot of feels recently. A lot of these feels are about the world, and the heaviness of whats been going on in it. Feelings of scrambling, and searching for ways to help, and not adding to the media spectacle that rips stories away from bodies and gradually desensitizes us to injustice and tragedy and violence. A lot of these feels are personal, about who I am, and what I want to do now. Im pretty sure everyone has these feelings before/throughout/after college and always, so theyre kind of universally intimidating questions that you dont really need to know the answers to yet/ever/???. Ive been puzzling out answers for the past 4+ years and I still dont know how much Ive figured out. I dont really have a concrete goal for the future, or a plan, or a strong desire for a family, or a dream place to settle down. Maybe more financial stability? For now, Im kind of just taking it one day or week or month at a time. Someday Ill figure out what its like to lay down roots. A lot of these feels are about relationships, and how theyve grown and changed and ended and begun. Yknow, all those cliche dichotomies that those quote magnets like to use. I dont have very many close friends, but I surrounded myself with the strongest support system I could ever imagine in order to survive college. It was harder than I expected to rip myself away from that network, and Im grateful how some of us are still connected through emails and postcards and everything in between. And a lot of these feels are about places. About MIT and my complicated relationship with it. I dont think Im going to miss the atmosphere of MIT; I havent so far and cant see myself ever becoming nostalgic for the echoey hallways or looming buildings, even with the wealth of Pokéstops they apparently hold. Maybe a class or two, definitely a professor/advisor/lecturer/boss or eight. But it has taught me what Im willing to do to fight for happiness, and make a home in a place where, at one point, I didnt think I fit. Ive used the blogs as a platform to talk about my weird, mixed feelings about this school before. And even as a recent alumna, theyre kind of a vague collection of wonderful, hilarious, meaningful moments â€" like pinpricks of light in 4 years of swirling grey fog. Most of my memory is kind of dull, and I cant quite figure out whether its a me thing or a brain thing. I guess I thought graduating from MIT would feel more final. I spent so much of these last two years focusing on jobs, and people, and making things, that I was already pulling myself out of the student lifestyle. So making it through graduation was a relief, but it was just one final step out of a world I was already leaving. Im frustrated by how MIT the institution made me feel about myself, about my abilities, about my choice of major, about what a healthy lifestyle is. But I know I wouldnt have followed this strange, choose-your-own adventure path and met these really significant people had I not come here. So the hardest question you can ask me is, Would you do it over again? because I cant not say yes. For me, the opportunities that were tangentially related to the school were the most valuable things to come out of it. The advanced, under-enrolled, supportive writing and CMS classes were my safe haven, and taught me so much about myself and the world. If you know me on or offline, you probably know that I do video stuff. If this is the first blog post youve read from me, I cant believe youve made it through this rambling mess thus far. Also, hey. I do video stuff. Sometimes comics, too. And, in these past two years, Ive probably spent as much or more time working on media stuff than in classes. So even though I wasnt writing words for the blogs these past few months, I was writing a lot. Maybe more than ever before. Because  my Real Adultâ„¢ job(s) involve writing words! For educational online video (and the behind-the-scenes of comics)! And working with other cool SciShow people (and one of my most inspiring mentors/friends on her comic Monstress)! Using skills from both my Media Studies and Biology degrees!!! (the real MVP of overlapping interests/fandoms/etc. is this person who reads the blogs and noticed this video back in April) Anyway. Im in an okay place, now. On a small black futon thats a little too short for me â€" my feet stick off the end â€" and that 50-year-me with back problems will regret sleeping on for weeks. In a nearly-empty red-walled room with two windows, where most of my important possessions fit on a small bookshelf, and a pile of flattened cardboard is stacked against the wall to recycle. In the town of Missoula, Montana which has sidewalks on both sides of the streets, beautiful plants everywhere you look, and a Taco Time (my personal favorite fast-food Mexican restaurant chain) but no 7-Eleven. Sometimes, like in any sort of unhealthy relationship, you need to distance yourself for a while to gain perspective. And now Im far enough from MIT to understand how its pressures affected me, the ways it forced me to grow up, and how to pick a healthier path in the future â€" rather than just blaming the school for the emptiness I felt a lot of the time, which is what I did when I was most bitter. I have so much work to do, to recalibrate and figure out a new normal. But I think I have the time and space and support to do that. Now, I just hope some of these blogs help other people choose their own adventure, and know that its okay to take unconventional paths through a place like an imposing Institute of Technology. Whether theyre humanities-and-arts-laden paths, or not-academics-focused paths, or something completely different. Or even that its okay to take unconventional paths in Adult Life, because the career fair/counselors didnt help me, and none of the most stable job options really seemed all that interesting. Ive always made other people a priority over myself, and now Im finally trying to find balance. So, goodbyes are sad, but the important people stick around. And feelings can be overwhelming, but Im glad I have them sometimes instead of nothingness. Ill still lurk and read the blogs, because they were an important part of my life here. But I dont think I have anything else to say here after this goodbye (besides the folder of half-finished posts and vlog ideas that I never actually completed, but such is life). Soon, new freshmen will share their MIT perspectives, and thats way more important than a crufty voice half-reminiscing, half-complaining on a little soapbox. Im going to be at San Diego Comic Con, and I was at VidCon. Im going to be in Montana, and Washington, and maybe Massachusetts for a visit that coincides with NerdCon: Nerdfighteria. Im definitely going to be online always, posting snippets of life or dank memes, just not here. But Im easy to find. And youll be where you are â€"  at MIT, applying to MIT, completely unrelated to MIT, stumbling upon this blog 5 years in the future when were all doing who-knows-what. I hope you figure things out, and go on many adventures in the meantime, with lots of compassion and a sharp mind and a warm heart. Thats what Im trying to do, at least. Youre gonna be great.

Chinua Achebe s Things Fall Apart - 972 Words

Jacen Buensalida Mrs. Smith English December 7, 2015 Unit 3 Embedded Assessment 2 In the novel â€Å"Things Fall Apart†, Chinua Achebe teaches us that two cultures are unable to thrive together when they are forcing themselves onto the other through his use of the main protagonist, Okonkwo. This novel, â€Å"Things Fall Apart†, is about the African culture of the Ibo people being invaded by western influences in which Okonkwo is trapped within the feud. This book depicts differences between the two colliding cultures, Okonkwo’s culture, and his response to the newly changing environment to present Achebe’s theme. A repeating pattern shown in â€Å"Things Fall Apart† is that the western cultures greatly differentiate from the Ibo traditions. A†¦show more content†¦Usually, they are ruled by their gods, but the invaders sense that as ridiculous and offers a â€Å"better† way to bring justice with administers. These two contrasting characteristics between the lifestyles sparked the kickof f of Achebe’s theme of cultures forcing themselves onto each other. In the book, the western missionaries were invading the Ibo culture. The main protagonist, Okonkwo, was a famous Ibo man known in the land. He sternly follows all of his tribe’s customs and is famous for being a powerful worker of a high title. Achebe described Okonkwo by saying â€Å"Nwoye and Ikemefuna would listen to Okonkwo’s stories about trial wars, or how, years ago, he had stalked his victim, overpowered him, and obtained his first human head.† (Achebe 54) to show that he is extremely belligerent. This warlike attribute will later play a role in Okonkwo’s response to the dramatic change. A feature shared by both lifestyles was a unique judicial system. In the book, the Ibo justice system was based on judgement from their several gods, rather than under a queen. An example of this divine judgement is when Achebe says â€Å"Okonkwo did as the priest said. He also took with him a

Essay on The Setting of Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown

The Setting of â€Å"Young Goodman Brown† This essay will examine the main physical settings within Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story, â€Å"Young Goodman Brown.† These are four in number and begin and end in the village of Salem. The tale opens at Goodman and Faith Brown’s house, in the doorway where the protagonist is telling his wife goodbye, and where she is trying to dissuade him from his planned adventure on this particular night. Most of the elements in this setting are positive, bright, hopeful: a sunset; a familiar street and home; pink ribbons on Faith’s cap. As Goodman departs and walks down the street past the meeting-house, his physical setting begins to deteriorate as he turns onto a dreary road, darkened by all†¦show more content†¦The fellow-traveller’s staff â€Å"bore the likeness of a great black snake, so curiously wrought, that it might almost be seen to twist and wriggle itself like a living serpent.† Bringing a large black snake into the physical setting is indeed one way to dramatically ratchet-up the tension and the foreboding of ill. In this passage the narrator identifies the traveller with the snake: Sayest thou so? replied he of the serpent, smiling apart.† In turn, the traveller identifies the forbears of Goodman with part of the physical setting, namely the path through the woods: Well said, Goodman Brown! I have been as well acquainted with your family as with ever a one among the Puritans; and thats no trifle to say. I helped your grandfather, the constable, when he lashed the Quaker woman so smartly through the streets of Salem. And it was I that brought your father a pitch-pine knot, kindled at my own hearth, to set fire to an Indian village, in King Philips War. They were my good friends, both; and many a pleasant walk have we had along this path [my italics], and returned merrily after midnight. I would fain be friends with you, for their sake. Goody Cloyse is also connected with this part of the physical setting: â€Å"As he spoke, heShow MoreRelated The Setting of Hawthornes Young Goodman Brown Essay1936 Words   |  8 Pagesâ€Å"Young Goodman Brown† – the Setting  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚         Clarice Swisher in â€Å"Nathaniel Hawthorne: a Biography† states that â€Å"critics of Nathaniel Hawthorne must deal with . . . imagery of light and dark† (13). There are more dimensions to Hawthorne’s setting in â€Å"Young Goodman Brown† than light and dark, but these aspects do play a part. 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Diabetes Type One As A Worldwide Disease - 1414 Words

Diabetes type one is classified as a worldwide disease that occurs at any age. Most often, diabetes type one usually develop at the beginning of adolescence. The American Diabetes Association explains the important relationship between insulin relating to diabetes type one in an individuals. Diabetes typically happens when the body has trouble producing insulin. â€Å"Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy that is needed for daily life. With the help of insulin therapy and other treatments, even young children can learn to manage their condition and live long, healthy lives†. The human body contains a series of systems that have different functions that help with everyday activities. According†¦show more content†¦The majority of cases of diabetes mellitus falls into two major forms: type 1 and type 2 diabetes†. Type one diabetes occur due to the deficiency of insulin in the body. People become insulin-dependent due to antibodies attacking their own pancreas. If the body does not contain enough insulin to move sugar out the bloodstream, high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) can occur. Hyperglycemia can be included as signs and symptoms of diabetes type one. Hyperglycemia is often considered the cause of diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, The prevalence of having diabetes was 9.3 percent of the American population. Approximately 208,000 Americans under the age of 20 are predicated to have diabetes. Sarah Wild stated in her article, â€Å"The prevalence of diabetes for all age-groups worldwide was estimated to be 2.8% in 2000 and 4.4% in 2030. The total number of people with diabetes is projected to rise from 171 million in 2000 to 366 million in 2030. The prevalence of diabetes is higher in men than women, but there are more women with diabetes than men. The urban population in developing countries is projected to double between 2000 and 2030. The most important demograph ic change to diabetes prevalence across the world appears to be the increase in the proportion of people 65

Business Ethics for Ethical Concerns of the Communities Solution

Question: Discuss about the Business Ethics for Ethical Concerns of the Communities? Answer: Introduction This report focuses on the ethical concerns of the communities in which BP (British Petroleum) perates. It operates in Europe, North America, South America, Asia-Pacific and Africa and Middle East. The Corporate Social Responsibility of BP is discussed in this article. Various terminologies like CSR, pressure groups, communities have been explained. Pipeline blowup in Turkey incident is studied and the reaction of the company is noted down. Alternative impact of this company on society has also been pointed out. The effect on environment, tourism, ecology and pollution has been further discussed in the assignment. Moreover the assignment discusses the laws and Regulations governing the company. Company background British Petroleum is a Multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London. This company operates in petrochemicals, refining, power generation, trading and exploration of oil and gas. This company operates in the field of generation of Wind power and Bio fuels. This Company produces 3.2mn barrels per day and has a reserve of 17.9bn barrels. This company has recorded total assets of US $261.8 billion at the end of 2015 (Nwf.org 2016).However in the past the company was involved in various health and safety violations. Key terms Corporate Social Responsibility: This means the responsibility of the company towards community and ecological and social environment in which it operates. Company can express their responsibility through: contributing towards education and social causes, earning decent amount in employed resources and checking the waste and pollution (Pilcher et al. 2014) Figure 1: Diagram showing CSR responsibilities (Source: Allan et al. 2012). Globalization: This is an ongoing process of linking countries, regions, information cities and neighborhoods. The lives of the people are intertwined by the foods they eat, the music they listen to and the clothes they wear. This process has lead to the word Global Village and made the world a smaller place. Barriers of national and international boundaries are slowly diminishing. This has increased international flow of goods and services, information through internet services and free exchange of cultures and music (Cleveland and Saundry 2016). Communities: This means a social unit of any size sharing common values, ethics or a staying at a particular geographical area. Normally communities refer to national, international or virtual communities. Communities can be of various size and types ranging from art, housing, place, purpose to rural communities. This helps to share ideas of common interest, pleasure, task or sheer entertainment. Bonding happens very well within a community because of same type of ideologies and thinking (Schwacke et al. 2013). Pressure groups: Group which does not stand in an election but influences government policy or legislations are called pressure groups. They are also known as lobby groups or interest groups. This group is active in many fields Corporate, media, entertainment and many others. Lobby group in corporate sector is quite common. Many hedge fund managers like Carl Icahn, Bill Auckman are known to be corporate lobbyists (Pilcher et al. 2014). They persuade the government to change their course of actions as per their will. Deep Water Disaster Deep water disaster or Gulf of Mexico started on 20/04/2010 in the Gulf of Mexico (Dosomething.org 2016). After the explosion and sinking of Deep Water Horizon oil rig, a sea bed oil gusher floated for 87 days and eventually it was capped on 15/07/2010. Eleven people died and this is considered to be the largest oil spill of human history. The well was eventually sealed on 19/08/2010. Investigation revealed that oil was still leaking from the well several years after also. This event massively affected marine life and fishing. This event affected dolphins very much. They died at record numbers and the infant dolphins died six times the normal rate. Investigations revealed that cementing on the oil well was faulty and there was also the fault of rig operator According to Allan et al. 2012, various methods were used to address spilled oil problems. Leaked oil was of a heavier blend containing Asphalt like substances. This type of oil does not evaporate well and cannot be rinsed off. Microbes cannot eat out those particles also. Louisiana island barrier plan was constructed to keep off the oil particles from the island. $220 mn was spent on this project. It was termed more of a political move than a scientific move. A big volume of oil dispersant was used. This method provided short term benefits. Although the use of was highly controversial. Military aircrafts were used to spray 1.1 million gallons of dispersant. Previously unknown species of bacteria was released into the ocean. Later on, it was found that the microbes mainly digested the natural gas spewing out of the oil rather than the oil itself. So, it was found to be ineffective. This company acted under the guidance of the federal government. People affected by the oil disaster were compensated. Health, safety and the welfare of the large number of residents affected by the oil spill were taken care of. This company supported the economic recovery of the seafood and Tourism industry of the Gulf Coast area. Pipeline Blowup in Turkey This incident happened over the town of Refahiye. Cameras and Sensors were fitted on the pipeline to monitor every step of 1099 miles of journey. When the explosion happened, none of the sensors send distress signal and the camera recorded nothing unusual. This event is suspected to be the work of computer hackers and the government blamed a malfunction while BP started running the pipeline within 3 weeks. Reaction to this incidence was mixed. Turkish Media blamed one extremist group called Kurdistan Worker Party. Government blamed a malfunction while BP started operations after 3weeks. One section of media blamed the computer hackers for hacking software. This event closed down fuel exports thus stopping fuel supply to Turkey. Reaction of BP- BP evacuated 212 workers from the site. They shutdown 2 oil fields and output was cut down by 500000 barrels a day. BP was not able to normalize production for months. Initially, the partners of BP were not informed about this incidence. But they came to know about it later on. Former CEO Tony Hayward blamed a bad cementing job by the contractors (Dosomething.org 2016). Alternative Impact on Community. Oil spilling is a major pollution creating process. In case of oil split this company, must ensure that oil particles must not reach shore and massively affect the marine life. Booms, which are an effective tool to contain or divert oil spills, can be effectively used to check oil spill. This can be recovered using skimmers or burned off later. Dispersants are an effective tool to break up an oil slick into small particles which then gets mixed with the water. Smaller oil particles are bio degradable and helps reduce the massive loss of sensitive marine life. Most importantly the tools and techniques that are used should be maintained at a regular interval .BP must have an emergency department having well stocked dispersants and boom. Implications and Ethical Concerns of Community In case of Deep Water Disaster, not only the local community was affected but also this effected nearby communities also. Community was worried because the quantity of oil spill was huge. Residents were evacuated from the locality, as this event created health dangers to the residents. People, whose life depended on fishing, were badly affected. Tonnes of marine animals were found floating. Tourism industry was also badly affected. No tourists would like to visit an affected area. The livelihood of the community was at danger. Oil slick flowed across borders and affected other countries also. Oil spills entered the bodies of marine animals which in turn affected human health. Affecting Currently. People suffered toxic effects like, respiratory, neurological and ocular. People are still suffering from headache, nausea, nose, and eye and ear irritation. Local area and other affected areas still do not get enough tourist visits. Affecting in future. Health will remain a issue in the future also. Marine life will take more than a decade to recover. Bad ecological impact will continue to exist in the future also. Tourism industry may recover in the near future but government has to take initiatives to promote this industry. Involvement, Support and Reaction. Disasters like Deepwater crisis, Turkey blow up are of huge level. One organization cannot be blamed for this disaster. In the case of Deepwater crisis, Company was obviously at fault, but government lacked proper regulatory measures. BP has a good connection with the Federal Government and they lobbied government as per their own will to increase profitability. Other agencies like UN, UNESCO and WTO have a role to play in this kind of crisis. Mere protest from one agency is not enough to stop a giant corporation like BP. Various Laws, Policies and Agreements are in place to prevent such kind of manmade disasters. Agencies like Disaster Risk Reduction, National Department of Civil Protection, and United Nations commission for Refugees. Summarization Deep water disaster and Turkey blowup incidence was a major event. It impacted local and global communities. Marine life, tourism were badly affected. The CSR of this company ranges across Safety, Environment and Society. Safety of employees, local communities and taking care of the environment and Society are the main priorities of BP. After the disasters, BP became more sensitive towards society and environment. Recap of Company reaction. According to Allan et al. (2012), BP took urgent measures to control disaster. 212 employees were evacuated, affected people were compensated and health benefit facilities were provided to affected people. BP was ethical in what they did. But BP should have extra cautious on their act. Instead of being profit making institute, they could have been more sensitive. Impact Overall impact could have been huge if BP was more sensitive towards its approach. Even if a disaster happened, the impact of disaster would have been lessened. Communities both local and global would have been saved. Many people lost their livelihood because of this disaster. Conclusion BP being a multinational company could have averted such a disaster by taking extra pre caution beforehand. BP has updated their CSR after disasters. No such crisis has come up ever since. BP is sensitive towards the issues of environment and society. BP will be extra careful in the future to avert such incidence. References Allan, S.E., Smith, B.W. and Anderson, K.A., 2012. Impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on bioavailable polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Gulf of Mexico coastal waters.Environmental science technology,46(4), pp.2033-2039. Cleveland, and Saundry, (2016).Deepwater Horizon oil spill. [online] Eoearth.org. Available at: https://www.eoearth.org/view/article/161185/ [Accessed 26 Feb. 2016]. Dosomething.org, (2016).11 Facts About the BP Oil Spill | DoSomething.org | Volunteer for Social Change. 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Anne Hutchinson Essays - American Political Philosophy,

Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson She was born as Anne Marbury in 1591 in Alford, England. Her father, Francis Marbury, was an official in a church in Cambridge. He was not content with the Church. He declared publicly that many of the church ministers were not fit to guide people's souls, and for that he was jailed for a year. Even so, he continued verbally attacking the Church, claiming that high church officials freely appointed whoever they wanted, and those people were not usually qualified for their positions. Tired of constant arrests and inquisitions, he finally chose conformity and calmed down. Anne spent a lot of time reading her father's books on theology and religion. She admired his defiance of traditional church principles. She was also fascinated with theological questions like those about the fate of the Native Americans, who did not know about salvation. When she was twenty-one, she married a man named Will Hutchinson and became known as Anne Hutchinson. She also became a mother to fi fteen children. There was a minister, John Cotton, who she always admired. He was originally a Protestant, but as time passed he leaned more and more towards Puritan beliefs. Like her father, he spoke about the corruption in the clergy and called for purification of the Church. He recognized the destructive influence of the Catholic Church on the Church of England, and talked about opportunities for religious freedom in America. Anne Hutchinson's family went to Reverend Cotton's church every Sunday to hear his preachings. Eventually, John Cotton's dream came true, and he was able to cross the Atlantic Ocean and come to New England. In 1634, Anne Hutchinson took her family and followed him to Massachusetts. She wanted to express her increasingly Puritanic views, and she wished to be once again part of John Cotton's congregation. During her voyage to America, she assembled groups of women to discuss religion. She spoke of her views, and became known as a radical. She even claimed that God had revealed to her knowledge of the day of their arrival. Out of sheer coincidence, or for some other unknown reason, she guessed it correctly as September 18, 1634. To her great surprise, New England turned out to be more religiously constrictive than England ever was for her. She was not welcomed warmly by John Cotton because of her unorthodox views. He told her that it would be best for her if she would withhold from speaking about her views. As a prerequisite for her acceptance into the Puritan Church, she had to accept that she was guilty of wrong thinking on the ship and God had not really revealed to her the day of their arrival and that it was a mere guess. She compromised, but in her mind she still held on to her views. She believed that faith alone could bring salvation. She also believed that all people could talk to and receive an answer from God if they would listen. She once said that she felt that nothing important could happen if it was not revealed to her by G od beforehand. Seeing the apprehension of the Church and the community at her views, she only expressed them in the privacy of her own home where she sometimes assembled women to share her ideas with. She was never in open defiance of the Church. Although she disagreed with some of its principles, she was still its devoted member. John Cotton also understood the harsh regime of the Puritan Church and its intoleration of nonconformity. He once said that in New England, members of the Church suffered for having a mind of their own. There was another prominent religious figure in New England. His name was John Winthrop, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. His dream was to found a city where the Puritan religion would be followed with utmost devotion. He sincerely believed in the inferiority of women to men. He also believed that a woman who devoted herself to reading and writing had lost her understanding and reason. He wrote that women should leave the intellectual work to men, whose minds are stronger. He urged them to honor and keep the place that God had set for