Case study- Kobe and Haiti earthquakes On 17th January 1995‚ an earthquake struck Kobe‚ a heavily populated urban area in Japan. It measured 7.4 on the Richter scale and occurred as a result of plate movement along the boundary between the Philippines Plate‚ Pacific Plate and Eurasian Plate. 35000 people injured and buildings and bridges collapsed despite their earthquake proof design. These were the primary effects. Buildings destroyed by fire when the gas mains fractured.316000 people left homeless
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I.Setting/Climate of the Speech A. The Speaker: Michelle Obama is the first African-American woman to become first lady of the United States. She is the wife of Barack Obama‚ the 44th and current President of the United States. Michelle started taking gifted classes by sixth grade. She went to Harvard for law school and earned her J.D (Obama‚ 2013). According to New York Times‚ she founded the Chicago office of Public Allies‚ which is a nonprofit program that works with young leaders on social
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From the time I was in the sixth grade‚ I have been spinning in the color and winter guard at my school. Throughout my seven years of experience‚ I have accomplished many state titles and become a captain of two years. Being able to share those moments with your best friends is a marvelous thing I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world. When you know in your heart you’ve done everything you can do to perform your very best show‚ and they call your school’s name over the stadium‚ the overabundance
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~ The wedding actually turned out to be really nice. We had both recited our vows‚ and surprisingly neither of us screwed them up. Blake’s was really sweet; "I love you. You are my best friend. Today I give myself to you in marriage. I promise to encourage and inspire you‚ to laugh with you‚ and to comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle. I promise to love you in good times and in bad‚ when life seems easy and when it seems hard‚ when our love is simple‚ and when it is an effort. I promise to
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Without plants‚ almost all life on our planet will end. Plants provide oxygen for animals and humans to breathe and they provide food for several animals. At present‚ there are 260‚000 known plant species in the world. Plants are found in fresh water‚ in oceans and on land. A few plants live in soil that does not provide sufficient nutrients‚ therefore‚ they eat insects for nourishment. Bug-eating plants include sundews and pitcher plants. Here are 10 strange facts about plants you didn’t know. List
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I agree with this statement one-hundred percent‚ because when growing up passing a house with a flag I would always say they support America. Now that I am older I see it as they have pride in where they live‚ in the country of the brave and the free. “After the horrible tragedy of September eleventh 2001‚ patriotism flourished‚ flags were everywhere.”(Hemphill) I believe patriotism should still rage and we should show full pride in our country‚ the freedoms we have are just not fully appreciated
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the world‚ Paul “Bear” Bryant left this earth as the greatest college football coach to ever live. I believe that Paul was the greatest football coach ever because he won several national championships‚ was a wonderful man on and off the field‚ and was just an all around great fellow. Paul Bryant was born on September 11‚ 1913‚ near the birthplace of Johnny Cash in Kingsland‚ Arkansas. He was born to two hardworking parents‚ William Monroe Bryant and Dora Ida Kilgore Bryant. His parents had a total
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Hello Garth Webb‚s first full graduating class of 2016 I’m Sebastian in case any of you forgot or still just didn’t know. Four years ago‚ I first entered Garth Webb; it seems like it has been just been just yesterday I wheeled into the school—did you guys get taller or is just me? I have thought long and hard about my journey and what I ought to say to you guys and while writing this I realized I still hate public speaking even more so this should be interesting‚ thanks Mrs. McLeod. I gotta be
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MLK and Malcolm X Speeches The two speeches “I have a dream” and “The ballot or the bullet” are very powerful. They both fought for African Americans rights and were written by two important civil rights leaders‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Although King focused on peace and tranquility and Malcolm more to force and violence they both protested for freedom for the blacks. Within the two‚ they both used repetition throughout the speeches. King repeated to the audience that he had a dream
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Philippa Major Com 207 Informative Speech Topic: Ways to Save Money in College People our age in today’s society are all about living a certain type of lifestyle‚ from what we wear‚ the late night partying‚ to eating tons of fast food and having relationships. We tend to lose track of our spending habits and blow away all of our money instead of saving. Saving money is a very good habit that we should be practicing from an early age. This is why from a young age our parents try to encourage
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