1990s‚ the most of mitigation programs were solely focus on natural hazards (Roberts‚ p. 134). The maximum end of creating a mitigation directorate was to move the agency away from national security functions toward natural hazards that are more easily mitigated than prevented (Roberts‚ p. 134). James Lee Witt‚ oversaw FEMA reorganization and he as the director promoted the idea of mitigation at the local and state level throughout the 1990s. As a result‚ mitigation became associated with the policies
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As the leader of a country‚ I feel imperialism would be most successful. The term‚ imperialism‚ is defined as " the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries‚ or of acquiring and holding colonies." This means imperialist have a desire to gain power by expanding territories through the spreading of law and conquering other countries. A major benefit of imperialism‚ in the past‚ includes development of modern technology‚ such as the steam powered ships
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Why was France unstable during the period 1920-40? Between 1920 and the fall of the Third Republic in May 1940‚ France had seen 44 different governments and over 20 Prime Ministers. The divide between Right-wing and Left-wing parties at the time was bigger than ever before. So many political parties made it difficult to accomplish stable government during this period. The country was faced with huge losses in manpower and economic destruction after the war‚ despite being one of the victors. The
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Creative Title: Tay-Sachs‚ the saddest of diseases Introduction: Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a genetic condition affecting male and female infants. The life expectancy of children with TSD is just 3-4 years old. Unfortunately‚ it is always fatal and there no known cure. What is the cause of the disease and how is it inherited? Tay-Sachs disease is hereditary‚ meaning it is inherited from family members. TSD is the result of an autosomal recessive gene‚ meaning‚ meaning that two copies of an abnormal
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To What extent was the Media responsible for America’s foreign Policy in Somalia during the 1990’s? Since the end of the Cold War‚ the relationship between the U.S. government and the media has become increasingly significant. Coupled with the number of humanitarian interventions during the 1990’s‚ it begs the question‚ how far is the media responsible for the creation of U.S. foreign policy? Somalia‚ a nation wracked by civil war and famine‚ stirred the United Nations
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Tay-Sachs Disease Tay-Sachs disease is a rare inherited autosomal recessive disorder first discovered in 1881. It is a disease that is found in many populations‚ but commonly affects the populations of the Ashkenazi Jews. The disorder is caused when there is an absence of enzyme called beta hexosaminase A that is found on chromosome 15. The most common mutation occurs in mostly 80 percent of Tay-Sachs patients is the four base pair addition (TATC) on exon 11 and a G to C inversion
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Why was the opposition to the state more often unsuccessful than successful in the period 1855 – 1964? Divided opposition. One reason why opposition to the state between 1855 and 1964 was mostly unsuccessful is the divided nature of oppositional forces. One example of this is the Civil War of 1918 where Richard Pipes argued it was a ‘foregone conclusion’ that the Reds would win. The Whites were made up of many different oppositional groups such as the SRs‚ Liberals looking for a tsarist revival
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The Gallipoli Campaign The Gallipoli Campaign‚ or Dardanelles Campaign was a series of battles with the intentions of obtaining a sea trade route for the Allied forces‚ from Europe and Russia. The campaign started with a failed naval attack that was waged in February of 1915. The Allied forces were desperate to get a trade route into Russia and saw the Dardanelles Strait as the perfect way to gain control over part of the Black Sea. However‚ when they got to the Dardanelles Strait‚ they soon retreated
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Why the progress of racial equality was so slow in America. SIGNS OF CHANGE BY 1955: How far is it accurate to say that the status of black Americans varied considerably in 1945? Political: Politically‚ blacks had no say in elections. They were prevented from voting by the “legal” means of state laws that established the qualifications required to vote. These ranged from the grandfather clause (you had to be able to prove the previous two generations had voted) to the literacy clause
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encountered very many hardships during the 1930’s and this can be attributed to Stalin’s poor leadership compared to the leaders before him Lenin. He took initiatives to replace the systems employed by Lenin and in introduce communism that was expected to favor the adverse industrialization advocated for by Stalin. To achieve this industrialization‚ Stalin used harsh and ruthless measures that saw extreme suffering and death of thousands of Soviet population. The first group that was negatively affected by
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