Disaster recovery

Politics after Katrina Disasters put a lot of pressure on everyone that it affects. Every person hearing the news or living through feels some kind of pain. When people are affected, it eventually means politics will have to show its ugly head. Politics and disasters do not mix well at all. Notably was hurricane Katrina. According to the article, Politics after Katrina, published by Jake Elliott (2010) Katrina was the largest natural disaster to hit the mainland United States to date. Combine…

Australia’s worst mine disasters With a mining industry as large as Australia's it should come as no surprise that we have a vast history of accidents, varying in size. The worst mining disaster in the history of Australia occurred in 1902 at Mount Kembla mine and claimed the lives of 96 miners. The incident was the result of an explosion. 81 miners were killed in the 1887 gas explosion in the Bulli Mine. The loss of life left 150 children fatherless and around 50 women were suddenly widows…

Part I- Global Comparisons/U.S. vs. Switzerland My global comparison on work life balance will be the U.S. and Switzerland. I chose Switzerland because I have always heard great rumblings about how well the Swiss treats its workforce. I decided to explore this more to determine whether or not it compares positively or negatively on the work life balance in the U.S. My objective is determine which country promotes the best work-life balance that promote a healthy and productive work environment.…

Some say outsourcing is not right and needs to come to an end, but others disagree. In the long run outsourcing helps the American economy and gives people in less developed countries, also known as LDCs more job opportunities. Outsourcing affects the world around us, and it affects different countries and peoples differently. Outsourcing began between the 1950’s and 1960’s because businesses always wanted to know how to exploit their competitive advantage. The IT companies use outsourcing the…

1. What is the Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII)? (p. 289) a. The Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) is the average abundance of originally present species across a broad range of species, relative to abundance in an undisturbed habitat. 2. What four pressure variables were investigated? (p. 290) a. The four pressure variables that this paper focused on were land use, land-use intensity, human population density, and proximity to the nearest road. 3. The “average local abundance of…

Growing up in an aesthetically focused society, I was essentially taught from a young age to hate the way that I look. I am half black, have never been thin, and definitely do not fit in with the predominately white town I was raised in. Sadly, this sense of insignificance has been a dictating emotion throughout my life. During the summer before my freshman year I decided that it was time to change. I felt that losing weight would make me much happier and therefore began to restrict my diet.…

Generally individuals have family members who wants to support them in seeking substance abuse recovery. An unfortunate situation can be if the client doesn’t have the support during treatment the process can then become ineffective. Although family members can be a source during intervention they can also possibly be an impediment for the client.…

Village Analysis Paper The recovery-oriented model, seeks to approach mental illness from a person-centered approach as opposed to illness-centered. At Mental Health of America Los Angeles (MHA) Village, providers utilize the recovery-oriented model successfully, helping those with mental illness recover and reintegrate into the community. In the text A Practical Guide to Recovery-Oriented Practice: Tools for Transforming Mental Health Care, Davidson, Lawless, O'Connell, Rowe, and Tondora (2009)…

by banning them, the owners of these blogs lost their support platform and were forced to internalize their emotions. Bulimia, anorexia, and self harm aren't lifestyles, but mental illnesses, and with mental illnesses, support groups are vital to recovery. The banning of their blogs inevitably only exacerbated their sickness and if Tumblr banning the blogs created more harm than good, Tumblr was wrong for banning them in the first place. When I was in junior high, I had a best friend who I…

Recovery from Mental Illness “Once our minds are ‘tattooed’ with negative thinking, our chances of long-term success diminish” (Maxwell). This quote is very fitting, as there are many variables affect the recovery of people whom have a mental illness. Some of these variables are stigmas that will affect a person’s recovery, as well as family and social support networks, which are also a social justice concern. In addition, illness insight is found to be an important step towards a person’s…