TSUNAMI IN JAPAN Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11‚ 2011‚ that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes‚ buildings‚ a train‚ and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The earthquake—the largest in Japan’s history—struck about 230 miles northeast of Tokyo. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued warnings
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Cascadian Tsunami "Barely had they set foot in the city in mourning the death of their benefactor‚ they feel the earth shake beneath their feet‚ the sea rises bubbling in the harbor‚ and breaks the vessels that are to anchor. Swirls of flames and ashes covered the streets and public places; houses collapsed‚ roofs are reversed on the foundations‚ and foundations disperse‚ and thirty thousand inhabitants of all ages and sexes were crushed under the ruins‚ said the sailor‚ whistling and swearing:
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Descriptive Essay A Horrid Memory My sweaty palms ran through-out the thin strands of my hair as I tried to comfort myself for just a single moment. I felt scared‚ almost terrified as the screams of my nightmare echoed in my ears and made my head throb. Almost never did I have such vivid dreams‚ and when I did‚ I never remembered them the next day. Nevertheless‚ I don’t think that I’ll ever be able to make amends with my darkest memories and reliving situations that scarred my childhood
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Multiple Wave Damage * Tsunamis arrive with multiple waves‚ with the stronger ones typically arriving after the first one hits. Given the shape of the underwater shore‚ significant amounts of water get pushed upward and higher at the coast‚ allowing the tidal water to flow higher than it normally would. Anything that is loose on the ground gets swept up and bounced around like cork. Because water is so heavy as a mass‚ it can move cars‚ wood‚ metal‚ cement‚ and debris. All of this material with
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harming everything in their paths. If this action happens undersea‚ another disaster can take place: a tsunami. Sometimes known as a killer wave‚ this huge surge of water is the product of two forces colliding. Earthquakes‚ when mixed with the ocean‚ can have a devastating effect on structure and society. An earthquake can cause buildings to fall‚ start a fire‚ and block roadways‚ as well as start a tsunami. Together‚ these forces can destroy homes‚ leaving many people homeless. Those who still have their
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English Final Exam Unity: Achieved when all the elements in an essay contribute to the development of a single idea or thesis. Similarly‚ a paragraph is unified when each sentence contributes to the development of the central though expressed in the topic sentence of that paragraph. * In a unified paragraph‚ each sentence helps develop the main idea or the gist of the paragraph. The main idea often suggest a new‚ interesting relationship between two other ideas or facts not otherwise connected
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In Indonesia they are having trouble coping with the effects of the Tsunami that happened last year. This caused a violent change to their life style. Some challenges the people of Indonesia are facing multiple health problems including physical‚ mental‚ and emotional health. In this research paper I will explain these problems and how we can try to fix them. In Tsunami¡¦s Destroy the World by: John Johnson talks about the tsunami that happened last year. After a huge earthquake on the 26th of December
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Gina Broyles English 152 Lynne Goldsmith Descriptive Essay October 23‚ 2014 Let Me Tell Ya ‘Bout My Best Friend Saige Mackenzie Polk‚ a five foot girl with ten feet of attitude and sass. The girl that everyone knows and watches in awe as she struts down the hallways. She’s the girl that succeeds with flying colors at everything she attempts‚ and never has a thought of giving up until she feels it is good enough for not only herself‚ but every other person around. Everything about Saige is spectacular
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ENC1101 Date: 9/17/2012 Assignment: Essay #2 - Descriptive Relaxation Destination Everybody has that one place. A place that they run to in times of joy‚ stress‚ and sorrow. For some people it’s a social setting‚ but for others‚ and myself included‚ it’s a place to get away from others. A place where I can unwind‚ relax and have time to myself‚ even though at times some friends or family would tag along. The place I’m talking about is my cottage back in Canada. Three hours north of
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Wesley Miller 9/1/13 Mr. Reynolds Descriptive Essay As a young boy my parents and I moved around often‚ never stopping in one place for more than a few months at a time. It was quite annoying that in every place I moved to I never got to unpack my boxes; I figured there was no point when I would be uprooted again soon. At the age of fourteen we moved to a large city named San Bernardino in California. As we arrived in the city I wasn’t surprised in the least seemed like any other
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