In Witches! The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem‚ Rosalyn Schanzer discusses the disastrous event which happened in Salem known as the Salem witch trials. Many afflicted girls blamed innocent townspeople‚ accusing them of being witches. Trials were held in a Salem court and many accused townspeople were later hanged in Salem. This catastrophe occurred in Salem for many reasons‚ including the concentrated population‚ the central location‚ and the belief system of those who lived there.
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circumstance‚ the Athirappilly- highly bio-diversified area is under the threat of existence. Here the local community and the environmentalist made the struggle against the dam project. Here the women also are part of the women and some were among the leaders. Though‚ many studies and report was done about the dam and the movement against dam. Here the researcher tries to analyze the involvement of the women in the agitation. The researcher also makes the connection between the eco-feminism as theory and
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My Rugby Disaster It was just only minutes into the game‚ On the pitch‚ the ruck was formed‚ I took the pass of the scrum half ‚ I was tackled and landed awkwardly‚ then two others from the other side fell on top of me and I felt a crunch in my shoulder. Instantly the unbearable pain began and the pain would stay for a long time. Two to four weeks and you will be playing rugby again I was told. Eight months later until I played my first game of rugby – only by chance. Doctors‚ nurses and physiotherapists
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internal and external systems and structures/institutions: (Annexure-I) COPING MECHANISMS: a) Non erosive coping mechanism: * Taking shelter in safe place (church/community hall) * Staying with the relatives who are not affected with the disaster * Migration to other locality * Others (specify………………………………………………………………………………………………………………) b) Erosive coping mechanism: (prioritize) * Selling their valuables (Gold‚ jewelry) * Selling cattle/land * Migration for job *
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Jeff Rommel’s introduction to Florida could be described as trial by hurricane. Rommel took overFlorida operations in 2004 for Nationwide Insurance.Over a 2-month period in 2004‚ Florida experiencedits worst hurricane season in history — four majorhurricanes (Charley‚ Frances‚ Ivan‚ and Jeanne) slammed thestate‚ causing an estimated $40 billion in damage. In the hurricanes’ wake‚ Nationwide received more than 119‚000 claims collectively worth $850 million. Although dealing with those
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Everest‚ causing lives to be lost. This event is now known as the 1996 Mount Everest disaster‚ and it brought changes to mountain climbing. Numerous individuals wrote about the events that occurred during this climb. Among these individuals was Jon Krakauer‚ a writer and member of Rob Hall’s expedition team‚ who provided his account of the events in his book Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster. Krakauer’s book was met with criticism from other climbers and mountaineers. His
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Years ago when the halcyon days of democracy had yet not arrived‚ the world was governed by kings and queens. The king with his absolute powers ruled over his subjects with the help of his ministers and governors who could be aptly termed as the politicians of those days. Then one a minister in some province decided that he’d like to be the king himself but how? Then he alongwith his followers devised a stratagem to overt the king and claim the throne. And after a coup and perhaps bloodshed‚ the
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IMPACT OF LARGE DAMS & RIVER VALLEY PROJECTS ON SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT Case Study : Narmada Valley project Kamal Gupta This paper tries to bring forth the various aspects of the impact made by large river valley projects on the environment and society of the concerned areas and of the nation as a whole. We start by asking why we need large dams and river valley projects. Then we talk briefly about the development model followed by India post-independence where we
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that China faced and suffered was human neglect (“Bad Planning”). However‚ one of the many significant factors that are highly crucial in flood control is the world’s largest power station (“Three Gorges”) also known as the Three Gorges Dam. Without the Three Gorges Dam capability of controlling the river floods‚ each summer poses a great threat to those who dwell near the Yangtze and its tributaries. But despite the complications concerning with the yearly river floods‚ the Yangtze played a significant
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Did you know that a hurricane is basically a small tornado? When warm air and cool air collide over a large water source such as a sea or ocean‚ a hurricane is made. Hurricane Katrina just happened to be the second largest hurricane in United States history. Being formed in the Caribbean Sea‚ it was at first a category 1 hurricane. It gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico‚ placing it’s rank at category 5. After hitting Louisiana at it’s highest peak‚ it decreased to category 3. Winds at 120 miles
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