Disaster in Franklin County Western Governors University-Washington Community Health Nursing Subdomain 725.8.8 Disaster in Franklin County Section A. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has a large Chain of command. At the head is the EOC Commander‚ who receives information from the other parts of the chain‚ and is responsible for relaying that information to other agencies‚ and also the Homeland Security agency (formerly Federal Emergency Management Agency). The Safety Officer is
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"There’s not a lot of opportunity in Scott County. The poverty‚ lack of education‚ jobs — it all ties together. A lot of people think they’re sort of stuck here. They feel hopeless‚" according to Chris Albertson‚ a Scott County council member. Scottsburg is a city of boredom‚ drugs‚ and trouble. The way to fix most of these problems is to give kids something to do that is not drugs or troublemaking. While there is not enough money in Scottsburg to be able to build entertainment for kids‚ there need
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“You should try cross country.” My mom said to me one day while I was in sixth grade. We had been talking about what I sports I should do during my seventh grade year of school. I was confused so I asked her‚ “What is cross county?” My mom explained to me that it was kind of like track. The only differences are that it’s only running for miles and instead of running on a track‚ you run on golf fields. Of course at that time I thought that I hated running and that I would never like it. I had a million
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of the Western Honey Bee Who would think that an insect less than an inch big could be of so much importance to the human society? Throughout the history of mankind‚ the Western Honey Bee has proven to be of many uses to the human society. The study of the honey bee has shown the true intricacy and efficiency of their colony. Each member of the colony works together in a nearly flawless environment of productivity. For these reasons‚ and many more‚ the Western honey bee has proven itself to
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A Sand County Alamac is one of Aldo Leopold’s most famous books‚ Leopold discusses his many thoughts‚ ideas and feelings about the environment and man’s interaction with it. He describes his surrounds with amazing imagination‚ allowing the reader to connect with his thoughts on nature. One thought that Leopold described‚ which holds true to this day‚ is the concept of a Land Ethic and why such an ethic is needed. Leopold also discusses various barriers that stand in the way of implementing such
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In the essay “Good Oak” in part one of A Sand County Almanac‚ Leopold is supplied with wood from an oak tree to warm himself on the cold winter days and nights. One night the Oak is struck by a bolt of lightning and it is decided by Leopold and other woodsmen to remove the damaged tree. As Leopold and the other men cut through the tree they witness the same history experienced by the Oak. They cut through the rings and go backwards into time. Each ring represents one year the tree stood tall. I choose
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Cory Graham Wilderness‚ from A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold GEOG 111 Section 004 December 2‚ 2005 In this chapter titled "Wilderness‚" the author is discussing how man has tampered with what was originally created by Mr. Almighty‚ named wilderness. He is also discussing issues surrounding the preservation‚ adversaries‚ exhaustion‚ and the breaking down of wilderness for the transportation and industrialization of today’s society. The author mentioned how some certain values
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Lizzie Decker A Sand County Almanac Questions Good Oak 1. In 1865‚ it saw the end of the Civil War. It lived during the dust-bowl droughts of 1936‚ 1934‚ 1933‚ and 1930. It saw the economic boom of the 1920s. It saw many different foresting laws during the 20s like the forest crop law in 1927. It also lived through the Big Sleet in 1922. It lived in 1899‚ when a passenger pigeon collided with a charge of shot near Babcock. It lived in 1989 when Arbor Day was established. In 1871 it saw different
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Sumner County Jail: Reflection Paper I learned that jail‚ as it is boring is actually very helpful to the inmates. They are more focused on helping them get rehabilitated and out of jail as quickly as they can‚ without a recidivism rate going up. They can have jobs‚ but only women can work in the kitchens‚ I believe because there are knives‚ and women are less violent than men‚ most of the time. Also‚ the only people able to have jobs are “trustees‚” which wear a different color jumpsuit than the
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Assignment #1 Case Study: Davis v. The Board of County Commissioners of Doña Ana County Joseph Boltersdorf Dr. Patricia Drain Business Employment Law January 24‚ 2011 1. What was the legal issue in this case? In the opinion of Judge Richard C. Bosson‚ the legal issue in this case was to‚ “…decide whether an employer owes prospective employers and foreseeable third persons a duty of reasonable care not to misrepresent material facts in the course of making an employment recommendation
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