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Prevention measures are aimed at minimizing the impact of a tsunami in terms of loss of life, primarily by reducing the density of occupancy in tsunami inundation zones, especially for tsunami run-up areas. As shown in Table 3, prevention measures mainly refer to land use management such as open land development regulations, planning and zoning, and open space preservation. For example, open space preservation refers to the maintenance or to the conversion of specific at-risk areas to parks or…

A flat-tax system and the progressive tax system Abstract: flat-tax system has many supports all the time, they believe this system is easy to understand and is fairer to taxpayers. This paper starts with explaining the flat-tax system, then moves to the pros and cons within the flat-tax system. Then I use a model to explain the difference between flat tax and progressive tax, and concludes which tax system is better. 1. What is flat-tax system Due to federal income tax’s lack of efficiency,…

Racism has always been the most highly discussed issue in society. America continues to encounter and face many racial problems from the Civil Rights movement until now. Dalton Conley (2011) discusses Social Darwinism and how it was the notion that "some groups or races had evolved more than others and were better fit to survive and even rule other races". The cultural relativism should be promoted to help people understand that no race is superior or better than another. However, many believe…

They include, Knox Overstreet, Charlie Dalton, Richard Cameron, Steven Meeks, and Gerard Pitts. The boys don’t really know how to react to Mr. Keating 's lesson for the day, comments were being thrown around like “that was weird” to “neat”. The following day, Mr. Keating starts his class the…

I grew up listening to different types of country music all the time. Whether we were on a road trip, out on the boat, or just playing in the yard, there was always a country song playing in the background. Brad Paisley became one of my favorite singers, and I knew the words to most of his songs. While thinking about different ideas for this paper, one song stood out to me the most, You Need a Man Around Here. I had never really thought much about the lyrics, but as I started to think about…

until it was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. Sparked by racism and discrimination, the Civil Rights Movement worked for equality and was extremely successful. However, their work has not solved the race problem as a whole. As Dalton Conley says: The Civil…

Dalton Novak Mr. Miles English 1301 10-25-2017 Technology Takeover When was the last time you had to actually research an answer to a question not by using the internet but by book? The answer anyone would give me would most likely be along the lines of, “Man, it has been a while.” Society is becoming so dependent on computers and technology, it is almost to the point where we almost struggle without it. “Scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could that they didn’t stop to think if…

Natural rubber latex is a raw material harvested from the rubber trees known as H. brasiliensis. There are about eight Hevea plant species from the Euphorbiaceae family are known to produce natural rubber latex, but only H. brasiliensis species is economically exploited. This tree is originally found growing in the Amazon basin of South America but now grown in plantations of rubber producing nations such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand (Tuan Muhammad, 2009). Natural rubber latex…

My Years At Gulf Coast The following photo is of my eighth grade class climbing the majestic trees at our school. During our three years attending Gulf Coast Middle School we have always been forbidden from climbing any of the trees on campus. For our 8th grade graduation pictures we were actually permitted to climb the trees, it felt like a right of passage. The staff took pictures of us all lounging around in our dress clothes. Although it was a fun experience, I was looking forward to…

Dalton Allen Mrs. Jacomme Major British Writers Period 8 6 December 2016 Caritas and Cupiditas Mankind has always been a very selfish species. Many people today and throughout history have expressed cupiditas; selfish love. However, there is an equal amount of people who have expressed caritas; unselfish love. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales showcases a number of characters who either express caritas or cupiditas, much like the real world does. Chaucer used the Canterbury Tales to both…