devastated. A few weeks ago the most powerful hurricane to date hovered over downtown Huston dumping over 50 inches of rainfall in just 72 hours. This disaster is still unraveling in Huston and understanding what and why this disaster happened is how anthropologist’s plan on helping. There are four components that help anthropologists understand hazards‚ disasters and human experiences. The first component is the material or objective event‚ in this case Hurricane Harvey that was a category five storm at
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7 ANALYZING THE AUTHOR’S PURPOSE AND TECHNIQUE T he writer’s overall purpose determines the techniques he or she uses. The writer’s reason for writing a particular article or book may be manipulative‚ as in propaganda or advertising‚ or may be more straightforward‚ as in informative writing. In either case‚ understanding the writer’s underlying purpose will help you interpret the context of the writing. It will also help you see why writers make the decisions they do—from the largest
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Skyes and Matza’s theory on the techniques of neutralization was originally channeled towards juvenile delinquency but is also very effective for understanding how police officers excuse‚ justify‚ and rationalize unethical behaviors. Techniques of neutralization are used to maintain a positive self-image: denial of responsibility‚ denial of injury‚ denial of the victim‚ condemnation of condemners‚ and appeals to higher loyalties. Denial of responsibility provides police with a justification for
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offices‚ in cars and buses‚ and on airplanes. We carry films with us in our laptops and iPods. We press the button‚ and our machines conjure up movies for our pleasure. For about 100 years‚ people have been trying to understand why this medium has so captivated us. Films communicate information and ideas‚ and they show us places and ways of life we might not otherwise know. Important as these benefits are‚ though‚ something more is at stake. Films offer us ways of seeing and feel- ing that we find deeply
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Hurricanes are not abnormal for the people of Louisiana. Thus‚ there are plans and precautions made by the government in case a hurricane‚ such as Hurricane Katrina‚ is to happen. So why is Hurricane Katrina so disastrous? In his book Zeitoun‚ Dave Eggers asserts that Congress‚ the Bush Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)‚ and are neglectful and incompetent before‚ during‚ and following Hurricane Katrina. Due to Zeitoun’s family experiences‚ outside cases and broadcasts
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Selling techniques Selling technique is the body of methods used in the profession of sales‚ also often called personal selling. Techniques used in selling interviews vary from the highly customer centric consultative selling to the heavily pressured "hard close". All techniques borrow a bit from experience and mix in a bit of guesswork on the psychology of what motivates others to buy something offered to them. Mastery in the techniques of selling can offer very high incomes‚ while failure in
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In August of 2005 the strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall‚ struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana in the early morning of August 29‚ 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina was thought to be a Category 3 Hurricane bringing winds sustained at 100-140 miles per hour‚ but when landfall was made it peaked at a Category 5 hurricane with winds up to 175 miles per hour and was measured about 400 miles across (history.com). On August 29‚ 2005 the New
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Investigation Techniques Investigation Techniques for Homicide When investigating crimes‚ each type of crime has different types of investigation techniques that investigators will use to solve the crime at hand. One of the major crimes that investigators take part in is homicide investigation. There are several types of homicide ranging from justifiable‚ excusable‚ and criminal homicides‚ to murder and manslaughter. Though sometimes mistaken‚ suicide is technically not a form of homicide
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MAUREEN L. M. INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS SAMPLING TECHNIQUES INTRODUCTION A sample is a unit or subset of selection from a larger population that is used in studying to draw conclusions regarding the whole population. A sample is usually selected from the population because it is not easy to study the entire population at once and the cost of doing so may be very high. The sample should be the best representation of the whole population to enable accurate outcomes and accurate
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OBSERVATION‚ DESCRIPTION‚ AND IDENTIFICATION TECHNIQUE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Explain the meaning of observation‚ and describe the techniques used in observation and description. Explain the importance of accurately evaluating the data provided by witnesses. Describe the techniques that should be used for a lineup. In security job observation means perception of details pertaining to persons‚ objects‚ plans‚ and events through the use of the five senses. An investigator makes descriptions to convey
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