harm‚ it would be hard to stop him/her from injuring those around. In the past twenty years there have been many deadly shootings across the United States‚ such as Virginia Tech (32 dead)‚ Sandy Hook elementary (26 dead)‚ and Columbine (13 dead) (Deadliest US Shootings). These are only few out of many mass shootings that have occurred in the past two decades in our country. However‚ the problem in the US goes beyond the mass shootings. Every year‚ there are more than 100‚000 people are shot; there
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of Alcohol There are many dangers of using Alcohol‚ but there are only about 3 that stand out the most to me. The 3 dangers that get my attention are liver problems‚ bad judgment‚ and addiction. Although these may not be the deadliest dangers of alcohol‚ they are the deadliest to me. First off‚ the job of the liver is to remove toxins from the body. Alcohol is a type of toxin that the liver has to try and remove. The liver can only process so much alcohol‚ and any extra alcohol that is left causes
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The Great Galveston Hurricane To begin‚ The Great Galveston Hurricane was the deadliest hurricane in the history of the United States with a total of 5‚000 to 8‚000 deaths. (Brittanica) It was also‚ one of the most costly hurricanes in the United States‚ coming in at third. The hurricane occurred in September of the 1900’s and caused almost 2‚600 buildings to be destroyed. Hurricanes grow quickly‚ and cause a good amount of damage‚ but it is possible to safely survive one. First off‚ hurricanes
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Houses‚ trees‚ cars and loved ones gone‚ just like that. That was the case for many people all over the U.S. These horrible disasters cause are one of mother nature’s deadliest forces. They are called tornadoes. Some of these tornadoes names are the tri state tornado‚ Natchez tornado‚ St. Louis tornado. The third most deadliest tornado is the St. Louis tornado.The St. louis tornado formed on May 27‚ 1896 it hit Missouri and Illinois. The tornado was a supercell‚ that was an EF-4 tornado.This tornado
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E artquakes are among the deadliest natural disasters‚ causing the largest number of casualties‚ the highest death tolls‚ and the greatest destruction. In1556 in china‚ the deadliest earthquake in history killed 840‚000 people‚ But many other earthquake have caused the dead of more than 100‚000 people and isn’t unusual‚ even in modern times‚ for an earthquake death toll to reach 20‚000 to 20‚000 people with hundreds of thousands left homeless. There are four factors that affect the casualty rate
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in her novel displaying the entire life of main protagonists Victor Frankenstein and Victor’s creation‚ The Monster. Frankenstein‚ lost in science‚ discovers the secret to life and begins countless experiments to test his theory. His biggest and deadliest experiment was creating The Monster. The Monster is tall‚ ugly‚ and dangerous. The Monster goes on to directly kill three people and “raise hell” throughout all of Victor’s life. The Monster blames his hatred for Victor on Victor’s absence in his
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On the 23rd August 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina hit the United States. It was the costliest hurricane‚ as well as one of the five deadliest‚ in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes‚ it was the sixth strongest overall. Due to the severity of this earthquake‚ much of the southern states of America were significantly devastated. Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23‚ 2005‚ and crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane‚ causing some deaths
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falling through and you ain’t got much longer til the rage rips off the roof ‚I’m a tornado and i’m coming after you.”-google images.One of the most powerful and dangerous natural disasters is a Tornado because they are some of the world’s most deadliest natural disasters. What happens in a tornado‚ high winds and a low pressure system start rotating very fast until they eventually touches the ground or a body of water. How can a tornado be dangerous? Once it touches the ground it will destroy everything
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Estonia By:Hannah Day As a passenger on the Estonia ship wreck changed my life. The day I got on the ship I never thought about it being the deadliest ship wreck of the 20th century. Being on a ship out in the middle of the Baltic Sea and having the fear of dying is not what you planed on happening when stepping on to the ship. I will never forget that day cause my life will never be the same. The day my life changed I had
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millions of people around the world. Next‚ hurricanes‚ a storm with a violent wind causing havoc all around the world moving at wind speeds of 74 mph‚ and in similarity‚ both two dangerous natural disasters formed with wind and rain‚ but which one is deadliest? To begin with‚ floods in contrast to hurricanes move at 10 mph with wind speeds of 270 mph and affecting millions around the world. Floods can cause tremendous amounts of damage. Not only can floods cause damage to people and their homes but also
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