Central America‚ has had a huge historical housing deficit that started to improve in the late 1990s. However‚ the earthquakes in early 2001 shook not only the country‚ but also the country’s economic and social foundations thus rendering the need for new housing policies. This is the backdrop of the housing shortage in El Salvador today. Due to many factors‚ the country that was once stable in adequate housing now is facing an issue with lack of shelter for millions of citizens. El Salvador had recently
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stupid‚ how is a clown with a sword made out of helium supposed to kidnap me?¨ The clown was heading towards him‚ but then he tripped on his giant shoelaces‚ that he uses for strangling victims. Charlie made a run for it‚ and headed straight to the New Jersey Police Department. When he opened the police door‚ there were more clown kidnappers‚ all equipped with deadly ¨silly string¨‚ and machetes covered in dripping blood‚ and worse. He saw his dad on the floor‚ covered in the poisonous "silly string"
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On October 8‚ 2016 at approximately 1:45 a.m.‚ hurricane Matthew just impinges on the shores of North Carolina. This hurricane has a circumference of 300 miles‚ and winds gusting at 120 miles. The heavy rain has caused infrastructure to collapse‚ power outages‚ trees are falling over streets and major highways‚ people are trapped in cars and homes. Crabtree Valley Mall which is located in Raleigh North Carolina‚ lower deck is completely flooded. Owners of businesses are in disarray because flood
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unclear to me where desire can be located in times of natural disasters‚ like when a storm surge swallows ones house whole. Do typhoons possess desire? If Morton says yes‚ then he will have greatly reconfigured queer theory to become very much akin to new materialism‚ where matter and its potentiality of always becoming (its ‘desire’ maybe?) get primacy over queering discursive
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Pat Smith is a writing instructor who composed a piece called “Laugh Baby Laugh‚ Cry Baby Cry”. The article is about the 2010 BP oil spill and claims that chanting is what big businesses use to control everyday people. To support this claim‚ Smith writes about the 2008 National Republican Convention‚ and how the leaders like Sarah Palin and Rudy Guiliani were chanting in support of BP drilling in the Gulf Coast. However‚ this is her only referable evidence she uses. Any other piece of evidence that
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History of Jazz Midterm 1.) Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an American jazz composer‚ pianist‚ and bandleader who has been one of the most influential musicians in jazz. The Duke has released countless albums and songs‚ but not many know of his triumph as a musical theatre composer. Duke Ellington’s 1941 Jump For Joy was the first theatre show to openly discard the African- American stereotypes which prevailed in the arts at the time. In fact Jump for Joy openly discussed these stereotypes
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These homes also have the capability of being cheaply built as they are made from concrete‚ even though they require the knowledge of a specialized construction technique. This new requirement will provide jobs for economies in need which will‚ in turn‚ improve the society. After the recent hit of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti and its devastating toll on the people‚ the idea of dome homes has been floating around. Once a research
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In Dave Egger’s New York Times best seller‚ Zeitoun‚ he writes about a Muslim man named Abdulrahman Zeitoun who stays behind during Hurricane Katrina and canoes around to help people that are trapped in their house and helps them get to safety and he feeds helpless dogs that are starving. Zeitoun is portrayed as a heroic family figure in the book. He is a kind man and acted selflessly whenever he had to do things. For example‚ he gave the limited food that he had to save the starving dogs and each
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There was no ice and gasoline so‚ people got desperate and started robbing. Also‚ the heavy rain from Hurricane Maria made a rupture in the Guajataca Dam in Quebradillas that could flood the entire town due to the threat of a failure. According to BBC News the National Weather Service announced flash flood warning and immediate evacuation for local residents. Because of this‚ the Mayor of Quebradillas accused the Governor of Puerto Rico for causing hysteria and stress to the locals when no one from the
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(P1) This is Hollyfield’s induction pack. Within this packet as you read along you will find guidance on hazards as you will be performing and carrying out duties within a new environment. Hollyfield’s is an elderly day care home. Here we have approximately 30 members of staff who work here. The age range between our staff is 18-49. In addition to this we also have the great opportunity to have 3 students from Matthew Boulton College that are here for on-going placement. We have 19 Bedrooms‚ 9
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