In the story of The Island of “Kora”, the island had been devastated by a violent earthquake that had been triggered by a volcano eruption four years earlier. The island which had prior to the disaster been about twenty square miles in size and been reduced to less than a fourth that size to about four square miles. The island prior to the earthquakes had previously been able to support comfortably 850 to 900 people. It was a peaceful island where the inhabitants got along well. Because of the disasters the lives of the inhabitants had been changed forever. The aftermath left by the disaster has left the conditions on the island rather bleak. If something isn’t done quickly conditions will continue to deteriorate and the resulting problems jeopardize their way of life and ultimately their very existence. As a believer in Devine Command Theory, I refuse to be looked at as a god. For the Bible says in Exodus 20:3 “You shall have no other gods before me” and Exodus 34:14 says “Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God”. Having said that, I am willing to be the leader of the people of the island. As their leader it is my responsibility to come up with a strategic plan that will help save the inhabitants of the island, improve the living conditions, and improve the moral attitude of all. Dealing with the issues of the Island of Kora is not an easy task because we are dealing with people. Different people react differently to different situations. Their moral makeup is not always the same. Different people have different beliefs and values. So the task is often difficult and perplexing. How should we go about analyzing the situation? Consider what questions do we need to ask? Wh... ... middle of paper ... ... harvest fruits and berries and grains from the island. This will supplement the food that can be grown and harvested on the island. Everyone on the island will share the food available equally. If a point comes where there is more food than what the people can eat, at that point we will dry grains, fruit, and vegetables for use later. Even meat can be thinly sliced and smoked and dried to preserve it. The object here is survival of everyone. We will not sacrifice anyone. If we don’t survive, then we will all perish together. We need to try to get everyone healthy and well. Work, everyone needs to have a job to do. Unless a person is too sick or too young to work then everyone will be assigned a task to do. Let’s talk about laws Education Recognize those that do well. Punishment for doing wrong Control the stealing and fighting and provide safety.
Earthquake: a series of vibrations induced in the earth’s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating; something that is severely disruptive; upheaval (Shravan). Tsunami: an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption (Shravan). Combine these two catastrophic natural disasters, and it will be a day that will forever live in infamy through terror; a day much like that of October 28, 1746 in Lima, Peru, in which an entire city was destroyed within mere minutes. Author Charles Walker guides his audience through the devastation and wreckage of this heartbroken town and into the economic, political, religious, and social fallout that followed. Walker argues that the aftermath of this tragedy transformed into a voting of the citizens’ various ideas perceived of the future of Lima, theological consequences, and the structure of the colonial rule (p. 12).
Kokoda was arguably Australia’s most significant campaigns of the Second World War. The track crosses some of the most rugged and most isolated terrain in the world, and is only passable by foot. Being poorly equipped, and having not developed effective jungle warfare tactics, troops had to manoeuvre through the rough terrain. “In these moss forests, where you couldn't see the sun, the roots of the trees are all covered in moss and the track was only root from root. Further along, where it was not quite so high, you would spend three hours climbing up a small pad through the jungle.” (Simonson, 1995) Australia’s involvement through this jungle-enclosed pathway was the last resource Australian troops needed to conquer to defend the mainland from dire threat. Through nightmare conditions like torrential rain, leeches, malaria horrific fighting and more Australia managed to push the Japanese back to where they came from. Despite the relatively small size of our armed forces, Australians fighting in the Kokoda campaign made a significant outcome to world war two.
are needed in people’s lives to prevent us from going insane. He believes that as the world gets
The second premise (P2) states The challenge here does not lie in the prevention of something bad since this would seem rather uncontroversial given our acceptance of P1. But, the sacrifice clause requires clarification before proceeding. It means, from a moral point of view, c...
In addition to the people, the food of the islands is the most delicious cu...
The purpose of this project is to examine natural suffering through the understanding of the earthquake and the various perspectives of the suffering and its relationship with the Ultimate Reality, God. The goal is to identify an appropriate explanation of natural suffering and to help those suffering to heal, undergo personal transformation, and start new lives.
The islanders soon realized that the trees and other food crops on the Rongerik were not as producing as the
This is basically an eye for an eye scenario. In order for you to save someone, you need to give up your own life. This is a wrong concept in life. In the book, if you were suffering from cancer than instead of taking medicine to get it better you would just get entirely new lungs from an Unwind. Also later on in the book which is called nerve transplant which is pretty much if you want to acquire a skill like playing piano you get the hands and a part of the brain which has the memory of the piano from an Unwind who already knew how to play the piano. This is when you realize that the people are being greedy and not taking the parts for survival but for just their
On January 12, 2010, while vacationing in Santo Domingo, DR. Tragedy hit and my strong foundation no longer stood. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 shook and uprooted homes, places of business and my sense of peace. After hearing news of the earthquake, I rush to Port-au-Prince to check on my family. I was reassured that my family was secured and had no life threatening injuries, but the same was not said to my grandparent’s neighbor. Their neighbor suffered from a head injury and deep laceratio...
Ensuring all the islanders work together is essential for their survival. This is because if teamwork is incorporated on the island, then people will be able to get along more as a result of more food, better shelter, and survival.
There is a diversity of tribes that the human society was once uninformed of its existence. Until the 1970, mankind was unaware of the Korowai society existence. The Korowai also known as Kolufu are from the southwestern part of the western part of New Guinea. The Korowai tribe follows a common language, economic system, and an exceptional lifestyle. They practice rituals and have incredible architectural knowledge. In the verge of extinction the Korowai tribe continues to practice their unique culture and traditional rituals.
Island Civilization is an excellent idea for a science fiction movie, but as for a legitimate plan for the future of our planet the idea is simply unachievable. Roderick Nash appears to have been as optimistic about the future as possible, but he forgets the physical restrains that our planet allows. Although most of the scenarios Nash describes seem impossible, the waste land seems the most achievable from my point of view, even if people do not want to achieve this scenario.
We can see throughout the story, Ralph wanted improvement, shelters, and cleanliness. "And I work all day with nothing but Simon and you come back and don't even notice the huts!" We can see that Ralph wanted shelter, shade, and coverage. "There's no food here," said Ralph, "and no shelter. Not much fresh water." Ralph is complaining that no one is doing anything to help. He wants the people to build shelters, collect water, and make sure there is fresh and clean food. Finally, we can see that Ralph wanted the best the island and the group can
The first to coming up with amazing ways to get off the island is to deep breathing, count to ten, think great thoughts, slow down and think things clearly (Rainbow). Do not use smoke or flares because even though you might capture the attention of nearby aircrafts you will alert the group. Try looking for wood or strong trees to cut down, but go deep into the forest and search for trees away from the group. Use the trees to kind of shape a boat or something you can get on and float into the ocean. Think of the future with this process; you need to pack flares, extra wood for repairs or even starting fires to create smoke, and most importantly start gathering food and
... society left in the ashes was a shadow of its old self, never to recover. The destruction was so severe that the island would never come close to recovery. The descendants of a once great civilization were completely disconnected from what made their ancestors so successful. Any civilization that chooses the path of the Easter Islanders is destined for complete destruction.