Shear Walls 17 3 SHEAR WALLS by Timothy P. McCormick‚ P.E. Seismic Retrofit Training 18 Shear Walls Seismic Retrofit Training Shear Walls 19 SHEAR WALLS This section provides an introduction to shear walls and how they resist earthquake and wind forces. This section also shows how to properly construct the shear walls and the parts that make them up. With this knowledge‚ contractors can build proper shear walls and inspectors can recognize the errors untrained contractors
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The rise of the Nazi Party 1919-1929 Origins of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers Party) Before it was named the NSDAP the National Socialist German Workers Party had previously been named the Deutsche Arbeiterpuntei (German Workers Party) or DAP. Its main commitments were Nationalism meaning to identify or become extremely attached to your nation. Anti-Semitism meaning the hatred of Jews and the belief that the Aryan was the master race. And finally it strongly rejected
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Surviving a Car Crash Extra Credit By: Natalie Weston In order to maximize the chance of survival during a collision‚ many automobile-safety features have been implemented over the past few years. Pliable sheet metal and frame structures that crumple during impact are just one of the various safety precautions taken. Because when an object stops‚ or is stopped by a collision‚ the same change in momentum occurs no matter the size of the force or the time interval‚ these sheets of metal are critical
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Crash Dieting is Unhealthy Crash Diets have thrown out many mixed signals to people who want to lose weight expeditiously. These types of diets consist of eating less than 1‚200 calories a day‚ which limits the amount of nutrients and minerals that the body needs. A lot of Celebrities use these diets in order to lose weight quickly for a big event. Many crash diets allow someone to lose weight rapidly‚ but calorie deprivation will cause many health issues such as metabolic damage‚ abnormal labs
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Crash Reflection Paper In the movie Crash‚ they show a lot of different values‚ myths‚ rituals‚ networks‚ and symbols used by people in the movie. They also show many bias and prejudices other wise known as stereotypes that many people in the world use today. Trust was one of the biggest values I saw throughout in the movie‚ for example after the two young men drew handguns and carjacked the Cabots’ vehicle‚ they returned home and the wife Jean was still upset‚ and even though a locksmith was
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Paul Haggis’ Crash: The Evaporation of White Accountability March 10‚ 2009 in Articles | Tags: crash‚ crash movie‚ institutional racism‚ paul haggis‚ racism‚ structural racism‚ white accountability‚ white supremacy @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } “I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness‚ not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group‚” writes Peggy McIntosh in her essay “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” (McIntosh). This invisibility
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Interpersonal Conflict in Film COM 200 July 6‚ 2012 Interpersonal Conflict in Film Interpersonal conflicts can occur at all levels of communication between people‚ which is the case with the movie Crash (Haggis‚ 2004). In this movie there are a number of unhealthy disputes that take place between the actors that never get resolved. The movie is centered on the problems of race and gender that trigger a group of strangers‚ in the Los Angeles area‚ to physically and emotionally bump in to each
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Movie Review: Crash Jason T. Rettinger Ohio University Abstract This paper will investigate and review the motion picture Crash that I recently watched. During the course of this paper‚ I will be identifying the four theories (prejudice‚ stereotype‚ collectivistic culture and individualistic culture) and discussing said theories while providing movie examples that support those theories. I will conclude the paper by noting that although issues such as prejudice and stereotyping exist and
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Mending wall A stone wall separates the speaker’s property from his neighbor’s. In spring‚ the two meet to walk the wall and jointly make repairs. The speaker sees no reason for the wall to be kept—there are no cows to be contained‚ just apple and pine trees. He does not believe in walls for the sake of walls. The neighbor resorts to an old adage: “Good fences make good neighbors.” The speaker remains unconvinced and mischievously presses the neighbor to look beyond the old-fashioned
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Robert Frost’s poem "The Mending Wall" may not seem to be a poem with a lot of meaning but if readers take time to listen to what the author has to say they will discover that it is talking about the basic relationships between people. The author is focusing on an inanimate object that separated two individuals even though it is nothing more than a little stone wall in the middle of a field. Something there is that doesn’t love a wall‚ That sends the frozen-ground swell under it‚ And spills
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