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    March 27‚ 1964 the most powerful earthquake recorded in North America struck in the heart of Prince William Sound at 5:36pm. Buildings fell and entire towns were washed away by the tsunami that followed in the aftermath of the powerful earthquake. However‚ considering the sheer magnitude of the earthquake‚ Alaska suffered minimal damage to its residents and economy for a number of reasons. On the contrary‚ the Alaskan economy temporarily prospered from the ’64 earthquake by receiving additional federal

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    of damage made. 36‚645 houses destroyed‚ and over 2‚000 aftershocks. This earthquake is a tragedy‚ and the people affected need our help. This earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. If you don’t know anything about earthquakes‚ just know that that is massive! Renato Solidum‚ the director of the Philippine Institute Of Volcanology and Seismology‚ stated that he thought the East Bohol Fault caused the monstrous earthquake. Imagine waking up on October 15th 2013‚ and having your world turned upside

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    both the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake of Northern California‚ and the 2010 earthquake that devastated Port au Prince‚ and surrounding areas in Haiti‚ were very similar in magnitude (6.9 California‚ and 7.0 in Haiti)‚ there is great contrast in the number of lives lost due to these natural disasters‚ with 63 dead in Santa Cruz county‚ and an estimated 220‚000 lives lost in Haiti. From a geographical standpoint‚ the town of Léogâne was at the epicenter‚ of Haiti’s 2010 earthquake‚ the United Nations claims

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    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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    This article that I have chosen is a earthquake that happened in China. It was said that this earthquake had the largest measuring magnitude of 5.7. After the earthquake‚ at least 80 were killed and 700 were injured. This earthquake was the heaviest in the rural area in Yiliang country. One of the elementary school collapsed in the earthquake. Authorities are not sure if the children are killed. In 2008‚ there was an earthquake in Yunnan’s neighbouring Sichuan province‚ which killed 80

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    The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic disaster; the earthquake measured 7.0 on the Richter scale. Its epicenter was near the town of Léogâne‚ approximately 25 km west of Haiti’s capital‚ Port-au-Prince. The earthquake occurred on Tuesday‚ January 12th‚ 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks had been recorded‚ most measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale. The ground shook vigorously for nearly two minutes. The quake caused major damage to Port-au-Prince‚ and other towns in the region. Several

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    wishes to believe‚ and look‚ its shouting out that “this is no mistake.” We all go through a period in life that’s either reflected in a positive light or a negative one. The experience usually leads us to learn something from it. I thank God for making me experience the tragedy bestowed upon me. For if I wasn’t to experience such a thing as losing my father I don’t know If I’d be the strong individual person I am today‚ not to sound corny or anything. My father was the person in the household

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    Unforgetable Experience

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    AN UNFORGETABLE EXPERIENCE SPECIFIC PURPOSE: Ladies and gentlemen‚ I would like to share with you an unforgettable experience‚ that makes me the woman I am today “A mother”. INTRODUCTION: a) How many of you here had already experiencing the joy of being parent? B ) In January second 1995 was the beginning of everyday joy after holding my son in my arms. BODY: MY HEART SOARED: a) The first time‚ I felt the unconditional love‚ was the day

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    Ojt Experience

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    EXPERIENCES Life is a long journey. We are all bestowed with good and not-so-good moments in our life. As we grow older‚ we tend to face the hardships of the world. These days‚ lots of cobwebs have settled around and it feels as if we have totally forgotten the simple pleasures of life. During our stay in MFV Jose Law Office‚ or Opis as what we call it‚ we experienced a lot of things some were stressful‚ but most of the time‚ it was blissful. We experienced journeying into the unknown parts

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    Leadership Experience

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    Leadership experience I naturaly very communicative person and can get on with people easily. This make people around me to feel comfortable and more open. As a result it gives me an opportunity to encourage and enspire them to achieve goal. I have experienced leadership position in high school by organising various event which need to operate defferent tasks and motivate my collegue to work. Afterwards‚ in my recent summer internship‚ I explored my leadership potential by being able to conrol

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