in 2001‚ then the San Francisco earthquake in 1989. The Gujarat earthquake started at 8:46 am on Friday 26th January 2001. The earthquake struck the heavily populated (LEDC) state of Gujarat in western India. The earthquake measured 7.9 on the Richter scale and sent tremors thousands of kilometres across the continent. It was so large that it was felt as far away as Pakistan and Bangladesh. The earthquake lasted just 45 seconds but caused incredible damage. More then 160‚000 people were injured
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1. Briefly define and describe each of the creation theories put forth by Richter. Which do you think is the best interpretation of Genesis 1-3? Why? The first theory is the gap theory (p 95-96). This theory states that between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2‚ Satan and a third of the angels have fallen. In Genesis 1:1‚ God has already created something and then right after it there is the gap where Satan destroys it after falling‚ and God is forced to recreate it which we see in Genesis 1:2. This also
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and vulnerable. In Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis and Albert Camus’ The Stranger‚ the significant role of communication is portrayed through two extreme examples. Miscommunication causes serious consequences leading to alienation and discrimination within a society like the lonesome raindrops‚ aloof and out of the world’s reach. Meursault‚ the protagonist in The Stranger‚ encounters a dilemma different than the anti-hero‚ Gregor Samsa‚ from The Metamorphosis does. As the main character transforms
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Animal farm and Metamorphosis are attempting to ensure their readers that if any individual has power over someone or a group of people‚ he can regulate the way they live their life and can restrict their freedom. Just imagine a student being utterly controlled by her teacher like a robot‚ humiliated by her teacher and constantly scolded by her teacher often for no reason. That feeling of anger‚ exasperation and humiliation just stays inside the student‚ and she can not do anything about it. This
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have always felt the pressure of conforming to societal norms‚ enough that they feel the need to change their personality. In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka‚ the protagonist Gregor struggles between meeting expectations and coming to terms with the darker side of himself. Through Gregor’s struggles‚ Kafka points out the underlying human weaknesses that cause a metamorphosis in each of us. Even after Gregor realizes that he’s turned into a bug‚ he still feels the need to fulfill the expectations of
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to have committed the crime. Guilt can come in many forms but one most common is a emotion. Though majority of all people that have a conscience feel bad for the wrongdoing that they commit. In the novels Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky and Metamorphosis by Kafka the authors incorporates guilt into the plot showing guilt and its motives take part in the transformation of Gregor and Raskolnikov. The beginning of the novel is when Rodya commit’s the murder‚ and the rest are content with Rodya’s
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Adolescence place value on peer acceptance for approval‚ while social messages about cultural norms influences them. Beauty is something that comes from within‚ it being comfortable with whom you are. In the short story “The beauty Treatment” by Stacy Richter‚ the writer describes a situation of teenage girls acting out violently. "The Beauty Treatment" is narrated by a teenager who has had her face slashed by her best friend. There is a type of girlfriend rivalry that is similar to any high school‚ but
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clearly and persuasively. Introduction In this activity‚ you will build on your previous readings and analysis of Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis to compare the situation in the story to real-life experiences. You will then prepare for and engage in group discussions to explore this comparison further. Before you start the activity‚ you might want to review The Metamorphosis‚ keeping the following questions in mind: • What are the themes of the story? Which theme did you think was the most important in
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integral in belonging. This concern is highlighted through Raimond Gaita’s memoir Romulus My Father which explores the implications of personal interactions on self-identity and hence implications on sense of belonging. Similarly‚ Franz Kafka’s novel Metamorphosis explores a man’s altered identity as a result of personal interactions and the subsequent result on the man’s sense of belonging. The environment is fundamental in the development to which an individual forges a personal identity‚ and thus is
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the “most earthquake proof country” before this disaster occurred. The earthquake measured 7.2 on the Richter scale and many more died from the fires that followed the earthquake. On the morning of January 17th‚ many were sleeping peacefully. Earthquake analysists were aware of tremors happening‚ too small though to even to be noticed. On average there are five tremors exceeding 1.5 on the Richter
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