The destructive effects of an earthquake can be classified into primary and secondary effects. Primary effects are the immediate damage caused by the quake‚ such as collapsing buildings‚ roads and bridges‚ which may kill many people. Those lucky enough to survive can suffer badly from shock and panic. Secondary effects are the after-effects of the earthquake‚ such as fires‚ tidal waves‚ landslides and disease. Fire - earthquakes destroy gas pipes and electric cables‚ causing fires to spread
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Science Article Summary The Earthquake Machine Author UNKNOWN Earthquakes! What do you think about when you hear that word? Questions pop into your head‚ the main one is "Why earthquakes happen"? It all started out on April 18‚ 1906‚ there was an earthquake called The Great San Francisco Earthquake. On that faithful day both sides of the Great San Andreas Fault permanently shifted. Shocked by the drastic movement‚ scientist began to study the ground. The fence
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Gonzalez) Worm Wilson-(Antwon Tanner)‚ Kenyon Stove (Rob Brown)‚ Damien Carter-(Robert Ri’chard. The other actors that help make the movie successful; Coach Carter- Samuel L. Jackson Kyra- Ashanti Maddox- Texas Battle Principal Garrison-Denise Dowse This movie was inspired by a true life event over a controversial high school basketball concerning the coach named Coach Carter. Coach Ken Carter who received both praise and staunch criticism when he made national
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MATERIAL MANAGEMENT STORES LAYOUT AND PRINCIPLES OF STORES BY – CHANDNI BHATT (283009) ARBAAZ KHAN (283019) INDRANEIL MUKERJEE (283035) HARITHA SINGH (283054) STORES LAYOUT AND PRINCIPLES OF STORES INTRODUCTION- STORES LAYOUT AND DESIGN It means the design of a store’s interior to encourage people to enter the store and expose them to the maximum variety of merchandise within the space available. For example‚ some stores have the fresh fruit and vegetable
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One of these characters was Reverend Hale of Beverly. As Hale came into Salem‚ his goal was to preserve goodness. He knew that his work was admired and respected by the common people and he was proud of this. He was confident that he would do his duty in Salem. Yet the more time Hale spent there‚ the more he changed his opinion on the situation. As the story progressed‚ Hale’s attitude changed from confidence to concern to outrage‚ and finally‚ to guilt. When Hale came to Salem‚ "to ascertain witchcraft
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Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ Reverend Hale evolves from a pompous man to a more cynical mad being. He enters Salem with extreme confidence in his belief that witches are present in Salem. As the trials go on‚ Reverend HAle begins to notice just how ridiculous and false the girl’s accusations were. In a short period of time‚ Reverend Hale loses faith in witchcraft and evolves into a more cynical man. In the beginning of the play‚ Reverend Hale is a pompous and knowledgeable man who seeks
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The Assam Earthquake On August 15‚ 1897‚ more than 1538 people died. The cause was one of the biggest blind earthquakes in the world. This earthquake was at least an 8.1! Out of the earth‚ which was open for 5 days‚ came columns of steam and superheated liquid. Full villages fell into large cracks‚ dams broke and fields and towns flooded‚ forcing people into trees‚ where one woman gave birth. Put out your hand. Look at any one of your finger nails and watch it grow. This is what plate tectonics
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GEOGRAPHY @ THE MOVIES: EARTHQUAKES Right: Image of the world’s plates. Earthquakes nomrally occur in faults‚ which is where 2 plates meet. 2012’s earthquake: Hollywood fancy or serious possibility? Roland Emmerich‚ director of previous Hollywood blockbusters ‘Godzilla’ (1998) and ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ (2004)‚ has brought us a new disaster film named ‘2012’. Having proved (and been criticized about) he is familiar with using digital visual effects‚ he shows us he is no stranger
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Massachusetts‚ in 1692‚ Reverend John Hale evolves from a self-confident witchcraft expert to a broken man who attempts to save lives. When Reverend Hale first arrives in Salem‚ he walks into the Parris’ home with an air of intelligence and great knowledge. As he situates himself in the house‚ he says to Mr. Parris‚ “… they [the books] are weighted with authority”‚ indicating that the books will decide whether a person is a witch or not (1.712-13). In Act I‚ Hale is the main person that begins the witch
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When I think back to the news coverage that followed the earthquake in 2010 one thing that stands out is the word tragedy. It did not seem to matter what newspaper‚ news program‚ or website the coverage came from‚ all of them were using that word. In first day or two the word tragedy was often paired with disaster or horrible and the images of complete destruction flashed across the screen. Between the pictures and video and the word usage of the reporters it was clear that the situation was very
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