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    Armed and Dangerous Report

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    Michael Ciuffoletti  ARMED AND DANGEROUS             A female takes on the role of police officer in a male dominated profession in Armed and Dangerous.  Gina Gallo was a Chicago police woman for sixteen years and found herself surrounded by the constant reminder that police work was a man’s job.  In addition to the things she would see and experience on the rough streets of Chicago‚ she also dealt with stereotypes and discrimination that came with being a female police officer.             A

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    We all know how massive and destructive a hurricane can be. But when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans‚ it was a whole new ballgame. First‚ we have to know the powerful characteristics of a hurricane. Winds start blowing in a huge circular motion. All hurricanes‚ big or small‚ start at winds around 75 mph. Once a hurricane starts‚ it feeds on warm water. Warm water is not necessary for a hurricane‚ but it makes the hurricane bigger and stronger. The worst part of the storm is the eyewall‚

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    The Most Dangerous Game

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    Is General Zaroff Civilized or Uncivilized? Marc Bekoff once said‚ “These enthusiasts often like to hang signs that say ‘Gone Fishin’’ or ‘Gone Huntin’’. But what these slogans really mean is ‘Gone Killing’”. In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ Sanger Rainsford falls into the water on Shiptrap Island. He goes in search for food and finds a palatial chateau. General Zaroff gives him food and clothes. But‚ then Rainsford finds out about General Zaroff’s game and wants to leave the island

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    Lets face it: hurricanes and tornadoes are crazy. They kill hundreds of people‚ form in different places and cause billions of dollars in damage. Some things that people don’t know about tornadoes and hurricanes are that they can be very alike and different and many ways. They both kill many people. In 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina passed over the United States killing about 1‚833 people but in 1925‚ the Tri-State tornado which passed through Missouri‚ Indiana and Illinois killed 695 people. What a tragedy

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    Case Study Hurricane Floyd

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    years. Hurricane Floyd struck the eastern coast of the United States in during the mid-month of September of 1999. This storm originated over the Atlantic off of the western region of Africa. Although Floyd only began as a tropical wave‚ it became a storm the United States thought could be the biggest and strongest they had ever seen. In preparation for this storm from Weather Forecast Offices and different Prediction Centers began to warn the public. Although the strange path of the hurricane‚ it was

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    If you were in my shoes during the Hurricane Maria‚you would feel worried like me! My hurricane experience was at Corozal‚ in the mountain‚in a cement house as the Hurricane Maria passed through Puerto Rico. I was with my parents and dog! First‚ I being terrorized in Corozal due to some terrain fell because of mudslides was not easy. My mother was focused praying because she heard a object hitting the window. She was frightened! Next‚ I was in the family room. My dog was barking loudly. Sometimes

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    Dangerous Double Standards

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    providers has failed‚ and the human costs of such harassment are not mitigated by the medium from which it originated. That Jerry Falwell was said to have had committed incest in a Hustler Magazine parody rather than in Time was an important factor in why he lost Hustler vs. Falwell. Even though Jerry Falwell was gravely offended by Hustler’s assertion and he had‚ by all intents and purposes‚ a legitimate grievance to say that the Hustler ad caused him emotional distress‚ he lost the case because Hustler

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    Whenever you hear that there is any kind of hurricane you should not wait to let the alert happen again you should immediately check on your local forecast. According to the national hurricane center you should not wait to evacuate because when you’re driving out of town it puts you in risk because this is when everyone will be in there highest anxiety state. If you are planning on leaving plan ahead don’t wait‚ one of the highest risk people are for is storm surge. Storm surge is when the ocean

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    the 23rd August 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina hit the United States. It was the costliest hurricane‚ as well as one of the five deadliest‚ in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes‚ it was the sixth strongest overall. Due to the severity of this earthquake‚ much of the southern states of America were significantly devastated. Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23‚ 2005‚ and crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane‚ causing some deaths

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    The Most Dangerous Game

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    a stone idol‚ a mountain avalanche‚ the dinosaur fell. The author used a simile to describe the dinosaur as an avalanche because the dinosaur is humongous. He uses figurative language to make the story nightmarish and to let us know how big and dangerous the dinosaur is. The use of tone supports the mood of seriousness by Travis telling Eckles not to get out of the path. By Travis telling Eckles not to get out of the path so many times the reader can foreshadow that he might step outside and he

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