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    In the film ’The Hurricane’ directed by Normal Jewison an important message that the character Rubin helps us understand is that of Racism. Jewison shows the viewer that the victims of racism have their lives destroyed and become aggressive because of the inequality served to them. We are also shown how unprotected victims of racism are‚ and how they are always in danger of becoming the target to blame things on. However Jewison directed this film to change these attitudes so towards the end of

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    Historical Hurricane Ivan

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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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    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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    barrier islands which are the first and main defense against hurricanes. But the cost for these projects were too big to even consider them. People then noticed that the Army Corps of Engineers already dredge 40 to 45 million cubic yards of sediment from the delta each year. This could be put to good use but instead the sediment is dumped

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    Tsunami vs Hurricane

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    between Tsunami and Hurricane Tsunamis and hurricanes are nature’s furies. They both create disasters and destruction in the world. But‚ tsunamis and hurricanes are different in their respective ways. A tsunami is a series of ocean waves‚ which is caused by surges of water reaching heights of 100 feet or more. A hurricane‚ on the other hand‚ is a powerful storm. When talking of the origin of tsunamis and hurricanes‚ they are formed by two different forces. Hurricanes are formed over warm

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    Hurricanes and Tornadoes Where did my house go! Hurricanes and tornadoes‚ you don’t want to be in either of them. They are both very destructive. If your in one‚ you will more likely die. When you see get protected or sprint away. They are gigantic‚ form in different ways‚ and cost lots of damage. To begin with‚ tornadoes come in very fast and some times with no waring. Tornadoes can be 2.6 miles wide and 6‚000 feet tall. According to Source 3‚ they can last a few seconds or more than a hour

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    Hurricanes are powerful atmospheric vortices that are intermediate in size. Hurricanes are unique and powerful weather systems. The word "hurricane" comes from a Caribbean word meaning "big wind". Views of hurricanes can be seen from a satellite positioned thousands of miles above the earth. Hurricanes originate as tropical disturbances over warm oceans with trade winds. The tropical turbances intensify into tropical depressions‚ and eventually into a tropical storm. They only originate

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    my house go? I wonder how it happened‚ it was probably a hurricane or a tornado. Let’s see. Starting out‚ tornadoes and hurricanes can cause so much damage and are extremely huge. Man‚ tornadoes and hurricanes are so huge ‚ form in really cool ways‚ and come to a lot of different places. Tornadoes and hurricanes are also classified for tornados it’s efs for a tornado and a hurricanes it’s a category. To start‚ tornadoes and hurricanes form in magnificent ways. It also takes a lot of wind speed

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    Texas Hurricane Harvey

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    Everyone has been aware of the damage that Hurricane Harvey has done to the state of Texas‚ yet the devastation is not only hitting the average American’s heart‚ but their wallets as well. Texas is a major supplier of oil to the country and Hurricane Harvey has put an abrupt halt to its oil production and refining. It is even quoted by Tom Kloza‚ the global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Service that “Satan could not have drawn up a more horrible geographic scenario for knocking

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    ANDERSON SC-- Hurricane Irma has taken a turn for the absolute worst. We all thought that it was over after Hurricane Harvey hit on August 25th on the Texas Coast. But now Hurricane Irma is projected to hit the East Coast as a category three hurricane. Currently this powerful storm has hit the caribbean area and flashing flooding is taking place. Already‚ Hurricane Irma is responsible for 10 deaths and is threatening Miami. Many people in Florida are told to evacuate because the damages ahead are

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