Gladys Garcia Public Speaking Informative speech Can you think of a sport that‚ in some parts of the world‚ makes the fans go crazy and start riots? Or how about a sport that sets records in television coverage? It is the most played sport in the world. It’s played with around ball. Today‚ I hope to inform you on some specific aspects of professional soccer. First off I want to give you a general idea of the rules and regulations. Professional soccer is played with 11 players from each team
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Southern Indiana tornado history Three days ago‚ on March 2nd‚ several tornadoes struck southern Indiana. Washington‚ Jefferson‚ Ripley‚ Clark and Scott counties were affected‚ and more than 14 people were killed. These were certainly not the first twisters to hit the region‚ nor were they the worst. Here is a list of some of the deadliest tornadoes in Indiana history: The ‘Tri-State Tornado’ struck in March‚ 1925‚ sweeping from southern Missouri to southwestern Indiana at more than 200 miles per
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Haiti devastated by massive earthquake "All of a sudden everything was falling apart... there was no place to hide" A massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The extent of the devastation is still unclear but there are fears thousands of people may have died. Haiti’s worst quake in two centuries hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday‚ wrecking the presidential palace‚ UN HQ and other buildings. A "large number" of UN personnel were reported missing
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Earthquakes are vibrations of earth caused by the rapid release of energy. These earthquakes can be caused by faults in the Earth’s crust scraping against each other. Faults are constantly sliding past each other‚ but can occasionally have difficulty when the earth around these faults cracks‚ causing the path to become rugged. When they don’t slide easily‚ they cause tension. When the tension and pressure is released‚ this causes said vibrations that can be large enough to damage and destroy cities
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Course Title IEQ-05 : Earthquake Geology and Geoinformatics (Dept. of Earthquake Engineering‚ IIT Roorkee) What is an earthquake? An earthquake is the vibration of the earth produced by the quick release of energy. Most often‚ earthquakes are caused by movement along large fractures in the earth’s crust. Such fractures are called faults. The energy that is released radiates in all directions from its origin in the form of waves. These waves are similar to the waves that occur when you drop a
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Earthquake Assignment Week 3 Earthquake Assignment Earthquakes Have you ever got so mad you have to squeeze something to release your pressure? Or maybe you walk around aimlessly taking deep breaths to try and discharge the stress something or someone caused. Our earth‚ too‚ has a way of releasing pressure. Earthquakes are the result of the earth’s crust letting go of its strain and stress. Earthquakes can be defined as a sudden and violent shaking of the ground resulting when the
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The article‚ Earthquake Outlook for the San Francisco Bay Region 2014–2043‚ explores the situation of California and its active faults; Also‚ it talks about the possibility of a big earthquake happening before 2043 in the state. The experts believe that there is 98% chance that one or more earthquakes will have a magnitude of at least 6.0‚ which is potent and dangerous; It can make damage to a great extent; furthermore‚ there is a 51% of probability that the earthquake could strike the San Francisco
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Sichuan Earthquake (Natural Disasters in China) The 2008 Sichuan earthquake or the Great Sichuan Earthquake was a deadly earthquake that occurred on Monday‚ May 12‚ 2008 in Sichuan province of China‚ killing an estimated 68‚000 people. It is also known as the Wenchuan earthquake ‚ after the location of the earthquake’s epicenter‚Wenchuan County in Sichuan province. The epicenter was 80 kilometres (50 mi) west-northwest of Chengdu‚ the capital of Sichuan‚ with a focal depth of 19 kilometres (12 mi)
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due to the sudden increase in earthquake activity. Oklahoma has recently had an increase in the number of earthquakes they have each year from magnitudes ranging from .05 to 3.4 and above. There were three earthquakes on February seven 2016‚ thirty-two in the past seven days‚ one hundred and seventy in the past month and three thousand three hundred and ninety six in the past month according to the Earthquake tracker. The state urges residence to have an earthquake preparedness plan due to the constant
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An informative speech about Alzheimer’s Disease General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To let the class know more about the Alzheimer’s Disease. Thesis: Alzheimer’s Disease is a common disease for older people and everyone should know what it is. INTRODUCTION I. Did you know that there are over 26 million cases of Alzheimer’s Disease in the world? II. Does anyone know anyone with this disease? My grandfather had this disease. III. I’m going to give you guys some information about this
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