A devastating flood hit Key West Florida on October 24‚ 2005 that was caused by hurricane Wilma. The flood caused about twenty-nine billion dollars in damage‚ killed twenty-five people‚ and flooded all of Key West. Although the flood caused a lot of damage to the houses‚ buildings and landscape of Florida it could have been worse. Since Florida has such high risk for flooding they have prevention methods in place. One of the bigger and more effective methods are seawalls which are built in the
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The 1993 Storm of the Century was a devastating weather event that tragically affected hundreds of lives across the eastern coast. The large‚ category 5‚ cyclonic storm‚ was unique as it had a massive size whilst maintaining a high intensity. The storm caused tornadoes‚ freezing temperatures and massive snowfall. This storm hit Montclair pretty hard 24 years ago‚ however‚ with the improvements our society has made‚ we would be able to recover much quicker and much more efficiently than ever before
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In 2010 Haiti suffered from a 7.0 magnitude‚ leaving 2 million people homeless. After this tragedy Haiti received a great amount of personnel and foreign aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)‚ World Health Organization (WHO)‚ and citizens all over the world. Six years later‚ there are still hundreds of tent camps filled with people‚ and thousands of people are still outside the half built‚ half destroyed‚ Port-au-Prince palace. The people live in front of the nation’s capital are jobless
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Hurricane Katrina swept away the gulf coast on August 25‚ 2009. Katrina was the most monstrous storm that has ever visited the coast and was considered an amalgam of tropical waters and dusty winds. It was the deadliest hurricane of category five causing horrendous damage and traumatizing scenes. Many lives were taken away and many lives have changed. I was nine years old running around playing. I heard a loud banging noise and walked outside to see my dad hammering nails into wood to cover the
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Haiti overloads my soul with so much joy‚ but breaks my heart into a million pieces. Haiti‚ the supreme monetarily deprived country in the Western Hemisphere that also hosts the most dangerous slums‚ paradoxically‚ has the richest society in affection‚ bliss‚ and compassion; the people are vibrant‚ strong‚ and resilient. The country itself is a realm of contrasts. Since the year of 2010‚ my world‚ and Haiti‚ has never been the equivalent to their previous ways of life. An earthquake with a magnitude
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Religion The majority of Vietnamese Americans are Buddhist‚ There are approximately 150 to 165 Vietnamese Buddhist temples in the United States‚ Most temples are small‚ consisting of a converted house with one or two resident monks or nuns.[3 Societal perception and portrayal As with other ethnic minority groups in United States‚ Vietnamese Americans have come into conflict with the larger U.S. population‚ particularly in how they are perceived and portrayed. There have been degrees
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Have you ever made a trade that was fair to you‚ but unfair to someone else or vice versa. Well‚ you’re not the only one. On May 28‚ 1830 there was an act signed that stated that the Congress and Government could trade and negotiate for their land in return for the land on the west side of the Mississippi River. John Ross a Cherokee chief‚ Andrew Jackson the president‚ and the congress were all involved in the signing of this act. The Congress and the other people involved on the government side
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January 12th‚ 2010 is an unforgettable day for most. It was a day in which many lives were either lost‚ ruined‚ or in rare cases‚ changed for the better‚ resulting in an even more positive outlook on life amid the devastation. One of these rare cases includes the life of Helly Florian‚ a young survivor of the infamous earthquake of Haiti back in 2010. She has not forgotten‚ and will never forget‚ her interaction with a rather deadly and calamitous adversary of nature. One of the most devastating
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The island of Hispaniola‚ which contains Haiti on the western side and the Dominican republic on the Eastern side is found in the Caribbean sea near Cuba‚ and has a population of 10.3 million (Ferguson and Christian Girault‚ 2017). It is the poorest country in the Americas with an average GDP per capita of $846 US and 59% of the population living below the national poverty line of US $2.42 a day (“Haiti Overview‚” 2017) Haiti is located on a convergent boundary between the Caribbean and North American
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Katrina the eye opener Help! That word help was running from many lips when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. Help‚ was the very thing that many people in New Orleans needed‚ but didn’t receive. In the graphic novel “Dark Rain” Mat Johnson’s illustrate the events that happen to those individual in such a way that makes the reader understand the stories that many had endure. However‚ even though the graphic novel “Dark Rain” may pock fun at some of the situation that happened
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