2010 Haiti earthquake Date 16:53:10‚ 12 January 2010 Magnitude 7.0 Mw Depth 13 km (8.1 miles) Epicenter location 18.457°N 72.533°W Casualties 92‚000 - 230‚000 deaths (6th deadliest earthquake) Background Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere‚ and is ranked 149th of 182 countries on the Human Development Index.The Australian government’s travel advisory site had previously expressed concerns that Haitian emergency services would be unable to cope in the event of a major disaster
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“Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty‚ promoting sustainable development and building good governance.” (Kofi Annan) In Paulette Jiles’s poem‚ “Paper Matches” and in Judith Ortiz Cofer’s poem‚ “The Changeling” the theme described is gender roles. In the two poems the women do not feel appreciated. These two poems are very similar in theme‚ content‚ and figurative language. However‚ the structures of the two poems are very
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Marriage Equality 1 Marriage Equality Walter Boothe Jr. Axia College at The University of Phoenix Marriage Equality 2 Same sex marriage has become a highly debated topic in America. In the year 2008‚ two events occurred in the state of California
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human rights’’‚ averred the Unites States Secretary of State- Hillary Clinton. The realisation of women’s rights is a world-wide struggle based on universal human rights and the rule of law. Most women of today’s generation enjoy multiple rights that act as a determinant factor in making them be on a par with men. Evidently without the emancipation of women‚ perhaps today we would still be living in a world where patriarchy is prevalent and women considered as ‘the inferior gender’. [pic] Mauritius
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groups. Why is equality‚ diversity and rights important in a health and social setting Equality in a health and social setting allows the care service users and the service provides the right to be treated with the same amount of respect and dignity. In a health care setting like a care home due to people needing care and help it may be easy to ignore the fact that they have equal rights which can lead to the individual feeling discouraged and unimportant. Diversity in a health care setting means
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societies consider men to be a more capable and superior compare to women; the gender equality issue also shown in the governmental hierarchy by believing that men are more capable in governing a society than women. This gender equality issue also applies in getting education between men and women. Men are believed to be more worthy and capable at receiving education than women since women have been given the task to take care of the husband and family by tradition. Doing these household chores is not require
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NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity Unit 1: Exploring Equality and Diversity Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference • Then‚ go to www.vision2learnforschools.com and send your completed Assessment to your teacher
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The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic disaster; the earthquake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was near the town of Léogâne‚ approximately 25 km west of Haiti’s capital‚ Port-au-Prince. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday‚ January 12th‚ 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks had been recorded‚ most measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale. The ground shook vigorously for nearly two minutes. The quake caused major damage to Port-au-Prince‚ and other towns in the region. Several
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Council Self-Regulation of the Advertising Industry A Brief History of Advertising Regulation The first official regulation of the advertising industry happened over 100 years ago‚ when in 1906 the government passed the Pure Food and Drug Act. In this era‚ the most common deceptive practice was to mislabel products‚ especially medicines‚ tonics‚ food‚ etc. from what the actual ingredients were in the container (FDA). Oftentimes‚ harmful ingredients were left off the label entirely. This
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basketball‚ and you ask “hey can I play basketball with you?”. What do you think their reply would be “yes come join us” or “no go play with your little dolls”. Hello‚ I’m Mathusiga Sivakumar and I’m here to talk to you about feminism in sports. Gender equality is currently a popularly discussed topic. Sports is just one area where women do not receive the same amount of respect or support they need as men. This is due to the term that men are just so much stronger than a woman in sports. I think women’s
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