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    emotions more than the earthquake itself. The people exclaimed‚ “Oh‚ what shall I do! Where shall I go!” The author focuses on the emotional reaction of the people to sudden trauma rather the destructive nature of the earthquake. Twain brings in specific emotional and physical reactions the people encounter when the earthquake strikes and they all have similar experiences. Twain’s syntax structure includes lengthy sentences. Since most people haven’t been in an earthquake he uses common sensations

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    assignment: List of major earthquakes in Haiti • 1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake (18 October): According to French historian Moreau de Saint-Méry‚ "only one masonry building had not collapsed" in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti’s capital city. • 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake (3 June): The city was leveled in this magnitude 7.5 quake‚ which killed over 200 people. • 1783: A strong quake partially destroyed the church in Santiago.[1] • 1842 Cap-Haitien earthquake (7 May): An earthquake destroyed the city of

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    How do Earthquakes Occur and What Was The 1906 San Francisco Earthquakes Damage? Who knew an earthquake which can last for no longer than a minute but can cause so much harm? On April the 18th‚ 1906 an earthquake struck the coast of Northern California‚ San Francisco at 5:12 a.m lasting for a minute. But who would think that it was the second most destructive earthquake in the world. So how did this Occur? Earthquakes develop in the crust of the earth. The inner parts contains a lot of energy. Some

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    “READINESS AND RESPONSE” EARTHQUAKE AND ITS DESTRUCTIONS In Partial Fulfillment in English Communication 1 (ENG 101) Researchers: Andal‚ Arvin William C. Arriola‚ Charlotte May B. Balmes‚ Ivan Macdowell J. Casas‚ Camille R. Lopez‚ Sharlyn B. Manalo‚ Christian Joseph F. Ona‚Vince Joseph M. Pentinio‚ Joanne A. Roxas‚ Mark Anthony B. (EE3/ME3) II. BRIEF INTRODUCTION The earth is a dynamic‚ evolving system. It’s all over in a matter of second. But Earthquakes have a way of stretching

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    In May 2008‚ a major earthquake hit Sichuan in the south west of China‚ it was estimated that around 69 000 to 80 000 people were killed and buildings collapsed with people in them information from an OCR science booklet‚ a news sheet. In my case study‚ I will be writing about Should we spend more money on predicting for an earthquake than on preparing a town for an earthquake I will do this by discussing different point of views of people if they agree or disagree with the statement above and use

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    EARTHQUAKE An earthquake (also known as a tremor‚ temblor or seismic activity) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the earth’s crust that creates SEISMIC WAVES. Earthquakes are measured with a seismometer; a device which also records is known as a seismograph. SEISMIC DEFORMATION When an earthquake fault ruptures‚ it causes two types of deformation: static; and dynamic. Static deformation is the permanent displacement of the ground due to the event. The earthquake cycle progresses

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    Humberside Fire and Rescue Service STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR Chemical and biological hazards S.O.P. No 5.3 PRODUCED BY: OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE HEADQUARTERS HUMBERSIDE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES |

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    Science Project 3/21/2016 2015 Earthquake in Chile On September 17th‚ 2015 a powerful earthquake that shook Chile. It was said to have a magnitude of 8.5‚ killing about 5 people‚ injuring many‚ and destroying hundreds of homes‚ businesses‚ and land mass. Along with the damage came the after mass of power loss‚ damage‚ and flooding along with tsunamis. There were 12 aftershocks that could be felt 145 miles away from the originating site. Chile is known to have earthquakes‚ but none have compared to

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    Causes and Effects of Earthquakes There are some programs‚ like the ones that are broadcast at National Geographic Channel‚ where professionals show us on many opportunities documentaries about earthquakes and the amount of damage that they had produced in some areas. But… what is an earthquake? We can define them as the shaking of the Earth’s surface caused by the rapid movement of the Earth’s rocky outer layer. In addition‚ earthquakes results from two main factors and can have two harmful effects

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    Haiti Earthquake The last major earthquake to hit Haiti prior to the 2010 was in 1984. On the 12th of January 2010 the small Caribbean country of Haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake of 7.0 magnitude. The earthquake struck on the afternoon of the 12th of January at 4:57pm and hit south-west of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince killing 316‚000 and affecting millions of residents. 1.5 million people were displaced and approximately 250‚000 residences and 30‚000 commercial buildings were

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