society in affection‚ bliss‚ and compassion; the people are vibrant‚ strong‚ and resilient. The country itself is a realm of contrasts. Since the year of 2010‚ my world‚ and Haiti‚ has never been the equivalent to their previous ways of life. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale‚ killing more than two hundred and thirty thousand people‚ displacing over one million lives‚ and injuring over three hundred thousand is where this story originates. I gazed upon beautiful pastures
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come to pass is called an incident. Hazard and vulnerability interact together to create risk. A cause of a hazard can be both natural and man-made. A natural hazard is caused by a natural process e.g. two plates rubbing together and causing an earthquake‚ a man-made is caused by human activity e.g. adding to global warming. A disaster is a hazard becoming reality in an event that causes deaths and damage to goods and property is a natural or man-made or technological hazard resulting in an event
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the Christchurch Earthquake on NZ’s Culture and Identity Introduction When talking about New Zealand events‚ the Christchurch earthquake that happened approximately a year ago came to me first. It is not an event‚ precisely‚ it is a disaster that shocked people’s home‚ broke people’s heart and even took away their lives. However‚ a disaster does not only affect individuals‚ but also the whole society. Thus‚ this essay will discuss the influence that the Christchurch earthquake has on New Zealand’s
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when analyzing data from earthquake reconnaissance. Though there are significant differences between the uses of concrete in structures‚ it is certain that the properties of the concrete should match the task they are meant to perform. For instance‚ concrete which is intended to perform well in seismic regions should ideally be designed differently from typical concrete. This is a practice which is already in place in newer structures in seismic zones. During earthquake reconnaissance‚ I feel it
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In 1973‚ Pinochet successfully led a military coup in Chili‚ removing Allende and his Socialist government from power. For many years‚ Pinochet ruled as a military dictator over the South American country‚ which forced many citizens to become Chilean refugees. Many Chileans sought asylum in countries such as Britain and Sweden. It was Canada‚ however‚ that received a significant portion of these refugees. Here are 10 facts about Chilean Refugees: 1. Repression forced Chileans to flee. Pinochet replaced
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Nido de Aguilas: Santiago‚ Chile. It had been a week since I’d gotten the news that I was moving schools and that I would be leaving my friends forever to move to a quiet country in the middle of Europe: Switzerland. I silently sat in my designated chair‚ waiting for my last day to begin. I’m six years old‚ and I’m secretly watching the girls in my class loudly chatting in the corner of the classroom. It’s 2008‚ and I’m quietly sitting on my desk‚ wondering to myself: "Am I not important enough
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The seminar is about Earthquake‚ Climate Change‚ Fire Prevention and NSTP History. It happened in Lyceum Of the Philippines University of Batangas‚ at the SHL Building in the Freedom Hall. Let’s talk about first the earhtquake. An earthquake is a series of vibrations induced in the earth’s crust by abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. It is a natural phenomenon that results from underground movement along fault plane. Things to do incase
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Why did Mrs. Endo die? On the 17th of January 1995‚ a great earthquake struck the Japanese city of Kobe at 5:40 am. Over 80% of the quake victims died together with Mrs Endo‚ her husband‚ however‚ did not! There are numerous reasons why‚ the aim of this essay is to explain them to you. The earthquake started due to the fact that Kobe is situated among 3 of the Earth’s tectonic plates (The Eurasian‚ the Pacific and the Philippine plates).Stress had been strengthening in the rocks of the Philippine
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dropped from 0.85 in 2002 to 0.71 in 2008. Rural residents’ marginal propensity to consume is higher than urban residents‚ while low-income groups’ marginal propensity to consume is higher than high-income groups in both urban and rural areas. DATA CHILE C= - 326‚665 + 0.78GDP; R2 = 0.92 DATA SINGAPORE The implied marginal propensity to consume with respect to wealth is even smaller‚ at merely 3 cents per $100 of wealth DATA UNITED STATES MPC is 90%‚ then for every extra dollar you earn (or
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association completely by seizing the mine. Chile had its own experts to sustain its useful natural resources. Realizing their best alternative to negotiated agreement was fragile; Kennecott officials brainstormed a very innovative solution that eventually destabilized Chile’s standing while influencing their own BATNA more positively by producing value for each organization. Here is a short summary of the negotiation situation between Kennecott and Chile. The contract entailed Kennecott proposing
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