"Why are hurricanes dangerous" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 2 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Hurricane Sandy Hurricane

    • 1187 Words
    • 5 Pages

    October 29‚ 2012 Hurricane Sandy a category 2 made landfall in New Jersey. Sandy had + 96 mph winds and a 6ft-8ft storm surge. Force winds extend 175 miles out from Sandy’s eye‚ making it much larger than most storms. Before the storm hit many of residence were without power due to sever winds and rain. Many people did not know how to prepare for such a storm in the North East states. Hurricane Sandy weakened to a post-tropical cyclone in the evening before it hit the southern coast of New Jersey

    Premium Hurricane Katrina Tropical cyclone Louisiana

    • 1187 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    gets addicting and more integrated in our life. We tend to get risky and use it when we are not supposed to. There’s many reasons why texting while driving is extremely dangerous. It causes many deaths annually‚ its viewed as a least important concern and it impairs the way of life in the grand scale of things. This is just a few reasons why texting and driving is dangerous. Accidents while driving always happen daily‚ unfortunately many of those accidents could been avoided if many of these people

    Premium Text messaging Mobile phone Automobile

    • 507 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    His assistance Ivan is dangerous is to because the general let’s Ivan torture you if you don’t escape and win the general. The general is dangerous because he plays dangerous games like let you have three hours to run away then the next day hes going to come and hunt you down and kill you. He the general is dangerous by letting his pack of dogs chase you and hunt you down.”You have killed my best dog but now i’m going to use all of my dogs”. General Zaroff is dangerous because of how much people

    Premium KILL English-language films Hunting

    • 562 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    hurricane

    • 941 Words
    • 4 Pages

    What is a Hurricane? A hurricane is an intense‚ rotating oceanic weather system that possesses maximum sustained winds exceeding 119 km/hr (74 mph). It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions. Hurricanes are generally smaller than storms in mid-latitudes‚ typically about 500 km (311 miles) in diameter. At the ocean’s surface‚ the air spirals inward in a counterclockwise direction. This cyclonic circulation becomes weaker with height‚ eventually turning into clockwise (anticyclonic)

    Premium Tropical cyclone

    • 941 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Hurricanes Andrew’s Strike By: Alex Osmun Core: 8 Hill Intro The beginning of a disaster‚ August 16th‚ 1992 Hurricane Andrew was formed This piece‚ you will be learning all about Hurricane Andrew. I will be explaining what a hurricane is‚ what was the damage caused‚ and how meteorologists track the hurricane. It got up to a category five and the top wind speeds were 175 mph. It was one of the worst‚ most disastrous hurricane of all time. What is a hurricane and how does it form

    Premium Northern Hemisphere Weather Atlantic Ocean

    • 570 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    million memories race through his mind. From the first time he stepped on a field‚ he loved the game of football. He has practiced every afternoon since day one. He has pushed himself through the injuries even when everyone said football was too dangerous. His family‚ friends and coaches smile as he signs his name. “Done!” Jeff said‚ “I am officially a Duck.” Football is a great sport. Parents tend to worry about their child getting hurt‚ but if you think about it a child can get hurt in any sport

    Premium American football English-language films High school

    • 551 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    The Hurricane

    • 2876 Words
    • 12 Pages

    Film Critique of “The Hurricane” David Hickox ENG 225 Jared Kline August 20‚ 2012 Film Critique of “The Hurricane” The movie‚ “The Hurricane” premiered in 1999 starring Denzel Washington and was directed by Jason Jewison. This film is based on a true story of Ruben “Hurricane” Carter. This film is based on a biography titled “Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter” that was written by James S. Hirsch (Jones‚ 2000). The story starts in the mid 60’s when racial prejudice was still

    Premium Denzel Washington Bob Dylan Time

    • 2876 Words
    • 12 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Hurricane

    • 774 Words
    • 4 Pages

    A hero is defined as someone who overcomes adversity. The Movie “The Hurricane”‚ directed by Norman Jewison is based on a true story about Rubin “Hurricane” Carter who was wrongly imprisoned for murder but eventually becomes a hero. Hurricane’s heroism in the film is revealed through techniques such as camera direction‚ lighting and particularly the script. Rubin Carter was an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However

    Premium Tragic hero Tragedy Film

    • 774 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Hurricane

    • 867 Words
    • 4 Pages

    How does Jewison educate and inform the audience about important ideas in his film “The Hurricane”? Introduction In the film‚ “The Hurricane”‚ Jewison uses camera‚ dialogue‚ music‚ and lighting techniques to educate and inform the audience about important ideas within the context of political protest in America during the sixties. Jewison also uses live footage and protests songs from the freedom fighters of that era to connect with the audience. The main ideas that Jewison conveys to the audience

    Premium Racism Bob Dylan Protest

    • 867 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Hurricane

    • 1081 Words
    • 5 Pages

    The Hurricane (Viewing Task) How well does the composer manipulate the audience to believe that Rubin Carter was wrongly accused based on racial discrimination (1000-1500 words) There are many ways the composer of the 1999 movie ‘ The Hurricane’ manipulates the audience to believe that Rubin Carter was wrongly accused based on racial discrimination. The key ways in which the composer does this is through the structure of the movie and the use of techniques such as non-linear structure and foreshadowing

    Premium Racism Denzel Washington African American

    • 1081 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50