Enhanced Fujita Scale

Methods Field Methods This study was carried out on a rocky scar below Ravenscar, North Yorkshire (54°24'27.82"N, 0°29'31.45"W). This scar stretches out into the sea and acts as a wind break from prevailing winds. Most of the scar is covered by water during high tide, but during low tide a different percentage of the scar is uncovered depending on whether it is a neap (~40% uncovered) or spring tide (~90% uncovered). This survey, to determine the haul out behaviour of the Ravenscar seal colony,…

SWIS data As I start to review the SWIS data my hope would be that the number of aggressive referrals would start to go down. I would like to see a downward trend in the number of aggressive referrals during recess time. I would build a spread sheet that would show the number of referrals before the structured recess was implemented, then the number of referrals half way through the implementation period, and then the final numbers at the conclusion of the research project. The hope is that…

Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. New York: Crown Publishers, 1999. 323 pages In the 1900’s, the chief weather man Isaac Cline thought the city of Galveston, Texas was untouchable by anything. In 1900, an immaculate hurricane hit this city. Water levels rose almost two stories high, and houses and cars were ripped from the ground. In “Isaacs Storm” Isaac Cline is telling stories of what happened during the storm, and the aftermath of it all.…

When it comes to the topic of torturing terrorists for information, most of us will readily agree that it’s a debatable topic. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of whether useful information could be gained from torturing terrorists. Whereas some are convinced that torture could be used as a tool for obtaining information, others maintain that torture is not effective and can even result in gaining false information. I agree that torture is a necessary tool for…

Former CIA agent, Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr. dedicated the majority of his life (thirty-one years) to serving the United States of America. Before becoming a member of the CIA 's Counterterrorism Center (CTC), he spent twenty-five years working undercover, later becoming the chief of the Directorate of Operations ' Latin American Division. After the horrific events of September 11th, Rodriguez was more than happy to become a part of the CIA 's CTC. In his book Hard Measures, Rodriguez attempts to…

“I worked for George Bush. I’m proud to have worked for him. I think that a lot of the most controversial things we did , that people didn’t like and- and criticized us for, things like the terror surveillance program or the enhanced interrogation techniques, were things that allowed us to save lives.” -Dick Cheney. Cheney had been in congress for six terms before running for vice-president with George Bush. He served for two terms with president Bush. Defense, energy use, and the Middle East he…

Imagine that someone has buried your family alive. You have the suspect in custody, but the only way to get the location of your family and save them, is if you torture the suspect. What do you do? By not torturing the suspect, your family dies, but is torture justified? I believe that in extreme circumstances torture is justifiable, when the lives of innocents outweigh the comfort of the guilty. In recent years torture has become a highly debated topic. After 9/11, President Bush authorized the…

The Case for Torture People struggle to determine the acceptability of torture. Each one has his opinion regarding torture depending on his point of view. Sometimes the importance of information outweighs the importance of morals. Therefore, it is important to put aside morals and sympathy especially in situations where thousands of innocent lives are at stake. Saving many lives at the expense of a single individual who is orchestrating matter is more permissible.Torture, an advanced…

Torture is defined as the international use of physical or physiological pain to gain advantage over one another. It has also been known as extreme anguish of body or mind. Torture has been around since the times of Ancient Greece and is still around today. Depending on the aim, even a form of torture that is intentionally fatal may be prolonged to allow the victim to suffer as long as possible. Torture is an act of inflicting pain, degrading someone, and exacting vengeance. One extremely…

Two wrongs don’t make a right, how can you morally solve a problem is there is no ethically correct answer. Torture is a problem from hell, sometimes you have to choose the lesser of two evils. BBC conducted a survey in 2006 about the use of torture. The survey included over 27,000 people from 25 different countries. The majority of the population agreed that torture in prisons should not be allowed; it is immoral and it weakens human right standards. Although there was a mass agreement about…