D Block Physical Geography - Today we're back in the learning commons / library for our second to last day working on the Orting College proposal project.
I want you to remember...
There's risk in everything!
From the UN SPIDER Knowledge Portal
Disaster risk is defined as “the potential loss of life, injury, or destroyed or damaged assets which could occur to a system, society or a community in a specific period of time, determined probabilistically as a function of hazard, exposure, vulnerability and capacity. In the technical sense, it is defined through the combination of three terms: hazard, exposure and vulnerability.
Hazard is “a process, phenomenon or human activity that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, social and economic disruption or environmental degradation”. Hazards may be single, sequential or combined in their origin and effects. Each hazard is characterized by its "location, intensity or magnitude, frequency, and probability".
Exposure is “the situation of people, infrastructure, housing, production capacities and other tangible human assets located in hazard-prone areas”. Measures of exposure can include the number of people or types of assets in an area. These can be combined with the specific vulnerability and capacity of the exposed elements to any particular hazard to estimate the quantitative risks associated with that hazard in the area of interest.
Vulnerability is “the conditions determined by physical, social, economic and environmental factors or processes which increase the susceptibility of an individual, a community, assets or systems to the impacts of hazards”. Vulnerability is multi-dimensional in its nature, and next to the four dimensions above, some authors also include cultural and institutional factors. Examples include, but are not limited to: poor design and construction of buildings, inadequate protection of assets, lack of public information and awareness, high levels of poverty and education, limited official recognition of risks and preparedness measures, disregard for wise environmental management or weak institutions, and governance.
So, your job in this assignment is to help the town of Orting to prevent new disaster risks, reduce existing disaster risks, and manage residual risks, contributing to the strengthening of resilience and reduction of losses. Disaster risk management actions can be categorized into; prospective disaster risk management, corrective disaster risk management and compensatory disaster risk management (also referred to as residual risk management). Not all disasters can be prevented, good risk management, evacuation plans, environmental planning and design standards can reduce risk of loss of life and injury mitigation. Traditionally, authorities manage volcanic risk through volcano monitoring and emergency services’ planning, mainly focused on evacuation, aid and rehabilitation.
Some websites to help with natural hazard risk reduction and mitigation:
C Block Human Geography - Today we are back in the learning commons / library for our next day of work on your immigrant/migration project. Remember, you will imagine yourself in the role of a refugee/migrant who has relocated from one part of the world to another. Your job is to research in detail the many factors that are involved in a migration. You will need to produce a thorough written summary of your personal migration (A.K.A. Diary or Reflection journal or Newspaper article) or an audio podcast, a news video, an online blog, or whatever format you feel best tells your story. Good luck.
Immigrant stories throughout Canada
Canadians' misperceptions about immigration reflect disinformation online
Storytelling on migration – an animated video series calling to stand up for the human rights of all migrants
Canadians' misperceptions about immigration reflect disinformation online
Storytelling on migration – an animated video series calling to stand up for the human rights of all migrants
B Block Criminology - Remember, the question I'd like you to work on is:
Explain the types of serial and mass murderer along with the reasons why they commit these crime
For the types of serial and mass murder use the following:
Disciple Mass Murderer
Family Annihilator Mass Murderer
Pseudocommando Mass Murderer
Disgruntled Employee Mass Murderer
Set-and-Run Mass Murderer
Visionary Serial Killers
Mission-oriented Serial Killers
Hedonistic Serial Killers
Power/control Serial Killers
For the motives feel free to use Violence Expressed through Mass Murder by Joseph A. Davis, Ph.D and Profiles in Terror: The Serial Murderer by Holmes, R. M., & DeBurger, J. E. ALSO feel free to use your Criminology textbook (Table 10.2 page 210 of CRIM by Siegel, Brown and Hoffman)
We'll finish watching The Psychopath Next Door
The Psychopath Next Door from Adriaan Bakker on Vimeo.
A Block Legal Studies - 
Today is your introductory unit final test in Law. The unit test will cover the first three chapters of the All About Law text (Foundations of Canadian Law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and Human Rights in Canada). The test will have: 15 True/False questions; 15 Multiple Choice questions; 15 Matching questions; and 3 Short Answer questions. Since you had a few days to prepare I am certain that you will do extra well on this test. No lawyer works in isolation and today neither will you, you may not use notes, however, you may collaborate with colleagues on the test. You'll have as much time as you need for the test however it should only take 45-50 minutes to complete.
Today is your introductory unit final test in Law. The unit test will cover the first three chapters of the All About Law text (Foundations of Canadian Law, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and Human Rights in Canada). The test will have: 15 True/False questions; 15 Multiple Choice questions; 15 Matching questions; and 3 Short Answer questions. Since you had a few days to prepare I am certain that you will do extra well on this test. No lawyer works in isolation and today neither will you, you may not use notes, however, you may collaborate with colleagues on the test. You'll have as much time as you need for the test however it should only take 45-50 minutes to complete.
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