Essays on Crescent

Natural disasters affect a large of people around the worked and this is rising because of climate change and the rising concentration of people inhabiting the areas that are more exposed to natural disasters. These natural disasters reduce the economic growth and a significant impact on poverty and social welfare, which affects the developing countries, and their most vulnerable populations. While natural disasters cannot be prevented, actions can be taken to reduce their human and economic costs. This paper looks at a large-scale natural disaster such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004, the effect it had on the ...

Introduction

Life happens to come with many unprecedented and unpredicted disasters. Halfway across the world there are news of tornadoes, fires, earthquakes, and floods. News reporters give statistics of the many lives that are lost in such disasters and in many instances, the policy makers are not able to correctly determine the monetary value of property and businesses lost in such instances. Such happenings are taking place across the world and some of the greatest losers are business entities. Owing to these disasters and many more such disasters, business organizations have to think beyond the normal operations (Cobanoglu, Blasik, & Haley, ...

Introduction

The Zika virus causes an illness known as Zika virus disease (Zika). The transmission of Zika virus occurs via the bite of an Aedes mosquito that is infected (CDC, 2016). Zika belongs to the genre Flavivirus and the WHO (2015) has identified it as “an emerging mosquito-borne virus.” The virus causes a mild illness that lasts a few days to a week (CDC, 2016; WHO, 2016). Thus, many people with the disease do not seek medical help. However, the greatest concern associated with Zika is microcephaly. This birth defect results from a Zika infection during pregnancy. This defect is ...

Strawberry season is here and with that means a ton of strawberry inspired recipes. Strawberries are one of the perfect fruits that can make a regular dessert divine. Not only that, but they can spruce of regular meals, such as salads, and turn them into delicious masterpieces. One of my favorite inspire strawberry dessert is the cheesecake crescent roll. It is easy to make, requires little ingredients, and most importantly very delicious. All the ingredients can be found in any local grocery store. Before you can start baking, you need to obtain the ingredients. You should buy some vanilla ...

Several thousand years ago, the early modern humans were nomadic foragers, and they forage in groups. However, a major transition occurred around 10,000 BC changing the human behavior, a changeover from the control of the natural environment over humans, to humans in control over the natural environment. Before the start of the agricultural era, the early humans were hunter-gatherers, which means that they depended on wild resources for their nutritional requirements. This style of living led the early humans to have a largely nomadic lifestyle, with the abundance of food source dictated by the natural environment, specifically the ...

Abstract

Mitigation emphases on decreasing damages of life and property while the recovery empowers the community to regain its normalcy and cope with the situation to continue with their lives. From that avowal, it is without a doubt that they are both central and fundamental phases in the management of adversities that might arise. The two play an essential role in helping the society members to respond and bounce back despite the loss of life and damage to properties. An attempt will be made to expound the mitigation and recovery disciplines of the disaster management plan as well as the ...

Introduction

Cyclones have been affecting populations throughout the world for a very a long time. From Southeast Asia, the Americas, the Western Pacific, and now so often the Island of Madagascar, cyclones have been having a significant influence on people, societies, and nations for centuries. For instance, over the last century alone, tropical storms have affected more than 629 million people and caused an estimated 1.33 million deaths in this timeframe (Doocy, Dick, Daniela, and Kirsch). Whereas the effects of cyclones on humans are widespread and devastating, studies show that this trend is poised to continue due to factors such ...

Comparison Essay on Architectural History of a Building

Introduction The Dome of the Rock (Qubbat as‐Sakhrah) is a religious edifice structure built in the7th century that is located in Jerusalem. It was built by Caliph Abd al‐Malik, the Umayyad. This edifice is not a mosque, but may be described as a Muslim shrine. Like the Mecca Ka'ba, the Dome of the Rock is built on a sacred stone. It is widely believed to be the place from which Muhammad the prophet ascended into heaven in the process of his night journey into heaven. The sacred stone over which this edifice is built was long considered ...

The massive pyramids of Giza:

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Were the only pyramids ever built in ancient Egypt, and likely their construction was so expensive that it led to the collapse of the Egyptian state

Were the invention of King Tutenkamen, and contained the wealthiest burials ever excavated by archaeologists

Can trace their architectural development from earlier stepped pyramids of Djoser and earlier mastaba morturary architecture

Were built entirely of mud brick and mortar by Egyptian slaves

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Question 2 (2 points)

Domestication and the transition to agriculture happened as an independent event:

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simultaneously at the end of the ice age in 5 different parts of the ...