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    Cat in the rain

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    Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) CAT IN THE RAIN Ernest Hemingway’s importance as a creator of a unique style‚ as n speaker for the "lost generation"‚ as a humanitarian and an antifascist cannol be overestimated. "Cat in the Rain"‚ published in the first collection of his short prose (192 S) remains one of the stories most often reprinted‚ translated and admired by tin- readers. It is also highly characteristic of his individual manner. There were only two Americans at the hotel. They did not know

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    Disaster Management

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    DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN OF INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA CONTENTS Sl. No. 1. Description Profile of Industries Department 2. Detailed Hazard‚ Risk Page No. and 3-5 Vulnerability 5-10 Assessment 3. Onsite plan a) Standard operating procedure (SOP) of 11-14 Industries Department b) Standard Industry level operating procedure monitoring (SOP) Committee on 15 Manufacture c) Standard operating procedure

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    Ecological Disasters

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    strong enough to fight it. Polar bears are among the most beloved animals the world; unfortunately they are one of the first species to become endangered because of global warming and climate change. One of the greatest factors of climate change is caused by the greenhouse effect. This is due to human activity such as burning gasoline to drive vehicles‚ burning oil‚ coal or wood to produce electricity for heating and cooling and burning forests to clear land. The greenhouse effect has the potential

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    Fukushima Disaster

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    Toshiba‚ and Hitachi. On March 11th‚ 2011‚ an earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused a series of equipment failures‚ nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials. According to the International Business Times (Australia) "Fukushima is not the worst nuclear accident ever but it is the most complicated and the most dramatic disaster.” (IBT‚ 01) On April 2011 The Nuclear Institute rated the disaster a Level 7 “Major Accident” on the International Nuclear Event Scale. The International

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    cat in the rain

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    The story “Cat in the Rain” by Ernest Hemingway is about an American couple who stays at a hotel with a beautiful view of the sea and different monuments. After describing the view from their hotel room‚ on the second floor‚ Ernest continues the story with the American woman having a conflict. The story begins when she noticed a kitty outside her window trying to find shelter from the rain; she instantly wanted to go get the kitty. With her husband wanting to continue to read she started her journey

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    The Chernobyl Disaster

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    the 26th of April in 1986 one of the worst nuclear disasters in history occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine. The number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear power plant ended up exploding after several errors that occurred during a scheduled safety systems test. The explosions released large amounts of radioactive materials into the sky and it was spread over great distances by wind streams. The repercussions of the disaster are only now being better understood today. The

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    Acid Rain

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    Acid Rain Acid rain occurs when Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) is released into the atmosphere by electricity generation‚ motor vehicles‚ factories and by wildfires and volcanoes. Once released‚ the sulphur dioxide reacts with water to produce sulphuric acid. This has a pH of approximately 2-3 pH. This has a dramatic effect on water dwelling wildlife. Most water dwelling creatures can’t withstand water more acidic than pH 5. This causes the mass loss of life of animals such as trout‚ perch‚ frogs and mayflies

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    Mine Disasters

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    Mining disaster in the past have been referred to mining accidents claiming five or more lives. Mine disasters once were really common. In the single year of 1907 there were 18 coal mine disasters.. Among the disasters in 1907 was history’s worst the Monongah coal mine explosion‚ which claimed 362 lives and impelled Congress to create the Bureau of Mines. I will discuss this disaster more later in this paper. Mine accidents have declined dramatically in number and severity through

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    CAT IN THE RAIN

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    CAT IN THE RAIN Ernest Hemingway There were only two Americans stopping at the hotel. They did not know any of the people they passed on the stairs on their way to and from their room. Their room was on the second floor facing the sea. It also faced the public garden and the war monument. There were big palms and green benches in the public garden. In the good weather there was always an artist with his easel. Artists liked the way the palms grew and the bright colors of the hotels facing the gardens

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    Rain and Umbrella

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    exposed to the rain. When walking in the rain‚ this umbrella could use as the protection with the features of light which function as torchlight. This will guarantee safety for the pedestrian when walking at the night. All umbrellas in the market have no special features that we do have. The umbrellas in the market only use special characteristics such as design and look and also use the most popular brand names. The features that other umbrella is only to protect from the sun and rain. They are not

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