The Kobe Earthquake‚ also known as The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred January 17th‚ 1995‚ resulting in the second most deadly and most damaging Japanese earthquake of the 20th century behind The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. The epicenter was 20 km southwest of Kobe‚ with a moment magnitude of 6.9. Figure 1 shows the location of the epicenter with respect to the island of japan. The main ground shaking lasted about 20 seconds as a result of a right lateral strike-slip faulting system. A considerable
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from. A high majority of unauthorized immigrants actually come to a country with a green card or a visa‚ but then overstay their time. Ones that don’t have the luxury of becoming a citizen and that are staying in the country illegally have to worry about being separated from their parents‚ children‚ and family‚ and being deported back to a country they tried so desperately to escape. Recently‚ the newly elected President Donald Trump made an executive order to crack down on immigrants in the country
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THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE: UNITED STATES LEADS AN INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE AND RECOVERY Introduction President Obama promised that Haiti would have the “unwavering support” of the United States. Mr. Obama said that the United States aid agencies were moving swiftly to get help to Haiti and that search-and-rescue teams were en route. He described the reports of destruction as “truly heart-wrenching‚” made more cruel given Haiti’s long-troubled circumstances. “This is a time when we are reminded
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He told me I didn’t make the team‚ and we were both crushed. At the end of that phone call‚ I told my dad that I was going to be on that team‚ I might not be on it now‚ but I was going to be on that team. Every time I played after that I though about how I didn’t make it‚ and how I needed to demonstrate that I had the talent to be on that team. Every day‚ I worked harder‚ became faster‚ and pushed myself to be the best I could be. I remained with the club and developed just like the coach had
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Great Hanshin / Kobe earthquake In the early of January 17th in 1995 at 5:46pm‚ while many were still sleeping peacefully‚ the destructive Great Hanshin earthquake‚ which measured 7.2 on the Richter scale‚ struck the Japanese city of Kobe. Kobe has a population of 1.5 million people and is a major port for importing and exporting goods for Japan‚ situated south of the main island‚ Honshu‚ on a narrow strip of land between the ocean and high mountain ranges‚ it lies above the junction of the Philippine
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1985 Mexico City earthquake The 1985 Mexico City earthquake‚ a magnitude 8.1 earthquake that struck Mexico City on the early morning of 19 September 1985 at around 7:19 AM‚ caused the deaths of at least 10‚000 people and serious damage to the greater Mexico City Area. The area most severely hit by the earthquake had the highest concentration of hospitals. Most of the damages occurred in secondary and tertiary hospitals. Thirteen hospitals of six or more floors were partially or totally
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out why the earthquake of Chile occur in 1960. The reason why the earthquake accrued is the Nazca Plate has been colliding and subducting underneath the South American plate for thousands of years. The 1960 Chile earthquake was caused by the Nazca plate releasing tension and descending 15 meters underneath the South American Plate. The earthquake accrued because of plates. The people of the area knew to expect a tsunami and most evacuated the coast immediately. The earthquake caused huge
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I grew up in a family that I can say is very ideal. Well‚ you might ask me what else can I ask for? I would understand if that thought would enter your mind because I believe most of the people I knew if not everybody would want to be in the position where I stand right now. But I guess you would also agree with me if I say that there are things that keep people on asking for more. Some ask for money‚ some ask for power‚ some ask for knowledge‚ some ask for love life‚ some ask for sex and whether
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“Kak Em‚ there is one place called Terrapuri that you must visit because I know you like architecture so much‚” a friend told me when we discussed about places that we had and have not been and of course‚ I was surely enticed. One day‚ I was invited to join Gaya Travel team to stay at Terrapuri. I jumped at the opportunity and said yes. My family and I travelled by car to Kampung Mangkuk‚ Pantai Penarik‚ where Terrapuri is situated. Upon reaching the place‚ the gate was closed. But silly me‚ I
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What is golf? Golf is a club and ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls in a 9 or 18 hole course by playing as few strokes as possible. What makes golf a unique game? Though from the introduction golf may seem like an easy sport to learn‚ but there are its difficulties to it. The golf course you play in is not always the same thing. Every course varies with its own design‚ different lengths‚ hazards/traps etc. This is what makes golf unique‚ as it is challenging to golfers
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