This volcano had its largest eruption on May 18‚ 1980. The ash and dust from the eruption reached as far as the Central United States. A total of 57 people died during the eruption that lasted 9 hours. 85 miles of highway and 15 miles of railways were destroyed. What would someone say about this natural disaster who was there? It was a normal day for my grandma‚ but when she turns on the news it became very far from normal. She see’s that Mt. St Helens erupts. After that‚ she looks outside‚ but
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MEMO To : Dr Janie Liew-Tsonis From : NurulJannah Binti Ismail Date : 6 March 2013 Subject: Three reasons for choosing UMS ========================================================= Choosing the right university is crucial. The main reason being‚ the right university provides you with the opportunity to grow and gain knowledge. First main reason‚ I choose to enter Universiti Malaysia Sabah is because I want to gain more opportunity and experience here. As we know Sabah situated on the
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Hopeless: The Missed Signs and Inaction that Led to Pompeii’s Demise Zack Galusha HON-152-001 September 11‚ 2012 Hopeless Rome was able to expand its empire across vast distances because of one important aspect—their superior engineering skills. However it is interesting that a society so involved with the advancement of science still took great interest into portents‚ both good and bad. Therefore‚ it could be said that the learned individuals of Roman society had the means to decipher phenomena
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Now that Kailani is going to start her journey to find her father‚ her trusty dog Kiwi goes along for the ride. She is a white furred‚ green eyed female dog that follows Kailani wherever her heart desires. Kiwi was her mother’s dog‚ but when she passed away‚ Kiwi became Kailani’s sidekick. Kiwi gives Kailani the comfort and courage to be able to conquer anything. She sleeps with her‚ walks with her‚ and gives off the resemblance of her mother. Though Kailani may not have a mother‚ she does have a
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The movie “Volcano” was about an active volcano forming into the city of Los Angeles‚ California. The evaporating of harmful gases‚ earthquakes‚ and some evidences from the manhole are the manifestations showed that an underground volcano was forming under the city. This means that there was already lava under the city and the ground cannot take the pressure anymore so it formed a volcano. The physical changes in the movie are the breaking of glasses from buildings‚ breaking of buildings
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"Peak" is categorized as a realistic fiction book. it’s about a boy named Peak Marcello who has a deep passion for climbing. He shows this passion through scaling skyscrapers in the big apple. One night whereas he’s making an attempt to scale the Woolworth building‚ he’s caught by the S.W.A.T team and brought to court. He’s saved by his long lost father‚ Joshua Wood‚ the renowned adventurer‚ volunteered to acquire custody of Peak for a 18 months‚ which would be his jail sentence anyway. Peak would
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No Summit Out of Sight is a book about the inspirational Jordan Romero. At just nine years old‚ Romero decided he wanted to climb a combined list of the Seven Summits‚ in total eight mountains. As it turns out he was the youngest documented person to climb all Seven Summits ever! Multiple times throughout the book Romero mentions the immense support he received from family‚ friends‚ and total strangers. I decided that for this book the best project to do would be the Naturalist‚ Synthesis project
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Chapter one and two summary : 7-16 On September 2‚ 1993‚ in Pakistan’s Karakoram Range. While the protagonist Mortenson was making his way through rough terrain. He failed in an attempt to climb K2‚where the world’s second highest mountain. he was following Scott Darsney‚ but Mortenson cannot see him any more . The two couldn’t reach the summit of K2 ‚they rescue of fellow climber Etienne Mortenson spent three days. They had already used a great deal of energy carrying the supplies. As he
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In the song “The Climb‚” by Miley Cyrus‚ the lyrics mean to "just keep trying.”(Miley Cyrus) Miley sings about a mountain and climbing over obstacles‚ symbolizing the struggles of life. Although the lyrics are talking about the journey rather than focusing on the destination‚ it is about ultimately reaching a final goal‚ it also symbolizes a reward that awaits at the end of the climb. Miley sings that‚ “Ain’t about how fast I get there. Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side. It’s the climb
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Jordan’s attitude and goal towards climbing differs from Peak’s attitude and goal towards climbing Mt.Everest. Jordan’s lifelong goal was to climb the Seven Summits which made him be harder on himself and doubt himself. In the prologue of “No Summit out of Sight” it says‚ “I wished I could go back to the beginning‚ to the very first time I had said the words‚ “I want to climb the Seven Summits‚” and rethink everything.” Jordan’s training put him in a mindset where when he reached the mountain‚ he
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