My life did a complete 180 switch after I survived the devastating earthquake of 2010 in Haiti. It was never easy before as the economy was really poor and life was dull but compared to what I had to live with after I started to realise it was a privileged life. It was a beautiful day ‚ I was looking crispy and getting ready to go school and the day went by so fast ‚ we had a lot of homeworks and things to study for tomorrow . My sister was with me before the incident and helping me with my homeworks
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This volcano had its largest eruption on May 18‚ 1980. The ash and dust from the eruption reached as far as the Central United States. A total of 57 people died during the eruption that lasted 9 hours. 85 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
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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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tranquil southeast region of Washington State located in the Cascade Mountains‚ began to tremble with earthquake activity lasting until the afternoon of the 26th of March. This was the first of many warnings to geographers and local authorities of the impending dangerous eruption coming from the normally silent Mount Saint Helens. The richter magnitude range was 2.6-4.2. There were 142 recorded earthquakes over 2.4 in the 24 hours between March 26 and 27th. The volcano began to spew ash at 1236. (Girty
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for no good reason‚ she had contradicted her own optimism. Voltaire could not understand how in any way it was necessary and beneficial for Madame du Châtelet to die. Another event that solidified his stance was the great Lisbon earthquake of November 1‚ 1755. This earthquake claimed tens of thousands of lives. When Voltaire heard news of innocent children crushed beneath the rubble‚ he responded with a cry of protest against the belief that God directs everything in the world for the best. Leibniz’s
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in UNESCO world heritage. And the film “100 and 1 dalmatian” is called in honour to this city. [3] Dubrovnik is one of the most popular tourist cities of Dalmatia with beautiful monuments‚ the biggest part of the old town was rebuilt after the earthquake in 1667th. It is surrounded by fortifications‚ which began to build the 10th century and over time has been extended. [3] A feature of Dubrovnik is its
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Impact Approximately 57 deaths‚ about $1.1 billion in property damage; caused a partial collapse of the volcano’s flank‚ deposited ash in eleven states and five Canadian provinces. With no immediate precursors‚ a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred and was accompanied by a rapid series of events. Mount St. Helens produces small to large explosive eruptions‚ which send varying quantities of ash and tephra into the atmosphere Tephra (rock fragments and particles ejected by a volcanic eruption
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A Project Report On “Earthquake Vibration Control In Building Frames” Submitted in partial fulfillment of The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering i ABSTRACT The design of building and bridge structures for earthquake resistance by the ductile design approach is covered‚ including performance criteria‚ structural configuration‚ design seismic forces‚ mechanisms of post-elastic deformation‚ capacity design‚ detailing of reinforcement
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January 12th 2010 4:53PM‚ the phone rang….Hispaniola whom which I call Haiti was bawling. Her heart‚ Port-au-prince‚ was completely ruined‚ she bleed and bleed and heard the bones intensively crashing brutally against each other until they converted into ashes. Her green dress metamorphosed into a white costume‚ her veins and arteries were ripped… she had no shelter. Once she realized that her brain was damaged‚ a depression impulsively engulfed her body and left her with nothing more than a reprieving
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MAINTAINING JOB DESCRIPTIONS 2 Summary of Situation Include a brief summary of the situation As per text book‚ Staffing Organizations‚ a brief description is as follows: Because the InAndOut‚ Inc. Company is expanding and changing at a swift pace‚ adjustments in the company have to be made. This includes hiring new employees. The manager realizes there have not been any new job descriptions since eight years ago‚ and there has even been a job created since that time‚ the job
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