The Port Chicago Disaster On the 24 of July 1944‚ a memorandum was written from Captain W. S. Parsons‚ USN to Rear Admiral W. R. Purnell‚ USN. It was a report on the most destructive explosion on United States soil at that time. It was known as the Port Chicago Explosion. Captain Parsons worked in the Bureau of Ordnance as their Liaison Officer. So he was a prime candidate for the job. Rear Admiral Purnell was the head of the Military Policy Committee. This memorandum was not intended to
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in Context‚ written by David Christian (2003)‚ questions the context of world history as well as the complexity of human history and the societies with which they live. In Christian’s article he argues that looking at world history in its global context‚ rather than one specific moment in history‚ is the way it is intended to be interpreted and allows historians to recognize reoccurring patterns and themes. World history is meant to be an unbiased account of only one specific species‚ humans (Christian
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Sara Doxsey G. Bret Bowers GSW 1110 31 August 2010 Facebook: A Social Disaster Facebook is a social network that has become the lives of many individuals. This simple site is actually very complex. People tend to think that it is a wonderful way to make friends and connect with old ones‚ but it is a way of causing stress in one’s life. It provokes a significant amount of drama and conflict. Often times people use it to initiate a problem or to get under another individual’s skin. The problem
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Bomb Blast in Beirut: An Extension of Syria’s War On Oct. 19‚ 2012‚ a large bomb exploded in the heart of Beirut’s Christian section‚ killing eight people and wounding at least 80‚ unnerving a nation as neighboring Syria’s sectarian-fueled civil war spills beyond its borders and threatens to engulf the region. The blast also killed a top security official‚ Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan‚ long viewed as an enemy by Syria. The bomb shattered windows for blocks and spread panic in a city where memories
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‚ Over this Christmas Vacation I read the book‚ Because Of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. The Genre of this story is Fiction. Some of the main characters in this story are India Opal Buloni‚ her father The Preacher‚ there dog Winn-Dixie‚ Miss. Franny the librarian‚ and Gloria Dump a blind old women who lives in the neighborhood. India Opal Buloni‚ and her father have just moved to Naomi‚ Florida
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Character and Context Graphic Organizer In the organizer below‚ describe the current context (according to the novel) and the new context (according to the year to which your character is going to travel). Provide details to show that you understand how changing the time‚ possibly the place‚ and the context may change the character’s response to the obstacle he or she faces and the tools or resources that he or she has to deal with the obstacle. The character who is time traveling today is
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Legal Context of Human Resource Management In addition to increasing diversity of workforce‚ the problem of managing human resource is also complicated by the emerging body of law with respect with respect to the ways in which employers may or may not deal with employees. When managing in foreign countries‚ managers will find that local laws may be quite different but‚ given the strong influence of U.S. law on global business operations‚ it is important for all international managers to understand
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Context doesn’t always have to be truthful. It depends on what position the context is observed in. If context is supplemented with society‚ truth matters. If it is a personal observation‚ in most cases the truth will get you out of trouble. One area of knowledge that can be controversial and doesn’t have to be truthful is art. One area that involves consideration and can be involved controversially is science. This is one of the most factual that can be errored very easily. Within art‚ there
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The decision making of multiple employees and managers contributed to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. A non-rational model of decision making was utilized which directly contributed to the malfunction of equipment and the death of employees. The non-rational model attempts to explain how decisions are actually made (Kanicki & Kreitz‚ 2010). The case study focuses on how decisions are actually made rather than how they should have been. Decisions made regarding safety‚ process‚ and collaboration
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The Hindenburg disaster occurred on May 6‚ 1937. A German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was engulfed while its attempt to dock at the Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township‚ New Jersey‚ United States. The fire was ignited by an electrostatic discharge which sparked leaking hydrogen from the zeppelin. In order to make up for extra than 12 hours in its transatlantic flight‚ the Hindenburg passed via a weather front of excessive humidity and high electric charge. Even
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