Describe the characteristics and explain the causes‚ of tsunamis. (8 marks) A Tsunami is a large and potentially destructive sea wave often produced by a submarine earthquake‚ subsidence or an underwater volcanic eruption. They occur when a large volume of water is displaced in the ocean. The characteristics of tsunamis differ slightly from normal sea waves. For one‚ they often have extremely long wave lengths‚ in deep water an initial wavelength can be up to 100km. Their amplitude contrasts with
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A. Explain Kant’s Categorical Imperative The Categorical Imperative was a deontological‚ absolute‚ normative and secular theory put forward by Immanuel Kant in the 18th century. Kant’s theory was deontological which means that it judges morality based on a person’s action rather than the outcome‚ it is also secular‚ this means that ‚ even though Kant is religious‚ his theory is not‚ his theory is judgemental which means the theory is normative and it is also absolute which means that Kant believes
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Explain Plato’s Analogy of the Cave Plato (428-348BC) was a student of Socrates and was the teacher of Aristotle. He is said to be one of the most revered philosophers of all time. He produced a lot of work but one of his major works was “The Republic” which was written in the middle section of his life. It is a Socratic dialogue‚ concerning the definition of justice and the order. It outlines his concepts of the Forms‚ knowledge of the world‚ ethics and politics. Plato was an absolutist and
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Analysis Essay The effects of globalization shown in How Soccer Explains The World‚ is like the response from the Industrial Revolution. Globalization is best defined as the interaction and assimilation between people‚ corporations‚ and governments. The process of globalization began when the first humans took their ideas‚ customs‚ and products out of Africa and into different parts of the world. As globalization occurs‚ there are many different effects that are both positive and negative.
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P1: Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in a health and social care context. P2: Discuss theories of communication. M1: Assess the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in health and social care with reference to theories of communication When you work in a residential home‚ you need good communication skills. This is essential to gain the residents trust‚ learn about their needs and to make them feel at ease. Our aim is to take care
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The Three Communication Paradigms Bias is the prejudice in favor against something or someone based on unfair assumptions. This commonly discussed and researched communication topic seems simple enough to investigate. However‚ depending on which paradigm a researcher chooses to explore the topic‚ the tactics used and information gained on the matter would vary. First‚ lets say that a communication scholar looking into bias is a using the social science approach. The goal of this individual would
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users to do the rest of the things they do not really need for themselves therefore letting them be in control of their life. Listening to individuals and discussing each stage of the care plan with them allows the service user to take control and explain to them the parts they do not under. Listening to the individuals is also helpful because you can settle their
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Explain Jung understands of religion? (30 marks) I will be explaining Jung understands and his views of religion. Jung first starts with the key concept of the mind which is the three concepts of consciousness – consciousness‚ personal unconsciousness and the collective consciousness. Consciousness is where we actively make decisions and choices. The thoughts are based on a sensory experience e.g. the things we see‚ smell‚ hear‚ touch and taste. These are directly accessible. The personal conscious
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With the aid of examples explain the terms: i) Externality ii) Public Good Externality Externalities‚ or transaction spillovers‚ arise when a third party who is not involved in the consumption of a product incur certain costs and benefits that are not compensated for by the generators of those externalities. They exist due to the price system’s (The Invisible Hand) inability to deal with products that have no market or price‚ such as clean air‚ peace‚ quiet‚ pollution and more
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PROPOSAL TO INVESTIGATE ETHNOCENTRISM AMONG NEW ZEALANDERS: THE INVESTIGATION WILL FOCUS ON AGE INFLUENCING WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE ACROSS CULTURES The Aim of this proposal is to describe a plan to investigate the level of ethnocentrism among New Zealanders and whether or how age influences willingness to communicate across cultures by surveying opinions and attitudes of students in the Management School at The University of XXX and managers around the Hamilton area respectively. Background
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