Haiyan Typhoon The storm‚ described by some as "tropical cyclone perfection" and "off the charts‚" packed sustained winds of 195 miles (315 kilometers per hour)‚ with gusts as strong as 235 miles (380 kilometers per hour). Causes The West Pacific has long been one of the most storm-struck spots on earth. On average‚ the Philippines suffers from eight or nine severe ones a year. But 2013 has seen record activity‚ with seven typhoons developing in the region in October alone. However‚ the
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“I refuse to remain silent while the leaders of the world make excuses for failing to protect the people of Darfur. I am writing to voice my compassion for the victims and my anger at the leaders who are timorous‚ complacent‚ and unwilling to take risks. Remember: Silence helps the killer‚ never his victims.” -Professor Elie Wiesel In early 2003‚ the struggle for land and power in the western Sudanese region of Darfur erupted into violence between Sudanese government forces and rebel groups
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During November 1937‚ Japanese Imperial Army too Nanjing‚ the capital of China at the time and home to more than one million Chinese citizen. The Japanese began a spree of murder‚ rape and looting‚ destroying and burning everything. As a result‚ hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizen were dead‚ with hundreds of thousands more starving‚ traumatized and homeless. This historical event The Rape of Nanjing is the focus of this book. The book “The Good Man of Nanking” by John Rabe also known as “The
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Most of the world recognizes Daesh‚ (more commonly‚ but inappropriately referred to as ISIS; Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)‚ because of their extreme beliefs‚ and brutality expressed towards anyone who has differing views from themselves. Daesh has roughly 10‚000 fighters‚ and aims to completely eliminate religions that aren’t their own (Greenfield‚ 2016). Unfortunately‚ we have failed to realize that some of Daesh’s actions are more dangerous than they appear. An uninformed American might view
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Hurricane Katrina: Destruction and Devastation Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane‚ as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States. The record of Atlantic hurricanes said it was the sixth strongest overall. Prior to Katrina‚ the most deadliest hurricane was the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane. Hurricane Katrina was formed on August 23‚ 2005 over the Bahamas as a moderate Category 1 hurricane. The storm weakened before making its
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“Children are not resilient‚ children are malleable.” Memories shape how we view and react to the world surrounding us. For no one is this more true‚ than children‚ as Dr. Bruce Perry‚ an internationally renowned psychiatrist‚ is quoted saying above. Children are born with no memories‚ malleable to those caring and interacting with them. Often‚ when faced with either incomprehensible‚ traumatic events or incomplete facts‚ they are forced to fill-in the blanks with their own imagination. A Mercy explores
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African American Immigration Victoria L. Knight Axia College of University of Phoenix CRT 125 Cultural Diversity Ms. Sandra Collins April 12‚ 2007 African American Migration New Societies‚ new people‚ and new communities usually originate as a result of migration. People decide to move from one place to another for better opportunities‚ better lives‚ and new challenges. This remains true for the African American race as well. It has been believed that the original migration took place
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Art and Architecture in the Romanesque Era II Terms: -Furta Sacra: Tomb looting‚ “sacred theft” Abbey Church of Sainte-Fey Conques‚ France 1050-1120 Monastic (monks) church turned pilgrimage center Conques is a major pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela Contained relics of 4th century child-martyr St Fay Reliquary Statue of St Fay‚ Abbey Church of Conques France‚ Silver gilt over wooden core Skull reliquary Spolia
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to exacerbate the situation. The conflict of Darfur was entirely internal. The Genocide was led by a group of government-armed and funded Arab militias called the ‘Janjaweed’. The Janjaweed systematically destroyed Darfurnians by burning villages‚ looting economic resources‚ polluting water‚ and murdering‚ raping and torturing civilians. After Sudan became independent from Britain in 1956‚ Sudan became involved in two lengthy civil wars for most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts
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Andres Torres 10/29/09 Mus. 104 Paper #2 There are many rock songs that portray a social or political event. One of those songs is from my favorite rock band Sublime. The title of the song is April 29‚ 1992. It is a song talks about the riots that broke out in Los Angeles on April 29th. 1992. after four white police officers were acquitted by a largely white jury for beating an African American named Rodney King. It became one of the biggest riots in U.S history. On March 3‚ 1991 an African
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