Sian Atkin-Smith 9DJM English and Humanities Haiti’s devastating earthquake of 2008 brought havoc upon many‚ buildings were obliterated‚ and the lifestyle of Haitians collapsed. The earthquake which dawned on Port-au-Prince (Capital of Haiti) at 4:52pm locally‚ and 9:52pm GMT on Tuesday 12th January‚ 2010 was so indescribably deadly due to these main points: The money/economy/leadership‚ Haiti’s geography‚ and lifestyles. Over the years‚ Haiti suffered many financial discomforts
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positive outlook on life amid the devastation. One of these rare cases includes the life of Helly Florian‚ a young survivor of the infamous earthquake of Haiti back in 2010. She has not forgotten‚ and will never forget‚ her interaction with a rather deadly and calamitous adversary of nature. One of the most devastating natural disasters known to man‚ the “earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck Haiti‚ killing more than 160‚000 and displacing close to 1.5 million people” (Laurent). These are statistics
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that our nature had brought upon us: foods‚ earthquakes‚ cyclones and much more. One of the countries that were devastated by the wrath of nature is Haiti when a 7.0 magnitude quake on January 12‚ 2010 destroyed its cities‚ ravaged buildings‚ streets and houses‚ and took the lives of over 220‚000 people on. This causes a lot of sufferings to the survivors especially that they had lose their source of living. Six weeks later‚ an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck South American nation leaving a long
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When designing earthquake safe structures the first consideration is to make the highest bit‚ the roof‚ as light as possible. This is best done with profiled steel cladding on light gauge steel Zed purlins. This can also have double skin with spacers and insulation. It can have a roof slope between 3 and 15 degrees. If it is required to have a ’flat’ roof‚ this could be made with a galvanised steel decking and solid insulation boards‚ and topped with a special membrane. Even a ’flat’ roof should
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Body Paragraphs Worksheet Writing Prompt what stylistic elements does King use to influence his readers? After reading and analyzing "Letter from Birmingham Jail‚" write an essay in which you answer the question and analyze structure and language in his text‚ providing 3 or more examples to illustrate and clarify your analysis. What conclusion can you draw about the power of this text? 1. Copy and paste the introduction of your essay here. Check your grading feedback from Lesson 8 to see if
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miles of highway and 15 miles of railways were destroyed. What would someone say about this natural disaster who was there? It was a normal day for my grandma‚ but when she turns on the news it became very far from normal. She see’s that Mt. St Helens erupts. After that‚ she looks outside‚ but doesn’t see any ash yet. She then tells my grandpa about this. He was just outside working in his shop and is not surprised about this because of what he had heard before on the radio. He then goes outside and
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Thivagar Sriganeshan February -20-2012 Deserted island paragraph In a deserted Island scenario‚ it’s best to have a government that is ruled by the people. There are three main reasons why rule of law would benefit everyone on a deserted island. Firstly‚ the people have the right to elect anyone that best represents them
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Remembering as if it happened yesterday‚ waking up with my broken left ankle throbbing in pain. Limping out the door toward my SUV‚ I thought I should be on leave and enjoying the fresh snow in the mountains‚ but instead I am working today with a broken ankle. The base began a deployment exercise that day‚ and I did not want to report for duty. The day was gorgeous outside; the sun shining brightly and was a breathtaking day. Once I completed the deployment line‚ I reached the holding area‚ unexpectedly
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In 1993 in Central Puerto Rico there was a huge hurricane with a magnitude of 4.7. There was also a earthquake with a magnitude of 8. The hurricane was named was named Hurricane Ching. The earthquake was called Chong. Ching was the biggest hurricane to ever hit Puerto Rico. It blew over houses‚ destroyed land‚ and flooded everything. Chong was the fourth biggest earth quake to hit Puerto Rico. There was a family hit by both disasters. There was a total of nine people in the Wang family. Lavar was
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in your defense will need a paragraph. State your point as a way of creating a topic sentence for an evidence paragraph. You’ll need at least three and probably no more than five. Each evidence paragraph should have specific support by way of facts‚ statistics‚ examples‚ or other details. You may use personal example as some of your supporting detail‚ but try to use more objective support as well. Body: Each of your supporting points in your defense will need a paragraph. State your point as a way
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