In the articles‚ “Super Disasters of the 21st century” by Sebastian Junger and “The Perfect Storm”by ‚ the authors use different strategies and techniques to show the damages and effects natural disasters can cause. Likewise to each other‚ both articles use data and numbers/charts to explain the storm and the effects of it. “Super Disaster Of the 21st century” by Adams and Kostel‚ uses data to explain the hurricanes‚ tsunamis and earthquakes. For example‚ “At least 1‚800 people died. Hundreds of
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In Kate Chopin’s short story The Storm‚ the main character is Calixta. Calixta is the wife of Bobinot and the mother of Bibi. When the storm hits‚ Alcee‚ one of Calixta’s ex lovers‚ stops by to get out of the bad weather. As the story develops they reignite some of their old passion for one another but quickly realize after the storm is gone they must part ways. Calixta is a hard working wife and mother and she does her best to keep her house clean and her family happy. She is the most developed
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Hurricane Katrina On August 29‚ 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and Morgan City‚ Louisiana‚ Biloxi‚ Mississippi‚ and Mobile‚ Alabama. At landfall it was a category 3‚ and it increased to a category 5. This was one of the strongest and most destructive storms to ever hit the US. It left thousands dead‚ homes and buildings destroyed‚ and the cities underwater leaving a negative impact on America socially‚ economically and politically. Socially‚ America was impacted because of how much damage
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Shashwat Patel Mr. Fitch Period. 4 16 December 2015 August Heat Many people say that life is full of remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection‚ some of them are more risky than others. More danger sides of coincidences are shown by William Fryer Harvey‚ the story August Heat shows that how irrational fears are created by one’s mind when they face a horrific coincidence. This story took place in England during summer. The heat at that time is enough to make
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"The Storm" by Kate Chopin‚ is a tempestuous short story about a ‘fling’ between Calixta and Alcee. The two characters had been involved in a flirtation years before‚ but were now both married to other people. The storm concerns the sexual tensions and restraints experienced in the Victorian era‚ while also "making a statement about human’s natural tendency towards sexual passion" (Bartee‚ unknown). The title itself gives
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The five disasters that I conducted my research on all have similarities and differences. The most dangerous disaster was Hurricane Matthew which vastly destroyed different regions of countries‚ lasting for weeks. The weakest disaster was the earthquake in Gurgaon‚ which was only 4.4 in magnitude on the scale and took place during the morning. In between those I had the London flooding which created a sinkhole that a bus fell into‚ a tornado that hit the Oregon coast and moved its way up the PNW
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The fastest speed of a tornado that was ever recorded was 302 mph. In your mind right now‚ you are probably imagining and thinking how fast that is. One of the largest hurricanes was hurricane Katrina‚ who in some parts or New Orleans‚ sunk up to 8 feet of land in water. Tornadoes and hurricanes are two of the most violent and destructive natural disasters that can happen. People and animals die‚ homes are destroyed‚ and the repair process takes much longer than the actual disaster. With all of this
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"The Storm" by Kate Chopin uses a setting of a storm to mirror the affair between lovers. While Calixta’s husband Bobinôt is stuck in a local shop with their son‚ Bibi‚ she is closing up the house for the storm to come. While doing so‚ Alcée asks to come into Calixta’s home. The storm brings the two together‚ pushing them into each other’s arms. This allows them to get physical before the world outside becomes normal again. Calixta and Alcée once were two lovers‚ in Assumption. "Oh! She remembered;
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On September 20th‚ the island of Puerto Rico lost its charm and its story changed forever. It started with just some rain and wind and it ended destroying all that it founds in its path‚ including Puerto Rico. Can you imagine the sound of the wind being like if a monster was outside of your house and it wants to enter? That’s how the people of Puerto Rico felt with the wind of this atmospheric catastrophe call Hurricane Maria. It was like taken from a horror movie. Hurricane Maria destroyed houses
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Have you ever thought how tornados and hurricanes are different? That question will be answered today. You will learn about the appearances‚ the cost and damage‚ and more. A tornado has a cone shaped spiral almost like a traffic cone. A hurricanes heavy winds can bring some damage with them. Tornados are mostly spotted in the Northern Hemisphere and can reach up to 300 miles per hour. Hurricanes originate from the equator and pack a punch on anything in its path. Tornados and hurricane both rotate
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