Thredbo Landslide The Thredbo landslide disaster occurred late evening on 30/7/1997 in the Thredbo village in Kosciuszko National Park‚ NSW. A portion of a road on Alpine Way collapsed resulting in the above ski lodge to slide down the hill‚ over 1000 tones of material slid down and crushed into another ski lodge below it. 18 people died from the disaster(Hand‚ 2000). Consequence of the disaster The Thredbo Landslide brought along a range of consequences including physical damage‚ environmental
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Senior year of high school‚ a lot of things going on‚ but what did I set as goals for me to reach? The top three of my goals for senior year are: graduate at the top of my class‚ get accepted into MacMurray and their nursing program‚ and finally get a job to pay for college. Now‚ here we are getting close to the end of the school year and I have managed to make them come true. Out of these‚ I take the most pride in graduating top of my class. This is because I remember always going to other graduations
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EleXis Palmer October 11‚ 2011 Ap Lang and Comp 5 Thesis Essay “What is the relationship between the citizen and the state?” We are not citizens but subjects‚ being subjected to the ruling of one power. We claim that we despise the government and that the government is out to get us‚ but if you think of what our society would be without a government we would be in total chaos. Sometimes we try to free ourselves from the state‚ and run‚ just as Tim O’Brien did in “On the Rainy River.”
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Senior Picture Day Michele Serros As I began reading the short story of Senior Picture Day by Michele Serros‚ my expectations were low on excitement. I was expecting to read a rather bland story of how a young teenage girl had to conquer a million defeats in order to take the perfect senior picture. However‚ to my astonishment the short and sweet story pulled at my heartstrings. I could empathize with “Cal Girl” having endured a similar situation in my own teenage years. This story depicted only
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Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens In today’s society‚ the responsibilities of the citizens are to know their rights. Citizens are expected to; understand the rules that our government has presented to us‚ abide by these rules for our own well being and freedom‚ and serve our communities and government back. In 1789‚ the Constitution of the United States was ratified. Many people were not pleased with this constitution; they felt as though it did not protect their rights to the fullest extent
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America future! In order for America to be successful‚ citizens are to understand right and responsibility. The support of the citizens is a way of helping America of becoming successful. There are other things to consider‚ for example citizenry roles‚ rule of law‚ and federalism. First‚ citizenry roles is considered as one who respect and obeys federal‚ local‚ and state law. Not only do they have these responsibility but also to be informed of issues that involve their community. Being able to contribute
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themselves becoming a citizen not only through their natural birth place but a citizen of the world. There are many ways to understand citizenship or being a global citizen. Based on the legal-political view‚ citizenship is a status granted on individuals by political communities that they belong in. It can also be defined as people giving allegiance to a country‚ they have to accept and uphold the duties‚ responsibilities and exercise the rights that they are entitled to as citizens such as obeying
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every 2 years once in 2-5 years _____every year _____other: ______________________ How many people make up your family including yourself? Between 4-6 What is your brand of choice when looking for a new tent? Why? Coleman‚ L.L. Bean and North Face were the top brands mentioned. What are the top components you consider when making your purchase? (i.e. cost‚ warranty‚ etc.) 1. Durability 2. Cost 3. Size How often does your family go camping/use your tent? Answers ranged from once a year to fifteen
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| Senior Geography Project | Crime Rate in Broadmeadow | | Grondin‚ Zachary | 1/1/2013 | | Contents Geographical Problem 2 Plan of Investigation/Methodology 3 Data Gathering/Processing 4 Geographical Problem Rationale: In the weeks leading up to being given the Senior Geography Project‚ my home got robbed while I was at school. At first I was interested in looking into ‘Break and Enters’‚ but with further investigation and discussion with my teacher‚ Mrs Donelly‚ we
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forward to our senior year‚ but some people don’t think about the trials you may face during it.You may look at me and think my senior year was “easy breezy.” My senior year was the most humbling year of my life. I faced something that I never thought would happen to me or even existed. There are just things you have to go through to reach the place you need to be. Some things happen for a reason and I will defiantly embrace the things that happened to me. The beginning of my senior went good. I
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