INTRODUCTION A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ severe weather‚volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an
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Topic: ‘Challenges in life bring out the best in a person.’ Is this always true in your experience? Challenges in life are obstacles that one has to surmount‚ to overcome in order to progress and to do so usually requires a display of admirable qualities such as courage and perseverance. Does challenges in life always bring out the best or the worst in a person? This is debatable as challenges can either make or break a person. Some people may not be able to hold out in a ’test’ but succumb to
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going to teach me both in education and more importantly‚ life lessons‚ I began to read. Selecting three chapters from the book‚ Bringing Out the Best in People‚ written by Alan Loy McGinnis‚ I read without falling asleep. For the first time in a long time‚ I agreed with everything that the author had written. This book gives pointers on how to “bring out the best” and does it in a way that keeps you interested‚ by telling stories and giving examples. I chose the three chapters carefully. I will
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NATURAL DISASTERS Whitewater Rafting Whitewater rafting enthusiasts row or paddle rubber rafts down turbulent‚ fast-running rivers. Rafting trips can be short day trips or longer trips that involve camping alongside the river at night. Encarta Encyclopedia Energy Productions/The Image Bank Amazon River The Amazon River in South America is one of the longest rivers in the world. Only the Nile River in Africa is longer. Encarta Encyclopedia Claudia Parks/The Stock
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regular programming‚ and NHK even giving information in multiple languages for the first time. The response is an indication of how deeply the 2011 disaster affected the densely-populated island nation’s psyche. The magnitude-9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami that slammed into northeastern Japan on March 11‚ 2011‚ killed or left missing some 19‚000 people‚ devastating much of the coast. All but two of Japan’s nuclear plants were shut down for checks after the
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War brings out the best in people War does not bring negative effects all the time. It does bring out the best in people. This is because during war people start caring more about everyone. The war unites people and makes them more courageous. During war time‚ people start caring more about everyone’s humanity. When people see‚ for example‚ a family in distress due to war‚ then people would become more hospitable
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Natural Disaster Everyone knows about flood‚ but did you being in that situation? Can you imagine how painful the victims feel? What is the things that we can do to help them or just sitting at home and watching the victims suffering from the flood? The effects of the natural disaster and measure taken to help the victims. The effects of the natural disaster cause physical damage. For example‚ bridges‚ cars‚ buildings‚ sewer systems‚ roadways‚ canals and any other type of structure. More over
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Decision Making and Problem Solving Independent Study November 2005 FEMA TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Course Overview......................................................................................................................... 1 Unit 1: Course Introduction Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1.1 Decisions in Emergency Management .................................................
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It arises whenever at least two parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition brings out the best as well as the worst in humanity. It encapsulates that both good and bad can come out in a competition. It is great when there is fair play and winners and losers are gracious. Competition becomes nasty when people have to win even when they are wrong or when they convince people that they are right even when they know less than the next person. Competition can allow you to really
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shocks felt over thousands of kilometers. Earthquakes can deform the ground‚ make buildings and other structures collapse‚ and create tsunamis (large sea waves). Lives may be lost in the resulting destruction. In the last 500 years‚ several million people have been killed by earthquakes around the world‚ including over 240‚000 in the 1976 T’ang-Shan‚ China‚ earthquake. Worldwide‚ earthquakes have also caused severe property and structural damage. Adequate precautions‚ such as education‚ emergency planning
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