Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 Born in Boston Benjamin Franklin was one of seventeen children born to the parents of Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. His father wanted Benjamin to go to school to become a clergyman‚ but he only had enough to send him to school for one year. Clergymen needed years of school. Benjamin ended up being apprenticed to his brother James. James was a printer and Benjamin helped him. When Benjamin was fifteen his brother started the New England Courant. It was
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based on the size of family and ages of family members” (as cited in Kandris‚ 2013‚ p. 1). In (Indianapolis‚ IN) Marion County 1 out of 5 adults are living in poverty. For a family of 4‚ that means an annual income of $23‚500 or less. The poverty rate is increasing faster in Marion County than in the United States and Indiana. One out 3 children under 18 years of age in Marion County are living in poverty. The poverty rate for people with no high school diploma is 37%‚ but with a diploma it
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Assignment: Disaster Plan 123 Textiles Corporation is located in a high-crime area that also experiences occasional earthquakes. A new network was set up with the server by a window. All systems are backed up once a month on an exterior drive. One night‚ a thief entered through the window and stole the server. Create a disaster plan that would better protect the organization’s technological assets. The choice to locate the network server by a nearby window is a very poor choice. Placing
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE‚ DISASTER PREPEAREDNESS & DISESTER MITIGATION IN THE HEALTH SECTOR Introduction The attacks of September 11th 2001‚ followed shortly by the anthrax dissemination incident in Florida‚ the National Capital Region‚ and the New York metropolitan area (often referred to as Amerithrax)‚ confirmed that the world faces a true threat of intentional mass casualty incidents caused by terrorism. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)‚ a re-examination of the 1918 Spanish
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.............................................................................................. 1.1 Decisions in Emergency Management ...................................................................................... 1.1 Case Study 1.1—Sebring County .............................................................................................. 1.2 Decision Points .......................................................................................................................... 1.3 What’s
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* Access model * A model that explores how an individual or groups relative resilience to disasters is impacted by differences in access to the economic or political resources needed to secure a livelihood. * The strengths of the model are that it provides a broad view of vulnerability including root causes‚ it gives weight to natural hazards‚ and it provides a framework for looking at livelihoods and vulnerability. * The limitation of the model‚ is that it is a tool for explaining
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In her article Kari Franklin describes how she created a successful learning environment in which students developed proper social skills through peer conferencing. Some kids go to school for purely social reasons‚ Franklin realized that by introducing in- class discussions‚ she eliminated the need for excessive chatter during instructional time. After realizing that the group sharing was not working out‚ she looked at the peer conferencing from a social competence point of view. In peer conferences
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Oxford County; Community Assessment Western Governors University HAT/Task1 Oxford County Community Assessment Oxford County is located along the western border of Maine with a total area of 2‚175.26 square miles. There is a total land area of 2‚078 square miles of land accompanied by 97.26 square miles of water. (Oxford County‚ Maine - Wikipedia; the free encyclopedia‚ 2012). The total population of Oxford County based upon the 2010 census is 57‚833. (State and County
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In the case of disaster management‚ this is a very wide open field. A student should learn causes of disasters and figure out ways to reduce the risk of an catastrophe from happening in the first place. Here is what wikipedia has to say about disaster management: Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks. It is a discipline that involves preparing‚ supporting‚ and rebuilding society when natural or human-made disasters occur. In general
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Mary Alice Pope English Comp 3‚ Westbay FDR Inaugural; Address Rhetorical Analysis January 20‚ 2014 Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Rhetorical Analysis of First Inaugural Address Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd President of The United States of America; he served from 1933 until his death in 1945‚ the longest any president has served. His inaugural speech in March 1933 had resounding effects on most‚ if not all Americans. His speech did more than outline his ambitions for his presidency;
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