The movie ‘‘Pleasantville’’‚ written‚ produced and directed by Gary Ross‚ approaches a period in America’s history which subsequent generations idealise as a better and more stable society. He portrays this time period of the 1950s as a time when people and life were less complicated; a time when everyone knew their place in society. However‚ as the film ironically shows‚ this was a time when people were more ignorant‚ racist and most certainly sexist. Ross demolishes this illusion of the great 1950s
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Carly Downing 9/30/13 Description Paper “The Eye of the Storm” Rays of sun gleamed upon the bronzed skin of my family while splashing clear green water of the Tennessee River. It was my parents‚ grandfather‚ two sisters‚ niece‚ and my brother in law. Exhaustion quickly crept among us after a day filled with intense activities such as; skiing‚ competitive volleyball‚ and long boat rides on the fragile‚ slow moving pontoon. We then prepared ourselves for the boat ride home which would soon
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"I will show you to the Baron." Guntlaf said‚ raising from the chair inside his small tent. "Thank you." The cavalryman‚ who wore the yellow and blue uniform of westergard’s hussars replied‚ following the cuirassier. He couldn’t help looking in disdain the long old-fashioned braids which shown below Guntlaf’s helmet. "The squadron seems to be in an unexpected good condition." The hussar said "My men try to put a brave face‚ but most of them are wounded." Guntlaf replied‚ silently cursing the unexpected
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people in Petersburg and Bedford. In November of 2005‚ more than 22 people were killed by a tornado in Vanderburgh and Warrick counties‚ also in southwestern Indiana. Last Friday’s raging storms brought back bad memories of the tornadoes that struck Indiana in April 1974. Known as the "Super Outbreak"‚ that storm system is viewed as a benchmark by forecasters. "That outbreak alone helped fuel‚ kinda‚ the push to improve on not only tornado forecasting but forecasting of severe thunderstorms‚"
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Utnapishtim shut himself in when the flood waters came (7:16; par 9). Each story tells of a storm‚ but there are conflicting differences in each one. The storm in Utnapishtim’s story lasted for six days and six nights (par 14). On the seventh day‚ the rain stopped and the waters receded (par 14). They stayed in the boat for at least another week before they decided the land had dried enough (par 16). The storm in Noah’s story lasted for forty days and forty nights (7:17). The floods were on the earth
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such as storm‚ tornado‚ hail and flood. In the film Cast Away‚ the plane crashed into the sea near the island where is uninhabited. Through the movie‚ Robert Zemeckis showed how the nature affected the journey. Chuck Noland‚ the leading character‚ was on the plane because of his job. On the way to his destination‚ the plane meets storm and crashes into the sea. To emphasise the power of the nature‚ Robert Zemeckis used flashing lights and the sound effect (SFX) to produce lightning and storm. When
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* August 31‚2012 Outer rain bands associated with Hurricane Isaac caused severe thunderstorms and heavy winds reaching up to 65mph (East Texas) * September 24‚ 2012- Moisture from Hurricane Miriam and Tropical storm Norman brought strong winds which resulted in sand storms (West Texas) (www.surfingtexas.com) * Depending on how severe the weather is‚ sometime you may need to evacuate entirely. In some mild cases the most damage you will see are trees laying on the street‚ and trash
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EF-5 devastation of the storm‚ the most destruction took part right through the middle of Joplin. Looking at the damage done “around 7‚000 houses were destroyed‚ this is not including any businesses or public buildings‚ 158 people died and around 1‚000 were injured” (Wheatley) as a result of this event. When the tornado was on the ground it had
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same rate as a hurricane‚ a tornado destroys everything caught in its path. In the same way‚ hurricanes and tornados rely on unstable air conditions. Simple temperature variations can change the path and intensity dramatically‚ making the monstrous storm cells even more unpredictable. The destruction power that is associated with both tornados and hurricanes should not be taken lightly. When left in the face of one of these disasters‚ there is nothing that can be done except have faith and evacuate
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stock up on food and water than it is to rummage around after the storm for it. It is recommended that there is enough water for 1 gallon of water per person per day‚ and for food use good judgment and don’t starve yourself but don’t stock up on food that takes electricity to cook because the power may be out for up to two or three weeks. Another important thing to do to prepare for a hurricane is prepare your house for the storm. Pick up any loose objects laying around that can be blown away
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