I survived Hurricane Katrina‚ 2005 By‚ Lauren Tarshis In New Orleans‚ Louisiana lived a boy named Barry Tucker. He was 11 eleven years old and lived with him mom‚ dad and baby sister. Hurricane Katrina was getting ready to land in New Orleans. All families had to evacuate. Barry’s family had boarded up there house and packed up there car. They started heading for Texas. They were stuck in major traffic backed up for two hours. Barry’s little sister became very sick. They decided that all
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able to: • Define the term “hurricane” • List three categories of a hurricane. • Tell how a hurricane is formed • State how a hurricane is measured and name a scale which is used. • Define the structure of a hurricane • Explain the effects and impacts on the environment and the society. Definition A Hurricane is a severe storm with a violent wind. A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone‚ the
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Emma Rankin Ms. Palazzo Lit/Comp 2 25 March 2013 Outline THESIS: Write your full thesis statement here. 1. Superheroes in modern culture -From Superman‚ created in 1938‚ Batman in 1939 and Wonder Woman‚ conceptualized in 1941‚ superheroes have been created with nearly characteristics imaginable and that shape and regularly reflect the ideologies of society. “Kids look up to these “heroes” they have this dream to be this character and the mentality that
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my grandmother begins racing to find a place for us all to go. “Damien‚ come help.” my grandmother calls. They try to get all of the food and water they can get‚ but suddenly everything turns black. The lights are out and the power is gone.The hurricane starts coming. “Here are some candles.” my mom screams as she searches through cabinets and boxes. “I found a fan too!” My grandmother is panicking and grinding her hands into my mom’s skin. It starts getting hotter and hotter. My dad tries to
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came to Augusta looking for shelter. Some people were prepared‚ and some were not‚ there were even a few people who came with absolutely nothing but the clothes on their back‚ and just the values that were in their pockets and cars. As we all know hurricane Mathew has had a huge impact on southern states of the U.S. It was defined to be a category 3 storm‚ sink holes were formed‚ trees were pulled from their roots‚ tore down houses‚ and killed many people. You could say Matthew led to a path of devastation
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Dear New Yorkers‚ Last week‚ Super storm Sandy tore up the East Coast‚ leaving a path of immeasurable destruction and devastation in its wake. In addition‚ while many are still reeling and searching for necessities‚ we are reminded that some challenges like not having access to gas‚ water‚ electricity and damage to houses get resolved as soon as possible. It is imperative that we change these problems and fix them. That is why people like the American Cancer Society‚ ConEdison and volunteers
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Imagine being hit with an environmental storm like hurricane Jonas that struck parts of the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast in January of 2016.On the day of the storm‚ I was hit with another storm that helped me overcome a challenge that affected my life –– Introversion. I was introduced to a tiny five feet ‚four inches‚ gray head‚ green eyes resident(lady) with a deep controlling voice. Geez‚ I had never seen or met a resident who knows how to maneuver caregivers as the lady. On her first night with
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In Houston Texas‚ Hurricane Harvey had flooded majority of the homes. The flood water had go contaminated with bacteria and the toxin that are making people sick. Some of the the scientist are going to the homes and they are testing the water. In most the homes has 135 of the safe amount of E.coli and lead in the flood waters. Also there is sewage contamination and it is starting to concentrate inside the homes. In addition there is bacteria growing in the homes. Many of the officials are worried
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Thursday evening‚ July 23‚ 2015 hits a bit close to home for me‚ as this was the evening when a gunman opened fire in a local movie theater in Louisiana. The Grand Theater 16‚ in Lafayette‚ LA was the place where three people were killed along with nine others injured during the evening showing of the Amy Schumer film‚ Trainwreck. Shortly after the 7:00 pm‚ a gunman stood up during the film and began to open fire. He started firing on patrons as they sat unexpectedly of any such heinous act. As the
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Outline 3 Intellectual Property Intellectual property patents‚ copyrights‚ trademarks‚ and trade secrets. Federal and State laws protect intellectual property rights from misappropriation and infringement. Trade Secret is a product formula‚ pattern‚ design‚ and compilation of data‚ customer list‚ or other business secret. Reverse Engineering a competitor who has reverse engineered a trade secret can use the trade secret but not the trademarked name used by the original creator of the secret
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