Objective Explain the reasons why people live in hazardous areas. Discuss vulnerability as a function of demographic and socio‑economic factors‚ and of a community’s preparedness and ability to deal with a hazard event when it occurs. Explain the reasons for some sectors of a population being more vulnerable than others. A Distinction A hazard / Hazard event / Disaster Hazard -is a perceived natural event which threatens both life and property Disaster - is the realisation of this hazard
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We believe Texas rightfully belongs to Mexico for many reasons‚ some of those reasons being Spanish colonization‚ Mexican Independence‚ and annexation of Texas. Texas was originally inhabited by indigenous people long before European colonization. In the 16th century‚ Spanish explorers arrived and claimed the land for Spain‚ establishing settlements and missions. However‚ it wasn’t until Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821 that Texas became part of the newly formed nation. For a time‚ Texas
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topic is about movies. The question that I asked is “Why do people enjoy going to the movies?” Movies are a rollercoaster ride that transcends people into a whole different world fresh out of somebody’s imagination as seen through the genres of horror‚ drama‚ and science fiction. The movie business has allowed us to break through our burden of everyday life. Movies have a powerful ubiquity within human culture. Movies are stories. Movies are people who come out with ideas about something they want
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In all honesty‚ I do not know what kind of power is out there. I am not sure if there is a God. If there is a God‚ I guess I do not believe. There might be a higher power‚ but I am not even sure of that. So if I were to believe in a God‚ I assume this is how it would go. Here it is‚ The apocalypse. It is all of our faults. and by Our I mean‚ Sam‚ Dean‚ and I’s fault. Not to mention Sam and Dean are brothers. We have opened the gates of hell‚ and there is no good news. Demons have escaped‚ up
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that support government intervention and some that oppose of government intervention. There’s many reasons people support government intervention. There’s also reasons people oppose government intervention. Some of the reasons people are for government intervention is President Herbert Hoover applauds limited government and the supreme court on limits on women working hours. The reasons people oppose of it is because of Leading retailers propose a solution and Theodore Roosevelt announces the new nationalism
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Power is the most influential thing that many people wish to have. Some Government believe that once they have power‚ they will have everything under control in their hands. Moreover‚ in order to maintain that power forever they will have to do everything to keep people under control. Just like a book called 1984 by Orwell illustrated all kind of things that the power influenced people in Oceania like how they treated people‚ controlled psychology and actions of the citizens. These are how government
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In Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ the idea of people finding happiness‚ which is the ultimate end and purpose of human existence‚ depends on having a moral character. The possibility of people being able to do the right thing would be more clear in situations where people’s lives may be on the line. Aristotle repeatedly reminds us that in ethics‚ there are no universal/absolute rules or laws in place that dictate how people should specifically act under specific conditions. Everything has the potential
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There is an estimate that 70% of people within the UK have a hidden disability and 10% of people that have some kind of medical condition that is considered a type of hidden disability like dyslexia or bipolar disorder which within the UK 1.5 million people suffer with. Having a hidden disability means that either you have a medical disorder that you cannot ‘see’. You could see types of supports like wheelchairs but the main meaning is that you cannot generally see anything wrong with them by looking
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Why do people attend college or university? After high school graduated‚ many people will get a job and work in our society. But also many people will choose to attend college or university. If I have a chance in the future‚ I will definitely go to college. There are two reasons that I think why people will attend college or university. One is can learn more knowledge. Another one is to get a higher paying job. First of all‚ things that people learn from high school are very basic and shallow
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vehicle injuries‚ and firearm- related incidents. With this being a known fact there are still smokers in today’s world. The question that should be asked is why do people smoke cigarettes despite their proven dangers? Smoking cannot only damage or bring harm to every organ in the human body‚ but it can cause countless diseases. If people just stopped smoking altogether‚ they would decrease the risk of smoke-related diseases and most importantly
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