unfairly‚ and don’t meet educational requirements nor housing. The poverty filled environment on Indian reservations had a powerful influence on the Native Americans’ expectations of their future‚ giving them hope of a better life after childhood. In Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me” it illustrates the harsh living conditions and lifestyle
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Effects of Hurricane Igor The people of Newfoundland and Labrador are used to watching natural disasters on television‚ not usually do they get to expierence them up front. But on September 22‚ 2010 Newfoundland and Labrador was hit by Hurricane Igor‚a storm that effected everyone in different ways. Some of the effects of Hurricane Igor were flooding and power outages that lasted up to 12 days. The Hurricane ripped through Newfoundland as a category 1 Hurricane‚ and left
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Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the Gulf Coast on August 29‚ but first touched down in Florida a few days earlier. In Florida the storm was only a Category 1 and caused minimal damage to people and the environment. However‚ the well documented damage caused in Alabama‚ Mississippi‚ and Louisiana was one of the greatest natural disasters to ever strike the United States. While much of the Gulf Coast was adversely affected by the hurricane‚ the majority of damage to human life and the environment
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The great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is known to be the worst hurricane to ever hit the United States of America . The Galveston Hurricane was a category 4‚ with the storm surge of 8 - 15 feet. I am researching natural disasters‚ because I want to know how to help the people that are involved in a natural disaster.I was trying to find out how to help the environment and to donate money to fix up destroyed homes‚ building‚ and to help find placement for animals . We Can not stop the natural disasters
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Historical Hurricane Ivan 2004 The one characteristic that made Hurricane Ivan different from any other regular hurricane was that it became a category 5 three times during its life. Ivan first started as a tropical wave just off of Africa’s West Coast. On September 2nd‚ 1800 UTC Ivan became a tropical depression. Just 12 hours later on September 3‚ Ivan went from a tropical depression to a tropical storm. It was beginning to gain strength at a steady rate. It continue to move to the west through
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Hurricane Harvey was a category 4 hurricane that devastated the eastern coast of Texas. This catastrophic hurricane destroyed countless homes and properties. Many people’s lives have been‚ and will continue to be affected by this storm for years to come. Harvey was a hurricane that swept through the area of Houston‚ Texas over a period of about ten days. Prior to the landfall of Hurricane Harvey‚ the city of Houston was not ordered to be evacuated. This is surprising because of the known magnitude
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Sylvie’s Rough Draft A category 5 hurricane can reach up to 155 mph winds (USA TODAY). There were already 3 hurricanes in the 20th century. I think you should evacuate the city even if it’s not that severe just to be safe. It’s for your own safety. We will be evacuating the city for your own safety. Any soft or young trees will snap or uproot with winds that strong‚ destroying everything it lands on including electrical wires‚ houses‚ cars‚ and other dangerous things. Also water levels will rise
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Cindy Sherman was born "Cynthia Morris" on January 19‚ 1954‚ in Glen Ridge‚ New Jersey. She did not live there long‚ for her family of seven moved to Huntington‚ Long Island‚ where she grew up. Sherman dabbled in painting when she first attended Buffalo State College‚ but soon developed a passion for photography‚ and never looked back. She established a photography career based on what she secretly enjoyed doing most‚ playing dress up. This enabled her to develop a unique technique all her own‚ where
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes are two of the most violent natural disasters known to mankind. There are many similarities and differences between these two disasters. While there are many differences between the two‚ The severe similarities are as dramatic. Although the bear some minor differences‚ The similarities between hurricanes and tornadoes are clear because they both have early warning systems‚ create massive destruction‚ and involves heavy wind speeds that can end up deadly. Both hurricanes
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2005 Hurricane Katrina was in the Gulf of Mexico were it was a category 5 storm and winds estimated up to 175 miles per hour. At 7:10 am on August 29 hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Plaquemines Parish‚ Louisiana. It made landfall as a category 3 hurricane and maximum winds up to 135 miles per hour. The hurricane caused a total of 1‚833 fatalities. And the damage cost of this hurricane was $ 108 billion dollars. On October 27‚ 2012 Hurricane Sandy made landfall. Hurricane Sandy
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