A discussion of why the Earth is cruel
Sometimes, bad things happen. We can not always control it, or stop them from happening. The only thing that there is to do is to prepare, and know how to handle whatever life throws at us. Devastation can come in many forms, it can come as earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, storms, and anything inbetween. After reading “Sometimes, the Earth is Cruel,” by Leonard Pitts, I found that the main theme that stands out is devastation.
First reason I think that devastation is the main theme is because all the essay talked about was how many people died, were injured, and how many houses got destroyed. Just in the first two paragraphs it talks about how the families would sleep outside and