A devastating flood hit Key West Florida on October 24‚ 2005 that was caused by hurricane Wilma. The flood caused about twenty-nine billion dollars in damage‚ killed twenty-five people‚ and flooded all of Key West. Although the flood caused a lot of damage to the houses‚ buildings and landscape of Florida it could have been worse. Since Florida has such high risk for flooding they have prevention methods in place. One of the bigger and more effective methods are seawalls which are built in the
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Divraj Gill T. Chaudhry CLU3M0-B Monday‚ November 3rd‚ 2014 Rubin “Hurricane” Carter Many rights and freedoms of Rubin Carter were violated due to the wrongful conviction‚ which he spent 20 years of his life in prison. Rubin was convicted twice for the triple homicide. The levels of government that were presented in the film and the case are both federal and provincial. The New Jersey Supreme Court declared Rubin guilty twice‚ a provincial function. The federal function in the movie
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First Screen From “Preparing Effective Business Plans” by Bruce R. Barringer Part 1: Strength of Business Idea For each item‚ circle the most appropriate answer and make note of the (-1)‚ (0)‚ or (+1) score. Low Potential (-1) 1. Extent to which the idea: x Takes advantage of an environmental trend x Solves a problem x Addresses an unfilled gap in the marketplace Weak Moderate Potential (0) Moderate High Potential (+1) Strong 2. 3. Timeliness of entry to Not timely market Extent to which the
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Briefly describe and evaluate ways in which teachers can support learners’ numeracy and IT skills in their context of their language learning. It’s important that the basic skills needs of learners are identified early and appropriate support provided. Teachers can support learners’numeracy and IT skills in the context of their language learning. Numeracy skills Language is essential to the learning of numeracy. It provides a means for learners to express their understanding‚ negotiate
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ASSIGNMENT 1: Ethical dimensions of financial accounting with respect to keeping of two sets of records‚ one for internal purposes only and the other for internal taxation purposes. Financial accounting‚ as stated by Garrison‚ is concerned with providing information those people outside an organization. This includes preparation of financial reports showing the company’s past financial performance which will be the basis for additional investments for stockholders‚ capacity to pay off loans
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Justin Pope argues‚ in a Remediation Nation article‚ that even with a high school diploma‚ students find themselves unprepared for college’s academic challenges. He states that it is a tough lesson to learn the hard way “through experience” for many students now arriving on campus. To support his suggestion he includes a study that one in three students entering college have to enroll in remedial courses in order to continue with their level of education. Another point Pope makes is that of recently
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Why is Katrina living from paycheck to paycheck? Here you should address the social structural (societal) factors (i.e.‚ legal‚ economic‚ health care‚ etc.) that influence her life. To what extent‚ if any‚ does/did her own behavior and personal choices affect her life? Throughout the documentary‚ it is clear that Katrina has been through a lot of hardships in the past few years. Her husband of many years was addicted to prescription pain killers. She had to support him and their three children‚ but
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Preparing a Comprehensive Case Analysis‚ Part 2 Katrina D. Pratt Strayer University: Asynchronous Business 490: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT: CONCEEPTS AND CASE December 02‚ 2012 AT&T Vs. Skype Author’s note This analysis will identify the key issues revealed in the case study‚ “Skype vs. AT&T and the future of telecommunications” (Strickland et al 2011). The analysis will explore the current state of the telecommunications industry with the rapid emergence of the
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Education is one of the main sources in every person’s intellectual development‚ affecting our lives in one way or another. Moreover‚ it still remains as a silent issue of discussion with less or no effort done to understand our educational system and the presenting of knowledge to young and imaginative human minds. In comparison to the past‚ more and more of the young people decide to dedicate themselves to their studies and intellectual improvement‚ believing that the money and the effort put in
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The media portrayal of African Americans during hurricane Katrina was quite biased. While the people of Louisiana were fighting to survive‚ and trying to flee dangerous flood waters they were spoke of in a very negative connotation on certain media outlets. The disparaging remarks were so egregious that
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