Indian Ocean Tsunami On December 26‚ 2004‚ the Indian Ocean earthquake‚ or the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake‚ caused a tsunami that killed 230‚000 people and was recorded as the deadliest tsunami in known history. The earthquake was recorded as between 9.1 and 9.3 on the Richter scale‚ the second largest earthquake ever recorded. It was also recorded as the longest one‚ triggering earthquakes as far away as Alaska. Following the disaster‚ a worldwide effort raised billions of dollars in tsunami relief
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So long a letter. How has the author depicted cultural and social aspects about gender through the characters in ‘So long a letter’? Throughout the book Mariama Bâ has used Rich‚ poetic language. Feminism is one of the major themes in this book. Mariama Bâ used many situations all through the book to bring out the gender differences in the society and Senegalese culture. She brought out most of this through the main character: Ramatoulaye. Ramatoulaye is in the transitory generation‚ where there
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The December 26‚ 2004 Sumatran Tsunami [pic] On the morning of December 26‚ 2004 a magnitude 9.3 earthquake struck off the Northwest coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The earthquake resulted from complex slip on the fault where the oceanic portion of the Indian Plate slides under Sumatra‚ part of the Eurasian Plate. The earthquake deformed the ocean floor‚ pushing the overlying water up into a tsunami wave. The tsunami wave devastated nearby areas where the wave may have been as high as
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The Himalayan Tsunami that took place on 16 June 2013‚ created a vast damage. This damage of Uttarakhand can’t be blamed on Nature’s fury alone. Cloudbursts‚ landslides and flash floods are an annual affair in Uttarakhand. The rain of 2010 destructed many properties and lives‚ but the rate of destruction is even larger.With many highways damaged‚ bridges washed away‚ electricity and phone networks down‚ several ravaged places continue to be marooned. Uttarkhand is considered to have many holy places
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Radiological Weapons as Means of Attack Anthony H. Cordesman Radiological weapons are generally felt to be suitable largely for terror‚ political‚ and area denial purposes‚ rather than mass killings. Unlike nuclear weapons‚ they spread radioactive material contaminating personnel‚ equipment‚ facilities‚ and terrain. The radioactive material acts as a toxic chemical to which exposure eventually proves harmful or fatal. Radiation is energy that comes from a source and travels through some material
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Known as one of the worst disasters in the world’s history‚ the Boxing day tsunami took place on December 26‚ 2004. The tsunami destroyed over 12 different countries and islands‚ including Sumatra‚ Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ and many more located by the Indian ocean. It had continued trekking countries in the Indian Ocean for over two days and left a devastating mess(Malcolm Moore and Meabh Ritchie). The only good that might have come from this terrible day in history was more knowledge about
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these goals. My dream is to graduate with a doctorate in child psychology. The long term goal I have is to be accepted into a private college.Two short term goals I have in mind to complete my long term goal is to achieve a GPA of above four point zero and to apply myself in all aspects of life. All of my goals meet the criteria of being DAPPS for many reason. Receiving a GPA higher than a four will help me to achieve my long term goal because it is dated. I plan on getting a GPA for every term of every
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A Long Way Gone is the story of a man who was formerly a child soldier in the Sierra Leone civil war. The civil war lasted from March 23‚ 1991 until January 18‚ 2002. This civil war tore families in Sierra Leone apart‚ and A Long Way Gone is an amazing representation of what it was like to be there during this time. In Chapter 12 of the memoir‚ Ishmael‚ the main character‚ and his friends from his village arrived in the fortified village of Yele after a gruesome experience just before they were shipped
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it’s usually a happy conversation filled with lots of laughter‚ happiness‚ and remembering the innocence. In the memoir A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah‚ this is not the case. In the beginning it starts off with Ishmael as an innocent child who loves rap music‚ but it all get destroyed in the blink of an eye. War and innocence are two things that should never mix‚ but in A Long Way Gone they mix beyond separation. So many children from Sierra Leone got caught up in the war‚ and were forced to do things
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The Long Range Imagine a place where the grass is short and wavy. Where the wind blows but‚ only slightly. Where the sun glistens off the ATV’s windshield as you cruise down the hill to set up the flag and the rigid ceramic target. Now‚ you drive back up to the top of the hill‚ adrenaline and excitement coercing through your veins. You grab the rifle out of the hard protective case. You admire the rifle’ smooth‚ precision edges its long‚ smooth barrel made of perfict steel.You take a deep breath
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