encounters wind blowing from the south‚ then dry winds from the west blow from different directions at different altitudes‚ the rising air encountering changing wind directions. Moisture in the warm air makes a cloud which grows larger and turns into thunderstorm storms with a strong updraft‚ the rotation of the rising air will become the rotation of the updraft and some of the tornado. Within the spinning winds‚ a rotating‚ spiraling‚ column of air called
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Searching for a Natural Hazard Free Zone The environment of the earth is very delicate. While the strenuous acts of human life impose harmful conditions to the earth’s environment‚ there are natural hazards that can impose harmful conditions for human life. At any moment there are natural hazards that can occur on the earth. While some hazards are more predictable than others‚ all have the potential to have disastrous outcomes. Like the catastrophic tsunami of the Indian Ocean in December
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“We might go in your umbrella… I shall call this boat The Brain of Pooh‚ said Pooh and Christopher Robin” (Shepard 133-134). The story of Pooh is centered on imaginative thoughts‚ action‚ and problem solving which you can find in almost every chapter. In the story of Winnie-the-Pooh‚ the main characters‚ Pooh‚ Christopher Robin‚ and others‚ use imaginative action to enhance a child’s imagination providing a sense of hope to accomplish the children’s goals. Reading this engaging action story‚ of all
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there is humidity which makes it feel like you are walking through a sauna. Some days are intolerable to be outside since humidity makes you feel sticky and sweaty most of the time. We would also have thunderstorm and tornado warnings. The power frequently went out depending on how strong the thunderstorms were. It can even take the whole day to get the power back on. This is a burden for some people who need the power
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The Analysis of “Doctor in the House” The analyzed text is an extract from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer. His own life was closely connected with medicine and he had also gone through such examinations that is why the characters and the situation are true to life. The author has selected the first person narrative‚ but it is combined with several lines of dialogues. Despite the fact that we see the story through the eyes of the main character‚ we
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The puritans were an English group of reformed protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who wanted to purify the Church of England from its Catholic practices. Puritanism believed “that it was necessary to be in a covenant relationship with God in order to redeem one from one’s sinful condition‚ that God had chosen to reveal salvation through preaching‚ and that the Holy Spirit was the energizing instrument of salvation” (Encyclopedia Britannica). They helped shape the American Dream by trying
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Trumans life is built and controlled‚ and revolved around media without his knowledge. Trumans “perfect world” is a direct metaphor for our lives. Our lives are warped by the media’s ideals similarly how the protagonist unknowingly lives in a life that is being controlled. In both circumstances‚ the media’s main objective seems to be evident; a subtle way to convey a message. The media depicted in the motion picture has a significantly high influential role to our modern day society‚ which is unavoidable
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The Earth as a Rotating Planet. What is Geography- writing about the earth. 1. Much more than place names and locations. 2. The study of spatial variation. 3. How and Why things differ from place to place. On the surface of the earth. 4. How observable spatial patterns evolved through time. 5. Focus on the interaction of people and social groups with their environment 6. Geography is about space and the content of space. Geographers try to answer three questions
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period of time limited to a small geographical area. Meteorologists say the rain from a cloudburst is usually of the shower type with a fall rate equal to or greater than 100 mm (4.94 inches) per hour. Generally cloudbursts are associated with thunderstorms. The air currents rushing upwards in a rainstorm hold up a large amount of water. If these currents suddenly cease‚ the entire amount of water descends on to a small area with catastrophic force all of a sudden and causes mass destruction. This
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Cloud Types Common cloud classifications Clouds are classified into a system that uses Latin words to describe the appearance of clouds as seen by an observer on the ground. The table below summarizes the four principal components of this classification system (Ahrens‚ 1994). Latin Root | | Translation | | Example | cumulus stratus cirrus nimbus | | heap layer curl of hair rain | | fair weather cumulus altostratus cirrus cumulonimbus | Further classification identifies clouds
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