Reflection on Japanese earthquake After watching the news about the catastrophic earthquake in Japan these days‚ I was overwhelmed with a range of emotions: anxiety‚ depression‚ grief‚ confusion and shock. Like a lot of people‚ I was stunned by percussive images of the ruins of buildings and the bodies of casualties. I felt sorry for the dead. Meanwhile‚ I was deeply touched by those survived. Instead of being thrown into panic‚ the Japanese faced up to the catastrophe with dispassion and composure
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I chose to research earthquakes and the prediction of earthquakes because I was curious as to how they work. In this paper‚ I will discus the history of earthquakes‚ the kinds and locations of earthquakes‚ earthquake effects‚ intensity scales‚ prediction‚ and my own predictions. An earthquake can be defined as vibrations produced in the earth’s crust. Tectonic plates have friction between them which builds up as it tries to push away and suddenly ruptures and then rebounds. The vibrations
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Bill Katin German 59 3-12-2014 Paragraph 175 Paragraph 175 is a documentary about the homosexuals that were singled and killed for being who they were. Most of them had resided in Berlin during the 1920’s and during that time that’s what the town was known for homosexuals until the Nazi’s came into power. When I watched the movie Paragraph 175 my first reaction was disbelief in the regards of how they were treated. I got teary eyed for the simple fact that these grown men and the exception
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EARTHQUAKES Introduction and Terminology • Vibrations in the earth’s crust that occur when strain in the crust is suddenly released by displacement along a fault line • Focus = point at which an earthquake originates inside the earth. May be many km below surface • Epicentre = the point on the earth’s surface directly above the focus. Strongest shock normally felt here. Most damage usually occurs here. • Seismology = the study of earthquakes – from Greek – seio – to shake
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Alaska earthquake http://www.iris.edu/hq/files/programs/education_and_outreach/aotm/31/Alaska1964EarthquakeCauses.mp4 A lot of excellent information is packed into this short video. 1. How many minutes did the shaking last? The shaking lasted 4.5 minutes. 2. What was the magnitude of the earthquake? The magnitude of the earthquake was 9.2. 3. This earthquake occurred just as geologists were figuring out plate tectonics. What principle of plate tectonics did the earthquake confirm
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PARAGRAPH BY PROCESS Process Signal words Context Clues PARAGRAPH BY DESCRIPTION Description Signal Words Figures of Speech Among the signal words to denote time sequence are: first‚ second‚ third‚ next‚ until‚ then‚ later‚ while‚ to begin‚ to start‚ at the end‚ afterwards‚ soon‚ meanwhile‚ eventually‚ subsequently‚ lastly‚ finally‚ and so on. Context Clues are hints provided by the words and the sentences surrounding the unfamiliar word. What Is a Description Paragraph? Preferably
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Narrative Paragraph I started to believe in myself when I took Journalism as a subject in school. When the second semester began‚ I am very much pressured about writing an article dealing with news or broadcasting. I thought I will get 5.00 as my grade and I will never do anything great. When we started talking about writing straight news‚ nervousness ran through my blood‚ thinking I can never write something extravagant. My nervousness became worse when my professor tasked us to write a very
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Write a 150- to 200-word paragraph to explain the importance of purpose‚ audience‚ tone‚ and content in academic writing. Use the three components of a good paragraph covered in this week’s readings. Underline your topic sentence. Boldface your concluding sentence in the paragraph. Use complete sentences‚ correct subject-verb agreement‚ and consistent verb tense in your paragraph. Post your paragraph to Assignments as a Microsoft® Word attachment and in Main in the body of a message.
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Developing Unified and Coherent Paragraphs A paragraph is unified when every sentence develops the point made in the topic sentence. It must have a single focus and it must contain no irrelevant facts. Every sentence must contribute to the paragraph by explaining‚ exemplifying‚ or expanding the topic sentence. In order to determine whether a paragraph is well developed or not‚ ask yourself: "What main point am I trying to convey here?" (Topic sentence) and then "Does every sentence clearly relate
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“Japan earthquake: Tsunami hits north-east” Source: BBC 2‚ Horizon Special Professor Ian Stewart‚ Geologist Broadcast on 27th March 2011 In this programme‚ Ian Stewart examines the powerful geological forces that caused the devastating Japanese earthquake. 30% of all earthquakes across the world happen in Japan. Earthquakes are caused when the tectonic plates (giant slabs of rock) grind together causing the build up of huge forces. When the pressure gets too much‚ the edges of the plate suddenly
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