Theory Of Successful Aging INTERNAL CRITICISM Adequacy: The Flood’s Theory of Successful Aging (Flood‚ 2005) was developed to addresses a nursing theory for care of the older adult regarding to the lack of nursing theory that offers clearly delineated guidelines for care of aging. Flood’s(2002) unique definition of successful aging among other explanations includes mental‚ physical‚ and spiritual elements of the aging person and emphasizing the individual’s self appraisal. She used existing knowledge
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body of running water confined to a channel that runs downhill under the influence of gravity 1. Headwater- Upper part of stream near its source in the mountains 2. Mouth- A place where a stream enters sea‚ lake or larger stream 3. Channel- A long narrow depression eroded by a stream into rock or sediment • Streambeds- bottom of the channel • Stream banks- sides of the channel 4. Floodplains- flat valley floor composed of sediments deposited by the stream 5. Watershed- higher ridge of land‚ the
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The Boscastle Floods: August 16th 2004. Causes: Rain A hot day in August (16th 2004) Really torrential thunderstorm 60 mms in two hours Really tall convectional clouds The remnants of Hurricane Alex Valley shape Really steep sided deep valleys of the R. Valency and the R. Jordan The valleys funnel the water down towards Boscastle Small ‘flashy’ catchments that funnel water into rivers quickly. 23 sq. km. Rivers run off the high ground of Bodmin Moor (relief rainfall) Geology Impermeable
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landscapes found in Mesopotamia were flat plains filled with rich soil and silt. Although the soil was efficient for farming‚ the civilizations in the open plains were left defenseless with no natural barrier protection. Egypt settlements developed along a narrow strip of land made fertile by the river. Surrounding landscapes were mostly desert areas on both sides of The Nile. This protected against invaders‚ but also limited contact with other people. This caused Egypt to develop in isolation and form a unique
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of Gilgamesh vs. Noah’s Ark The Epic of Gilgamesh: The Flood and Genesis 6:9‚ Noah’s Ark‚ are two well-known flood stories. Both stories are very similar to each other‚ but with important differences. There is a controversy between the two stories‚ that it is the same story but told differently. Some similarities between the two are that they both include a boat‚ a righteous hero and passengers. The differences are the cause of the flood‚ the duration and the means of announcement. The obvious
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A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g.‚ flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ heatwave‚ or landslide). It leads to financial‚ environmental or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the affected population to resist the hazard‚ also called their resilience. if these disasters continues it would be a great danger for the earth.[1] This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability
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again - thereupon each man sows his field and waits for the harvest.’ This was obviously referring to the annual flood. He also described Egypt as ’A land won by the Egyptians and given them by the Nile.’ So Egypt was the Nile River’s gift - because without the Nile there would be no Egypt only desert. So anything derived from the Nile would also be looked upon as a gift - the water‚ the floods fertile soil‚ the fish and the rivers obvious use for transport etc.Egypt was called "a gift of Nile" because
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weather. Temperate storm Boscastle flood 2004 A Temperate storm are storms of different types and occurs in the area of 30 to 60 degrees latitude with High Wind speed (39-55 mph + or 63–90 km/h). In 2004 various factors lead to the flooding of Boscastle. Boscastle is a rural village located on the North coast of Cornwall‚ in the South West of England. There are various physical factors which contributed to the flooding of Boscastle. Firstly‚ the storm which caused the flood was caused by the remnants of
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Dear Editor: Through your papers I want to draw the attention of concerned authorities towards the worst condition of roads in Karachi. Almost all roads in Karachi are destroyed. This situation of roads is very dangerous for drivers. By this condition of roads loss of expensive vehicles and many horrible accidents are seen. Here no doubt roads are made but it also doomed very soon and the reason behind this is the use of inferior quality of material. Citizens of Karachi pay the vehicle tax
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the world such as Holland‚ Britain‚ and Venice‚ which is also below sea level and has a large number of canals. Sea gates are simply giant air-filled walls that cut off water flow. These gates would most likely be placed on Lake Pontchartrain’s two narrow outlets and would be only be closed if a storm was approaching. Such structures have been considered since the 1960’s‚ but the idea was crushed in the late 1970’s because people feared the gates would disrupt marine life and sediment transportation
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