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    Mt Pinatubo Speech

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    city Manila. Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano‚ near the tripoint of the Philippine provinces of Zambales‚ Tarlac‚ and Pampanga. Mount Pinatubo is part of a chain of composite volcanoes along the Luzon arc on the west coast of the island. The arc of volcanoes is due to the subduction of the Manila trench to the west. The volcano experienced major eruptions approximately 500‚ 3000‚ and 5500 years ago. Up to 800 people were killed and 100‚000 became homeless following the Mount Pinatubo eruption

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    The Great Wave

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    Phung Lam Art 100 Tues/Thurs-11:00 The Great Wave The Great Wave off Kanagawa‚ also known as The Great Wave‚ the most Hokusai’s famous work is the first woodblock print in his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. It was published sometime between 1830 and 1833. Looking at Hokusai’s prints‚ they are very accurate‚ virtuosity. So looking over the work‚ people can feel hardness as a product of a painter rather than an artist. However‚ as long I look at The Great Wave‚ the impression of the

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    that Julius said‚ “Even you Brutus?” while he was being stabbed. The police are looking into the murder and might suspect that Julius Caesar’s wife was the one who planned his death. Mount Vesuvius Erupted and Killed Thousands! Article by: harry Two days ago‚ a disaster struck Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius erupted! When the volcano erupted an ash cloud went rose high in the air and someone who was in another town nearby said‚ “It looked like a pine tree (Mediterranean pine).”

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    Pompeii and Herculaneum

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    PLEASE don’t steal! I worked on this really hard! And it can get you in trouble!! Pompeii Documentary -- 3/3/14 Why is Pompeii so important? It’s a destroyed city of people who died‚ and we can only tell how they felt in the people’s last moments of their lives. They were frozen in the last seconds of their lives. Everything there can tell us every detail of what happened when the town swarmed with life. Earthquakes. A massive eruption. Hail of pumice and ash. Technology today

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    Sherpas Ethical Issues

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    To begin with‚ climbers on Mount Everest pay 10‚000 dollars each without the guarantee of summiting . These climbers are all following a sherpa who is their leader. Sherpas undergo a large amount of pressure‚ because without the sherpas the people who paid to climb the mountain will not be able to climb the mountain safely . For example‚ in the article‚”Everest’s Sherpas Issue List Of Demands” Mark Jenkins states‚” Sherpas today make the majority of the decisions on the mountain”(Jenkins). As a result

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    Impacts Of Pompeii

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    the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius. When Mount Vesuvius erupted it nearly effaced Pompeii. However‚ this catastrophe gave scientist an opportunity to study Ancient Roman. The tragic event of Pompeii changed the lives of the civilians. The remains of those who lost their lives were able to be studied by historians. The geography of Pompeii greatly impacted the civilization. Pompeii is in Southern Italy‚ around the Bay of Naples‚ which is approximately five miles from Mount Vesuvius1. Pompeii was

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    Holy Sepulcher

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    the building remains. When the first iteration of the Church was built‚ it strengthened the legitimacy of Christianity in Jerusalem. Emperor Constantine ordered the Church to be built upon the western hill‚ indicating a shift away from the Temple Mount on the eastern hill‚ which Judaism‚ one of the previous dominant religions in Jerusalem‚ had regarded as a holy space. Through the Church of the Holy Sepulcher‚ the western

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    1996 Mt. Everest Disaster

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    In 1996‚ a number of expedition teams ascended Mount Everest. During May‚ a storm hit Everest‚ causing lives to be lost. This event is now known as the 1996 Mount Everest disaster‚ and it brought changes to mountain climbing. Numerous individuals wrote about the events that occurred during this climb. Among these individuals was Jon Krakauer‚ a writer and member of Rob Hall’s expedition team‚ who provided his account of the events in his book Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

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    People should not have access to rescue services while climbing Mount Everest because they should know the risk‚ they waste resources‚ and they need to learn from experience what not to do. The first reason why people shouldn’t have rescue services is because they should already know the risk‚ and should already come prepared to save themselves when needed. The risks of climbing Mount Everest include exposure to cold (obviously)‚ lack of oxygen while climbing‚ and many more that we are unaware

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    Sierra Nevada's

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    biggest mountain of the whole would be Mount Whitney which happens to be the tallest mountain in all of the continental United States. Mount Whitney stands at a modest 14‚505 feet. It is located right outside of the town of Lone Pine and is an obvious attraction because of its record holding. Therefore‚ many people are eager to reach the highest point in the US so a trail was built on the western slope to allow hikers to conquer the mountain. The main trail is the Mount Whitney trail and it is 21.3 miles

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