active volcano is a volcano that still has a chance of erupting again. Mount Vesuvius erupted for the first time on the early morning of August 24th 79 AD. It caused enormous amounts of damage to two cities: Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pompeii is the more well-known city‚ and has become a tourist attraction. There is even a popular song titled ‘Pompeii’ by the famous singer Bastille. Pompeii was completely covered in ash by Mount Vesuvius. Since it was also raining on August 24th the ash mixed with
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HAZARDS EXAMPLE PHOTO Lava flows burn and bury crops. Mount Merapi‚ Indonesia - More than 350 people were killed. An estimated 75‚000 residents had been evacuated from the area between October to November 2010. Ash falls ruin crops and machinery‚ disrupt transport‚ pollute the air and cause breathing difficulties. Mount Etna‚ Italy - Grapes needed to be washed individually before consumption to avoid ingesting fine ash. This effectively ruined the grape crop economically‚ even though the
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100 Journal - Which one would be the most fun to explore‚ and why? I feel that visiting the Ancient remains of Pompeii would be the most fun and interesting to explore out of the small list. My reasoning for this is fairly simple. In 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted‚ it buried the entire city in heavy volcanic ash that actually preserved majority of the city’s contents for a long period of time. Based on the photos and virtual tour‚ the city was indeed preserved very well! It appears that majority
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1800- Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts women’s college in South Hadley‚ Massachusetts. Originally founded by Mary Lyon as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary on 8 November 1837‚ it is the "first of the Seven Sisters" and is the oldest continuing institution of higher education for women in the United States. In addition‚ according to the United States Department of Education‚ "Mount Holyoke’s significance is that it became a model for a multitude of other women’s colleges throughout the country
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You could scarcely remember a time when you had felt so alone. Fallen‚ at the bottom of a pit on the side of Mount Ebott‚ with the cruel lure of sunlight bearing down on you‚ both awful and wonderful in what it promised and what it taunted you with. How had you ended up at the bottom of that hole? As unsettling as the thought was‚ you almost felt… like you had been pushed. The feeling was only there for a moment before you were falling‚ and screaming. There was no time to think about why you
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Mount Everest used to be about hard work and experience for the climbers who chose to take on the challenge. Now it seems to be about marking something of a bucket list. The sense of accomplishment some Westerners feel after summiting Everest is not worth all the negative repercussions is provides. The peak which was one untouched by humans is now considered to be the highest elevation junkyard on Earth. Abandoned oxygen canisters‚ medical waste‚ boots‚ and even the bodies is enough to close Everest
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romanticized idea of the wild and that fully immersing yourself in it will lead to great adventures‚ freedom‚ and ultimately living a happy and meaningful life. In comparison to a life full of rules and obligations‚ in a capitalism society focused on production and money‚ the reader can see why McCandless felt a need to escape a seemingly unfulfilling and meaningless life. McCandless’s disapproval of a capitalism originated with his interest in the works of Jack London. According to Jane Burres‚
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Teddy Roosevelt’s face deserves to be on Mount Rushmore for numerous reasons. For example‚ he made it his job to improve public health. After reading Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” he was baffled and extremely disappointed. So he took matters into his own hands and fought for a more sanitary meat packaging industry. Roosevelt made sure that instead of having rats‚ rat poison and bread mixed into your meat there was 100% sanitation. Also‚ he created the Pure Food and Drugs Act. Additionally‚ this act
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down the street to the theater‚ then Mount Vesuvius started to rumble‚ the sky was turning black‚ by the smoke and the birds were heading the wrong way. They ran straight to the boats and hopped in one‚ they soon fell asleep. Tranio and Livia woke up on the boat and the sky was still black. They saw that they were headed straight toward Mount Vesuvius‚ they were starting to get scared. It was starting to get a little lighter‚ the boat stopped‚ at the bay of Mount Vesuvius. They hopped out of
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MOUNT RUSHMORE 1868 A treaty between the U.S. government and the native Sioux gives the Sioux property rights in perpetuity over a territory that includes the Black Hills. 1876 After gold is discovered in the Black Hills (1874)‚ prospectors move in and displace the Sioux. 1885 Charles Rushmore goes to the Black Hills to inspect mining claims; Mount Rushmore is named in his honor. 1923 South Dakota state historian Doane Robinson writes to eminent Chicago sculptor Lorado Taft proposing that one
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