Chapter 1: Introduction to Seismic Vulnerability Assessment 1. Background Earthquakes and other natural hazards can create disasters of uncontrollable magnitudes when they hit large metropolitan areas. Earthquake risk assessment is used to quantify potential social and economic losses from earthquakes. Risk assessment is an integral part of disaster mitigation. It provides the critical information about on the characteristics of potential disasters in a region and allows planners to identify
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The main purpose of childcare is to provide‚ parents in the community‚ a healthy happy environment where children may have the opportunity to explore and develop their unique individuality while helping to prepare them for a happier adjustment into kindergarten better. Early childhood care plays an important role in children’s development and provides valuable support to families with young children. High-quality child care can have a positive influence on children’s development and school readiness
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Address Line 2 Address Line 3 Address Line 4 Phone: 555-555-5555 Fax: 555-555-5555 E-mail: someone@example.com Children’s Physical Challenges. Issues that effect the planning of a challenging environment. Business Name Caption describing picture or graphic. Business Name Organization A challenging environment for a child is one which extends their learning‚ gives them choices‚ allows them to take risks and also learn from their mistakes. The childcare workers need to ensure
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E1. Statutory sector is where the government funds to provide education and care for children; this would be like most schools in my area. Flax Bourton Primary and Backwell juniors are funded by the government to educate and care for young children. Voluntary sector is the individual volunteer which fund by raising money for the cause they are representing; also this is where volunteers help with their free time to help educate children. Such as a Youth club‚ an older child can volunteer to help
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regarding mankind. A critical analyst of 1984 states‚ “The question is… can human nature be changed in such a way that man will forget he is human?” (Fromm 2-3). In other words‚ could man be forced to surrender all human qualities under certain oppressive means? According to Orwell‚ the answer is yes. In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the vulnerability of humanity is exposed through his depictions of betrayal‚ contradictory elements‚ and the denial of reality. Despite the faith that the characters of 1984
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opportunity to earn and gain valuable experience whilst achieving a recognised qualification. There are different levels apprenticeships available to suit individual needs and the apprentice has the opportunity to work in chosen industry. However‚ the disadvantages are‚ for the first year only it is a low way‚ very long hours and it is mostly work based‚ the apprentice is not always taken on at the end if the apprenticeship and in some cases there is still the slave labour stigma attached to
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Jennifer Kelly Unit 027‚ 1.1 - Describe the factors to take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor environments and services. When providing a healthy and safe environment both inside and outside the nursery‚ there are factors myself and other practitioners need to consider; individual children and any specific needs they may have‚ for example at my work place we a baby with Prader-Willi syndrome‚ a rare genetic condition that causes restricted growth‚ poor core muscle
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What is meant by ‘Civil Society’ and is it a useful concept? Introduction Although the term “civil society” can be traced to ancient Greece‚ as Martin Shaw has explained‚ the modern concept of civil society originated from the philosophical and political thinking of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. At that time the thinking “began to distinguish systematically between the spheres of state and society” (Shaw‚ 1996: 296-278). The essence of the concept of civil society was its
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v Describe what Montessori meant by’ New Education’ Dr. Maria Montessori is the creator for the Montessori Education Method for a new world who devoted her life to improve children’s education excellence. Her educational method is widely used in schools or at home for children 3 t0 6 years old. Maria Montessori lived through one of the traumatic time eras of the world history‚ which changed everybody’s lives including children. It was the time of anxiety‚ cruelty‚ death‚ family separation and
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Childcare Center Director Patricia A. Brooks Everest University Childcare Center Director Do you enjoy working with children? Is a question that I like to think of when it comes to working in the field dealing with the responsibilities of taking care of children. Today‚ there are more needs for children to be taking care of and learning about why it is so important to have a good education. I can remember when I was about ten or eleven years
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