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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The Power of Solar Storms To Our Fragile Planet Natural disasters occur when least expected all over the world. Disasters affect countless lives and cost millions of dollars. Hurricanes‚ tornados‚ and tsunamis occur with such regularity throughout the world that society has developed warning systems and is prepared to rebound from these disasters as quickly as possible. One disaster that most people do not think about is solar storms. Research shows that solar storms have been documented since the
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Indian soil from Columbo. Before the storm‚ there was a train service up to Dhanushkodi called Boat Mail from Madras Egmore Now Chennai Egmore and the train linked to a steamer for ferrying travellers to Ceylon. During the 1964 storm a huge wave of about 20 ft came crashing on the town from Palk Bay/Strait east of the town and destroyed the whole town‚ a passenger train‚ and the Pamban Rail Bridge -tragically all happening at the dead of the night. The storm was unique in many ways. It all started
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The Perfect Storm The night slowly filling with mist as the thunder clouds came together. Every afternoon in summer‚ Jenny‚ Oscar‚ Charlotte and Ginny love to sit on the porch watching the sprinkle of rain falling from above. But this was not just a normal summer storm; it was the perfect storm that would shock all who lived in Alice Springs. The scraps of the tree branches hitting the tin roof as the wind swooped in. In the distance‚ the roll of clouds could be seen as they filled the sky above;
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The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger is a fascinating book that should stay in the curriculum. The book provides a highly detailed account of a storm that places readers in the center of the storm. Though the descriptions of fishing procedures and equipment are often confusing‚ they are a vital part of the plot. Without these details‚ readers would not be able to picture the dangers of the storm the way Junger wanted them to. The book is riveting‚ but never melodramatic. There is just enough
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Symbolisms in Kate Chopin’s "The Storm" Kate Chopin’s "The Storm" is a short story written in 1898 but was not published until 1969. The story explores an excess of turbulent emotions of the protagonists in the backdrop of unexpected storm. Chopin effectively confronts the brewing conflict of the story by her unflinching depiction of the story through symbolisms. The symbolisms most evident in "The Storm" includes: the storm itself‚ Assumption‚ a small town in which the protagonists first
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Symbolism in “The Storm” “The Storm”‚ written by Kate Chopin in 1898‚ examines the uncontrollable desires of a young wife‚ lured into the arms of her past lover as her husband and son are caught in a storm. Bobinôt and four-year-old Bibi are running errands when the storm suddenly hit. Bobinôt’s wife‚ Calixta was at home sewing when she noticed the severe storm happening outside. When Calixta went outside to gather some clothing‚ her old lover Alcée asked for shelter during the storm. Through her
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The storm will probably continue slowly northward and its effects will be felt as far as the lower portion of the middle Atlantic coast by Friday night." (Page 113)"My family pleaded with me to remain at home‚ said A.R. Wolfram‚ a Galveston shopkeeper‚ but I was determined to go to town. I tried to reassure them and promised that at the first signs of the storm’s approach‚ I would return home. He did go home‚ for lunch‚ but left again to return to work‚ despite the tearful pleadings of my wife and
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the short story The Storm. The affair between Calixta and Alcee‚ the symbolism of the storm‚ the after effects of both marriages‚ and the strong feminism of the wives are key parts of this story. A storm rolls in during the summer in Louisiana while father and son Bobinito and Bibi are at Friedheimer’s store. Wife Calixta is at home during the storm‚ and is doing her house wife duties until old interest Alcee arrives to take cover from the rain and lightning. The storm itself is an extended
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A Glorified Trench War “No finer death in all the world than…’ Anything to participate‚ not to have to stay at home.” This quote is an example of Junger’s view on the war. Does Storm of Steel Glorify War? Yes. Compared to other accounts of World War I‚ such as the film “All quiet on the Western Front‚” Storm of Steel does seem to somewhat promote the war. Junger seems to glorify war by being a hero for participating in it. On the other hand‚ the film “All Quiet on the Western Front‚” completely
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