English 2 The Storm Response Journal Kate Chopin’s “the Storm”‚ is a dark story about a quick love affair between former friends while caught up in a storm‚ while their significant others were stranded elsewhere. The story explores Calixta’s dueling relationship with her husband and her lover‚ Alcee. Chopin uses the storm as a metaphor to portray Calixta’s sexual feelings and struggles in regards to her affair. The ongoing mention of the color white symbolizes Calixta’s internal struggle with
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characters as well. She starts the passage off by illustrating how severe the storm was. The storm “threatened to break an entrance and deluge them there.” (135) Chopin uses the storm to play with the reader’s emotions‚ the reader can clearly visualize thick raindrops barging on top of the house to cleanse the characters. Calixta hardly noticed the storm before Alcee arrived at her doorstep seeking shelter from the storm. So it is easy to assume that Chopin wanted the reader to see that there is
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Rowan Ferguson Using examples‚ Examine the success of different approaches to manage tropical storms (hurricanes and cyclones) When discussing management strategies‚ it is important to use a system to categorise various approaches. In reference to a natural hazard there are number of ways management schemes attempt to deal with these events. Management schemes can modify the event; decrease its severity or alter its course or even incidence‚ they can modify the vulnerability: prepare for and
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Anderson-Pearce ENC 1101 February 12‚ 2014 The Storm The theme of the storm is a figurative and symbolic one of Lust‚ Passion and Adultery and we see it illustrated alongside nature. The main characters Alcee and Calixta find themselves alone during the peak of the storm. In reading “The Storm” by Kate Chopin she referenced the approaching storm by saying “… it began to grow dark…” which was setting the stage for this love affair between Calixta and Alcee. The storm was about to defer Calixta’s husband and
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The Unexpected Ice Storm Imagine going to sleep while freezing rain is falling from the sky. Upon waking up‚ ice has formed on your trees‚ your power is out‚ and trees in your area have split right in half or even worse‚ branches have snapped off. The trees may look beautiful‚ but it can become a hazard at any second because a branch might snap off and land on you. That is what happened in Ontario’s most recent ice storm. Over 500‚000 people in Ontario had no power‚ which affected many
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The Storm is a short story written by Kate Chopin around 1898 but was not published until seventy years later‚ in 1969. This short story contains four characters; a boy named Bibi‚ his father Bobinot‚ his mother Calixta and Alcee his mother’s lover. The story begins by placing Bibi and Bobinot trapped by a Louisiana storm and waiting it out at a local store. Calixta was left home alone by her husband and son and was coincidentally visited by Alcee. They find themselves trapped at home by the storm
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Preparing for a Hurricane/Storm Seven hurricanes and four tropical storms are predicted during this year’s hurricane season‚ which runs from June 1 through November 30. You should know how to prepare your family and home‚ procedures to be taken during the storm and the aftermath. You can ward off some of the dangers if you are prepared which allows to you to stay ahead of the storm. If you do not have a family disaster plan‚ one should be prepared right away. Portable radio‚ torch lights
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STORM SURGE A storm surge is a coastal flood or tsunami-like phenomenon of rising water commonly associated with low pressure weather systems (such as tropical cyclones and strong extratropical cyclones)‚ the severity of which is affected by the shallowness and orientation of the water body relative to storm path‚ and the timing of tides. Most casualties during tropical cyclones occur as the result of storm surges The two main meteorological factors contributing to a storm surge are a long fetch
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The Perfect Storm‚ written by Sebastian Junger‚ is a novel about a six-man crew on a commercial fishing boat called the ""Andrea Gail"". It takes place in October of 1991. The crew of the "Andrea Gail" leaves from Gloucester Massachusetts on a sword fishing expedition. They fish from Georges Bank‚ which is off the coast of Massachusetts‚ to The Grand Banks‚ located off the coast of Newfoundland. They also travel to the Flemish Cap which is located in almost the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean
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Solar Storm Informative Speech Topic: Solar Storm Organizational Pattern: Cause and Effect General Purpose: Speaking to Inform Specific Purpose: This speech is to inform the public‚ including my fellow students‚ and instructor on the dramatic effect of a Solar Storm on society. Thesis Statement: When the Solar Storm hits earth it will eliminate all electricity and communication. The most recent recorded history of a major Solar Storm was in 1859 when their were no electrical grids‚ satellites
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