vibrate; the roof caves in‚ and in minutes‚ the house is completely destroyed. For every hurricane‚ these tragedies do occur; however‚ many of these incidents can be avoided via the right preparation. To be prepared for a hurricane‚ people should put up hurricane shutters‚ keep a hurricane kit‚ and be prepared with lots of food and water. A key way to be prepared for and during a hurricane is to put up hurricane shutters. Shutters are used to cover and protect windows and doors from winds‚ water
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don’t already know what a hurricane is‚ well just keep reading because this is going to provide you the information you need about hurricanes. What Is A Hurricane? A hurricane is a spinning storm that starts to form in the ocean. Hurricanes are most common on the east side of the United States‚ well if you DON’T know where east is it’s the State of Florida is at‚ let me guess you don’t where is Florida is… if you don’t well just check the map of the U.S. Anywho hurricanes can be up to about 600 miles
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Six days after Hurricane Ike made landfall‚ Texas experienced the largest blackout in history of the state. Hurricane Ike took place in September of 2008. The Gulf of Mexico‚ Texas‚ and Arkansas were all affected by Ike. Hurricanes can be extremely dangerous and cause large amounts of damage. Hurricanes can form very quickly and destroy communities in only a few days. Hurricanes are caused by warm‚ moist air being present over the ocean. The air rises up near the surface. The warm air rises so there
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Elwyn Brooks White‚ the author of the beloved children’s classics Charlotte’s Web‚ Stuart Little‚ and The Trumpet of the Swan‚ was born in Mount Vernon‚ New York on July 11‚ 1899. E. B. White’s father was a piano manufacturer‚ and he had two brothers and three sisters. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and worked for United Press International and the American Legion News Service in 1921 and 1922. E.B. White was a reporter for the Seattle Times in 1922 and 1923. For the next two years
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be in a tornado or hurricane? They both cause a lot of damage‚ and they both have a lot of power a tornado can blow a house down‚ but a hurricane has very strong heavy winds and tornadoes have very strong winds. You do not want to be stuck in a tornado or hurricane because they have killed a lot of people over all of these years. Each year they do a lot of damage to they do more damage than people killed each year. First of
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THE POLITCAL STORM How Hurricane Katrina Exposed Political Chaos On August 29‚ 2005‚ the United States witnessed a catastrophic natural disaster that demolished not only homes and roads‚ but lives. Hurricanes Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in Louisiana ranking at a category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale‚ maintaining winds of 100-140 miles per hour and stretching 400 miles across. What experts can agree on is that there was over an estimated $100 billion in damage‚ but what they cannot agree
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Hurricane Katrina-New Orleans Hurricane Katrina significantly affected a vast number of people‚ including those who were not actually present during the storm: National Guard members‚ medical workers‚ media crew‚ government officials‚ and volunteers. This is a storm that will forever be discussed in New Orleans history. First‚ some background. Formation of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean occurs every year during a certain time period‚ usually referred to as the Atlantic hurricane season
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spent‚ not lonely nor idle‚ for her little world was peopled with imaginary friends‚ and she was by nature a busy bee. She enjoys taking care of her dolls. Docile and shy‚ she prefers to be home schooled and avoids most public situations. Amy‚ though the youngest‚ was a most important person‚ in her own opinion at least. A she has blue eyes‚ and yellow hair curling on her shoulders‚ and always carrying herself like a young lady mindful of her manners. Her little airs and graces were much admired
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Summary of THE LITTLE PEOPLE By:Maria Aleah G. Taboclaon The elves came to stay w/them he was nine. They were noisy creature. They kept them a wake at night. One night‚his Papa mustered enough courange and he pleased the elves to let this family sleep and resume the banging tomorrow. They didn”t know how the elves would react. They got shock when silence suddenly filled the house. Before six the banging started again and louder this
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The Little Foxes analysis The Little Foxes is about a southerner family having conflicts upon wealth. The main character is Regina Hubbard Giddens‚ who is very ambitious and strives for wealth. Her brothers Benjamin and Oscar want her to persuade her sick husband Horace Giddens‚ so that he invests to their project constructing a cotton mill. When he declined it‚ they make a plan of marrying Horace’s daughter‚ Alexandra and Oscar’s son‚ Leo. Refused‚ Leo steals Horace’s money from his bank account
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