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    tragic and heartbreaking for residents that once lived in the gulf coast. New Orleans in particular was damaged the most by strong winds and massive flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina. Many still hang on to the memories they once had. Some try to forget‚ but for others the damage is still there. Not only did the victims or Hurricane Katrina lose their homes‚ belongings‚ and loved ones but they lost a piece of mind. Will these people ever get back what they lost through government funding‚ or will

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    Hurricanes A hurricane is a type of cyclone. A hurricane is an organized collection of thunderstorms that pumps in the air near the earth’s surface and exhaust it out to the top. Hurricanes are tropical storms that are formed in the southern Atlantic Ocean‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and eastern Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes gather heat and energy through the contact with the warm ocean waters. The power of the hurricane can increase by the evaporation from the seawater. Hurricanes rotate

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    11/18/2011 Suleyman Causes and Effects of Unemployment Unemployment rate is the litmus paper of a country’s economy‚ security and its overall production force. The more unemployment rate increases the more consumption rate decreases. Since many people are unemployed‚ their spending power struggles causing the economic wheel to stop rotating. High Unemployment rates indirectly induce a widespread of insecurity within the general population. Unemployment‚ which caused by many factors has had

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    affected by oil‚coal and gas companies. Know people are getting sick and they are getting Asma and they are trying to sue the government. If we keep this up most of New York can go under water. Global warming causes hurricanes because it changes the temp and the wind of the ocean and that causes hurricanes. I think that we should have the right to sue the government and some factories because they are affecting our life. Some people have to be every careful because they can die from this. The government

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    The Hurricane (Viewing Task) How well does the composer manipulate the audience to believe that Rubin Carter was wrongly accused based on racial discrimination (1000-1500 words) There are many ways the composer of the 1999 movie ‘ The Hurricane’ manipulates the audience to believe that Rubin Carter was wrongly accused based on racial discrimination. The key ways in which the composer does this is through the structure of the movie and the use of techniques such as non-linear structure and foreshadowing

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    Katie Dugan Final Paper Conley 12/3/13 The Politics of Katrina and Sandy Devastation. Loss. Starvation. Desperation. The victims of natural disasters all over the world know what it is like to feel completely and utterly hopeless. The rest of us are lucky‚ we have never experienced the pain of losing next to everything from a real-life nightmare. Most of us cannot imagine something like that ever happening. But it did. And when it happened‚ there was panic‚ and no time for messing around with

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    A hero is defined as someone who overcomes adversity. The Movie “The Hurricane”‚ directed by Norman Jewison is based on a true story about Rubin “Hurricane” Carter who was wrongly imprisoned for murder but eventually becomes a hero. Hurricane’s heroism in the film is revealed through techniques such as camera direction‚ lighting and particularly the script. Rubin Carter was an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However

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    How does Jewison educate and inform the audience about important ideas in his film “The Hurricane”? Introduction In the film‚ “The Hurricane”‚ Jewison uses camera‚ dialogue‚ music‚ and lighting techniques to educate and inform the audience about important ideas within the context of political protest in America during the sixties. Jewison also uses live footage and protests songs from the freedom fighters of that era to connect with the audience. The main ideas that Jewison conveys to the audience

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    Practicing a sport is much more than the pure act of pushing your body through exhaustion or using your skills to reach your goals. There are many effects that show after you get involved in a sport. I am going to discuss some effects in this paper. The first major effect of practicing a sport is that you will develop physical abilities. Your body will be in better shape and you will be able to do things that you couldn’t physically do before. For example your speed‚ strength‚ stamina‚ lung capacity

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    Describe the charateristics of a cyclonic storm‚ particularly the Hurricane. · Hurricanes have no fronts · The winds weaken with height. · The centers of the hurricane are warmer than their surroundings · They form under weak high altitude winds. · The air also sinks at the center of a hurricane and the main energy source is the latent heat of condensation. · They weaken rapidly over land. Definition: A Hurricane is an intense tropical weather system with a well defined circulation

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