into the night. Suddenly‚ the rapid rattle of rifle fire burst through tree branches with colossal force‚ a short shower of death whizzed around us. The bullets ricocheted off houses and splinters of wood and dust hovered in the air like a small sand storm. The hurricane of dust impaired our vision for a few seconds‚ choking us‚ slowing us down. We ran. We dodged. We weaved. I would have screamed if I could have afforded the breath‚ the thought. All I could do now was run. We followed Ellie‚ past
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time falling head over handles bars into the gooey mess of mud. Reality sets in when the battered road I was an open turns smooth and black. Tiny speckles of tar stick to the mud guards and the once clean car. The hot summer breeze tames the dust storm behind me back to its original
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According to http://www.diffen.com/difference/Hurricane_vs_Tornado - Some different about hurricanes are "The amount of days between warning about hurricanes days to weeks. The exact area of which the hurricane will hit is known within days‚ but the storm system will last for significantly longer than that‚ with changes in its path frequent‚ and for tornadoes Minutes to hours. The conditions for the possibility of a tornado can be predicted hours before an event‚ however‚ tornadoes rarely leave much
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He stepped out into the cold‚ dark night. The air smelled fresh after the storm. He gasped as the cold air sliced through his throat‚ his breath dissipating from a cloud of steam. He wrapped himself more tightly into his black cape‚ and ventured forward into the night. The sounds of his feet crushing the pebbles underneath‚ the ravens spilling out their haunting call‚ his own breath quivering in the icy atmosphere - these noises chilled him even further. Shook his spine and froze his heart. He stopped
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A storm in a teacup People are quite unpredictable. One minute they are sweet‚ the other they are ready to punch you in the gut. Of course‚ the anger or worry has to come out from somewhere‚ meaning that something caused the emotions one feels. However‚ sometimes there is a flaw in this circle of cause and effect. It is called a storm in a teacup. So‚ what is it and why is it called that way? First‚ a storm in a teacup is an idiomatic expression which means that someone has a lot of unnecessary
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use. Antonia and her father show grandma and Jimmy where they sleep and feel empathy for the conditions they live in as they sleep on the floor with a few warm blankets they made themselves out of animal skin. It is a week before Christmas and the storm got bad that Jake‚ Burden’s worker‚ could not go and buy the Christmas gifts. So‚ Jimmy wanted to give Yulka and Antonia books with picture so they can improve their English‚ but since Jake could not go a buy the gift he decided to make the books himself
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left I turned to Lauren‚ who was analyzing me with squinted eyes‚ and I made the biggest mistake I would make that week: I showed her our schedule. Seemingly harmless at the time‚ this simple action would be the catalyst for a full blown tropical storm. I pointed out the activities we would be going to: field games‚ swimming‚ and a handful of others. But there was only one activity that caught Lauren’s attention. She looked up at me with wide eyes‚ “Climb tower?!” I grinned‚ feeling encouraged‚ “Yes
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References: Edwards Roger Tornado FAQ [Online] // www.spc.noaa.gov/. - Storm Prediction Center‚ Dec 31‚ 2009 . - Sept. 10‚ 2010. - http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/. na www.wunderground.com [Online] // weather underground. - 2010. - Sept. 10‚ 2010. - http://www.wunderground.com/tornadoFAQ.asp?MR=1. Waterspout Wednesday
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Comparison of “The Storm” and “The Bridges of Madison County” The story by Kate Chopin “The Storm” reminded me so much of the book “The Bridges of Madison County” by Robert James Waller. The characters are set in a place isolated from their families so that they have the freedom to interact. In Chopin’s work she has the storm keeping the husband and young son from coming home which also causes the former lover to have to come in the house because it is raining so hard. In Waller’s story the
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Darken against the contrasting white snow‚ the darken bark show a toughness of weathering the storm. The tree bark also shows harden ing of the wearing of life but also show a perseverance. Showing a readiness for whatever is to come. The lines of the tree branches spread out in all directions having a wildest about it‚ but all branches no matter
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