Bibliographic record
Abstract
Charity Vogel Angola Horror CornellUniversity Press, 2013Reviewed by: Randy KazmierskiThe Angola Horror is a factual and historical publication based upon a railroad tragedy that occurred on December 18, 1867. Charity Vogel presents this interesting story from the beginning of the Buffalo and Erie's route entitled The New York through the derailment that occurred along its path in Angola, New York and the effects of the aftermath. research that the author developed for the publication revealed the shocking details of the crash and its consequences for the victims, rescuers, witnesses and the entire country. book was written in a format that allowed readers to place themselves onboard the 1867 train and experience a closeness and relationship with the eighty-seven characters presented. However, the book is more than a historical account of a train derailment, its effects on a village and the country, and revisions to daily practices. book has other implications of how a tragedy can have a significant transformation on the social impact of citizens and how advances in technology can outdate required innovation needed to maintain a safe environment.Tragedies also bring a technological impact to the forefront. As technology progresses in one area, other supporting areas of that advancement lag behind.The social impact of a tragedy has lasting effects. Angola horror occurred two-andone- half years after the Civil War ended. People were adjusting to life, but were very sensitive to death. deaths from the war created an enduring feeling of anxiety. A major tragedy prior to Christmas 1867 created a reminder of the fragility of life at a time when a country, healing from the scars of war, was preparing to normalize. mobility that the railroads provided meant more visitations with loved ones, better business contacts between cities, and a mode of transportation isolated from weather conditions. However, the increase in mobility also meant an increased exposure to injury and death. risks presented a breach of social justice. People expected that some governing body would provide them with safety. People are ready and willing to risk their own lives to help their fellow man during tragedies. Angola derailment brought people together as they assisted in recovery efforts. Being witness to the charred remains of the unidentified victims and the brutal injuries had lasting social consequences.The author does not specifically mention the five stages of grief described by grief counselors, but they were evident within the atmosphere on the Angola horror. After the initial shock, denial sets in. Many of the acquaintances of those on board the New York Express did not want to believe that their loved ones were injured or dead. There was anger toward the railroad company. Railroad employees felt a sense of guilt. As people learned the facts of the crash and the result on up to fifty passengers in the last two passenger cars, depression set in. Angola was a topic amongst the nation, but eventually acceptance was realized.Tragedies also bring a technological impact to the forefront. As technology progresses in one area, other supporting areas of that advancement lag behind. This undermines technological advancement and endangers people. This was the case with the Angola horror and is the case with many tragedies today. From 1830 to 1860, men and women were in awe of the success and expansion of the railroad industry. trains were slow moving and mostly used for excursion trips of only a few miles. As technology advanced, larger locomotives with greater velocities carrying bigger groups over hundreds of miles became the norm. new technology brought increases in train derailments, injured or killed passengers and railroad employees, higher anxiety, and a demoralized public perception. This was due to the technological progression of the railroad that lacked innovation in the support mechanisms such as the flawed and unreliable rail material of iron, coal and wood burning stoves, unreliable switching systems, outdated link and pin couplers, and hand brakes. …
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How this classification was reachedexpand
Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.006 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.005 | 0.003 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Research integrity | 0.001 | 0.004 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.112 | 0.040 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".