August 29‚ 2005‚ a hurricane hit land in Louisiana. The next 6 days would be billions of dollars in damages to one of the worst hurricanes in history‚ Hurricane Katrina. Hurricanes are one of most powerful disasters created by nature. Hurricanes have been recorded of hitting the Gulf Coast since settlers came to the coast. These forces of nature have caused large amounts of destruction and loss of people due to the power each hurricane has. Hurricanes are remarkably powerful events that can demolish
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Imagine finding out that there is a hurricane that is a category five hurricane is about to hit your home town and you hear that you must leave the area. In a situation like this most individual use both the avoidance and the loss reduction techniques for risk management to protect their self from the hurricane. When using the avoidance techniques when a hurricane is come most individual who are in a flooded area would leave their homes and go to a shelter or another town that is not in the area
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In recent years natural disasters‚ such as tornados‚ hurricanes‚ and earth quakes‚ have become a common event all around the world; since the 1970’s the amount of natural disasters that occur in a year have tripled. Not only are these storms becoming more frequent‚ they’re also becoming more dangerous; thus creating more damage. However no storm in U.S history has caused more damage than hurricane Katrina. It’s estimated that the destruction caused by the storm cost over 125 billion. From the destruction
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that apparently make our life easier do not necessarily make it better. Many people are inclined to make wrong decisions because they are easier to undertake. For example‚ it is easier to lie sometimes in order not to face certain circumstances. Other times it is less difficult to follow one’s emotions instead of one’s reason. Finally‚ people prefer to obtain something through minimal effort. Unfortunately all these decision can have very bad consequences. While people who lie may make their lives
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EK115008S The Deep Sea (2012) It is odd that a planet with 65% of its surface covered by ocean and 57% by 1000+m of deep-sea is called the ‘Earth’. Some 49% of the globe’s surface is 3-6 km below the ocean waves and the average ocean depth is 3.8 km. The deep sea is dark‚ devoid of plants but home to many animals which have been collected on hooks and lines‚ in nets‚ from the stomachs of other deep-sea beasts‚ viewed and photographed from tethered cameras‚ ROVs and deep-sea submersibles. Yet
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If you have never taken a cruise before‚ here are tips that will make your trip more enjoyable‚ less frantic and organized. Lately‚ there are more requirements that cruise lines require like completing immigration information before the cruise. It is important that you have two ID forms. You must either have a travel passport or a birth certificate. You must also carry a photo ID like a driver’s license. Print these papers after you have made a final payment and take them with you when you check
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Riders to the sea Summary of the play Riders to the Sea by John Millington Synge Dustin Buckley‚ Yahoo Contributor Network Jul 12‚ 2010 "Share your voice on Yahoo websites. Start Here." * ------------------------------------------------- MORE: * ------------------------------------------------- Millington * ------------------------------------------------- Bundling FlagPost a comment The play begins with Maurya‚ who has fallen into a fitful sleep. She is certain that her son
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better off than having a hurricane in your area. Ever heard of Hurricane Sandy‚ Hurricane Katrina‚ or Hurricane Irma? These three hurricanes were very well known and took out many homes‚ buildings‚ and even schools. You are probably wondering what is exactly a hurricane and how can you prepare for one in your area. A hurricane is a huge rotating storm that contains of high winds of at least 74 miles per hour and much water. There are five categories stages of a hurricane. Category five is the worst
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quadriplegic man‚ unable to take care of himself and didn’t move any part of his body except his mouth and eyes‚ due a terrible accident in the sea. 5. How was it made? The movie count with the videos‚ letters‚ notes‚ books and poems of the protagonist Mr. Ramon Sampedro‚ for the collaboration in enriching testimony of his lawyer‚ family and friends that help to make up and build the life of each character of the movie. Using ITT Tech Virtual Library to locate at least one review of your movie‚ book‚
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Mayer/1 Unusual Animal Report SEA CUCUMBER The ubiquitous holothurian‚ or the sea cucumber‚ is an echinoderm‚ a species like sea urchins and starfish. The sea cucumber has about 1‚500 species worldwide. Some species are less than an inch‚ and some are longer than six feet. The sea cucumber usually lives from five to ten years. The sea cucumber’s body is like a cucumber‚ but some look spiky and have lots of different colors and patterns on their skin. Sea cucumbers live on the ocean
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