Jaquelynn Renderos Geology 112 Section 30 Professor Reed December 18‚ 2016 Preparedness Plan Final This paper is focused on the seismic hazard analysis‚ structural safety quiz of my household‚ and preparedness plan. The seismic hazard analysis is composed of fault rupture‚ ground shaking intensity‚ landslide potential‚ liquefaction susceptibility‚ and if there is a body of water nearby. Next is the structural safety quiz which consists of five to
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The case of Andrea Yates demonstrates just how important it is for the sentencing of a criminal to be accordingly to their psychological situation. Andrea suffered even when in prison for she was not receiving the appropriate help‚ as seen before‚ she went without eating. “The public remains mystified by psychiatry‚ and no amount of empirical evidence can dissuade many from believing that psychiatrists have some insight as to why people do crazy things. The essence of this view is to believe that
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HISTORY OF THEORY OF EVOLUTION In 1543‚ a young Flemish anatomist Andreas Vesalius challenged Galen’s theories of the Human Body. This discovery had an impact on scientists. Vesalius’ discovery of the important differences between species also helped usher in the science of comparative anatomy‚ in which researchers studied animals to find their similarities and differences. In the process‚ they gradually began to recognize humans as being one species among many‚ with a few unique traits but
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give California residents up to 60 seconds advance notice when a temblor strikes. The initial cost estimate of $80 million would help pay for ground sensors and relays that could provide text and mobile alerts in the event of a quake on the San Andreas Fault‚ according to Caltech scientists in Pasadena and state Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Van Nuys). "California is going to have an earthquake early warning system‚" Padilla said at a news conference at Caltech. "The question is whether we have one before
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San Francisco‚ which then had a population of approximately 400‚000 people. The massive main temblor‚ having a 7.7–7.9 magnitude‚ lasted about one minute and was the result of the rupturing of the northernmost 296 miles of the 800-mile San Andreas fault.The quake was felt from southern Oregon to south of Los Angeles and inland as far as central Nevada. One important characteristic of the shaking
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Change is a natuChange? Yes‚ change.ral part of life. It can evolve in you‚ your family‚ your friends and even your job. Throughout the story “New African” by Andrea Lupe; you see clearly that change is visible. When you read this story though‚ you see‚ in the most heated moments‚ the change in views and opinion. There are certain circumstances in this story where there are two major changes in view happen; first with Sarah‚ then her brother. Sarah‚ the main character‚ has an internal view.
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People ran from there houses and some stayed inside the buildings and were crushed. The people who ran in the streets were killed by toppled buildings falling from above. There fire department was efficient but the water pipes that go down the San Andreas Fault were severed. The fire could not be stopped because there were now water until the next couple of days. Gas mains blew and caused massive fires all around the city. The city was in the middle of a great economic boom and almost all was lost
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5/2/13 Nick Essay Block: D Stingo As a teenager we tend to focus more on relationship ‚ and or crushes and who we associate with. We get so caught up in who we’re involved with we tend to get controlling‚ and care way too much. Almost like Nick Andreas in the novel “Breathing Underwater” by Alex Finn. This book shows that when you keep things in and grow feelings quickly it could impact your life. The main character in this book was Nick ‚ he was the usually teenage kid ‚ good grades ‚ popular kid
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the east-cost‚ earthquakes riddle the area. Just like how tornados are very common to us. Many parts of this disaster are very common to earthquakes that occur all around the world. There is a fault near the San Francisco area‚ the San Andreas Fault. This fault has been the birth place of many earthquakes striking this area for hundreds of years‚ and was for the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. The earthquake’s
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Struck Today?" National Geographic. National Geographic Society‚ 13 Apr. 2006. Web. 15 Nov. 2012. <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/04/0413_060413_earthquake.html>. Schulz‚ Sandra S.‚ and Robert E. Wallace. "The San Andreas Fault." The San Andreas Fault. USGS‚ 24 June 1997. Web. 15 Nov. 2012. <http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq3/safaultgip.html>.
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