From the Private Journal of Pietro Evangelista Personal accounts recalling his time spent excavating Pompeii I remember arriving at the site set to be surveyed; the boss and I took a good look around and both sighed. The dirt and debris got everywhere on me. It was impossible to escape. Before us stood a civilization lost in time. Although much was destroyed by the eruption‚ earthquakes and the passing of time‚ the preserved remains were astonishing. One could imagine living as a commoner before
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Something in the Forest Summary Chapter one introduces the reader to Charles Monet. He is a French expatriate working on a sugar plantation in western Kenya. The story begins on New Year’s Day‚ 1980‚ when Charles and a woman take an overnight trip to Mount Elgon‚ a formerly active volcano. During their trip‚ they visit Kitum Cave. After returning to his quiet life‚ Monet becomes ill. The reader knows that he is experiencing a catastrophic illness‚ but Charles and those who treat him are unaware of
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Doing something that you are constantly warned about is just a choice that you should never make. Source 3 states‚ “Nick Hall is a climbing ranger at Mount Rainier Natural Park fell 3‚700 feet to his death Thursday afternoon‚ after helping rescue two climbers that have fallen into a crevasse. The climbers that found Nick reached him three hours later and confirmed that he was dead. If something bad happens
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volcano Take a sight at the landscape‚ which is covered by a thick layer of grayish‚ dense dust. The sky itself is filled with ominous clouds‚ thick enough to almost blot out the Sun. A functioning TV‚ found in the plant among some other supplies‚ reveals to them that there is much danger in Tokyo‚ and that most cities have been taken over by looters. There appears to be no functioning government anymore. The weather starts to change‚ with the sky becoming reddish and lightning falling even though
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autobiography‚ it is easy to see that ‘Alive in the Death Zone’ will stand the test of time because of the plot. Author Lincoln Hall shares his real-life journey about his mountaineering life that eventually leads to his success by reaching the summit of Mount Everest‚ the tallest mountain in the world. The plot reveals how Lincoln was accidentally introduced to climbing (Chapter 1) and from there‚ he was offered many opportunities to climb different mountains across the world such as Dunagiri (Chapter 2)
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Trekbooking.com concept and content Create an independent online trek search engine and trekking agency aggregator at www.trekbooking.com‚ allowing for easy identification of suitable treks and booking of preferred trekking agents in Nepal. Www.trekbooking.com will deliver the following value to its end-customers: * competitively priced treks (enabled by having multiple agencies on the portal) * easy identification of a suitable trek and booking of preferred trekking agent (enabled by
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the Younger uses a laudatory and slightly boastful tone to show his respect and reverence for his uncle‚ who Pliny believes should be immortalized in history forever. Pliny the Younger first begins to show his respect for Pliny the Elder as soon as Mount Vesuvius erupts. When Pliny the Younger’s mother points out a strange cloud appearing to Pliny the Elder‚ instead of being scared or concerned‚ Pliny the Elder remains calm‚ cool‚ and collected. Pliny the Elder even relaxes‚ “in the sun and‚ after
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Pompeii‚ the ancient Roman city of Campania‚ Italy‚ lies on the southeast of Naples and at the southeastern base of Mount Vesuvius. “The frozen city”‚ perhaps became famous after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Pompeii‚ however‚ did not start as a Roman city. The city is believed to have first been inhabited by a mixed population of Oscans‚ Greeks and Etruscans. It was at the end of the 5th century that the Samnities‚ an Italian tribe conquered Pompeii and its surrounding cities. The
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storm. He didn’t fear much of the storm‚ but that his oxygen was depleting. So he raced down as fast as he could down the dangerous Hillary step. As he reaches the bottom‚ he notices the storm became worst. Krakauer needed a guide for going up Mount Everest. A professional. He found a man who in five years‚ guided thirty-nine clients to the top. His name was Hall. He said that his company was the world leader in Everest climbing and charged $65‚000 a person. Two days after arriving at Kathmandu
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On May 10‚ 1996 six people died trying to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. These people were parts of two expeditions that were in the Himalayas‚ preparing to ascend the summit for six weeks. The first group was under the direction of Rob Hall‚ who had put 39 paying clients on the summit in five years. Hall was considered the leader of the mountain and the man to see no matter what the discrepancy. Group two‚ headed by Fisher‚ who like Hall‚ was trying to start a profitable business in providing
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