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    Amid the Cold War, the danger of atomic weapons put the destiny of millions in the hands of a couple of individuals. Be that as it may, reacting to today 's difficulties, the dangers of terrorism and normal debacles requires the wide engagement of common society. The terrorists ' picked battlegrounds are liable to be possessed by regular folks, not warriors. What 's more, more than the loss of honest lives is in question: an atmosphere of apprehension and a feeling of feebleness despite misfortune

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    There is a universal belief that everyone has fundamental rights, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. These rights are not dictated by a permanent authority and this allows for a great deal of disagreement regarding what human rights are. Generally, these rights are recognized as to include right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. When a state

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    Emergency Management

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    emerging discipline of emergency management and how it is a continuing evolving process we need to look at our past. Throughout the history of mankind there have been disasters, with them being either man-made or by Mother Nature. In each of these instances we have taken what we have learned and tried to apply it, to make sure that a disaster on that scale doesn’t happen again. One of the early examples that explains why there is an emerging discipline of emergency management happened in 1803. In this

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    Sudden-onset of natural disasters disrupts daily life and, in the worst cases, causes devastation. Disasters are occurring at a rate many people cannot absorb psychologically and financially. Therefore, affecting people’s decisions to move away from disaster-prone areas, mainly if they were displaced, lost their possessions, or had a traumatic experience. To help alleviate some of these effects, FEMA has not only developed mitigation planning guides for local governments to adopt as a guide but also

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    Disasters are incidents or accidents that are disruptive, tragic, and in many instances result in deadly and injurious events. Emergency management seek to apply science and technology, planning and management to deal with disasters that can result into death or injury of several people and destruction of property within the community, state, and the nation. Emergency management make effort to eliminate or at least lessen the number of losses and cost through execution of strategies that reflect

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    Abstract This paper will discuss some of the forms of violence that occurs following disasters. Natural and man-made disasters may result in significant devastation, causing a total collapse of the affecting community, the law enforcement that oversees the community, availability of health care, the displacement of people; all are contributing factors to potential violence. The resulting impact of the affected community is significantly compounded on the most vulnerable. Emergency personnel

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    Disaster Recovery Plan

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    Throughout history, there has been many close calls with natural disasters, such as hurricanes, twisters, and earthquakes. For this reason alone, many organizations today realize the importance to design or perhaps review their disaster plans. These plans should include detailed documentation to counteract the interruption or destruction of technology used in the facility. One perfect example, would be in the healthcare industry. In the last couple of years, hospitals have been transitioning from

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    Authors Bio Susan Beth Pfeffer decided that she wanted to be a writer when her father dedicated the law book he was writing to his daughter. Right then and there she wrote her first little story about the love between a pair of scissors and an Oreo cookie. Her childhood experiences form the basis of her writing, seeing that she grew up in the suburbs in New York. This explains why most of her books focus on young people growing up in the suburbs. Pfeffer went on to New York University. After getting

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    that we must always plan to be ready for a disaster (CDC.gov, 2015). Disasters are sudden events, such as an accident or natural catastrophe that causes great damage or loss of life. Merriam-Webster defines it in this manner; something (such as a flood, tornado, fire, plane crash that happens suddenly and causes much suffering or loss to many people; something that has a very bad effect or result. In addition, a complete or terrible failure. When a disaster occurs, communities turn to hospitals not

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    nothing like Claude Davies’ the lost ways. The lost ways are a series of books that revisit the way human beings were able to survive in the wild before technology lulled us into a false sense of security. This is more than a how to guide to survive disasters but it offers insights on how you can survive anything and everything. It asks how one would survive without electricity, computers, TV, law enforcements and other agents that affect the way we go about our daily lives. The Lost Ways Survival

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