Essays on Flood

Introduction

The story is the story of the grandfather of David, one of my best friend. I knew that his family was migrated from Mexico, so I asked my friend to arrange my meeting with his grandfather. His name is George and now 90 years old. He told that they were six brothers, and he was the youngest one. He was graduated at that time.

He told us that the economic condition and job opportunities in his country always fluctuated. So, after his graduation he was very worried about his career, what to do as he could not find a Continue reading...

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Luxor Temple in Egypt rose into prominence as the abode of various royal Egyptian dynasties. The kings honored the so-called god Amon. It became the main city of the kingdom. The Temple was managed by high military priests.
This research report summarizes the key events and historical background of Luxor Temple. It also sheds light on the building, the civilization and the culture prevalent in that period as well as the built environment. Moreover, it gives a comparison with the modern city of Luxor.

Luxor Temple in Egypt: An Introduction

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Introduction

Ashford University has been on a notable receiving end by natural disasters. The disasters that have been on the repeated hit on Ashford University include; Tornadoes, floods and storms (Matter 12-24). As a result, many things have been on the subjected to instances of destruction. In this regard, reports dictate that tornadoes have been an almost accepted phenomenon. Whenever heavy rain rains in their appropriate season’s rain, tornadoes have been engulfing the entire of Ashford’s main campus and the surrounding environs. In essence, the resultant effect of tornadoes to Ashford University has been overwhelming commencing from the Continue reading...

QUESTION ONE:

The fact of the case is that MS, Delores Mendoza was not promoted to the position of the supervisor. Ms. Mendoza is a Hispanic working for Dade County at the finance department. The issue of discrimination is outlined in this case relating to the aspects of gender and racial bias. The failure to promote Ms. Mendoza led to the issues of gender bias and racial discriminations at the Job place of the Dade County. Ms. Mendoza filed against Dade County claiming that she was not promoted on the basis that she is a woman and a member of the Continue reading...

Summary of Main Issues Discussed within the Case Study

Further, the author talks about OPT contracts and how they have been beneficial to countries located within Europe. OPT contracts refer to agreements through which firms within the Euro Zone are protected from stiff competition from other regions such as China due to the production costs differential. One of the privileges they enjoy is the freedom to export temporarily. One of the countries that have gained from OPT agreements is Romania, which is one of the poorest countries in Western Europe. This is because OPT agreements led to a significant increase in the orders made from Europe. This in Continue reading...

Tsunamis

Introduction
A tsunami (“a wave in port” in Japanese) are the marine gravity waves that are extremely large in length and height, and are the result of the up or down shift of ocean bottom areas with strong underwater and coastal earthquakes, occasionally, though, are the result of volcanic eruptions and other tectonic processes. Tsunamis are among those few natural disasters that are capable of causing huge numbers. First chapter of this research is dedicated to the causes of tsunami, wave formation mechanism, and waves’ various characteristics. The topic of the conducted research is highly relevant to our area Continue reading...

DoS and DDoS attacks A Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack is an attack intended to close down a computer or network by making it unreachable to its intentional users. These attacks have achieved by spilling over the aimed computer or network with traffic, or with distribution of information that activates a crash. In both cases, the DoS attack restricts legitimate users to use the service and computer. There are two common ways of DoS attacks that are flooding services and crashing services. Flooding means, the system receives excessive amount of traffic for the server to buffer that cause system to slow Continue reading...

There are many strange similarities between ancient texts of different cultures. Within these narratives, there are different trappings, but many of the stories remain eerily similar across cultural boundaries; within The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Old Testament of the Bible, for instance, there are a number of different stories that are remarkably similar. The story of Gilgamesh and the plant of eternal life is very similar to the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. However, perhaps the most similar of the stories contained within the Gilgamesh epic and the Old Testament of the Bible Continue reading...

In both Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis 6-8, sin subdued the world. Human being had greatly multiplied his evils by rejecting the ways of God and following their own pleasures. God did not like the situation on earth and He sought to terminate the evil deeds that filled the earth with the flood (Sailhamer 314). In both Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis account, God destroyed the first world using water. In both accounts, the description made tend to be similar. According the Epic, God instructed Gilgamesh to build an ark to save the world from destruction whereas in the Continue reading...

The aim of this essay is to present you with an analysis of the poem ‘A Description of a City Shower’ which was written by Jonathan Swift in 1710. The essay will analyze and try to explicate the poem, highlighting its main thematic core and the way it is put across to its readers through its literary devices such as its symbolism and icons, its form, genre, verse, metre and figures of speech. The essay will emphasize on the interpretation of the poem and its symbolism, by shedding light to the way that Jonathan Swift uses the description of Continue reading...

Skeptics are of the opinion that the account of the floods that destroyed nearly everything on earth given in Genesis is actually a modified description of the original story given in the Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet XI. As far as the dates are concerned, while the Gilgamesh epic is said to have been penned before 2000 BC, the dating of Genesis has been placed by scholars between 1500 BC and 500 BC (Deem 1). This indicates that the Genesis’ flood myth could have indeed been sourced by Biblical authors from the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. As a result, the Continue reading...

Thesis Statement: By ensuring appropriate urban development patterns, enacting the necessary legislation, and controlling exposure to waste water, the authorities in Jeddah can preserve surface water and improve the living conditions of its people.

Overview

- Surface water is scanty in Jeddah region.
- Average amounts of rainfall received are very low.
- Surface water is not adequate to supply the human population in the region.
- Plenty of rainfall experienced on the Hijaz Mountains and in the high Red Sea Escarpment cause flooding.
- The only form of replenishment is precipitation.
- Despite its scarcity, surface water provides ecosystems Continue reading...

The super bowl is the largest sporting event broadcasted by NBC. Businesses have used this rare opportunity to air their adverts. More than 111 million Americans who watch the event have admitted paying attention to the ads that dominate the event. As the game progresses, companies take this fantastic opportunity to familiarize the consumers with their products, and ultimately increase their sales revenues. Several adverts have prominently featured in the super bowl live broadcasts. Among them are The Muppets steals a car, T-mobile commercial, 'Noah' trailer, coca cola and the jaguar ad.
The Muppets steal a car is an Continue reading...

Compare and contrast the God in Noah's story

and the God in the Prodigal Son Parable
Reading the Bible, we notice how changes the personality of God. In the Old Testament He appears as a strict creator, disappointed with His creation and angry with people, who disrespect their Lord, whose thoughts and deeds are evil. In the New Testament we see the Lord, who loves every sinner, who's ready to meet him with open arms. Why the authors of Genesis and Gospels describe Him so differently? Was the Lord different, or maybe people had a different perception and understanding of His deeds?
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Hinduism and Buddhism

A religion defines the way in which any community gives gratitude to the believed creator and provider of life. Each community in the world has a religion and their specific religious practices. Comparing Hinduism and Buddhism helps us to have an insight on what religion is all about.
Hinduism is defined as the way of life among the Hindu community in India, Indians practice Hinduism as per the teachings from the ancient ways of living among the Indian people. Hinduism is not a religion as argued by the way their aspects of religion are unique. In the Hindu practice, Continue reading...

INDUSTRY AND EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYS: PUBLISHING

Industry and External Environment Analysis: Publishing

This assessment will cover the internal and external consideration which affect the current and forecast performance of the publishing industry. For these purposes the publishing industry will consist of those companies which publish newspapers, periodical magazines, revues, reports and other publications, books and directories (Bureau of Labour Statistics, 2014). These publications may take the form of print, digital media or any other distributable format. Taking the current environment into consideration a large part of this analysis will be concerned with the effects of new media on the traditional publishing world. How new methods Continue reading...

Chaucer’s, “The Miller’s Tale” is a classic comedic piece that tells a remarkable story. However, the language in the original story can be discouraging to the modern reader. Therefore the writer hopes to present the tale in a modernized version that will help individuals to better understand the story without losing the true meaning of the story. In addition, there is the hope that readers of all ages will be able to understand the modernized version of the story. The writer hopes to tell the legend and life of the carpenter and his wife. After the knight Continue reading...

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR), the ecosystem under study, is situated in the foothills of the Himalayas i.e. the Shiwalik range and falls within Nainital and Pauri Garhwal districts of the state of Uttarakhand. Corbett National Park (CNP), 520.82 km2, and 301.18 km2 of adjoining Sonanadi Wildlife Sanctuary along with 466.32 sq.km of buffer zone together forms 1288.32 km2 of the tiger reserve (Barthari 12). CTR lies between 290 25’ N to 290 40’ N latitudes and 78 05’E to 790 5’E longitudes (see Fig. 1).
Figure 1: Location map of Corbett Tiger Reserve.

CLIMATE

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Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” is a selection of stories that pilgrims use to tell stories that occurred as they traveled to a holy shrine in Canterbury. At first reading, “The Miller’s Tale” and “The Knight’s Tale” appear inconsistent and incomparable. Nevertheless, a closer reading of the two stories shows that the both stories are similar. The elements in the “The Miller’s Tale” reflects those in “The Knight’s Tale”. Arguably, the characters’ identities are different, yet the romance in both tales remains the same to an extent. In essence, the characters are basically the same Continue reading...

Sustainable Planning Challenge

Introduction
Sustainable planning is a vital component in preserving the prosperity and health in urban areas. As the world continues to urbanize, harmonizing the increasing growth in demand for natural resources, energy, and living area becomes a challenge because of its impact in the liveliness of the environment, economy, and policy. In this essay, we will discuss the sustainable planning challenge that the city of Tampa Bay, Florida has been experiencing. We will also discuss the estimated population growth in this city for the next decades. We will learn their best practices in dealing with the challenge in sustainable Continue reading...

It is a shame that books like Jerry A. Conye’s best-selling book Why Evolution is True (2009) is necessary for the twenty-first century. After all, Charles Darwin wrote his groundbreaking work On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was published in 1859. Since its publication many other scientific discoveries have been made to support Darwin’s dangerous idea. Evolution should not be a controversial issue and sadly it remains so even in the most educated countries of the world. Part of the controversy could be because many people who oppose evolution have no idea what Continue reading...

Introduction: The title of my chosen article is forecast failure: How flood warnings came too late for Southern Albertans. The article is authored by Trevor Howell and Matt Mcclure for the Calgary Herald. It was published in the Calgary Herald 2013. The article talks about a flood that occurred in the High River region of South Alberta. The forecasting agencies were late in issuing warnings to the residents of the High River region and, as a result, a lot of damages that could have been avoided occurred. This article is related to the larger topic of how delayed and Continue reading...

Natural processes and occurrences of the earth cause natural disasters that have adverse effects. Examples of such occurrences are floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. Natural disasters result in significant losses of property and life of animals and people of the areas affected. The extent of damage caused depends on various factor and conditions such as the preparedness of people to such disasters or effects that enhance them. The essay below focuses on flood in the Mississippi basin and the factor that plays a part in mitigating or enhances the damage caused over the history. The city of Riparia, Continue reading...

It devastated Peru. According to the article written by Suplee (1996), residents of Chato Chico experienced heavy rainfall for weeks which also made the Piura River rise over those weeks. It was during Christmas time that the ocean was observed by fisherman to heat thus obtaining the name El Niño which actually means “the Christ Child”. After the heating up of the ocean, a large amount of precipitation will build up and will then pour on the coast of northwestern Peru.
On February 15, 1998, a massive amount of rain poured over Peru and the riverbanks of the Continue reading...

Illegal Immigration and the Obama Administration

Introduction
The current influx of illegal immigration at the United States and Mexico border affects every aspect of American life. For each individual residing in the United States, citizen or alien, the legal status of each person should matter to all of us. Currently, in the United States, the majority of our hospitals, classrooms, and prisons remain overcrowded. We can no longer turn a blind eye to the political, social, and economical issues that have slowly resulted due to weak attempts to combat the flood of illegal immigrants crossing into America (Savino 88). Political analysts have suggested that President Continue reading...

Background/Literature Review

Nature causes all floods despite the fact that some manmade activities also contribute in flooding. The developed nations on the globe including UK and the United States do suffer from losses caused by flooding (Natural Disasters-Floods). For instance, the New Orleans Hurricane Katrina that took place between 2005 and 2009 were intensified due to manmade activities (Shrum, 2014).

Classification of Flooding

Floods can be classified into river and coastal floods. Mandych (2011) defined river floods as inundations of river valleys that are caused by high waters running downstream. This is the most frequent and widespread type of floods. He added that river Continue reading...

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Introduction to the Epic of Gilgamesh
Introduction – Authorship and publication details
Gilgamesh is a long narrative poem that is actually a Babylonian epic. The epic of Gilgamesh essentially focuses on a single hero as its primary theme and narrates the heroic acts of that particular hero. It is a work that can either be written text or an oral narration that was the main source of transition along significant cultural tales prior to the evolution of writing. This epic was translated into English by George Smith and was published for the first Continue reading...

Communication

When do the PR personnel of a Hollywood star needs to consider rebuilding reputation and image?
Entertainment headlines in the news often depict Hollywood stars getting involved in one or two controversies ranging from DUI offense to drugs and marital breakups. The role of PR personnel seriously damaging reputation is to minimize the subsequent effect effects of the controversies. News about Mel Gibson hurling racist and rather sexist remarks on his ex-girlfriend Oksana, or David Hasselhoff’s hospitalization due to alcoholism are just a few of the issues that PR personnel are trying to mitigate to preserve the public Continue reading...

Rhetorical Analysis: Plastic Water Bottles Causing Flood of Harm to Our Environment

Our environment, unfortunately, is not safe from harm and pollution today. It comes from emissions, non recyclable materials and so on. The text analyzed below concerns this problem, in particular, plastic water bottles causing flood of harm to our environment. Author of the publication raises several important points in it, describes water bottles manufacturing process, quality of the water we get when buying the product, impact water bottles cause to our environment. The name of the speaker is Norm Schriever, he is “best-selling author, pro blogger, cultural mad scientist, and enemy of the comfort zone” and addresses not a Continue reading...

Environmental protection has become a major issue on a global level lately. Numerous conferences and negotiations aim to eliminate worldwide consequences of environmental pollution and preserve the biosphere. Leading scientific experts are developing technologies using alternative energy sources and renewable resources. Researchers investigate the possibilities to reduce the industrial and consumer-related environmental harm and improve energy efficiency. Ecosystems protection is also one of the priorities to legislative authorities on both international and national levels.
However, governmental initiatives cannot be fully efficient without support of a private sector. Various eco-initiatives are regularly held by civic organizations to raise environmental awareness Continue reading...

Australia, being both a country and a continent, is home to different races of mankind. And among the white people that we have known as the common faces of Australians today, Indigenous or Aboriginal people also occupy a space. Aboriginal people were the primary inhabitants of Australia before its colonization in late 1700s by the European mariners (Australian Government, 2008:web). Up until this day, Australian Indigenous population is struggling very hard to preserve the culture they once established. Nowadays, Indigenous people of Australia, closely adhering to their culture, are the modern faces of poverty and discrimination in the land Continue reading...

Amongst natural disasters, flooding is one of the chief crises that befall our cities and towns. Flooding can occur for a variety of different reasons, including excessive rainfall, melting of snow in mountainous regions or even due to seismic activities such as Tsunamis. The purpose of writing this paper is mainly to acquaint the reader with the consequences of flooding and the steps one could take to save lives as well as protect oneself from harm.
This topic primarily interests me because of the fact that flooding as a natural disaster is widespread geographically. Unlike blizzards, tornadoes and other Continue reading...

Rail construction is a sequence of steps that takes laborious amounts of time in each step and finally results in a wonderful and safe system for transport for many decades to come that requires minimal maintenance over that period. The first step in the construction process is the approval for new line itself. This is typically the responsibility of the government to do it. Once a approval is given for rail connectivity between two points then the role of engineering kicks in.
The first step in the process is the alignment. Alignment is nothing but the path in which Continue reading...

A recent Clean Water Action (CWA) survey indicates that while marketers are re-evaluating the best matrix to advertise clean water. Social-media has formed the new canvas to explore and provide a real-time medium for the best advertisement. These tools of social networking, communication and collaboration are ideal to change the landscape and empower grassroots people to take active roles in developing and using clean water (Pediatrics Week 26).
Recognizing the ultimate power of social media, Clean Water Action needs to use the social media comprehensively in order to satisfy their needs. The company needs to use the YouTube, Twitter Continue reading...

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INTRA OFFICE COMMUNICATION

Mississippi Flood Control Measures Project
Manager – Human Resources
Since we are embarking on the initial study project for the construction of Flood Control Measures for the Mississippi river, we will be needing the people with specific experience and expertise. These may be sourced either internally or externally and we have about 38 days to begin work on the project. May I request you to please organize for the same, and also Continue reading...

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Introduction
The code of Hammurabi is perhaps one of the earliest recorded attempts of humans to create a standardized justice system. Although most of the code’s provisions are considerably harsh, considering the time that the code was made, it can be considered as revolutionary. The code of Hammurabi was named after its author, King Hammurabi of Babylon. Historians believe that Hammurabi descended from the Sumu-abum dynasty of Ancient Babylon in 1894 B.C.. He ruled the city state of Babylon, the present day Iraq, between 1792 and 1750 B.C. Hammurabi was the sixth ruler of Babylon and Continue reading...

Introduction

A community is made up of a group of people living in close proximity to one another and is united by similar goals. The latter part of that statement is actually very crucial because it is what determines whether or not a community can sustain itself for a long time. The strength of the people’s unity and their ability to settle on their community goals are indicators of just how much they can coexist with one another. Coexisting, after all, is the main essence of a community. And there is no better way to demonstrate coexistence than by Continue reading...

Introduction

The modern practices and belief systems are traceable to ancient societies. These modern societies are a product of the evolution of the ancient civilizations through a period spanning many centuries. The modern society has not replicated the ancient civilization; it has modified the ancient practices to fit the current needs and geographical conditions. The modern social systems in art, fashion, religion, language, science, economy and political administration have their foundation in the ancient ideologies. One of the ancient civilizations that have a profound effect to the modern society is the ancient Mesopotamia. Through its successive insightful and visionary leaders, Continue reading...

The Importance of an Emergency Management Plan: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery

It may not come as a surprise to say that, as humans reach out in search of food and shelter, it is the environment around them that is being abused. As man’s needs grow, so too does the pressure on the environment grow, as a result of which, an ecological imbalance is created unconsciously. And once an ecological imbalance occurs, a series of events are triggered that culminates in large scale loss of life and property. There is no doubt the importance the environment has on life on this planet, but man himself, pressed for space, finds no Continue reading...

With the natural disasters happening during the 1960’s, the government was forced to pass legislation for the relief operations. Due to the unavailability of flood protection insurance in all the areas, the government was forced to start the measures to protect against future floods by passing the National Flood Insurance Act and introduced the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
During the Clinton administration, the Nunn-Lugar legislation was introduced to address the issues of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons that may lead to huge mass destructions. The Project Impact was launched to identify the risks of terror attacks and Continue reading...