I. The first structure element of Taipei 101 is its tuned mass damper. As we know‚ earthquake and typhoon always occur in Taipei [Video presentation: effect of earthquake]. On 12 May 2008 a province in China experienced an earthquake which the tremors to be felt in Taiwan. So what is the best way to protect the skyscraper from collapse when the disasters occur? As skyscraper Taipei 101 installs the tuned mass damper insert the building on at level 87th to 91th. A. To ensure the tuned mass damper
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In our distant years we had been measured and defied by different tribulations in our life. But what could be more to catastrophic phenomenal like typhoon‚ flash floods and the alarming tsunami alert that devastated the livelihood and lives of many people in our country. In just a year we become exposed to numerous calamities that left holes and trauma to Filipino people. As much as we seek for peacefulness and contentment in life‚ we cannot alter the nature’s revenge to the mankind. But this would
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you‚ if you had seen your friend die and may have had a way to prevent it? In The Seventh Man‚ Haruki Murakami tells the story of a young boy who goes out to explore his ravaged town in the eye of a typhoon. His best friend K‚ is also outside‚ and does not hear the narrator’s yell to him when the typhoon approaches. The narrator runs instead of yelling again‚ and K dies. Should he forgive himself? The answer is clear: yes. The narrator was 10 years old‚ and should not hold himself accountable for his
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are also running out-of-stock and they don’t have enough products to deliver because there are not enough raw materials and importing raw materials involves great costs. 3. Lastly‚ suppliers can’t deliver due to some fortuitous event which is the typhoon that destroyed the crops and cause landslides in some roads which made them not passable. Recommendations: First of all‚ in order for the company to reduce the number of complaints by the customers‚ they should first address and give solutions
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therefore the students can get out of the school and go to a nearby a shop that sells food and eat there and get back to class after lunch. The location of the Philippines is an accident prone area to hazards like Typhoon‚ Earthquakes‚ Flood and Tsunamis. For example like last year when Typhoon Haiyan‚ destroyed my hometown leaving the infrastructures broken and the area flooded. I heard from my relatives back in the Philippines that our house was on the brink of collapsing as the winds were too strong
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2.0 Factors that Cause Poverty It has many factors that cause to poverty for a country. This happens because on this world‚ it has too many people but just has few jobs and lack of foods for all people to survive. Some of the causes that cause to poverty are overpopulation‚ education‚ wars‚ corruption‚ and lack of resources‚ politics‚ and natural disaster and so on. 2.1 Overpopulation First of all‚ the factor that has cause to poverty is overpopulation. For example‚ Vietnam is one of the countries
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are three concepts in designing this building which firstly the disaster prevention. To illustrate‚ the building has a triangular base but morphing into circle gradually after 300m. The triangular base boosts the stability of the tower to resist typhoons and earthquakes whereas the circular shape is ideal for both observatories‚ namely Tembo Deck and Tembo Galleria‚ which are situated at 350m and 450m respectively. The changes in shape also demonstrate the “warp” and “camber” which are traditional
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Haiyan was the dangerous storm to hit the Philippines. Close to a million people had to evacuate their homes. Over 5‚000 people were killed. Supertyphoon Haiyan left very close to two million people homeless. This is not the first typhoon to hit the Philippines. Typhoon Tehlma hit in Philippines in 1991. Food‚ clothing and money from all over the world were given to help the people in the Philipines after this storm. The wind speed extremely close to 170 miles per hour. http://world.time.com/20
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letter of your answer on the sheet provided. 1. The athlete wave the Philippine ____all day. a. frog b. flag c. flood 2. The strong typhoon blew down the ____ on the road. a. balloon b. trees c. people 3. Brenda can’t pay the phone bill because she has no _____. a. honey b. money c. pony 4. The loud ____ scared the children. a. Thunder b. typhoon c. earthquake 5. Animals in the circus do funny ______. a. Feet b. trees c. tricks C. Identification Directions: Identify the underline
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COMMON GOOD The common good is understood as the collection of social conditions that make it possible for each social group and all of their individual members to achieve their potential. It means that each social group must take account of the rights and aspirations of other groups‚ and of the well-being of the whole human family. The rights and duties of individuals and groups must be harmonized under the common good. The common good comprises the sum total of social conditions which allow
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