... with decidedly vivid setting descriptions, sometimes with hidden meanings, which contribute to the intelligence of the novel. "It was precisely the sort of home Carl would build, he thought - blunt, tidy, gruffly respectable, and offering no affront to the world, though at the same time inviting nobody. It sat back fifty yards from the road on three acres of alfalfa, strawberries, raspberries, and orderly vegetable gardens- (Guterson, 69 ... ). This description of Carl Heine's home, realistic as most physical descriptions exist, has a more cavernous meaning than simply a layout of proper...

• Word Count: 950
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• Grade Level: Graduate

... via rail, road, air, water, and pipelines. If the production storage or handling of toxic and flammable substances is not cautionary, major accidents may occur. Another activity of chemical and biological disaster can strike in the form of terrorist attacks. A report generated by the Center for Disease and Control and Prevention strategic planning workgroup on preparedness and response ... technology and communication, and public resources; to include those of first responders. First Responders have the responsibility of providing essential services to respond to the impacts of the disa...

• Word Count: 4455
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

... sometimes end up in destructive consequences and some countries have experienced harm. An unfavorable example of this would be the bubonic plague, where the disease was spread due to the trading of products on the Silk Road and has dispersed throughout the trade routes. The plague was one of the most devastating epidemics ever to occur and people who have been victims of it have suffered tremendously. Jean de ... Venette explains the severity of the plague in detail in his records in the "Chronicle." Quoting from the narrative he writes, "People ... ...

• Word Count: 2034
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

... schools with crime and other measures while controlling for environmental and demographic factors. After collecting extensive data from 1,234 public schools in the United States, the analysis showed that the focus on adolescent violence was not as well founded as people thought. Relative to all issues of school discipline, violent infractions made up for just ... -percent. In an issue brief published by the Center on Youth Justice (2009), the historical aspects of zero-tolerance policies and the influence of the crime wave in the 1980's on school discipline is outlined. The authors discu...

• Word Count: 4044
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate