Module 1 Activity 1.1: 1. Develop for yourself a working definition of disasters from a community perspective. According to the Disaster Management Act 2003‚ A disaster is a serious disruption in a community‚ caused by the impact of an event that requires a significant coordinated response by the State and other entities to help the community recover from the disruption. Serious disruption means— (a) loss of human life‚ or illness or injury to humans; or (b) widespread or severe property
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Earthquakes Natural disasters‚ such as earthquakes‚ hurricanes and cyclones‚ floods‚ and tornadoes are some of the traumatic experiences that may cause posttraumatic stress disorders. This type of disorders and other disaster related psychological problems are prevalent after natural disasters. As a result it is important to analyse those individuals that develop psychological problems especially to prepare and plan interventions both in the short and long term after disaster (Coşkun‚ Coşkun‚ 2000
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Introduction: BP has been operating in Russia since the early 1990s. In 1997‚ it purchased a 10 per cent stake in Sidanco‚ the Russia’s 4th largest oil company. The stake was subsequently increased to 25 per cent plus one share in 2002. In 2003‚ BP merged its interests in Russia with those of TNK to create TNK-BP‚ a hugely successful joint venture employing around 50‚000 people and operating in nearly all of Russia’s major hydrocarbon regions. Since its formation‚ TNK-BP went on to become Russia’s
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greasers and socs‚ share many similar problems. Greasers come from rough neighborhoods and create gangs to have a sense of belonging‚ socs live in wealthy neighborhoods and gang up on greasers. Although‚ both groups are so different they have many similar problems such as fitting in‚ developing romantic relationships‚ and getting approval from parents. To begin with‚ both groups have those who have trouble fitting in. An example is when Ponyboy asks‚"You like to fight‚ don’t you Soda?"(Hinton 133). This
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popular culture‚ I would like to breakdown both word. The word popular means liked‚ admired or enjoyed by many people or a particular person or group. As for the word culture means the arts and others manifestations of human intellectual achievements regarding collectively. Now to give my personal definition of the meaning “popular culture” would go like this. Many things that are liked and praised upon in the culture/generation that we currently live in. When time changes‚ so does our culture. And
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Most ethical perspectives were anthropocentric‚ human interests at the expense of nonhuman things. Such as clear cutting‚ or burning because we as humans can benefit more from the wood or the land‚ than the animals can benefit from it. The value of nonhuman things would depend on what the human needed the nonhuman thing for. In the early 1970’s some members of society started placing a value on nonhuman things based on the purpose in their purpose in the environment‚ not based on what humans
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill July 5‚ 2010 Word count: Background: BP plc is a British-based global energy company which is the third largest energy company and it is the United Kingdom’s largest corporation the fourth largest company in the world (BP‚ Wikipedia). Its name is initials of the company’s former legal names British Petroleum. British Petroleum merged with Amoco in December
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1. What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster? Arthur Andersen (AA) contributed to the Enron disaster when AA consulting became its own separate entity‚ named Accenture. Revenues from consulting services surpassed revenue from auditing services. A natural competitiveness grew between the two rivals and this is where the problems began to start. Management held maximinizing revenues as their primary focus of success and promotions/bonuses were based on this factor. The CEO of AA‚ Joe
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English 101 Gulf Shores Everyone has a place where they go to escape all the pressures and worries of life. There is always that one spot that can soothe all your problems and troubles in times of stress. For me‚ Gulf Shores is the ultimate cure to all of my problems. While I am there‚ all of my obligations are suddenly erased. The familiar smells‚ beautiful sights‚ and soothing sounds of beach make it remain my favorie place to be. The most notable sight is the ocean‚ which is miles
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Alpha Piper Disaster Introduction The accident‚ which occurred on board of the seaward platform Piper Alpha in July 1988‚ took lives of 167 people and cost billions of dollars damage of property. The Piper Alpha is placed in the North Sea‚ around 193 km northeast of Aberdeen. The field was discovered in January 1973 and the same year construction of platform took place. The depth of it was up to 140 m‚ and at the time the development and installation of the Piper Alpha platform give tongue to
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