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    threat. The risk of earthquakes in the area makes the organization susceptible to flood because earthquakes can break dams or levees along a river. The water from the river or the reservoir would then flood the area; damaging buildings. The threat of tornados received a twelve in our assessment making it a medium priority threat. We based this rating on the fact that the region averages about 20 tornadoes or water spouts per year according to the National Weather Service. The other environmental threats

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    the Walton County plan because my facility‚ the Alaqua Animal Refuge‚ is located in Freeport‚ Fl. Some natural hazards listed in the LMS (Local Mitigation Strategy) to be aware of are hurricanes and tropical storm rain events‚ flooding‚ high winds‚ tornados‚ wild fire‚ and earthquakes. Some technological and political hazards include power failures‚ nuclear accidents/radiation‚ disease or pandemic outbreaks‚ hazardous materials and terrorism. These hazards have been identified based on historical information

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    vogue". Hughes is one of history’s top poet because of his radical approach to civil rights. Hughes advocated violence often rather peace with whites. Hughes grew up in multiple Midwestern towns with his mother. He was born February 1‚ 1902 in Joplin Missouri. His father had left the country when Hughes was a young boy to escape the American racism. Hughes’s mother was often never around due to traveling work. Hughes was therefore raised by his grandmother‚ Mary Langston‚ in Kansas. Hughes

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    “Thank You Ma’am” and “Marigolds” are two fictional short stories that focus on two young teens. “Thank You Ma’am” was written by Langston Hughes. He was born February 1‚ 1902 In Joplin‚ Missouri and was an African-American poet‚ social activist‚ novelist‚ playwright and columnist. “Marigolds” was written by Eugenia W. Collier. She was born in 1928 in the city of Baltimore and was an African-American writer and critic. There are many similarities and differences between “Thank You Ma’am” and “Marigolds

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    References: Bonta‚ J.‚ Rugge‚ T.‚ Scott‚ T.‚ Bourgon‚ G.‚ & Yessine‚ A.K. (2008). Exploring the Black Box of Community Supervision. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation‚ 47‚ 248-270. Clawson‚ E.‚ B. Bogue and L. Joplin (2005) Implementing Evidenced-based Practices in Corrections . Cullen‚ F.T.‚ Smith‚ P.‚ Lowenkemp‚ C.T.‚ and Latessa‚ E.J. (2007). Nothing Works Revisted: Deconstructing Farabee’s Rethinking Rehabilitation. Forthcoming Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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    Hubert Humphrey once stated‚ "When we say‚ ‘One nation under God‚ with liberty and justice for all‚’ we are talking about all people. We either ought to believe it or quit saying it" (Hakim 111). During the 1960’s‚ a great number of people did‚ in fact‚ begin to believe it. These years were a time of great change for America. The country was literally redefined as people from all walks of life fought to uphold their standards on what they believed a true democracy is made of; equal rights for all

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    The theory of personal space proposes that you and I feel uncomfortable when others get too close in certain situations.  This discomfort can‚ says the theory‚ be measured by increased heart rate‚ blood pressure or skin perspiration. The research problem is that to measure these things we have to hook a subject up to some device‚ and they thus know they are being studied.  Their behavior might not be natural.  To test the theory and solve this problem‚ the following was done: A study by Middlemist

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    slideshare.net/KathrynManuel/i-too-and-langston-hughes-life 4) www.poets.org/poetsorg/.../langston-hughes Stephanie Torres Poet‚ novelist and playwright‚ Langston Hughes was the leading voice of Harlem Renaissance. He was born in Joplin‚ Missouri on February. 1st‚ 1902 and died on May. 22‚ 1967 of Cancer. In many ways he used his talents to spoke to‚ for and about black people in America‚ and captured everyday life of black people through his poems. Two of Mr. Hughes poems‚ “I‚

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    his best performances to the audiences. Weather system of the Earth collapses due to global warming. The climate changes for the worst. Tokyo is hit by softball size hail; it begins to snow in New Delhi; and Los Angeles is destroyed by a group of tornados that hit all at the same time. At the centre of the movie‚ paleoclimatologist Jack Hall tries to save the world from the effects of global warming while rescuing his son at the same time. Sam‚ the son of Dr. Hall‚ is in Manhattan where the city is

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    - Rank: 1st - Criteria for Ranking: 306 death (the most deadly earthquake in year 2012) - Date: August 11‚ 2012 - Location: East Azerbaijan Province‚ Iran - Type: Twin earthquakes (Magnitude 6.3 and 6.4) - Description: The earthquake resulted in an estimated 306 deaths‚ over 5000 injured‚ most of houses destroyed. - Sources of information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes_in_2012#cite_note-98 and http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000bupa.php#details -

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