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    The design of this report is to show the is to show the written report of an earthquake occurring either on the San Andreas Fault Line or the Hayward Fault Line. Designing bridges and seeing if the bridge that was built to survive an earthquake with the magnitude of 5.0-8.0 for Hayward and for San Andreas 5.0-9.0 the power of these earthquakes have the power to destroy lots of things at once. Some earthquakes are not noticeable but it 's the fact that earthquakes are so powerful that it can go…

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    A large-scale earthquake registered at a magnitude of 7.0, occurred in Haiti on January 12, 2010, on the West Indian island of Hispaniola. The shock compromised the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It was estimated that more than a third of the population of the country was affected by the earthquake, along with many homes destroyed beyond repair (Pallardy). Similarly, in Nepal, nearly nine thousand people died from the two earthquakes in April and May 2015, and the remote villages…

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    bad thing, I mean like I said previously dinosaurs have lead us here to where we are today so I must say without them, there wouldn’t be a lot. Without dinosaurs we wouldn’t really know how long we have been here for, that’s where the geologic time scale comes in handy. Switek also helps us understand this. For this to not be a book report, I cant go into much detail explaining a lot about the book but I will say though, nevertheless, I am glad I get to learn new things about dinosaurs and…

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    What is the Anthropocene? What is the Anthropocene, and why is it important? According to Paul Robbins, John Hintz, and Sarah A Moore (2014), the Anthropocene is an expression that is occasionally used in order to describe our current geologic epoch. It is said to have started from the time people first started having a control over ecosystems; influencing environmental ecologies all over the world (Robbins, Hintz, & Moore, 2014 p.4). With this definition, it is implied that humans have had a…

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    Effects on Classroom Structure on Student Achievement goals Orientation, by Shannon R. Self-Brown and Samuel Mathews II, was published in The Journal of Educational Research in 2003. In the study, Self-Brown and Mathews wanted to study the effect of how three different types of classroom structures affect the goals that students set for themselves. In today’s schools students consistently show a lack of motivation. They take for granted the educational opportunity that is in front of them.…

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    they told you what they wanted. 3. Unique grading scales It can be hard enough t get a 90 percent for an A, ever harder is having to get a 93 to get an A because the professor has created their own rouge grading scale. Grading scales can be complicated enough, but there is always a few professor who feel the need to overcomplicate things through the use of weighted grade scales, and other strange and unique scales. The use of these grading scales end hurting the students then helping them,…

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    Unlike the East coast, the natural disaster that is most common in the West coast is earthquakes. As common as earthquakes are, there are only so much we know about the elements involved; such as fault lines. The topics discussed are what and where earthquakes occur, its history, and earthquake preparation in California. Earthquakes are known worldwide as a shaking of the ground. However, this just how people see the phenomenon where destruction follows. According to Christopher Scholz and his…

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    Oklahoma County has not been really active. Before the earthquake swarm started in the Jones area, there was only 7 earthquakes per year in Oklahoma County. But, since the Jones swarm started, there are a few hundred earthquakes per year. And, since January 2009, eastern Oklahoma County has been shaking off and on. Most of the quakes are around Jones, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Geological Survey was interested in the 10,000 percent increase in seismic activity. Austin Holland, a seismologist for the…

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    The Glasgow Coma Scale is an instrument that has become widely accepted to evaluate the seriousness of the brain injury. This scale measures the level of consciousness that ranges from alertness to coma. Scores are given according to response levels in three areas: eye opening, verbal response, and motor response. The scores…

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    The patient presents with a significant history of traumatic brain injury with facial reconstruction and vertebral fractures, chronic ace and back pain, neuropathy, and acid reflux.The patient presented to the emergency room after a seizure witnessed by the wife at home. Wife believed seizure lasted for 45 seconds and patient feel to the floor and hit his head. The patient states that he has had increasing episodes on intermittent tremors, and starring off for the last year. CTscan of the head…

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