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    It was the wee hours of the morning on a hot and scorching June 11th 2015 I had no idea that my life and perspective of life would be altered. I just sent a text message to my co-worker Sean about going to K-Mart Store in Bowling Green Kentucky to help out. I was hesitant to go because it was an hour away. He ended up miraculously persuaded me to pursue this paid adventure. It was around 5:00 I was changing and getting ready to go on this trip with my Co-workers Sean and Haley. I told my mother…

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    “The last judgment is here, cried Candide” (Norton, p.425) this is what he said when the earthquake of Lisbon hit. What we can see from this statement is how easily influenced Candide is, all it took was an earthquake and already it is the end of the world. Now granted this is an earthquake that has devastating potential, but we don’t see any other character making a statement like this. Also, Candide's major error is that he never seems to develop his own thoughts and feelings about life…

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    Cause Of Tsunami Essay

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    places, however there have been multiple studies investigating bioshields. The first major time when bioshields (forestry) was seen as a good method for preventing as much damage from tsunamis was after the indian ocean tsunami on the 26th of December 2004. After this event a lot of research was put into this as there was a lot of diversity of opinions among scientists about the effectiveness of this method and the lack of information so soon after the…

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    Japan 2011 Tsunami Summary

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    Japan 2011 Tsunami By Jayden Dwyer Summary On March 11, 2011, 231 miles northeast of Japan a 9.1-magnitude earthquake occurred 15.2 miles underwater. This is the biggest earthquake in Japanese history. The earthquake erupted along a subduction zone, this is where two tectonic plates meet and collide (convergent) with each other. Subduction is a process where one of the two plates slides underneath the other plate melting into the mantle, this builds up stress between the two…

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    Causes Of Tsunami Essay

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    Sun. According to Source 1, the first recorded tsunami was back in 7000-6000 BCE and this was in Portugal but the primary cause is unknown. Since then there have been many tsunamis that have caused damage, two of the moderately recent ones were the 2004 Indian ocean tsunami and the 2011 Tohoku tsunami. There are two causes that generate a tsunami. The two are earthquakes and volcanoes although a majority of the tsunami is produced by earthquakes especially underwater earthquakes. [source 2]…

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    Maule Earthquake One of the largest Earthquakes in the world occurred on February 27, 2010. This Earthquake, known as the Maule Earthquake, took place on the offshore of Bio-Bio Chile with a magnitude of 8.8 (“Aftershocks of Chilean Earthquake”). Even with all the damage and destruction caused by the earthquake, the offshore of Bio-Bio, Chile was in for more destruction by the tsunami that shortly followed Maule Earthquake. As a result, Chile was impacted by the earthquake politically,…

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    An incredible author named Richard Lewis born on June 29, 1947, wrote an amazing book “The Killing Sea” the author taught readers this lesson. A lot of the time we don’t appreciate what we have. Often times we are ungrateful, but what we don't realize is that at any given time that can be taken from us. The author tried to teach us this theme because Sarah was horrible to her mom, but she didn’t appreciate her mom and she was taken away by the tsunami. For survival, you want to stay strong and…

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    It was December of 2004 in Aceh, Indonesia, and Richard Lewis was 60 year old author living in Bali, Indonesia. Richard Lewis longed to write a story to represent the lesson, be cooperative and show teamwork. As a volunteer after the tsunami took place, Richard Lewis was able to witness with his own eyes, the misery and destruction after a major disaster that affected many innocent lives. One historical fact is that Lewis knew about how many people were killed from this tragedy. About 228,000…

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    Tsunami Vs Peshtigo Fire

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    Disasters are catastrophes that have impacted many places and people. Two examples of disasters are the Japanese Tsunami and the Peshtigo Fire. The tsunami that struck Japan was a tragic event that destroyed many homes, buildings, and vehicles. After an earthquake hit, a tsunami, or a very long and high wave, formed along the coast. The wave came and destroyed many cities and towns. The Peshtigo fire was a fire that occurred in 1871. Many fires happened for the previous days and then one night,…

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    Richard Lewis

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    It was 2004 when Indonesia was hit with a very tragic tsunami. Many people were found dead. Richard Lewis wanted to show the even the hardest, most stubborn minds change through friendship and survival.Lewis was a refuge worker in the 2004 earthquake. He took many experiences from all the people he helped. “Many medical and laboratory facilities, in this region was severely damaged. Of >1,000,000 survivors, >500,000 likely were injured.” Says ncbi.gov. Most of the injuries were from…

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