The Catching Fire The book I read was Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen was the main character. She was a teenage girl‚ athletic‚ strong‚ fast‚ and very popular. She loved her fellow tribute Peeta‚ Gale and her friend‚ Prim her sister‚ her district 12‚ and hunting with her bow and arrows. Katniss hated the Capitol‚ the Hunger Games‚ Quarter Quell‚ and especially President Snow. She won the last Hunger Games because she was courageous‚ heroic‚ brave‚ and quite a fighter. The districts
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Brandon MacPherson 9/7/08 Gates of Fire The book I read during the summer for world history was Gates of Fire‚ written by Steven Pressfield. Essentially‚ this book is about the Battle of Thermopylae and the events that took place during those times. The author is trying to tell the story through one’s perspective. In this book‚ one learns of the conditions at the battlefield during war and how it was to go to war as a young man. This book highlights many details in the battles fought
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Main article: Progress of the SARS outbreak The epidemic appears to have originated in Guangdong Province in November 2002 ("Patient #0" -- first reported symptoms -- has been attributed to Charles Bybelezar of Montreal‚ Canada) and‚ despite taking some action to control it‚ Chinese government officials did not inform the World Health Organization of the outbreak until February 2003‚ restricting media coverage in order to preserve public confidence. This lack of openness caused delays in efforts
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sister.” Yeah‚ but an annoying one at that I thought. I look around our make-shift campsite and my eyes stop on her sleeping figure. I have to admit‚ she’s the bravest fourteen year old girl I have ever met. I haven’t seen her cry once. After the Outbreak spread‚ we’ve lost contact with our parents because of the chaos in the streets. We haven’t seen them in 7 months‚ when this all started. I fear the worst‚ but she’s optimistic. Tess‚ my sister says we’ll find them at the Superdome in Chicago. That’s
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness is an autobiography by Susannah Cahalan documenting her month-long stay in a hospital‚ where later she had no memory of being. Before her hospital visit‚ Susannah found two red bumps on her arm‚ but being in New York City‚ she assumed that they were bedbugs. She became obsessed with the idea that her apartment was infested‚ but an exterminator confirmed that she didn’t have them. Next‚ Susannah began to have aching pains in her body‚ along with nausea and migraines
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sciences and life sciences‚ a case study (or case report) is a descriptive or explanatory analysis of a person‚ group or event. An explanatory case study is used to explore causation in order to find underlying principles.[1][2] Case studies may be prospective (in which criteria are established and cases fitting the criteria are included as they become available) or retrospective (in which criteria are established for selecting cases from historical records for inclusion in the study). Thomas[3]
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chose to learn more about was Oklahoma NW Oklahoma Wildfire Outbreak. My family’s home burned down when I was a junior in high school so I can readily relate to fire disasters. Our home fire‚ however‚ was electrical and not a natural disaster. Our house had to be completely redone and we were out of our home for six months. I cannot imagine having the stress of knowing that your house was in the path of the fire. The Oklahoma Wildfire Outbreak occurred on March 6‚ 2017 and was declared on the disaster
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Classroom » How to Investigate an Outbreak Steps of an Outbreak Investigation On this Page Step 1: Prepare for Field Work Step 2: Establish the Existence of an Outbreak Step 3: Verify the Diagnosis Step 4: Define and Identify Cases Step 5: Describe and Orient the Data Step 6: Develop Hypotheses Step 7: Evaluate Hypotheses Step 8: Refine Hypotheses Step 9: Implement Control and Prevention Measures Step 10: Communicate Findings In investigating an outbreak‚ speed is essential‚ but getting
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The SARS Outbreak of 2003 Western Governors University January 15‚ 2013 The SARS Outbreak of 2003 Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory caused by a coronavirus. Coronavirus is in the same virus family as the common cold. Most commonly spread through person to person contact and droplets when a person coughs or sneezes. It can also be spread when a person touches a surface or object contaminated with the virus then touch their nose‚ mouth or eyes. Characterized
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In Frank Pacetta’s book‚ Don’t Fire Them‚ Fire Them‚ Up: Motivate Yourself and Your Team‚ Frank Pacetta presents his unique style of leadership principles which can be utilized in both a military and civilian work environments. While Pacetta identifies his leadership principles‚ he stresses that motivation is one of the most vital aspects of leadership and critical to success for any business or military organization. Our textbook states that motivation is “the process of stimulating an
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