The time period of the world now is better than any other one throughout history. The world today is especially superior to the one in the 2000’s. This increase in human happiness and health is all due to the founding of the cure. The cure makes the world a better place to live in by allowing humans to live their lives the fullest without having to deal with the fear of pain.
The early 21st century is called The Time of Pain by many historians. People all over the world died in agony, because of famines, wars, and natural disasters. Worse than that, people suffered through great pain as they died. Even if members of richer countries wanted to help their fellow humans, there was a not enough supply to go around.
It was during this time that a team of brilliant sciences, now called the Creators, found the cure for pain. People came by the billions to receive their treatment. The Cure is human-made virus that blocks nerve endings from sending the brain information about any pain the body is feeling. When people of the past realized that the Cure was the way of the future, they supported the Creators in their goal of making impossible for any human to ever be in pain again.
Five years later an air-born pathogen of the virus was made and sent out in to the world. Not more than three months later every person in the world was pain free. The incredible thing about the Cure is that, not only do those who physically receive the Cure get its benefits, but also so does their future generations.
The world, now in the 22nd century, is a fantastic place to live. No one needs to feel guilty about people living in poor countries with the reassurance that those people will live and die painlessly. Another incredible thing about our...
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... much advancement in medicine has been created to improve life. The most common today is the cure for certain viruses. By simply taking a shot containing a vaccine, that took extensive amount of research and self-intuition, one can dramatically reduce their chance of the virus affecting them later on.
I looked around at everyone in the room and saw the sorrow in their eyes. My eyes first fell on my grandmother, usually the beacon of strength in our family. My grandmother looked as if she had been crying for a very long period of time. Her face looked more wrinkled than before underneath the wild, white hair atop her head. The face of this once youthful person now looked like a grape that had been dried in the sun to become a raisin. Her hair looked like it had not been brushed since the previous day as if created from high wispy clouds on a bright sunny day.
So it is clear that the vaccine is working, and a plan of action to completely eradicate polio from the world by 2018 or 2020.
When I was little, I heard stories of Third World countries where people lived in complete poverty. I would hear of how they had dilapidated domiciles, contaminated water, deadly diseases, and shortages of food. I was always told how blessed I was to live in a country where I was free of these situations, but I always took this truth for granted. I would go along every day, not worrying about where I was going to sleep or what I was going to eat, when people all over the world were facing these situations as problems. It wasn't until I was sixteen that I realized how blessed I was, when I was given the opportunity to visit San Jose, Costa Rica.
In the article “The Singer’s Solution to World Poverty”, Pete Singer responds to the issue of world poverty and how to minimize the growing gap between the rich and poor. “Prosperous people should donate to overseas aid organizations…all money not needed for the basic requirements of life”(Singer). The money that is not spent on necessities, including, investments should be donated. Singer’s solution is unrealistic and controversial; it questions moral views and people’s rights to their own money. Through his use of hypothetical situations Singer persuades the reader to donate to overseas organizations, but it weakens the argument because of his accusatory tone. Singer’s takes an extreme stance that if you are not donating all your extra money you are responsible for a child’s death. Some readers may find it insulting and refuse to accept his views. Singer successfully rebuttals many counter-arguments, but does not include the effects on America or explain why we should focus on overseas poverty and not our own. This weakens his argument and his message to help the poor.
Disease has been known to humankind as the invisible killer for centuries. Plagues destroying towns, people dying for unexplainable reasons, and children dying all too soon. The miracle of modern medicine has permitted society to to have significant control over these terrifying invisible killer outbreaks. The vaccine is one of the greatest miracles of modern medicine. For example, the vaccine for the polio virus has virtually eliminated the incidences of polio in humans. “Vaccines represent a low-risk intervention administer according to a schedule in which there are currently no known acceptable alternatives.” (Opel et al. 2013). Vaccines protect the person who has been vaccinated from viruses and the more persons vaccinated the more
The progress made in the 20th century is staggering. Advancements in science, medicine and technology alone have brought incalculable benefits to human beings. Yet on the darker side, the 20th century was also the most violent time of human history. Two world wars, the massacres of Stalin, the Holocaust of Hitler, and many other such events killed over hundreds of millions of people and inflicted extreme suffering on hundreds of millions more that will make this period in time and period that will be remembered forever.
Illness has been a major part of humankind’s lives almost since the beginning of time. Throughout history, illnesses caused fatal epidemics that caused deaths between young and old, and brought fear upon all for the absence of a cure. Having an illness throughout most of history was considered an inevitable death sentence, as the majority of causes of death (Offit). Vaccinations have been experimented in China and Turkey in the 15th century, with methods such as inhaling or rubbing grounded up smallpox scabs against open cuts (Clem). Then in 1700s, the first form of modern vaccination was invented by Edward Jenner with the cowpox virus acting against smallpox, giving immunity against it (Offit).
“The only real nation is humanity” (Farmer 123). This quote represents a huge message that is received in, Tracy Kidder’s, Mountains Beyond Mountains. This book argues that universal healthcare is a right and not a privilege. Kidder’s book also shows the audience that every individual, no matter what the circumstances, is entitled to receive quality health care. In the book Kidder represents, Paul Farmer, a man who spends his entire life determined to improve the health care of impoverished areas around the world, namely Haiti, one of the poorest nations in the world. By doing this the audience learns of the horrible circumstances, and the lack of quality health care that nations like Haiti live with everyday, why every person has the right to healthcare no matter what, and how cost effectiveness should not determine whether or not these people get to live or die. Two texts that also argue this idea are Monte Leach’s “Ensuring Health Care as a Global Human Right,” and Darshak Sanghavi’s “Is it Cost Effective to Treat the World’s Poor.” Leach’s article is an interview with Benjamin Crème that illustrates why food, shelter, education, and healthcare are human rights that have to be available to everyone. He shares many of the same views on health care as Farmer, and the two also share similar solutions to this ongoing problem. Leach also talks about the rapidly growing aids epidemic, and how it must be stopped. Like farmer, he also argues that it is easier to prevent these diseases then to cure them. Furthermore, Sanghavi’s article represents many of the questions that people would ask about cost effectiveness. Yet similar to Farmer’s views, Sanghavi argues that letting the poor d...
All the visions she just saw flashed once again before her eyes and she thought about all her loved ones. How their lives would be. She looked up broken hearted, knowing there was only one answer to choose. She knew it all along, deep down.
not have to worry about an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease. Furthermore, the effects of the vaccine-preventable diseases will no longer be a concern; as a result, many lives will be enhanced and rescued.
We often hear about people’s desire to solve the world hunger and poverty problem. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, there are nearly 870 million people of the 7.1 billion people in the world were undernourished. People in developing countries are suffering from different diseases and hunger while people who live in developed countries can enjoy a cup of coffee in every single morning or even consume different luxury goods. Therefore, in the article “The Life You Can Save” philosopher Peter Singer argues that not donating the extraneous income that we receive to people who are in need is an immoral action; people should endeavor to give their hands to the poor. In this paper, I will argue against Singer’s solution to world poverty as sometimes we are not living up to moral obligation and it may change due to experiences.
To show benevolence towards another is to exert an act of kindness. This act of kindness is shaped by consideration and compassion, without the intention of receiving anything in return. These individuals who express benevolence are cogitated as philanthropists and volunteers, who are responsible for giving their efforts to assist the lives’ of others who cannot benefit themselves. There is no dispute that there can be enough volunteers because populaces will forever need assistance, whether it is in regards to moral support or hunger. It is vital for individuals to dedicate their time to volunteering internationally due to the extreme difference in poverty levels, lack of governmental aid in foreign countries, and personal advancement in cultural
than it would be without cures.The cures are better than cures from a long time ago.This
Imagine a fatal disease that you could not see, touch, cure, or hear. This deadliest disease is known as the polio virus. The polio virus causes paralysis of the arms, legs, and chest muscles. The disease used to be called “infantile paralysis”, because it was most common in children. Many could no longer walk again without the use of leg braces. Others could not breathe without the help of machines. This disease caused terror all over the world. People couldn’t figure out how it came about, who the victims would be, or how to cure it. Today, polio does not exist because of the incredible discovery of the polio vaccine. Jonas Salk freed the world from the deadly disease and the fear that encompassed it.