At 2:46 p.m. one of the deadliest earthquakes shook Japan on March 11th 2011. A 500 kilometre-long fault zone was ruptured off the northeast coast of Japan. The epicentre was situated 130 kilometres east from the big city‚ Sendai. The focus occurred at a relatively shallow depth (about 30 km) underneath the Pacific Ocean. The earthquake had the largest magnitude of 9.0‚ which Japan had ever recorded and can only be explained by plate tectonics. As seen in figure 3‚ the earthquake occurred
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brief‚ Peter Lewiston‚ a widow and slightly older gentleman was terminated for violating Pine Circle Unified School District sexual harassment policy. Beverly Gilbury‚ a married woman in her late twenties and teacher for the school was the accuser. Before the harassment began‚ Lewiston and Gilbury had a relationship indicative of co-workers. However‚ at the end of the 2007-2008 school year‚ Gilbury felt Lewiston’s behavior began to change and she felt as if he viewed her as more than a co-worker
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Gov. 12‚ Hr. 4 Dec. 17‚ 2012 Vernonia School District v. Acton (1995) Case Identification The Vernonia School District v. Acton case took place in 1995 at the Rehnquist Court at Vernonia High School in Oregon(1). This case was decided on Monday‚ June 26‚ 1995 (2). In a town named Vernonia‚ Oregon‚ the local public schools faced a major problem regarding the drug use of students while participating in high school athletics (3). The Vernonia School Board were disturbed that drug use increases
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Yasmine Dela Cruz Period 2 10/8/12 Ideals of Freedom Paper In the 1700s‚ it was the colonial era of what became America. During this time‚ the Enlightenment values were shared throughout the world. There was subjugation of the Native Americans‚ rebellions‚ religious attributes‚ and soon “independence” swept through the colonies. These colonies became states. With states wanting their independence‚ came meetings being held and Revolutions coming about. Which is why The Declaration of Independence
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Daniella Lescsano 4/11/13 Professor Aguilera Exploration Paper HistoryMiami has a exhibit that displays Teen Miami. The exhibition presents a range of decades from the 1940’s to the 1990’s to explore some of the major issues and events in local teens’ lives. The display demonstrated the types of music‚ fashion trends‚ and certain events that reflected teens back in the day. The exhibition also shows what teens went through in the past decades and how it relates and effects teens of today.
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Pop Department of Accounting Elmhurst College Author Note This paper was prepared for MBA/MPA 555‚ Negotiations‚ Summer 2015‚ taught by Harold S. Dahlstrand There are several strategies necessary in becoming a successful negotiator; however I’m going to focus on the “win-win” strategy. A “win-win” negotiation strategy is one where both parties have combined awareness on the interest and relationship of the negotiation. Think of this strategy as the basis for a marriage‚ a long term
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Zero Tolerance Policy in School Districts In the United States‚ the zero tolerance policy was put into place to help discipline the students and make school a better place for all. Increasingly‚ there has been many acts of violence in schools. School districts have decided to have tighter rules and policies to help keep the students safe but the real question is: Have they gone too far? I think schools should be lighter on the punishments when they believe a student has done something wrong
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I have never been to a school board meeting before‚ so I am not entirely sure what to expect. I know it is an open meeting‚ so I am sure there will be several parents of students in the district as well as citizens of area that will be affected by decisions made by the school board. In terms of the agenda‚ the board will undoubtedly discuss future school functions and the associated budgets‚ as well as personnel matters. This is a policy-making meeting so I do not expect there to be much input from
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Theni District Dindugal District Madurai District Ramanthapuram District Pudukkottai District Sivagangai District Virudhunagar District Thoothukudi District Kanyakumari District THENI DISTRICT Theni town is located nearly 450 kms south from Chennai‚ the state head quarters. Theni town is the District head quarters of Theni District. Theni-Allinagaram town lies 18 km south west of Periyakulam town and 75 km west of Madurai city on the Rameswaram - Cochin National Highway Extension No.49
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Bethel School District vs. Fraser This case involved a public high school student‚ Matthew Fraser who gave a speech nominating another student for a student elective office. The speech was given at an assembly during school as a part of a school-sponsored educational program in self-government. While giving the speech‚ Fraser referred to his candidate in what the school board called "elaborate‚ graphic‚ and explicit metaphor." After his speech‚ the assistant principal told Fraser that the school
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