------------------------------------------------- Etymology The term tsunami comes from the Japanese 津波‚ composed of the two kanji 津 (tsu) meaning "harbour" and 波 (nami)‚ meaning "wave". (For the plural‚ one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an s‚ or use an invariable plural as in the Japanese.[7]) Tsunami are sometimes referred to as tidal waves‚ which are unusually high sea waves that are triggered especially by earthquakes. [8] In recent years‚ this term has fallen out of
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Values and ethics are of high importance in determining the nature of a society or a culture. They are used as complimentary terms but they mean different in literal sense. Values define personal character and refer to the beliefs that a person practices when he interacts in personal and social relationships. The conduct exhibited by the person in personal-social behaviors gives a correct evaluation of his morals. Values identify the way a person lives. Ethics are the codes or standards of conduct
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The Common Core Standards Initiative Sharen Michalec MTE/501 January 8‚ 2012 James Paga The Common Core Standards Initiative Educational reform was conceived in the1980’s when Peters and Waterman published a report and noted that focused on the social and economic state of the United States. It was also decided that more studies should be conducted on the excellence in education. It was noted that there is a poor quality of education in the public sector. This brought about a need
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CYP Core 3.3 (1.1) Outline current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures within own UK Home Nation affecting the safeguarding of children and young people Current legislation is the result of The Children Act 1989 in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland the children (Northern Ireland) order 1995 which was brought in to ensure that all people who work with children worked together and that they were clear about their responsibilities and knew how to act if allegations of child abuse
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Leanna Lee Professor Smith American History I January 31‚ 2013 Abigail Williams Abigail Williams was a suspicious 11 or 12 year old girl who was the leading cause of the Salem Witch Trial hysteria. There is not much background information on her‚ but as far as history goes‚ Abigail was born 1680 and lived with her Uncle Samuel Parris’ family‚ who was the head Reverend of Salem‚ Massachusetts at the time. “Although it was ordinary practice for young girls to live with relatives to learn about
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The Robin Ash and Printzhof Press Case Summary Lionell C. Henderson Northwood University MBA 676: Integration & Implementation Richard DeVos Graduate School of Management Fall 2015 Evening – Cedar Hill‚ Texas Professor Tara Peters‚ Ph.D 1. Problem / Key Issues. a. What is the main problem to be solved? Robin Ash‚ (the protagonist)‚ and chief operating officer (COO) of Printzhof and VP OF EEH‚ needs to decide how to execute the changes needed to produce continuous maintainability within
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Core leadership principles: • Be always sure about what you are doing • Have a good vision • Never stop learning • Motivate and inspire others • Learn to cope with people • Build trust and confidence Be always sure about what are you doing – if I am doing something or making important decisions then I always need to have confidence that I am doing right because if I will not know how to reach my goals and fail afterwards then only one who I can blame will
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CYP Core 3.4 – Task 1: Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety. 1.1 – Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. When planning an activity‚ whether it is indoors or outdoors you should take into account the needs and requirements of the children and young people in your care. The environment where your activity is being held should meet these needs and requirements‚ such as in an outdoor activity‚ with the
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Common Core‚ the "essential for success in college‚ career‚ and life in today’s global economy‚" according to their website‚ corestandards.org. The thing with Common Core‚ however‚ is all this "research" that went into what is necessary for the student to know for "college readiness is‚" is absolute trash. Looking over the English Language Arts Standards‚ they claim that these standards "[stress] critical-thinking‚ problem-solving‚ and analytical skills that are required for success in college
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CYP Core 3.3 1.1 Policies and procedures for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people are - The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 - which ensure that children are safe and looked after‚ children have the right to be protected from all forms of physical or mental violence‚ injury or abuse‚ neglect‚ negligent treatment‚ maltreatment or exploitation including sexual abuse by those looking after them. Children Act 1989 - Parents and professionals must
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