Jennifer Bradley Research Paper Hurricane Ike Hurricane Ike Hurricane Ike hit the Texas Gulf coast on September 13‚ 2008 near Galveston‚ Texas. When Hurricane Ike hit it registered as a category 2 hurricane; however‚ before it hit land the storm went as high as a category 5 hurricane. Even though this hurricane was only a category 2 it still caused major damage. Hurricane Ike came ashore in Texas at 2:10 a.m. CDT‚ Sept. 13‚ and brought a wall of water over 13 feet high‚ sweeping through Galveston
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Katrina Van Tassel is considered as pretty and rich women in the town. She is the object for both protagonist and antagonist. The only thing she does in this story is that she dumps Ichabod Crane. In the story‚ it is said that she is a flirt and wore a “pink skirt” (Irving‚4). In the early 1800’s people were so much fashionable. In fact‚ there was nothing like a mini skirt that time. Women started wearing mini skirt in 1960’s. In the town‚ she is known as a tough lady to be impressed. According to
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Preparing for a Hurricane/Storm Seven hurricanes and four tropical storms are predicted during this year’s hurricane season‚ which runs from June 1 through November 30. You should know how to prepare your family and home‚ procedures to be taken during the storm and the aftermath. You can ward off some of the dangers if you are prepared which allows to you to stay ahead of the storm. If you do not have a family disaster plan‚ one should be prepared right away. Portable radio‚ torch lights
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develops the main character in this movie to convey the messages of this film. The film Hurricane by Canadian Norman Jewison exposes the corrupt justice system in America during the 60s. Through his carefully structured effective cinematic techniques‚ camera work‚ elements of design‚ historical references and symbolisation Jewison illuminates the text to convey to the audience specific viewpoints‚ of how Rubin Hurricane Carter was a hero‚ and the corrupt justice system he lived in. He establishes how people
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politics‚ resides on three islands where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean (Hawkinson‚ 2014). Access to this major shipping port offers New York City many economic opportunities‚ but expansion is putting the city at risk for disaster. Hurricane Sandy struck New York City with record-breaking force on October of 2012‚ claiming many lives and causing billions of dollars in damage. According to National Geographic (2012)‚ the super storm killed over one hundred people in Haiti and the Caribbean
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Irma‚ the deadly hurricane that held no conscious in terminating any object in its path was soon to arrive Florida. The black ominous clouds were suffocating the sun. The temperature dropped‚ the air was bone-chilling sending shivers throughout my body. Slowly the atmosphere was beginning to feel intoxicating. There was no solution but to endure its wrath. The wind was howling in fury‚ seeking for revenge. It bent the palm trees neck and snapped it in half. The palm trees were now lifeless‚ scattered
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stormy out‚ the wind was roaring like a hurricane was upon us. The year is 1882. I was with my best friend Lux‚ we were just ambulatory to head home from hanging out after church. It was approximately one O’clock in the morning‚ and as you can imagine it was fairly dark out. Anywho‚ we were walking and I saw this man with a ski mask on‚ only as he was approaching us‚ we realized that he didn’t have on a ski mask on. His skin was black as the night sky before us. I had never seen anyone like it. So it
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The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 still stands as the most devastating natural disaster in the history of the United States‚ with casualties reaching at least six thousand. Many houses and buildings did not stand a chance against the high velocity winds that the storm put out‚ and the huge waves caused massive damage‚ nearly submerging the entire island. To prevent such devastation again‚ Galveston had two engineering marvels put in place‚ the seawall and the grade raising of the island. This
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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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Hurricane Sandy Oct.29.2013 Sandy—A Record Breaking Natural Calamity Hurricane Sandy was one of the most devastating natural calamities of the region‚ in general. It affected incredible band of the Atlantic from Jamaica and Haiti to Canada. The storm caused countless casualties‚ damaged property and disrupted power for many days in some of the most developed and densely populated cities of the US. Despite all preparations and warnings from the concerned departments of the U.S.‚ Hurricane
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