...Comparing 2 different Earthquake Cases Introduction: In this essay I will be comparing 2 different cases of Earthquakes, 1 in an MEDC (More Economically Developed Country) and the other in an LEDC (Less Economically Developed Country) both of a magnitude of 7.0. The two earthquakes that I will be comparing are the Kobe Earthquake in Japan in 1995 of a magnitude of 7 (for the MEDC) and the Haiti Earthquake in 2010 of a magnitude of 7.0 (for the LEDC).I will be comparing the impact after the Earthquake, the damage inflicted on the city, the cost in damage and the loss of lives and the amount of injuries. I will be doing this to see how the economic bracket and earthquake proof buildings can affect the damage inflicted onto the cities affected...
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...115: Week 1 Assignment Devry University John Riccardi The economic system that would be best suited for handling a crisis of epic proportion would be the socialism system. With the socialism system, the government plays a major role, as the government would be the ones to dispense the proper resources that the residents need, “ from food to health care”, to assure everyone gets the assistance. If we look back at the 2010 earthquake that took place in Haiti, the socialist system would be the best by using the socialist system, responding to the needs of the residents who were struck by this devastating earthquake, no matter what, everyone would get the proper aid and support that is needed. Fortunately, for the residents struck by the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, a socialist system was used. This was an immense help for the residents and also the country of Haiti. By using the socialist system, the residents of Haiti were able to receive the proper supplies equally; no one person got more than the next. By doing this, it ensured that all residents of Haiti were treated equally and no one person was more important than another. As this would of probably have caused more issues then the ones that were already upon the residents. It also allowed the government to do its job effectively and efficiently. By letting each individual or family get the resources it needed as quickly as possible. Some of the treatments the Haitians received were; food, clothing, shelter, and for those...
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...Mayer Ms. Malaney RWS 100 9 November 2010 A horrific 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010; “As of January 20th the US military has 2,000 troops on the ground assisting now with another 2,000 airborne personal on the way there. An additional 9,500 personal are afloat standing by nearby.” (Haiti Earthquake Facts, 1). Meaning that within a little over one week the US had nearly 13,500 military personnel lending a hand, not to mention the extreme amounts of donations that were made as well. Based on his text, “ If You Rebuild It, They Will Come”, author Paul Shirley would disagree with the previously stated statistics. In his text, he strongly expresses the importance of limiting the relief for Haiti. He then continues to argue that it is harmful to give them the amount of relief we are putting forth. Extending Shirley’s argument, the article published in USA Today, “Help Haitians, but Don’t Throw Open U.S. Borders”, explores the process of bringing suffering Haitians to America for a better life. It argues the negatives to this proposal, suggesting it not only hurts Haiti, but America as well. In this essay I will analyze both texts and the arguments they make, exploring how the article published in USA Today extends Shirley’s, further proving, clarifying and backing his argument. In his article, Shirley expresses his opinion on the importance of limiting the relief in Haiti. He makes claims throughout his text suggesting that the US is giving too...
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...Patricia Raymond ENG 101 March 28, 2013 Essay 3 Everyone has their own way of thinking and their own way of living. Everyone has their own journey, and it makes us think differently than others. Everyone has a special view about life, and it makes us learn lessons in life differently. Even though people face different obstacles in life, they kind of learn similar lessons on the way. When I was eleven years old, I was in 6th grade. In my class, we had twenty-five students, and I had two best friends. One was Rebecca, and the other one was Kettelene. Rebecca had so many possibilities in her life. Her parents buy her anything she wants and go to the big cities for vacation. They could do anything that money could buy. My other friend is Kettelene. She was really skinny and beautiful. Her parents had many possibilities too, but not really the same as my friend Rebecca. And last is me, Patricia. I was really shy, but many people told me that I was beautiful. My parent always gave me anything I needed, because they knew if I needed something, I was too prideful to ask for it. After grade 6, in my country of Haiti, you were supposed to graduate Middle School and go on to high school. Some school had the elementary and high schools together, but mine did not. Rebecca, Kettelene and I were the best of friends, becoming a strong threesome, but after grade 6, we were separated. Each of us had to go to a different high school, but we stayed great friends....
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...Homework assignment #1 Homework assignment #1 Michael Sterner Michael_lee_sterner@yahoo.com Content Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...page 2 Question 1 ……………………………….………………….………………………… page Question 2 ……………………………….………………….………………………… page Question 3 ……………………………….………………….………………………… page Conclusion………………………………………………………………………....... page References………………………………………………………………………....... page Homework assignment#1 Hello my name is Michael Sterner and I am writing a essay to day to answer some questions on a few topics about our economy. The purpose of this paper is to answer 3 questions about (1)Which economic system is best suited for handling a crisis of epic proportions (hurricane, flood, blizzard, forest fire, etc.)? Why? (2) Describe and explain why a socialist system might be the best in responding to the needs of people struck by an emergency situation like the earthquake that occurred in Haiti in January 2010? And finally (3) Use the laws of supply and demand to explain why the cost to heat our homes and businesses goes up in the winter time. Be sure to explain your answer fully? Q1: Which economic system is best suited for handling a crisis of epic proportions (hurricane, flood, blizzard, forest fire, etc.)? Why? The Socialism system seems to offer the best resolution for controlling emergency situations. Socialism, in its perfect form, would be the best economic system to assist people because it demonstrates...
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...Shake and Erupt: A critical reflection on teaching earthquakes and volcanoes to KS3 Rationale: Perhaps the most dynamic features of the Earth’s awesome power and nature are when Volcanoes and Earthquakes occur. Their workings are at the very core of our planet’s history and their unpredictable activity continues to shake mankind’s understanding of the planet. This topic or scheme of work for my mixed ability year nine class offers a plethora of attributes that both incorporates sound core Geographic knowledge and divers teaching formats that can present a degree of awe and wonder into the minds of young people. Planning and teaching such a topic at a time when the Geography National Curriculum is being reviewed by the new coalition Government, seems to provide somewhat of a blank canvass as to what pedagogical approaches might be the most appropriate to adopt. Whatever the NC will look like, we are led to believe that there will be a re-focus on the ‘core’ knowledge in subjects like Geography. This is not to say a return to didactic teaching where teachers are merely transmitters of information, or indeed to adopt a textbook pedagogy which is reminiscent of the late 1970s and 1980s. The Geography Curriculum Consultation Full Report makes it clear “That a line-by-line, detailed list of geography’s contents is not the best way to draw a positive response from teachers . . . though there is strong support for the national curriculum achieving greater clarity over the core...
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...Imperfections of Our Ancestors: Haiti and Dominican Republic The island of Hispaniola is inhabited by two countries but why is it that these countries never share their influences with one another, rather than praising each other their animosity is not only present in their island but also in America too with first and second generation Haitian and Dominicans Americans. Why one island praises their African roots while the other tries to eliminate and hide it? Growing up in a predominate Haitian household you are opened to the culture, the cuisine, the music and the history, and this is for the same for a Dominican household, but imagine being of both ethnicities and wanting both. In some instances, the families allows both cultures to influence...
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...sudden movement of the ocean. Tsunamis are fierce, dangerous natural disasters. They not only can kill plenty but also can cost considerable amounts. This essay will focus on the major, most famous tsunamis in the world’s history. Tsunamis occur mostly in the Pacific Ocean mostly around the Ring of Fire (“Tsunamis”). This is because this dangerous area is known for its production of such disasters as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or even both trigger the Tsunami. There have been spectacular tsunamis in the past. 1707 Hoei Tsunami was for centuries the largest earthquake in Japan (“1707 Hōei earthquake”). The earthquake that caused it had magnitude of 8.6. The earthquake’s fault rupture extended to more than 700 km (“Abstract”). Back in 1771, an earthquake of a 7.4 magnitude occurred just south of the Okinawa, Japan Island. Killing nearly eight and a half thousand people, a tsunami of mass destruction took place. The population decrease to about one third and more than 2,000 houses were demolished (“1771 Great Yaeyama Tsunami”). Comparatively, on November 1, 1775 an earthquake in the Kingdom of Portugal occurred. The earthquake caused fires and a tsunami. This tsunami almost completely destroyed Lisbon, in the Kingdom of Portugal. The Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude of 8.7 on the moment magnitude scale (“1775 Lisbon earthquake”). In 1792, Japan was again caught in a horrendous natural disaster. They faced what is called their most deadly volcanic eruption ever. The Mount Unzen...
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...situation. “Socialist economy is a system of production where goods and services are produced directly for use, in contrast to a capitalist economic system, where goods and services are produced to generate profit.” (2013) In any kind of crisis, the socialism system would best support the situation. The government would step in and help society out in a situation like this. “Socialism teaches people to help others during the time of crisis. Being a not for profit organization means that everyone doing what they are supposed to and looking after injured people’s best interest.” (2013) Describe and explain why a socialist system might be the best in responding to the needs of people struck by an emergency situation like the earthquake that occurred in Haiti in January 2010 Health care, child care, and education are free in a socialist system. “The government would already be most likely responsible and/or prepared to serve the needs of those in need. It also states in the book that workers get longer vacations and work fewer hours per week, so the people available to help in cleanup disasters would be plentiful. The biggest advantage of socialist system is that they have the proper division of labor and quotas which are issued to them.” (2013) When a crisis strikes, the government comes in and helps out the people of the community. There are also many non-profit organizations and programs who help out the community as well. Use the laws of supply and demand to explain...
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...The aim of this essay is to define famine and also to identify the underlying causes and possible solutions. To begin with, major concepts will be defined followed by a discussion, thereafter a conclusion shall be drawn. Famine has been defined differently by many scholars. In terms of food supply based, Brown and Eckholm (1974) have defined famine as sudden, sharp reduction in food supply resulting in widespread hunger. In food consumption based, famine is defined as lack of food over large geographical areas sufficiently long and severe to cause widespread disease and death from starvation (Chamber’s Encyclopedia) and in relation to mortality based, Ravillion (1997:1205) defines famine as an unusually high mortality with unusually severe threat to food intake of some segments of a population. In general terms famine is a complex process, usually arising from a combination of factors over an extended period. Famine is caused by a number of factors. The immediate causes are drought, flooding and low levels of crop planting. In addition, chronic poverty and inadequate policies in developing countries are also contributing factors. These conditions have combined to result in severe shortfalls in food production and in turn high prices for maize, the staple food of most developing countries. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (the standard used by the UN), famine occurs when the following conditions occur; 20 percent of population has fewer than 2...
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...Economics Essay – To what extent do national income statistics (GDP) provide a good basis for comparison between countries? In the world of Economics, GDP per capita is used to compare the way that countries are coping with different economic climates; such as recession, boom etc. This essay will be assessing whether GDP is the best statistic to use for comparing different countries’ economies. GDP is the most commonly used method by world famous economists to assess how successful an economy is. GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product and is the market value of the official goods that have been transferred in and out in a country over a certain period of time. GDP is a good method for comparing the national incomes of countries because it can be very accurate. This is especially the case when the GDP for a division is divided between the population of a country. This is a statistic called GDP per capita and is a lot more accurate at showing how wealthy a country is because it divides the value of the goods transferred in a country between the whole population. This is clearly a better way of measuring how wealthy a country is because it explains how rich each person is in a country. This is a better way of comparison between countries because it shows how rich the country is in terms of value per person instead of making assumptions. This makes a huge difference because in normal GDP, China is the richest country in the world because it is worth the most as a country; however...
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...International adoption Nurman Assima (ID:20110635) Academic Reading and Writing 1 Anna Bondarenko November 11, 2011 Outline Essay question: Whether or not international adoption should be banned? I Introduction Thesis statement: Although there is plenty persuasive evidence supporting the benefits for children to be placed in adoptive homes rather than to be left in orphanages, many negative effects can arise as a result of international adoptions, such as loss of culture or family identity, child trafficking, deceit and kidnapping. II Body A. International adoption is detrimental to the adopted children. 1. National distinctions of children from their adoptive parents lead to the loss of their cultural, physical and psychological identity. 2. Negative social attitude and the stigma attached to adoption is psychologically damaging to adopted children. B. International adoption has transformed from a noble cause into underground profitable business. 1. During the adoption process agencies and advocates are driven by financial incentives. 2. International adoption is accompanied with abuses, crimes and other immoral actions on the part of adoptive parents. C. International adoption gives orphans all over the world a possibility to obtain a family. 1. Adoption gives a possibility to an orphan to obtain a better life. 2. Adoptive parents provide diseased orphans with high-quality...
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...PART ONE This paper will focus on two aspects of my life that I am very passionate about - my ongoing pursuit of higher education and my work in the humanitarian sector. I have focused on these two areas because becoming a superstar takes more than a diploma (White, 21). It requires the merger of knowledge and action. Abu Bakr, the first Muslim Caliph, is credited with saying “without knowledge, action is useless and knowledge without action is futile”. I believe that combining knowledge and action is a key element in achieving ‘Superstar’ status as described in Professor White’s book, The Superstar Roadmap: How Ordinary People Build Extraordinary Careers. In the following pages, I will relate personal experiences with Dr. White’s Superstar Roadmap and explore personal mastery of the nine steps. Deep inside, I have always felt an insatiable need for education. I have recognized its importance and have spent considerable time reading from the best books, attending formal courses, and informally seeking out dynamic authors and lecturers. In addition, I have always know that someday I would like to start a family and that I will need to be a good example to my children. One of many ways that I can demonstrate the importance of education to them is to be a living example of the principles I hope to teach them. The pursuance of education has not been easy for me and has often been inconvenient but when I listen to my heart and try to act on those feelings, I know that pursuing...
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...burning fossil fuels, agriculture, transportation and infrastructure. The second is natural causes which include volcanic eruptions and variations in solar outputs. These causes have negative effect on the natural environment which leads to increasing of temperature, increasing in sea level, changing of precipitations, extremely weather, killing species of animals, birds, fish and plants. This essay will show that the causes of climate change have different effects on the environment. Atmospheric carbon dioxide variations, volcanic eruptions and solar outputs, have negative impacts on animals, plants, and environment. Climate is always changeable. One winter can be early, another late; one summer wet, another dry (Carter 2000,34). For the last century climate has dramatically changed. Consequences of climate change may manifest itself as rapid and through the long period of time. Climate change could lead to number of catastrophic disasters as droughts, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes and volcanic eruptions. For example earthquakes in New Zealand, China, Chilie, and Haiti, floods in Australia, Pakistan and India, volcanic eruption in Iceland, tornado in Dakota in the USA, Montana supercell thunderstorm and recent disasters in Japan. By climatologists’ evidence there are two causes with several factors that have a response for the...
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...Social media is any website that allows social interaction. Social media is growing rapidly throughout the world. More adults and teenagers are joining sites such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter to interact with friends, family, and strangers. The introduction of social media has changed the world in many ways. It affects each individual in different ways. Today it can be used as a very helpful tool in changing a person’s life, but at the same time cause such conflicts which can negatively impact a person. While there are some negatives associated with social media, the positives in communication all around, has made the world stronger and a better place to live in. Social media has many positive effects on the society. The introduction of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have increased communication among individuals. These websites serve as an important medium, keeping individuals socially active. For example Facebook, allows people to communicate with each other, comment on people’s statuses, join different organizations, play games, and even instant message. This site allows for millions of people to keep in touch with each other, and ultimately acts as a source of entertainment. “Social media also allows contact with people from around the world.” (“ProCon”) Using these websites can also increase a person’s computer abilities. Using social media can also help people who have difficulty socializing in person. Sites like Facebook allow “People who have...
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