Scott Jennings Violent Weather 70867-FA-15 Why is New Orleans so Vulnerable? Early morning of August 29‚ 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. When the storm reached land‚ it had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale bringing winds of 100–140 miles per hour. The Hurricane ran some 400 miles across. Hundreds
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be an individual is more beneficial than conforming to society. Followers allow people to control themselves‚ but an individual stands for what he believes in. A major difference between a follower and an individual is conformity. Someone who conforms to society follows a group of people and is influenced by everything that group of people does. An individual who doesn’t conform to society is self reliant and courageous. In the article Self Reliance‚ the author writes‚ “It may be safely
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3.2 & 3.3 Describe with examples how schools may demonstrate and uphold their aims and values Aims and values need to be promoted as much they can whether it’s in school literature or on their website. This is where parents and others first go on to create their first impression of the school. They can promote it by creating links with the local communities and working together. There are many ways to promote aims and values. Some events my school does are: • Charity fundraising events • Work of
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Substance abuse- Inhalants The term substance refers to chemical compound that are ingested in order to alter mood or behavior. Substance use: It is the ingestion of psycho active substance (which alters mood or behavior) in moderate amount that does not significantly interfere with social‚ educational or occupational functioning. Eg: Drinking a cup of coffee in the morning in order to wake up. Substance intoxication: It means our physiological reaction to ingested substances that is getting high
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Individual Essay One The Key Factors that Led to GAAP being Different around the World I. INTRODUCTION Accounting is a general business language in the world. This “language” is expressed by Financial Statements‚ which have many different users such as creditors‚ shareholders‚ customers‚ employees‚ suppliers and so on. Though accounting is a general language‚ some limitations exist. As we know‚ Financial Statements should follow some specific GAAP‚ which established and regulated the accounting
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THE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS OF CHILD ABUSE Child abuse happens a lot around the world. According to Yes I Can Organization (1999)‚ child abuse is the bad treatment of a child under the age of 18 by a parent‚ caretaker‚ someone living in their home or someone who works with or around children. There are four major types of child abuse include physical abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ emotional abuse and child neglect‚ which result children’s health‚ development‚ and strips away their dignity. Approximately
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Substance abuse is a growing problem that not only affects the person who is abusing alcohol or drugs but affects the lives of those who are close to the abuser. Substance abuse is the abuse of any substance. A drug is a substance that modifies one or more of the body’s functions when it is consumed. Everything from over-the-counter pain medication‚ to opiates‚ prescription drugs such as Oxycontin‚ alcohol‚ cocaine‚ heroin and even coffee can be abused in one way or another. The two main substances
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themselves but also has an extended and even lifelong effect on the lives of their family members. Alcoholism affects individuals in the workplace‚ where the alcoholic ’s work performance is usually impaired‚ and in the general economy‚ where the overall work productivity is shortchanged when all alcoholics are considered. Yet according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)‚ some studies of primary care practices have shown that alcoholics receive an assessment by a medical
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Achieving and Maintaining Individual Excellence Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus defines excellence as the quality of superiority. The work excellence is synonymous with distinction‚ greatness‚ flawlessness‚ impeccability‚ and perfection (Merriam-Webster‚ 2006). The pursuit of excellence is the search for perfection. The consensus of today’s society is that nothing is perfect and perfection is unobtainable. Although that may be true‚ I believe that by reaching for excellence‚ or perfection
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Effects of substance abuse Substance abuse can simply be defined as a pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes. Medline ’s medical encyclopedia defines drug abuse as "the use of illicit drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed." Generally‚ when most people talk about substance abuse‚ they are referring to the use of illegal drugs. Most
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