1989

The collapse of the Cypress Street Viaduct in 1989 was a disaster caused by an earthquake. On October 17, 1989 an earth quake occurred around the Santa Cruz bay area. The Cypress Street Viaduct was the first double-decker viaduct in California and it was made in 1955 – 1957 and it cost 100 million dollars. On October 17, 1989, the southern portion of the structure collapsed during the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, due to ground movement and structural flaws. When in use, the upper and lower tier…

the store, but the robber shot him and he was not able to get past the front counter which was where Carter was found. Carter does not remember anything past this point. As of September 19, 2015, the investigation continued. On Friday, November 3, 1989, police officers interviewed the head bartender, Kriz, who stated Alcorn was in the bar earlier that evening and was drinking heavily and picked many fights. Kriz also stated that this type of behavior was unusual for Alcorn as he was normally a…

Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” is a short story that was written in 1989, that outlines the difficulties with a mother and daughter relationship. A young girl name Jing-Mei Woo who is the main character in the story was a vulnerable nine-year-old girl living in a home with her mother and father. Jing-Mei deals with the high potentials of her mother, to become a genius. After losing everything in China, her mother moved to America for a better living. Jing-Mei shares her mother’s thoughts about America on…

of this theory is that of triangles, refers to the predictable ways in which people relate to each other in an emotional field. “The triangle is conceived as a natural phenomenon observable in all forms of life” (Kerr, M. Bowen, M., 1988; Bowen, M., 1989; Bowen, M., 1991).The movements of the triangles can be so unpredictable that is hardly possible to observe in calm emotional situations, while increases are often in the presence of anxiety and tension. The less differentiated people are moved…

differences in their strategies for theory development, their views of nursing metaparadigm concepts, and their theories of nursing system and goal attainment m terms of scope, usefulness, and their unique contribution to nursing science” (Hanucharurnkul, 1989, p. 365). Fortunately, because of the numerous different nursing theories, nurses are able to identify which theorist’s paradigm is more appropriate…

advisor for the defense on many cases. From Lander’s first hand personal experiences as an expert witness on various court cases, he felt compelled to express his observations of the flaws with DNA fingerprinting identification. Lander’s stated, (1989) It is my belief that we, the scientific community have failed to set rigorous standards to which courts, attorneys, and forensic-testing laboratories can look for guidance--- with the result that some of the conclusions presented to courts are…

D’Olive Creek Watershed from 1989 to 2016. As stated previously, impervious surfaces reroute runoff, which can impact sedimentation, erosion, and pollution processes in local environments. Over the past few decades, urban development has had negative effects on the local watershed (Coffee 2010). Based on Figures 2 and 3, it can be asserted that this environmental stress correlates with the local, urban sprawl displayed…

entire drift. The explanation for this was summarized in two points; the first states that, “even if transaction costs causes ‘sluggishness’ in prices, it was still hard to understand why the resulting mispricing lasted for months” (Bernard and Thomas, 1989). The second stated why information can’t be impounded in prices by traders for whom transaction costs are low or irrelevant (irrelevant because traders are committed to trade). Such an explanation indicates why the PEAD effect is not fully…

I saw this week’s reading as a sort of introduction to the actual list of habits that Covey is going to share with us later in the book. I identified four main points that Mr. Cover talked about. The first one is the “Pygmalion Effect” (Covey, 1989, 2004). Covey then talked about Character Ethic and Personality Ethic. Then he discussed paradigm shifts. I understood Covey to say that the Pygmalion Effect is that if you expect something to be a certain way then it is or will be that way…

CHAPTER 2 INCIDENT CHRONOLOGY The Chronology of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Incident The timeline of this incident will be based on the ‘National Transportation Safety Board Marine Accident Report’. In the year of 1989 of March 22 (11.35pm), the Exxon Valdez arrived at the berth 5, Aleyska Marine Terminal to load a cargo of Alaska North Slope crude oil. Figure 2.1: The Exxon Valdez (Shigenake, G. 2014) The total load of 1.3 Million barrels of oil took approximately a day to complete filling…