1. Introduction Vulnerability simply means the susceptibility of social groups to potential losses from natural hazards. It is the characteristics of individuals‚ households or communities and their condition that influence their capacity to cope with‚ resist and recover from the impact of a natural hazard (Blaikie et al.‚ 1994; Kelly and Adger‚ 2000; Cardona‚ 2003). Hazards such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ landslides‚ hurricanes‚ droughts etc are the natural phenomena. It becomes disaster when it affects
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Steinbeck is showing how Curley’s wife emerges as a complex and interesting character. Although her purpose is rather simple in the book’s openings‚ she is been called “tramp‚” “tart‚” and “bitch”. These nasty comments are made by the people that dislike her and her appearances; this makes the reader feel sympathy for her. Later in the book Steinbeck become more complex. She is first introduced through rumours means that the reader already has a biased opinion of Curley ’s wife before she even enters the
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The most accurate way to assess vulnerabilities in an IT system is by penetration testing‚ which simulates an actual attack. It can be dangerous to both the targeted organization‚ as well as the penetration team. Since the testers use the same tools as an actual attacker‚ systems and networks could really be brought down during the “attack.” One of the biggest advantages to penetration testing is that it tests not only the security of the infrastructure‚ but the readiness of the response team
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minor characters; Curley‚ the boss’ son‚ and Slim‚ the jerkline skinner. The introductory paragraphs of these two characters are interesting because they are highly contrasted. We are first introduced to Curley‚ “a thin‚ young man” on page 46. The use of the word “thin” (as opposed to Lennie’s opening description of being George’s “huge companion”) implies that he is delicate‚ fragile‚ weak‚ and the word “young” suggests he is brash‚ arrogant‚ and connotes naivety. Furthermore‚ Curley is immediately
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Of Mice and Men was written by John Steinbeck in 1937 and was published also in 1937. The novella is set in 1940’s America a time when the rights of women were very different to what they are now. Of Mice and Men is a story about George Milton and Lennie Small‚ two itinerant farm labourers. They are travelling from a ranch in Weed to another ranch in Soledad. They had to leave the ranch in Weed because Lennie‚ who isn’t the sharpest knife in the draw‚ went to feel a women’s red dress and she went
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watching TV to making video calls. With all the features included in them‚ they are very easy to stockpile important (and sometimes sensitive) information about the user. Since smartphones are essentially tiny computers‚ they suffer the same vulnerabilities of PC’s‚ including viruses‚ malicious applications‚ and hacking. If there is the tiniest flaw in the smartphone’s armor‚ hackers can gain access and take an enormous amount of data from it. With the rise in popularity of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
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Vulnerability terrifies me. Throughout my life I have always felt the need to be strong and emotionally stable no matter what the situation is. What I had hoped would be the best Christmas turned out to be one the worst one yet. Less than a week before Christmas in 2007 my father died in a car accident. I hadn’t seen my dad in months because we lived in different cities and two weeks before Christmas break when I finally was going to go visit him I had received a letter in the mail from him. I
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methods does Steinbeck use to present Curley’s wife and the attitudes of other to her? And How Does Steinbeck present attitudes to women in the society in which the novel is set? The novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ is set in a very patriarchal society‚ a society in which men dominate women and use them for their own needs. Women‚ who lived within this society‚ were not seen equal to men. Steinbeck uses many different language techniques to describe Curley’s wife. She plays a complex and misfit character in
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Network Vulnerabilities & Solutions Sec/280 January 19‚ 2013 This is my report on why I believe that it is important to protect our Windows and Unix/Linux servers from known vulnerabilities. As I am sure you know‚ there are many different types of attacks on servers/network systems today. Throughout this report‚ I will illustrate a few of the more recently known/discovered vulnerabilities on both the Windows and Unix/Linus servers. First‚ I will start with a
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* Define the purpose and objectives of an IT risk assessment * Align identified risks‚ threats‚ and vulnerabilities to an IT risk assessment that encompasses the seven domains of a typical IT infrastructure * Classify identified risks‚ threats‚ and vulnerabilities according to a qualitative risk assessment template * Prioritize classified risks‚ threats‚ and vulnerabilities according to the defined qualitative risk assessment scale * Craft an executive summary that addresses
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