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The difference between the ocean perspective and the land perspective

abuscheng

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Different perspectives on the map are important

What do you think is the biggest difference between the ocean perspective and the land perspective?

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Andreas_Rebmann

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The Problem of Securing Health

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What were the methods, tools and/or data used to produce the claims or arguments made in the article or report?

They analyzed reports, policies, and the history of health response systems in order to come to their conclusions.

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Nuclear Emergency Response: Atomic Priests or an International SWAT Team?

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Can you learn anything from the article or report’s bibliography that tells us something about how the article or report was produced?

By examining the bibliography, it appears that this report was produced after the author conducted a great deal of research including interviewing other experts in the field and reading many other texts on the subject. One could also gather that the author examined publications by agencies relevant to the topic such as theIAEA and the US NRC.

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Lessons in the Rubble: The World Trade Center and the History of Disaster Investigations in the United States

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What are the main findings or arguments presented in the article?

Investigation after large-scale national tragedy is often contaminated with the many factors that surround that event. Since the attack on the World Trade Center was so deeply rooted in politics, culture, international relations and emotional connections, the investigation following the attacks failed to result in a dispassionate, scientific verdict. Instead, it became muddled in the many conflicting and intertwining interests that came with the attack.