Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Current Events On the Water
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/02/05/sri.lanka.flooding/index.html?iref=allsearch#
The phrase “thousands of homes destroyed in flood” flashing across a news ticker holds a much greater significance to Nashvillians after the 2010 flood. Only people who have experienced Mother Nature’s darker side can truly sympathize with Sri Lanka. Every aspect of society feels the affects of a natural disaster: economies drop due to businesses closing, vast numbers of people are displaced from their homes, and even lives are lost. The terrifying thing about Mother Nature is that she does not have any preference for her victims: wealthy nations, third world countries, young, old, sick, or healthy. No one is immune to her wrath. During the Nashville flood, not even the “CPA Bubble” was protected. Some only experienced a delayed prom, but others had their homes swept away by raging waters. As a community, Nashville experienced a certain “togetherness” due to the flood. We were eager to help each other recuperate physically and financially. Nashvillians know all too well that every single individual is vulnerable to Mother Nature. She is a force to be reckoned with and our greatest defense is unity and support of each other. However, much of Nashville has financial resources that are not available to a country like Sri Lanka. It is much easier for a community to recover when finances are not a major obstacle in everyday life. Because Nashville knows the beauty can come from disasters like floods, wouldn’t it be so much more beautiful to reach out to Sri Lanka and create an international “togetherness?” Shouldn’t our experiences with the flood, minute or monumental, be enough to spur us on to give the support Sri Lanka desperately needs? After seeing “7 dead, almost 1 million displaced in Sri Lanka flooding” run across the bottom of our televisions, we each have a choice: act, or put a covering over eyes that makes us blind to the beauty that is togetherness.
The phrase “thousands of homes destroyed in flood” flashing across a news ticker holds a much greater significance to Nashvillians after the 2010 flood. Only people who have experienced Mother Nature’s darker side can truly sympathize with Sri Lanka. Every aspect of society feels the affects of a natural disaster: economies drop due to businesses closing, vast numbers of people are displaced from their homes, and even lives are lost. The terrifying thing about Mother Nature is that she does not have any preference for her victims: wealthy nations, third world countries, young, old, sick, or healthy. No one is immune to her wrath. During the Nashville flood, not even the “CPA Bubble” was protected. Some only experienced a delayed prom, but others had their homes swept away by raging waters. As a community, Nashville experienced a certain “togetherness” due to the flood. We were eager to help each other recuperate physically and financially. Nashvillians know all too well that every single individual is vulnerable to Mother Nature. She is a force to be reckoned with and our greatest defense is unity and support of each other. However, much of Nashville has financial resources that are not available to a country like Sri Lanka. It is much easier for a community to recover when finances are not a major obstacle in everyday life. Because Nashville knows the beauty can come from disasters like floods, wouldn’t it be so much more beautiful to reach out to Sri Lanka and create an international “togetherness?” Shouldn’t our experiences with the flood, minute or monumental, be enough to spur us on to give the support Sri Lanka desperately needs? After seeing “7 dead, almost 1 million displaced in Sri Lanka flooding” run across the bottom of our televisions, we each have a choice: act, or put a covering over eyes that makes us blind to the beauty that is togetherness.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Shark Attacks
There are two types of shark attacks: provoked and unprovoked.
Worldwide, only 16.9% of unprovoked attacks on divers were fatal. This seems to suggest that sharks do not single out humans as prey.
In Florida most attacks seem to occur around 2pm.
Worldwide, only 16.9% of unprovoked attacks on divers were fatal. This seems to suggest that sharks do not single out humans as prey.
In Florida most attacks seem to occur around 2pm.
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