Imagine you’re one of the people that decide to ignore the officials warnings of an eruption on Mount St. Helens. It’s May 18‚ 1980‚ 8:32 a.m. and you hear a rumble and feel the earth move. Behind you‚ you hear a thunderous noise. When you turn around‚ you see a humongous landslide headed your way. Mount St. Helens in Washington State has erupted‚ immediately a cloud of gas‚ rock‚ and hot ash shot up in the air and race down the mountainside at an unimaginable speed. The eruption created a mass of
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Mount Fuji Imagine arriving home from a very long trip‚ waiting to go relax and sleep in your precious home. When the home sweet home you realize is covered in volcanic ash and half of your house is destroyed by lava. Many citizens living near Mount Fuji could have lived in constant fear hoping that Mount Fuji wouldn’t erupt. Its last eruption was December 16‚ 1707- January 1‚ 1708 still an active volcano today. Mount fuji was present about 10‚000 years ago. Mount Fuji is a symbol of
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Being so close to an active volcano poses many risks to communities. Even though Mount St. Helens erupted over 30 years ago we know that it is still an active volcano. Future eruptions can kill and injure entire communities. Since the eruption in May of 1980 of Mount St. Helens‚ geologists have come to a better understanding of both the mechanics of volcanoes and the dangers they present to the environment and communities. Did you know that volcanic ash is actually small glass particles? Or that
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When Jesus saw the crowds‚ he went up the mountain and educated them. He started with the fundamentals of the kingdom‚ that show that kingdom living is totally opposite from something we’d expect. Blessed are the the poor in spirit‚ those that mourn‚ the meek‚ those that hunger and thirst for righteousness‚ the merciful‚ the pure in heart‚ and also the peacemakers. Then‚ if we have a tendency to fulfill these seven beatitudes‚ we are going to be persecuted because of righteousness. This is often a
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The Sermon on Mount and its Importance Today Jesus Christ nearly 2‚000 years ago gave mankind the most powerful and profound sermon every preached‚ the Sermon on the Mount. We can find essential parts of this teaching in the Bible. The Sermon on the Mount contains the essence of the teaching of Jesus‚ how convert Christians are to live and the fundamental statements for a life in accordance with the laws of God‚ guidelines for our relationship with our fellow men‚ with the animals‚ with nature.
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Mount Nyiragongo The volcanoes of the world are magnificent and fascinating structures. Some are quiet and some are colossal. Some lay dormant for many years while others erupt on a regular basis. Volcanoes can obliterate entire cities in a matter of minutes. Although it is not particularly well known‚ Mount Nyiragongo is an important and interesting‚ as well as a destructive volcano. Mount Nyiragongo is located in the eastern part of Zaire‚ or the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa. It is at
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The Count of Monte Cristo Edmond is sailing in French waters along with his best friend Fernand‚ when their captain falls ill. They stop for help at a nearby island‚ which happens to be where Napolean Bonaparte is in hiding. Bonaparte pulls aside Edmond and asks him to deliver an innocent letter to an old friend in Marseille‚ France.Edmond agrees‚ as that is the price for the use of Napolean’s physician. The captain unfortunately dies‚ so the crew returns home to Marseille. Edmond is made captain
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Mount Everest Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in the modern world and is located in the Mahalangur mountain range that runs through both Tibet and Nepal. The peak of Mount Everest is recorded at 8‚848 meters above sea level. The precise summit point of Mount Everest runs through both the international border of China and Nepal. The official height was under scrutiny for five years due to arguments between China and Nepal regarding how to calculate the official height. China stated that
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Mount Everest is one of the great wonders of the world and widely used for extreme mountain hiking.Only the most motivated and most fierce people can make it to the summit of Mount Everest.The infamous mountain is known as the tallest‚greatest and a test to humankind‚but is it getting too risky.On April 18‚an avalanche caused a destructive lost of 16 lives.Thirteen bodies were recovered within two days and the next-of-kin were paid $10‚000 insurance and and token sum from the Nepalese government
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Protecting our Special Places Mt Everest Mount Everest‚ also known in Nepal as Sagarmāthā and in Tibet as Chomolungma‚ is Earth’s highest mountain. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Its peak is 8848m (29‚029 ft.) above sea level. The boarder between China and Nepal runs directly across the summit of Mount Everest. The current height was established by India and then confirmed in a subsequent survey by China in 1975. Due to Mount Everest being an amazing environmental feature
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