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Introduction The concept of Homeland Security was precipitated by the terrorist attacks of 9/11 (Shawn 2013). According to the quadrennial homeland security review (2014), the goal of homeland security department and its partners is to build a safe, secure, and resilient nation. This goal is continuously threatened by the evolving nature of terrorism and natural disastrous among other risk factors. In order to mitigate the effects of the risks and threats to the safety, security, and resilience of the nation, the (Department of Homeland Security) DHS developed the five missions to help the department and its partners achieve its ...

When nature disaster occurs, it is significant to provide an appropriate physical and mental care. Depending on the level of disaster, health care professionals should build an effective unique system for a mitigation of damage. Nurses should be aware of the possibility of occurrence the several kinds of nature disaster within the community belonged to their area of responsibility. The theoretical and practical experience that they accumulated can serve as a chance to save the disaster victims. It is generally known that disaster is an extraordinary situation, which can lead to the appearance of human victims and material losses. ...

The issues involving Gender and swearing has been a cause celebre from the time of inception of this idea. Gender holds a very important notion whenever swearing is dealt with. The research however shows increased usage of expletives amongst women, but the evaluation of such practice still needs to be filtered through the sociocultural aspects and misconceptions.(e.g. Risch, 1987; de Klerk, 1992; Hughes, 1992). The writer Karen Stapleton in this article “Gender and Swearing: A community Practice” portrays a very clear picture of the swearing practice with respect to gender and compels one to think that it is not right to ...

In this conversation, the three viewpoints expressed by each of the speakers are closely related to the different perception of genders and the acceptable language usage associate with this perception. Josh’s argument is inclined towards a belief of ‘all men are created equal’, wherein there should be no segregation of human beings based on gender. While this tenet forms a critical part of the American constitution, it does not take into consideration the cultural evolution of perceptions related to each gender. As Lakoff noted in the breakthrough 1975 article, women or ‘ladies’ are expected to use a different set of rules ...

Socio-Political Impact of Nuclear Power

The debate on the usability and safety of nuclear power has returned back to the limelight due to the on-going issue in Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant, and the growing number of nations trying to accumulate nuclear power for their national interest. Nuclear power remains as a crucial topic of national importance for many nations since the discussions for nuclear proliferation and disarmament took place after the Second World War. However, some nations had retained its use for electricity and for other applicable sciences. With the debate on nuclear power back due to the countries trying to harness such volatile power, ...

Drug abuse remains an issue for adolescents and a concern for those who care about them. The number of pre-teens and teens who drink alcohol, smoke, and use drugs has remained relatively consistent for several decades. It drops for a few years, and then increasing for a few more, wavering at about the same level. The drug and alcohol resistance education (DARE) program that is used in the school environment, somewhere between fourth and sixth grades in most instances, is a way to educate students about the dangers of cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs, hopefully early enough before they decide to use the products. ...

1. What are Mattel's core competencies? If innovation is not one of these, should it be? Is outsourcing a competency? Mattel’s core competencies were in their brand, and corporate responsibility. In addition, the company had a good supply networks and product integrity. The company depended on movies and television shows and the creation of new toys. This was based on the brands that were already acquired or developed. The company, for example, put electronics in Playmobil characters. In addition, the company took advantage of the offshore manufacturing and economies of scale. Innovation was not one of Mattel’s core ...

Endometritis

Endometritis is an upper genital tract infection and is characterized by inflammation of the uterine lining, involving the endometrium and the underlying glandular tissues.(Eckert & Lentz, 2007) Etiology for endometritis may be infections for instance; gonorrhea, chlamydia, tuberculosis, or a combination of normal vaginal bacteria.(Zieve, 2011) Endometritis usually coexists with other infections such as acute salpingitis, acute cervicitis, and other sexually transmitted infections.(Eckert & Lentz, 2007; Zieve, 2011) The symptoms associated with endometritis are swelling or abdominal distention; pain experienced in the lower abdomen or pelvic region, abnormal vaginal bleeding and discharge, general discomfort, constipation, fever and malaise. The ...

One of the earliest lessons that we learn in life is how to manage language according to the context in which we are speaking. The structure and content of those lessons, though, will vary depending on the cultural background of the person speaking, as well as the person’s gender, in many cases, as well as their goals for a particular conversation. A man applying for a teaching position at an elite boarding school might well, in an interview, face a question about his views on professional integrity. This man has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in his teaching field, and ...

Linguists embrace two basic paradigms of language context. They are verbal and social contexts. Defining their boundaries would be relevant to distinguishing between the two for clarity specifically, as it pertains to this discussion on multiple ways to say the same thing and the factors that might influence selection of a particular variant when perceived from a social context. To differentiate verbal context usage in linguistics from social is to relate this culture to text or speaking communicative expressions. These involve distinct interpretations of words and constructed sentences based on grammatical assumptions. Precisely, verbal influences are dictionary- related meanings to words ...