One of the strongest earthquakes in Mexico history struck the country’s southern coast. It happened later on a Thursday night. The earthquake destroyed hundreds of buildings. Panicked people ran into the streets in the middle of the night. About 90 people died. The earthquake hit minutes before midnight and caused buildings to sway violently in Mexico City. The capital of Mexico is more than 650 miles away from where the earthquake had struck. Beds were banging against walls. People still wearing
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Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere‚ and amongst the poorest in the world. With that being said‚ when an earthquake happened just kilometres away from Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince‚ the country was hardly prepared (Fierro & Perry‚ n.d.). Haiti has overcome various natural disasters‚ including hurricanes‚ tsunamis‚ floods‚ landslides‚ and other tropical storms. Haitians expect these natural hazards to occur‚ due to past events and the location of the country making
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and people are struggling to survive. On May 8th the news channels are flooded with information of the tornado. The tornado is named the “Natchez Tornado.” It is the second deadliest tornado in history. The news report says that it killed three hundred seventeen people‚ the death tolls may not have included the slaves‚ and injured one hundred and nine more. It is recorded as an E F-5 tornado with winds over two hundred miles per hour. Looking back to this event‚ we know it took a lot of people
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name 4/23/12 Earth Science Earthquake essay Earthquakes are a very dangerous natural disaster‚ if strong enough; they could destroy the best-built buildings. They are caused by a sudden shift in the tectonic plates. Earthquakes can also cause other types of disasters too. They could cause tsunamis or volcanic eruptions. However earthquakes erupt unpredictable and can kill many people unpredictable. Seismometers can detect the strength of the earthquake‚ which then gives a number on the Richter
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Cyberbullying Informative Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: “Our prime purpose in life is to help others. And if you can’t help them‚ at least don’t hurt them.” – Dalai Lama B. Thesis: I am going to be talking to you about cyber bullying. C. Significance: Privacy is a thing of the past. Your every move is being posted online. Tagged photos‚ events on your Facebook timeline‚ posting your location‚ etc. D. Overview: I’m going to explain to you the definition of cyberbullying‚ the
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Informative Presentation Outline Fundamentals of Oral Communication Topic: Coco Chanel General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech the audience will know better about Coco Chanel. Thesis: Coco Chanel brought the world of high fashion to the masses. Introduction I. Does anyone know what this logo is? A. I am assuming most of women in this room know what this is. B. This is Chanel logo‚ one of the most famous fashion brand in the world. C.
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Imagine in the dark at the fair with flashing lights all over you people trying to make you play. I climbed on the tornado a very fast ride. The tornado starts slow you can hear yells on other rides I wanted to jump on really fast. There were four seats so there were two other people with me. I was with my brother‚ he is younger than me. In the middle is a thing you can spin to spin faster we were going so fast I felt really dizzy I went even faster‚ even though the ride was over we were still spinning
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Water spouts are another type of tornado. A water spout is a tornado that hoovers over land and is formed by strong pull of water forming the tornado’s funnel and high wind speeds around it. Water spouts can form in two different ways. During normal weather when water temperatures are high and the air is very humid is typically when water spouts can form at sea level. The second way a water spout can form is like a regular tornado‚ it will form from a cloud and descend down but will touch water’s
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Case Study Tornado In Barneveld‚ Wisconsin On June 8‚ 1984‚ at 12:50 a.m.‚ a devastating tornado struck the small village of Barneveld‚ Wisconsin. Although a tornado watch was in effect‚ no warning was issued since the tornado originated near the town. The town‚ which had approximately 580 residents‚ was literally flattened by winds in excess of 200 miles an hour. Casualties made up about 11% of the population: 9 lives were lost and 57 persons were treated for injuries. The storm destroyed
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Alexander Mazariego Informative Outline II Topic: Hurricanes Audience: Classmates and Instructor of Summer semester Communications class at Austin Peay University. General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of what a hurricane is‚ background information on some of the worst hurricanes in history and how to prepare for a one. Thesis: Hurricanes are one of the worst natural disasters but with a little bit of knowledge and some preparation you can greatly
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