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    Natural Disasters

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    1970‚ the Haiyuan earthquake in 1920‚ the Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004‚ the Haiti Earthquake in 2010‚ the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923‚ the Cyclone Nargis in 2008‚ the Bangladesh cyclone in 1991 and the Ashgabat Earthquake in 1948. A tornado (often referred to as a twister or‚ erroneously‚ a cyclone) is a type of natural disaster that is very messy and nasty. It is a violent‚ dangerous‚ rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud

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    natural disaster‚ and acts of war. They complete any task that helps ease the cost of human suffering which includes preparing shelters‚ feeding the affected victims and even providing laundry services when a whole town is shut down because of a tornado‚ flood‚ or hurricane. After two very large tornadoes affected Mississippi and Alabama‚ it became clear to the company Tide that basic daily needs were being met through the Red Cross emergency services‚ all except laundry. After weeks without power

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    Debra Marquart

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    the effect that the Midwest is a rather dull and boring place to be in. Marquart than labels the Midwest as “the square states” and uses humor to describes those states as “a region that spawns both tornados and Republicans.” This makes the Midwest seem like a rather negative place for she equates tornados (which are destructive) with Republicans‚ and uses the word “spawned” which has a negative connotation. She then switches to describing the Midwest from a negative place to a positive one. For

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    Martinez Issue How person responds and copes with traumas can differ based on development‚ coping mechanisms‚ and personality. The Martinez family is dealing with the aftermath of a Tornado (Laureate Education‚ 2013e). Miguel’s wife‚ Jeanette is noticing a change in her husband Miguel. He is not himself since the Tornado. His wife suggests that counseling. Miguel does not notice his behavior changes. In fact‚ he feels that he is coping well. Martinez Issues Identified The first issue I identified

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    The oldest of the four was only 27 years old at the time of the Woodstock Festival. The four were able to get some of the biggest rock musicians at the time‚ such as Jimi Hendrix‚ Janis Joplin‚ and The Who. Between these four people‚ they had many important contacts in the music industry‚ knowledge of the youth and counterculture market‚ and financial means to get this festival started. With their contacts they were able to get thirty-two

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    if he didn’t start to do something quickly‚ everything he worked himself up for‚ would be for nothing. After Brian was run over by the tornado and a moose‚ the text states‚ “Come on‚ he thought‚ baring his teeth in the darkness-come on. Is that the best you can do? Is that all you can hit me with-a moose and a tornado?” (Passage F). Brian was run over by a tornado and a moose. He is already in the wilderness and just beginning to provide for himself when everything got whipped away: his shelter‚ his

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    Dorothy who lives in rural Kansas. She grows tired of the life she was living since she was feeling unappreciated. In her attempts to run away‚ she ends up in the middle of a tornado‚ locked out of her family’s panic shelter. Once the tornado hits her house‚ she is knocked out by an imploded window. The house rises in the tornado and is cast far away; it lands in a mystical land called Oz. Dorothy realizes that the house landed on and killed a wicked witch. The witch’s sister shows up and vows to get

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    blinds him and covers him with a horrible stench. Brian perfects his tools and catches a foolbird‚ his first meat. While he is cleaning the bird in the water‚ a moose attacks Brian‚ injuring his ribs and his shoulder. A tornado then destroys his shelter. The day after the tornado‚ Brian discovers that the storm has riled up the water in the lake‚ reminding Brian of the dead pilot and telling him to say a few words for him. Lying in bed one night‚ it occurs to Brian that he could find survival pack

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    America by writing poems about African Americans because he believed that they were beautiful human beings. Who is Langston Hughes? Langston Hughes is a poet that made poems about the African American literature. He was born on February 1‚ 1902 in Joplin‚ Missouri. For much of Hughes’s childhood‚ he lived with his grandmother in Lawrence‚ Kansas. Hughes relied on his books and grandmother’s stories for entertainment. The many evenings Hughes has spent with his grandmother‚ he sat on her lap while

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    Invoker Guide

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    THE INVOKER GUIDE Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Invoker 3. Hero Statistics 4. Skills a. Overview b. Quas c. Wex d. Exort e. Invoke 5. Spells a. Overview b. Cold Snap c. Ghost Walk d. Ice Wall e. Tornado f. EMP g. Alacrity h. Forge Spirits i. Chaos Meteor j. Sunstrike k. Deafening Blast 6. Tactics a. Overview b. Maneuvers c. Tricks 7. Overall Strategy a. Overview b. Choose Your Role c. Choose Your Build d. Choose Your Items 8. Roles a. Overview b. Support

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