Essay on The Case of Spelunkers

17. Environments exist when decision makers lack complete certainty regarding the outcomes of various courses of action, but they are aware of the probabilities associated with their occurrence

The most common argument against the cannibalism theory is that the party used their basic survival skills; they ate small game rather than each other to stay alive. Despite being a valid point, there are weaknesses with that belief. Early on in their excursion the party quickly exhausted their food supply. Fearing they were in for the worst, the group sent 15 group members out for help and sure enough a snow storm trapped them on November 1, 1846. Any available animals were eaten first and when that food source became scarce, they turned to eating their pets like the family dog. They were enduring extreme starvation after just nine days which lead to important decisions regarding their survival. In other words, a discussion regarding cannibalism had begun (Diamond, 2). This is where the “eating small game” belief exposes said

One major conflict with cannibalism is whether it is morally right or wrong. First off, cannibalism can mean very different things, “all of which have loaded cultural connotations, and carries some very heavy historical and emotional baggage” (Dongoske, Martin, and Ferguson 2000). Depending on the society, the practice of cannibalism can or cannot be socially acceptable. For example, Westerners typically view cannibalism as morally wrong and corrupt. Prejudice has formed against those accused, such as the Anasazi. Even if cannibalism had happened among them does not mean that the Anasazi people were accepting of it. There are a lot of generalizations made against

Desperate times called for desperate measures and in some cases, people had to revert to cannibalism in means to survive. In other instances, the barbequing of humans was just a matter on

Cannibalism isn’t something that any person believes they will have to face during their lifetime. This prospect was even less likely for people during the late 1800’s, however that is exactly what happened to the Donner Party. After setting off on a journey across country to California, a series of unfortunate events and poor decisions forced these family to do the unthinkable.

There were two forms of Cannibalism: Exocannibalism and Endocannibalism. Exocannibalism is basically eating your enemies flesh to take revenge and also to prove ones power. Endocannibalism involves the dead persons bones would be ground in dust and it will be mixed into a manioc to be drunk by the family and/or other relatives to preserve their kingship

Additionally, it examines the challenges that they face in the decision making process that occurs in

People eat to live. When they are deprived of food, they become desperate. The survivors had to think logically and throw away any type of feelings of the person who died when they harvested the flesh. The ultimate goal was to survive and when the chocolate portions were consumed, the ultimate choice for cannibalism was decided. Being born into a family that can provide, I have not experienced the life or death situation of starving. The only way to fully understand the entire situation is to experience it for one’s self. Being in a society where people can take full advantage of never being hungry, only in survival of the fittest situations will they have to resort to cannibalism.

The reasons for cannibalism have varied. Sometimes there was simply limited food. Some groups liked the taste of human flesh. However, mostly the reasons had to do with revenge or punishment for crimes, ceremony and ritual, or magic. Some victorious tribes ate their dead enemies to absorb their strength. In come rituals, the deceased were eaten by relatives, as a manner of reverence or honor for their ancestors, or as a desire for the soul of the dead to be reborn in the body of the consumer. This is called endocannablism.

Cannibalism has been around since the beginning of time. Mainly as an act of defense or as an alternate, last resort, for food. Cannibalism is also used as an act of violence among animals to preserve their genetics. Human cannibalism however, was not used as an act of violence to cause pain and anguish amongst other human beings. Cannibalism within the human race is widely known throughout the world, though you may not know it. From New Guinea to the high deserts of Arizona the practice of cannibalism has been used. Why cannibalism was practiced is still a mystery to many. Some think it actually was an act of violence, to torture the souls of others as revenge for invading the other person’s territory.

     Survival cannibalism is one type of cannibalism that clearly without a doubt has occurred and is well documented. "Simply put, survival cannibalism occurs when people are trapped without food in some way -- in a boat adrift on the ocean, on a mountain by snowfall -- and resort to eating other members of the group" (qtd. in The myths and perturbing realities of cannibalism p.1). The most notable case of survival cannibalism is the case of the Donner party of 1846. A group of 90 immigrants led by George Donner was caught in a blinding snowstorm high in the Sierra Nevada range of California in October 1846. Survivors, who made their way out early in 1847, had been forced to resort to eating the flesh of their comrades in order to survive. The survivors openly admitted to the media

The above excerpt demonstrates "that one function of the lottery is to change the relationship between community and victim" (Magill 1673). At one instant all of the villagers are equal, but after the person is chosen to die, the rest of the village are predators hunting their prey. This change in feelings portrays a barbaric instinct towards the loser.

Cannibalism is a taboo topic most people do not know enough about. People eat people for a variety of reasons, the most well-known being killers getting a thrill from eating their victims. Although not everyone who is a cannibal gets a “high” from eating humans, Americans still see it as evil. Jeffrey Dahmer is the most well-known example of this, a man who gets a sexual desire from killing and eating his victims. Everyone across America knew of

During times of war and famine some people might resort to cannibalism in order to survive. China has a long history of survival cannibalism during the Han to Ch’ing dynasties. “rather than the decrease in reports of

Thinking critically and making decisions are important parts of today’s business environment. It is important to understand how the decision making process works and the steps involved. The nine steps of the decision making process are: identifying the problem, defining criteria, setting goals and objectives, evaluating the effect of the problem, identifying the causes of the problem, framing alternatives, evaluating impacts of the alternatives, making the decision, implementing the decision, and measuring the impacts. (Decision, 2007.) By using various methods and tools to assist in making important business decisions an individual can ensure the decisions they make will be as successful as possible. In this paper it