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    Module Title: Skills for Study 1 Assessment: Essay Assignment Title: To what extent does globalisation economically benefit developing countries? Tutor Name: Graham Henderson  Student ID Number: 2059661 Date of Submission: October 25‚ 2012 Globalization is a source of both hope and apprehension‚ especially for developing countries. During the past several decades the greater accesses to developing country markets have improved the productivity and living standard and brought significant

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    Earthquake Resistant Buildings A Research Paper in Writing in the Discipline Emilio Aguinaldo College In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Course in Writing in the Discipline Submitted by: Manicdao‚ Marlone S. Introduction Earthquakes are major geological phenomena. Man has been terrified this phenomena for ages‚ as little has been known about the causes of earthquakes‚ but it leaves behind a trail of destruction. There are hundreds of small earthquakes around the

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    Hazards of Unsafe Driving

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    THE HAZARDS OF UNSAFE DRIVING There are many hazards of unsafe driving. It is a known fact that speed kills! When you operate a motor vehicle it is a privilege. After thinking about my speeding ticket I realized there may have been far reaching circumstances as a result of my actions. For one thing I thought of my mother Romaneir‚ who loves me dearly‚ if anything were to happen to me it would completely devastate her life. And another thing is my little brother Miguel‚ who looks up to me‚ if

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    QUARTER EARTHQUAKE DRILL I. INTRODUCTION Having experienced the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake some Boholanos are already nervous and uneasy every time there is news about the said calamity. Thus‚ they became very eager to undergo drills and listen to some orientations and preparations in responding calamities in order for them to be prepared for the future calamities. Public awareness is very much necessary to obtain and improve the people’s preparedness and mitigation. Thus this earthquake preparedness

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    With reference to two volcanic events that you have studies from contrasting areas of the world‚ compare the ways in which volcanoes and their impacts have been managed. (10 marks) The TOP TIP for what the Q means? Contrasting areas = Compare = Managing impacts of volcanoes = Candidate’s Answer Mt Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines erupted in June 1991. [First volcano] Its eruption consisted of many pyroclastic flows and the large high ash clouds‚ and had severely negative impacts

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    all die three phases of teaching namely‚ pre-teaching‚ teaching and post-teaching. Role of the Teacher in the Pre-teaching Phase: It comprises the activity of planning teaching- learning process. Planning is a simplification of a complex process which has the following specific activities: (i) Analyzing the content. (ii) Deciding on the position of the content to be selected for instruction. (iii) Deciding on instructional objectives for the chosen content on the basis of the knowledge about

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    Hazards of Nuclear Wars

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    Hazards of Nuclear War Of the many problems that beset the world and mankind‚ war is one of them. Wars have been fought from the dawn of history to modern-day setting. Generally agreed‚ they are dangerous‚ resulting in great loss of property and life. The 20th century has seen two such major wars‚ in the second of which‚ for the first time‚ an atom bomb was used to hasten the end of the war. In spite of witnessing the horrors of war‚ many powerful nations have not ceased either the accumulation

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    Hazards in the healthcare Workplace Hazards is anything that can cause harm or injury to someone‚ hazards are everywhere‚ some hazards cannot be eliminated complete‚ but it can be substitute to something less dangerous‚ and reduce the risk of injuries or accident. Most of the hazards can be preventable. To prevent an accident to happen‚ first the hazards must be identified‚ once the hazards were identified‚ assess the risks‚ for example who is at risks and what can be done to eliminate the hazards

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    4/27/2012 The Most Interesting Title in the World In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in January of 2010‚ Haiti (already among the poorest nations in the western hemisphere) was left significantly more vulnerable and impoverished than ever before. With the partial or complete destruction of over 100‚000 places of work came the loss of approximately 90‚000 Haitian jobs‚1 the regeneration of which continues to present significant challenges to the national government. This unemployment

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    Chile Earthquake Script Earthquake On February 27th 2010 at 3:34 an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 occurred in Chile. The earthquake lasted 90 seconds and affected a total of 6 Chilean regions but the earthquake mainly occurred offshore of Maule region. The earthquake left 93% of Chile’s population with no electricity. This earthquake not only damaged Chile but it has permanently shortened the length of our days by 1.26 microseconds and moved the earth’s axis by 8 centimetres. Tsunami

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