Essay on Tsunami

The main character of the book Wings Of Fire the Dragonet Prophecy, written by Tui. T. Sutherland, is Clay the Mudwing, he is part of the Dragonet Prophecy. In the beginning of the book Clay has doubts about himself and the prophecy. Clay thinks he is useless and weak because he can’t fight like Kestrel the Guardian Dragon that is training him to fight. Another Dragonet that has been brought into the prophecy is Glory. Glory is a Rainwing instead of a Skywing. Webs, one of the guardians…

movie were amazing. In the novel, I couldn’t easily picture what was going on. The visuals made so many emotions run through me. For instance, the shots from the sky facing the hotel the family stayed at before the tsunami hit and after it hit helped me realize how horrible the tsunami was. Another reason why I think the movie is more impactful is that the drama. The drama was huge in the movie when Henry was trying…

In 2011, Japan experienced one of the largest earthquakes the country has ever had to face. On March 11, 2011 near the northeast coast of the island, Honshu, Japan, there was a 9.0 magnitude earthquake which took thousands of lives and caused endless destruction. According to the United States Geological Survey, this was the fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 (USGS, 2012). Earthquakes are a violent shaking of the ground caused by a rapid release of energy as a result of tectonic…

oxygen therefore, if tress fall down, the amount of carbon dioxide will increase causing global warming. if earthquakes are on the seafloor then they affect the plates there - sediment changes and gas release. Plus, large quakes can create tidal waves/tsunamis which will affect a landmass if they reach…

This dissertation is about accountability in decision-making processes for routine and non-routine settings. The study identifies two research problems linked to each other. The first research problem is the disconnect in the public administration’s literature of the micro (individual) and macro (societal) levels of accountability (Dubnick, 2014) and the conceptualization of accountability primarily for routine contexts. The second research problem is a practical problem related to the…

A former superintendent and current consultant at Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency, Lawrence B. Schlack, informs high school students that college is not their only option after graduating. Schlack explains to his readers that attending college is not the most logical step for everyone because it differs depending on the career plan the student intends on pursuing. He concludes his message by expressing his disapproval of the abundant amount of student who believe that college is…

On August 26, 1883, a catastrophic natural disaster happened that affected the lives of people near and far. The volcano, Krakatoa, erupted leaving a great deal of devastation in its wake. Krakatoa is a volcanic island located in the Sunda Strait along the Indonesian Island Arc. The island along with two others were remains of an earlier eruption from two hundred years before. Krakatoa Island had three large hill-like or mountain shaped volcanic cones named Rakata, Danan, and Perboewatan. Before…

A different twist to Earthquakes was learning how they made a positive impact on the environment. Laurie Breener wrote How Do Earthquakes Positively Affect the Environment on March 15, 2018. She explained when earthquakes happen that cause tsunamis, the tsunami creates new beaches and new plant life. However, the only information she had was from the UC Santa Barbara’s Marine Science Institute (MSI) had researched those facts. MSI claimed new beaches had shown up that weren’t there before and…

31,000 more people died because of the tsunamis that took place. The highest waves reached 120 feet high. The waves washed onto villages and islands and took plants and people with them. The waves were so strong that 600 ton coral blocks were thrown to shore. Small waves from the tsunami were found all over the world, they went as for as Hawaii. Since then, a new volcano has formed in the caldera. The volcano's…

themselves, and eventually make rogue waves, capable of instantly taking down a ship of a large size. Also, common earthquakes cause tidal waves and tsunamis that can take down a ship or helicopter instantly if made contact with. An earthquake from inside the Bermuda Triangle created a giant tsunami, which ended up being the 1817 tsunami in Philadelphia. The tsunami not only damaged things on the shore, but also went ahead and damaged, if not destroyed many ships that were docked at the shore.…