The Victimization Theory that would best explain why Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Hayley Petit, and Michaela Petit were chosen as victims by Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes is the Theory of Passive Precipitation. This theory states that a victim may be unknowingly exhibiting characteristics that would provoke an attack from a criminal. In this particular case, Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughter, Michaela Petit, were out on a routine grocery run when they drew the attention of Joshua Komisarjevsky. He proceeded to follow the pair home and conspire with his fellow career criminal Steven Hayes to later break into their homes and commit the atrocities…
Each type of design is although, unique in its own way, fulfills the desired goal that the Truss Brides are made for. The purpose of this experiment is to research various bridges and build a similar one that gave the students the highest inspiration. For one case in particular, the bridge design was in-spired by the Pratt Bridge and almost every height, width, and length met the requirements ex-cept for the length on the bottom part of the bridge, it exceeded the maximum height that was asked. Moreover the bridge held a total of 20 pounds before one of the top sticks snapped. Alt-hough it performed a decent job, the bridge could have held more weight if there were more di-agonals to provide more support so the bridge wouldn't break. Furthermore, this bridge fulfilled its goal and held a large amount of weight for such a small bridge. These bridges are also very significant for this planet because it is very resourceful and effective, as well as…
Officer Smith did have reasonable suspicion to make the initial vehicle stop. The taillight appeared to have been broken and there was colored tape so there was probable cause to pull the driver over. Police Officers may pull a vehicle over for many reasons like traffic violations, equipment violations and even suspicious activity whenever they have a reasonable articulable suspicion that a public offense is occurring or has occurred.…
There should also be a strategy in mind when it comes to businesses in order to prevent failure. The company should have everything documented all the way from budgeting, goals, employees and other important factors that a business will need in order to succeed. There are two companies that are great examples of a business failure and success. The failure would be Blockbuster (movie rental company) and Starbucks (coffee shop). These two companies have been around for years. However, one of the companies failed recently, which is Blockbuster.…
Upon receiving patient, Mrs. Elli Baker the nurse would complete the following key assessments to determine her level of homeostasis, oxygenation and level of pain.…
At the time of this project there was not much know about the dynamic factors about as Suspensions Bridge so the management and planning for this project was appropriate. It had always been taken for granted in bridge building that static (vertical) load and mass of large structures were enough to protect them. The Planners took unknowing risks when the open girders in the bridge’s sides were substituted with flat, solid girders that would catch the wind and make the bridge sway from side to side. One distinguishing feature that led to its “sway to destruction” was the bridge’s small width-to-length ratio; the bridge was incredibly narrow for its length also its topographic location made it very prone to high winds. These risks were never taken into consideration at the time. Project managers did not take them sufficiently into consideration since at the time was not much known about the dynamic factors.…
In the case of Honig v. Doe, it was the first case to reach the Supreme Court dealing with discipline of special education students. This case took place in 1988 after two students from the San Francisco School District with emotional disabilities and aggressive tendencies were threatened with expulsion. John Doe (a pseudonym) was a socially and physically awkward 17 year-old who had difficulty controlling his impulses and anger. From early on in school, physical abnormalities, speech difficulties, and poor grooming habits resulted in his being the target of classmates teasing and ridiculing him. One day, in response to taunts from a fellow student at a developmental center for disabled students, he reacted in an explosive manner anticipated by his individualized education (IEP). He choked a student with enough force to leave abrasions on the boy’s neck. Afterwards, while being taken to the principal’s office, John kicked out a window. John was suspended from school for 5 days. The principal recommended that he be expelled. A lawsuit was filed, and the federal district court issued a temporary order directing the school to return John to his then current educational placement.…
In this section, we would conduct various trials on each of our bridges consisting of an earthquake simulation and a strength test. In each of these test, my bridge was put under the forces of tension, compression, shearing and torsion. My partner and I’s bridge reacted in a very positive way. For instance, our bridge stood the test and overcame each of theses forces of stress with minimal damage done with only one stick, pertaining to one of the trusses, that fell off. In the earthquake simulation, my bridge was able to withstand the stress, without being broken into pieces. The modification that my partner and I applicated on to our construct demonstrated that they did provide it with support, by holding the bridge firm and preventing further damage. In order to do this some of the modification, we applied included trusses to distribute weight through a framework of triangles. We also utilized tongue and groove modification on the deck to provide support and allow it to stay in place. There were some flaws and strengths that we saw throughout these tests. We noticed one of the weaknesses of our bridge was that it improperly glued leading to some structural foundation loss, also that our support was two weak and should create a stronger less lightweight bridge to withstand a greater weight. One of the strengths that our bridge demonstrated was that our modification each were fully functional and engaged in each of the test dissipating the weight throughout the bridge. When it came to bridge strength, our bridge held a moderate weight of fifty pounds which is significantly larger that the half a pound the bridge weighs. This demonstrates that with superior engineer something that weighs very little can lift more than its actual weight. If I could make any change or add newer modifications to my bridge, firstly I would remove the legs and to towers to replicate the…
Brief Summary: A four-lane bridge in Washington has collapsed, dumping an unknown number of cars and people into the icy river below. The bridge is located approximately 130km from Vancouver and it is a main route for Canadian’s to cross over to the USA. It was not known what caused the collapse of the bridge, but State Patrol detectives and the patrol's commercial vehicle enforcement bureau troopers were talking late Thursday night to a commercial truck driver whose rig was believed to have struck the structure."It appears the commercial vehicle made contact with the bridge," Washington State Trooper Mark Francis said. "Whether it was the cause of the collapse or made contact as the bridge was falling, it appears it hit the bridge." The bridge was not classified as structurally deficient, but a Federal Highway Administration database listed it as being "functionally obsolete" -- a category meaning that the design is outdated, such as having narrow shoulders and low clearance underneath. The bridge was built in 1955 and has a sufficiency rating of 57.4 out of 100, according to federal records. That is well below the statewide average rating of 80, according to an Associated Press analysis of federal data, but 759 bridges in the state have a lower sufficiency score. The NTSB is now investigating.…
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For most of us, a new job or career is very taxing. The transition a new employee makes and the new employee training received is crucial. A new career needn’t be traumatic. If you know your job responsibilities, make a plan and then do your appropriate daily follow-up, your transition into a new workplace will be that much less demanding.…
If you feel that you are stuck, what you actually need is a really good idea, and for that, Twyla suggests several tips. Tharp recommends brainstorming as a way to come up with new ideas. What you also need to do, according to the author, is know when to stop for the day, and just leave something to think about for the next day.…
The general purpose of the Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) process is to attempt to evaluate a process for possible future failures, and correct them preemptively rather than respond retroactively when detrimental events occur. “FMEA is particularly useful in evaluating a new process prior to implementation and in assessing the impact of a proposed change to an existing process.” (“Institute for Healthcare Improvement,” n.d.).…
From this it was learned the bridge held 14.4kg which is 140N therefore one Truss held 70N. These calculations helped us understand how our bridge coped with the forces and helped us answer the question of what caused our bridge to fail and where our bridge failed?…
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