society in affection‚ bliss‚ and compassion; the people are vibrant‚ strong‚ and resilient. The country itself is a realm of contrasts. Since the year of 2010‚ my world‚ and Haiti‚ has never been the equivalent to their previous ways of life. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale‚ killing more than two hundred and thirty thousand people‚ displacing over one million lives‚ and injuring over three hundred thousand is where this story originates. I gazed upon beautiful pastures
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The largest earthquake in the world had a magnitude of 9.5 and took place in Chile. The Valdivia Earthquake‚ also know as the Great Chilean Earthquake‚ happened on Sunday‚ May 22‚ 1960. It is the largest earthquake currently on record. It occured in the afternoon and the resulting tsunami affected southern Chile‚ Hawaii‚ Japan‚ the Philippines‚ eastern New Zealand‚ southeast Australia‚ and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. The epicenter of the Valdivia earthquake was near Lumaco‚ a coastal city
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Polytechnic Univerity of the Philippines College of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Assignment No. 4 Exercise 3.0 Cube Submitted by: Jemmalyn M. Tiglao Course & Section: BSCE 1-2 Date of Submission: March 23‚ 2013 Submitted to: Engr. Oscar L. Poloyapoy Score Polytechnic Univerity of the Philippines College of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Assignment No. 5 Exercise 3.1 Rectangular Parallelepiped Submitted by: Jemmalyn M. Tiglao Course &
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that our nature had brought upon us: foods‚ earthquakes‚ cyclones and much more. One of the countries that were devastated by the wrath of nature is Haiti when a 7.0 magnitude quake on January 12‚ 2010 destroyed its cities‚ ravaged buildings‚ streets and houses‚ and took the lives of over 220‚000 people on. This causes a lot of sufferings to the survivors especially that they had lose their source of living. Six weeks later‚ an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck South American nation leaving a long
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Sichuan Earthquake (Natural Disasters in China) The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that occurred on Monday‚ May 12‚ 2008 in Sichuan province of China‚ killing an estimated 68‚000 people. It is also known as the Wenchuan earthquake ‚ after the location of the earthquake’s epicenter‚Wenchuan County in Sichuan province. The epicenter was 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu‚ the capital of Sichuan‚ with a focal depth of 19 kilometres (12 mi)
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the Christchurch Earthquake on NZ’s Culture and Identity Introduction When talking about New Zealand events‚ the Christchurch earthquake that happened approximately a year ago came to me first. It is not an event‚ precisely‚ it is a disaster that shocked people’s home‚ broke people’s heart and even took away their lives. However‚ a disaster does not only affect individuals‚ but also the whole society. Thus‚ this essay will discuss the influence that the Christchurch earthquake has on New Zealand’s
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Ahlam Namoos Ms. Patricia Philips ESL 41 March 30‚ 2014 Engineering As My Career Choice From the time I first learned what an architect was‚ I knew that this would be the career field I would choose. Currently‚ I am studying at Blue Ridge Community College‚ and have enjoyed improving my drawing talent and improving my knowledge of design. There are many reasons why I chose engineering architecture as my learning goal; the education I am receiving is assisting me to becoming a better design
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answer you that I am now aiming to be an engineer or I want engineering to be my career. You may have different reactions when I say that but it is just a matter of choice and all of us are have that right. To be an engineer‚ I must study the prerequisites of entering college. First‚ I should finish my high school and then enroll in a university or college and acquire an engineering course‚ a mechanical‚ industrial or civil engineering may do. Anyway‚ engineers abide by a simple law and the only
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Gabriel Sayegh Mr. Rosser Geology‚ Period 4 15 September 2011 1906 S.F. Earthquake Essay The 1906 Great San Francisco earthquake is one of the worst earthquake’s to happen yet. The magnitude was believed to be about a 7.8 on the Richter scale. What made it so destructive wasn’t just the magnitude of the earthquake but the fact that the fires were uncontrollable. These factors led to the San Francisco quake to be know as a tragedy. San Francisco was a large city of a population
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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Name of Student Name of Instructor Date Contents Introduction 3 Impacts of the Disaster 4 Ethical and Social Issues 6 References 13 Introduction The 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan were considered as one of the worst disasters that hit any country in the world. This disaster also affected various parts in Japan particularly the northern areas like the Ibaragi‚ Fukushima‚ Miyagi‚ and Sanriku. Disaster agencies have measured the 2011
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