David Mckay Destroyers Chapter Summary
Destroyers: A Critical Review Tied to Global Issues
In a world driven by global economy a significant amount of people are dedicated to supporting others to succeed, especially areas that are suffering from extreme poverty. Kenya is just one example of a population affected by such conditions. Various organizations look to assist populations within counties like Kenya by investing in local businesses that will bring a sustainable income for the citizens and increased availability of resources for the community. However, not all cultures thrive on monetary success, moreover some cultures who live in poverty are unaware of the perils of business. David McKay, author of Destroyers, writes a futuristic novel about how the burden of disease cripples a small village in Kenya and the impact foreign investors have on the socioeconomic status of that village. McKay is able to intertwine multiple layers and enables the reader to understand the responsibility that we have as global citizens
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Similar to many other villages in Kenya, there is a high incidence of HIV/AIDS in Shinyalu. McKay helps the reader understand the burden that a disease such as HIV/AIDS has on a community by writing about the financial and emotional struggles the local and global community experiences. “The term burden of disease generally describes the total, cumulative consequences of a defined disease or a range of harmful diseases with respect to disabilities in a community” (Hessel, 2008, p. 95). The consequences to the community are easily understood when the reader meets Amy, a close friend to Moses. Amy lives in a four room house with no running water or electricity and cares for nine children orphaned by AIDS. She receives limited periodic funding from both local and foreign supporters, and has pressure to take on more of the village’s AIDS
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Monique And The Mango Rains Summary
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P. 61 The Eskimo Husband
416 Words | 2 Pages61: Members of a tribe living in a remote jungle area commonly shun the sick. The moment members of the tribe become seriously ill, they cease to exist in the tribe's view. They must leave the village and care for themselves. If they recover, however, they are restored to tribal membership. Apparently, the tribe lacks compassion for the afflicted.
A Song Of Longing Summary
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Summary Of Aids By Peter Redman
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Running The Drift Jean Patrick Character Analysis
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Analysis Of Mary Fisher's Speech 'A Whisper Of AIDS'
796 Words | 4 PagesAIDS is the third leading killer of young adult Americans today. From the voice of one who knows the struggle all too well, political activist and author Mary Fisher, wrote the speech “A Whisper of AIDS”, presented at a Republican National Convention in 1992. In which she argues that AIDS should not identify a person, nor allow them to be hindered from experiences in their lives, which the Republican party can assist with. Fisher adopts a serious, compassionate tone in order to appeal to those infected with AIDS and their families. Fisher effectively convinces her audience that AIDS does not define a person and that these people deserve protection from society through the use of metaphors, meaningless words, emotional appeals and statistics.
Analysis Of A Long Way Gone By Ishmael Beah
942 Words | 4 PagesThroughout his experience in the civil war of Sierra Leone, Beah was alone. He emphasizes intensity in silence to communicate a feeling of abandonment and a lack of mental, physical, and emotional support. Students must think critically to completely interpret the author’s literal and metaphorical use of imagery. Likewise, Beah spends a large portion of his struggle in the African Jungle.
Summary Of Monique And The Mango Rains
1467 Words | 6 PagesHolism, being concerned with the whole of human condition, is seen in this book when the author, Kris Holloway, is trained in what to do once she arrives to Mali. According to the author she was train to “give health demonstrations, repair wells, build fuel-conserving stoves, plant trees, and protect the shoots from the ever-hungry mouths of goats” (Holloway 11). While Kris’ specialty is health care she is ready to take on a number of tasks because as the idea of holism would dictate the complete well being of the person matters just as much as the immediate issue at hand. Kris, and the Peace Corps who is assigning her these tasks, recognize that to go there to assist in a single problem would be futile. Cross culturalism, comparing the customs of one society with those of another, is seen many times throughout this book as Kris and Monique develop a cross cultural friendship.
Poisonwood Bible Analysis
854 Words | 4 PagesImagine being fourteen years old and living in a small town in Georgia, packing up as much as you can, or what could fit under your clothes and into a bag, and moving to the Congo of Africa. That’s exactly what the Price family did under their father’s will. Throughout Barbara Kingsolver 's Poisonwood Bible, Leah price experiences the Congo to its’ full potential. Both her psychological and moral traits were formed by cultural, physical, and geographical surroundings. The congolese people influence her decisions and thoughts throughout the book.
Colonization In The Poisonwood Bible
1112 Words | 5 PagesHuman development is an intricate process in which a society depends order to create a variety of religions, cultures, and authorities. In the novel, the Poisonwood Bible, the Price family lives in the heat of the moment as the Congo undergoes a transformation, while they adapt to living amongst the natives. The natives saw them as a threatening force that is able to jeopardize their way of living. In the Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, the process of colonization is shed to light through the family’s interactions with the native Congo people as they attempt to merge their religions, cultures, and authorities Religion is forced upon the Congolese people in the Poisonwood Bible. Nathan Price moves to the Congo to impose his beliefs
Social Status In Things Fall Apart
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Flint Water Crisis
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Examples Of Globalization In The Movie Lion
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A Private Experience Short Story
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