The hurricane version of D-day has come. Days before Hurricane Katrina hit Bridget Denise Bailey(29) remembers leaving her home on the lower East side of New Orleans with her husband ‚Aaron Robinson(34)‚ and her four children‚ Brittany Bailey(14) ‚Lanisha bailey(13)‚ Linda Bailey(10)‚ and Erin Robinson(5). they chose not to evacuated and instead relocated to Bridget’s job at the Metropolitan Rehabilitation Center near their home. On August 269‚ 2005 as the eater came in Bridget and her family were
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defeated at Stalingrad and looses approximately 841‚000 men in combat‚ which easily made this event one of the biggest turning points in the war because this was the first major loss for Germany. On June 6‚ 1944‚ the invasion of Normandy‚ also known as D-Day was another event that resulted in the ending of the war. The British‚ Canadians‚ and Americans all got together and stormed several beach on the coast of France in order to take back France from Germany. Germany lost another crucial battle. One of
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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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DDay: Turning point? No way. Zack Kiiffner CHY4U Ms. Lohleit January 19th‚ 2015 The invasion of Normandy‚ also known as DDay or Operation Overlord‚ was one of the most memorable and important battles of World War II. A force of 156‚000 Allied soldiers‚ drawn from a dozen countries around the world 1 ‚ stormed the beaches of Normandy‚ on the northwest coast of Nazioccupied France‚ on the morning of June 6‚ 1944. It was the the largest land‚ sea‚ and air invasion in the history of the world
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The relationship between Ike and Tina turner has been one of the most famous scandals through out our popular cultural media since they made a movie out about Tina Turner’s life. Anna Mae Bullock or otherwise known as Tina Turner‚ suffered through out her life from the abandonment of her mother and then the violent relationship she held with Ike Turner. There are four different levels that can cause or be the start of a violent relationship. These four levels consist of‚ individual‚ psychological
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In 2008‚ Hurricane Ike made landfall to the east coast line in Galveston Texas. The storm surge water that Ike produced by flooding the east coast region of Houston and Galveston. It has been estimated over billions of dollars in damage to homeowners‚ business owners‚ and cause numerous of deaths. The mass destruction that Ike caused had people coming up with ideas to prevent or lessen the effects if a storm like this would ever occur in the future. A storm surge project have been drafted and
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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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HURRICANE IKE RECOVERY RESPONSE Hurricane Ike was the third most destructive hurricane to make landfall in U.S. history with an estimated $22 billion in damages to Texas. Ike’s damage started September 12‚ 2008 with a 12 foot storm surge flooding 75% of Galveston Island and made landfall September 13. Hurricane Ike sustained winds (110mph) were considered a Category Two‚ only being one mile per hour from a Category Three (111mph). Ike’s storm surge was considered that of a Category Five. Texas
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Today we watched a video called‚ “Naked Science: Countdown to Impact.” This video focuses on an asteroid that is heading towards Earth in 2008 and the possible effects that an asteroid has when it collides with Earth. October 6‚ 2008‚ for the first time ever‚ an astronomer discovered an asteroid while it was still in space and was also able to follow it all the way up until impact. This astronomer was able to identify that this object in space was in fact an asteroid by using their Catalina Sky Survey
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during the first years of WWII‚ but the Nazis fell thanks to the largest amphibious invasion of a country‚ D-Day. The Allies sent one million troops into France and another 50‚000 into Africa and Southern Italy. Their trickery‚ double agents‚ and deception were the only reason the Nazis fell. The Allies’ use of deception allowed them to win the beaches and critical military positions on D-Day. D-Day - June 6‚ 1944 - was a well-planned operation to gain control over a small strip of beaches in Normandy
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