Date of submission: 01 April 2011 Title: Given that disasters create opportunity for active learning‚ why do they repeat? 1. Introduction Natural and manmade disasters are a gloomy recurrent feature of today’s reality. The 1986 nuclear catastrophe in Chernobyl‚ the 2004 hurricane in Brazil and‚ the same year‚ the devastating Tsunami in East Asia; the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan‚ the BP oil spillage in the Mexican Gulf in 2010; the 2010 earthquake in Haiti; and the latest tragic
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The article‚ “Create a Lean‚ Mean Machine‚” written by George Alukal enlightens readers by explaining what the definition of lean is regarding business operations. Alukal (2003) states that to begin cleaning up waste in a facility‚ there are many steps to take that help organizations lower costs and decrease wasted resources. In addition‚ lean processes create a better work environment‚ reduce costs‚ achieve customer satisfaction‚ and eliminate redundant work-related events. It takes streamlining
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Why are You Here?" I have fallen short in many ways towards the goals that I have made in my life. No matter how high the standard is set‚ and whether failure awaits me‚ perseverance and my faith will carry me on. Some would label me as a dreamer. Someone could say I have reality to face‚ but without dreams we have no hope‚ and without hope we have nothing inside of us to fuel our deep passion to succeed and win the race that we have been running. Everyone has his own opinion about college
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Roles of Individuals and Societies The early twentieth century marked a period of rapid industrial and technological change in a society which began to redefine the roles of the individual and society. Max Weber and Sigmund Freud were two revolutionary thinkers of the time who recognized the importance of this relationship and tried to determine whether the power balance between society and the individual was tilted in one particular direction or the other. A world becoming an increasingly complex
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Connections between civilizations did effect the development of civilizations. One of the biggest examples is Greece and Rome. Another great example of this is China. A third example that would support this case is Africa. These three countries had connections‚ or the lack of them‚ that helped them develop. Greece and Rome were the center of the world during their era. Greece made their religion and culture without influences from others. When the Macedonians conquered them‚ Greece’s culture
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Yamalo-Nenets autonomous district since 1998. The company has invested over $2 billion in the gas production sector. ITERA was the first private company to put gas deposits in the north of Russia into service. Rosneft and ITERA Group have closed a deal to create a joint venture on the basis of ITERA Oil and Gas Company to produce and sell gas in line with the terms of a strategic cooperation agreement signed on 28 February 2012. Rosneft obtained 51% in the joint venture in exchange for a 100% stake in the
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How does Robert Frost create sympathy for the boy in ‘Out‚ Out-‘ In the ballad Out‚ Out- the boy suffers a fatal injury‚ which makes us feel sympathy towards him. Robert Frost does this by including his personal opinion‚ using the reaction of other people and the boy’s life style in the text. First of all the author inputs his personal opinion in the boy’s destiny‚ which makes us feel sensitivity towards the boy and also a sense of anxiety for him. Before the incident‚ the author said “Call it
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the Dormouse‚ the March Hare‚ and the Hatter‚ who all seem to be having a tea party. As Alice continues to talk to the creatures‚ she realizes how mad they have gone and leaves a while later. Through Alice’s and the three creature’s conversations‚ Carroll uses wordplay‚ ambiguity‚ and other quirks of language to create an illusion of madness and logic between each of the characters‚ causing minimal controversy. In the beginning of the story‚ Alice notices the large table where three creatures “were
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Ten Ways to Create Shareholder Value The goal of countless corporations around the world is to create value for their shareholders in the most profitable ways possible. In this article‚ Rappaport put together some familiar business wisdom to present ten simple principles to help company to create the most effective shareholder value. The first principle urges companies not to manage earnings or provide earnings guidance. Companies unable to adopt this principle of shareholder value are unlikely
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Slavery’s Destruction and the Scars that Create New Identities "On a cold January night in 1856‚ eight Northern Kentucky slaves‚ including 22-year-old Margaret Garner and her four children‚ crossed the frozen Ohio River en route to Canada and freedom. The next morning‚ an armed posse of 11 white men‚ led by Garner’s master‚ Archibald Gaines‚ surrounded the Cincinnati house where the runaways were hiding. In the melee that followed‚ Garner murdered her two-year-old daughter and attempted to kill
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