we've done it before... can we do it again?
2007-03-19 15:15:06 · 5 answers · asked by patzky99 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
American reconstruction following the civil war. A country that had been ripped in two managed to heal itself and move forward. It was a rocky road, but they persevered and our nation still exists intact.
2007-03-19 15:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by steddy voter 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
" we've done it before...can we do it again?"
Nuclear Power.
No I would say concerning The Atomic Bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
This experience of massive human extermination has teached us that if we were going to use it today , it would be an irreversible catastrophe .
But at the same time the benefits of Nuclear energy , when well controlled , brings us the greatest hopes in many fields , as in the medical field for example.
2007-03-21 19:31:22 · answer #2 · answered by d260383 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would be the great plague.This pestilence struck rich and poor alike.It is reckoned that habitation near ports lost nearly 30% of the population.London was a classic example as the city lost over 25% of her citizens.Until the great fire of London Which really was a blessing as it wiped out to a large extent the rats.Although fleas were the real cause,At that time no one knew this
2007-03-19 15:54:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The day we found a vaccine for polio.
This gives me hope that we can find a cure for Cancer and AIDS.
2007-03-20 10:28:09 · answer #4 · answered by Threeicys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
considering that we've been screwing up since day 1....not much really gives me hope for our future...we're nothing but selfish, hedonistic war-mongers....
i, for one, look forward to the end...and its new beginning
2007-03-20 08:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by jazzd4jc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋