FLOOD A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land which is usually dry.[1] The European Union (EU) Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water.[2] In the sense of "flowing water"‚ the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies‚ such as a river or lake‚ in which the water overtops or breaks levees‚ resulting in some of that water escaping its usual boundaries‚[3] or it may
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Causes of floods Flood is overflow of the huge amount of water onto the normally dry land. Flood occurs when the overflowing water submerges land and causes deluge. It is a cruel and violent expression of water. Catastrophic floods are the floods that are caused by some significant and unexpected events‚ for instance dam breakages. Heavy rainfalls are one of the major causes of floods. The level of water in rivers or lakes rises due to heavy rainfalls. When the level of water rises above the
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chapters of Genesis start with the creation of the universe and man through the progression of man and ultimately the dispersal of man across the earth. Throughout the stories there is a repetitive theme about man and that is that man is wicked. After the fall of man from eating the apple from the tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad (Genesis 3) one of the first acts of wickedness that occurs is the slaying of one’s own brother because of jealousy (Genesis 4). Finally‚ this continues until in Genesis 11 the
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1. Moses has traditionally been considered the author‚ of The Flood Story‚ included in the book of Genesis. Since writing has yet to be an organized language at time (around 1300 B.C.) it almost seems certain that the stories were handed down orally rather than written down.Moses was a Hebrew prophet‚ educator and leader who delivered his people from slavery in Egypt. He was also considered to be the organizer of the community’s religious and civil traditions.At his birth‚ descendants of Israel
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What will this Pandemic bring? How will the Human society prepare‚ or eventually do to prevent the Pandemic. The Gardeners from Margaret Atwood’s novel “The Year of the Flood” are a group of eco-subversives that prepare for a Pandemic. The Gardeners use different religions to make up their beliefs. In both “ The Year of The Flood” and the article by David Shenk “ How to Survive the Avian Flu‚ Smallpox‚ or Plague” tell the reader to grow food‚ stock pile food‚ and live an isolated life. In the article
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In Genesis 4‚ you learn about Cain and Abel; children bore of Adam and Eve. Cain became a farmer and Abel‚ a Sheppard. Both great at what they do‚ both hard working; to give thanks to God for what they are given both brothers offer sacrifices; each respective of what they do. Cain‚ being a farmer‚ offers the produce of his fields‚ while Abel offers the first born lamb of his finest stock. But God only accepted Abel’s offering. Upon reading this the first question that came into mind was; Why
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follow the same faith. Gilgamesh had everything he ever wanted in Uruk and he was not ready to leave all this behind. His love for his life set him out on an adventure so he could cherish it for eternity. The part I find ironic about this journey of his is that he put his life at risk and the path he took‚ he could have killed himself and he did all this to make is life longer. So‚ he sets off into the wilderness‚ determined to find Utnapishtim‚ the Mesopotamian Noah. fter the flood‚ the gods had granted
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This horrific flood has caused a major problem for those living in Tewkesbury from houses being up to 2m high of water‚ to thousands being evacuated. Sadly thirteen people have lost their lives and hundreds are stranded. On 22nd May water treatment works shut down because of imminent loss The weather forecast from Yesterday. off supplies‚ this meant water usage doubled. Now 140‚000 properties in Gloucestershire are without water and are having to use alternative water supplies like bottles of water
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Title: Gilgamesh Type: Epic Author: Anonymous Theme: The central idea of Gilgamesh was the greed that he had to receive eternal life. Gilgamesh was a selfish person who was half god and half man and wanted to keep his youth after seeing Enkidu die. Gilgamesh knew his destiny was not to receive eternal life because he was half man. He decided to go against the odds to fight against not having eternal life searching for the secret despite what the Gods told him. Exposition: The story
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In the Story of the Flood‚ Seeurhuh (Older Brother) created a vessel out of the gum of the greasewood tree‚ and used it solely as a way for him to escape the flood. “And when they were married Seeurhuh‚ foreseeing what would happen‚ went and gathered the gum of the greasewood tree.” (Norton pg. 27) Meanwhile in Genesis‚ Noah made his ark out of wood and used the vessel to save two of each animal that lived upon the earth
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