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    Explanation Of Hurricanes

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    nature’s greatest manifestations of God 's power and peace simultaneously. Throughout history, hurricanes have been recognized as some of the most violent storms ever recorded. A hurricane can be defined as, “ A violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour.” Cyclonic storms are those with, “A system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise…

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    The story, “The Storm,” is a lustful sequel to “The ‘Cadian Ball,” which were both written by Kate Chopin. The story takes place in Louisiana while a major storm is brewing. During this storm, Bibinôt and his young son, Bibi, are at a local market running some errands when they realize they are too far away from home to go out into the storm. To stay safe, they decided to stay at the market for a little while and buy some shrimp to allow the storm to pass through. Meanwhile, Bibinôt’s wife and…

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    Views on women has changed through the years, but Kate Chopin focuses on the view of women in marriage. Women are portrayed as servants to their husbands. The three stories “The Story of an Hour”, “The Storm”, and “Desiree’s Baby” show how women rebelled against the constraints of marriage or gave in to it. They were to have no freedom or wishes. In two of the stories the woman rebelled and the other gave. One woman rebelled by death, another by an affair, and the last one submitted by being so…

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    hair will be disappearing into the depth of nowhere, I will have to use a wig! Back at the doctors, they have some news. Struggling with my breath, I walk into the doctors room, complete silence, so quiet you could hear a pin drop through a web of dust. They break the news. Tears drop down my white as snow face; I may never even need to wear a wig in the end. 5 months till I…

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    If you have witnessed a near death experience, then you would know that it is not something that you want to experience for yourself. Till this very day, that absolutely petrifying incident is still stuck in my mind. Every now and then, the image would flash in my mind like it happened just yesterday…… It was a hot but windy day as I made my way to the sandy beaches of East Coast. I chose a quiet spot, spread out my mat under a shady tree and prepared for a lazy, breezy day ahead. It was no…

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    Hailstorm Prevention Essay

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    Many people do not know about the dangers of hailstorms, which is very unsafe. Not knowing this can result in many severe injuries or death! That is why knowing about these types of storms and letting others know about them could be life saving. If you told someone what to do when a hailstorm comes, and a hailstorm does come, the people that do know, will be safe. Hailstorms can be extremely dangerous, and it is important to understand how to be safe when one occurs because they severely affect…

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    purpose of the passage is to emphasize the power and strength of the hurricane in comparison to the helplessness of the people. The use of structure and personification emphasizes the power of the storm, while the use of dialogue stresses the powerlessness of the people who are are witnessing the storm. The passage is written with fragments and simple sentenced and repeatedly uses participles and gerunds to create a frantic scene of ongoing events. The…

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    the United States. A hurricane (also called Cyclones in other parts of the world) is a powerful, tropical storm spiral that results from low pressure systems. They are commonly found in tropical areas like around the equator. They are rain wrapped storms that cause massive amounts of damage to coast lines it comes in contact with. Hurricanes are one of the most powerful and destructive storms on earth. When you see one coming on the news, you begin to wonder; how are they formed? Just how…

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    outdoors. I hit the ground hard and ran. When I looked up the only thing I could see was the gaping mouth of the guard, opening and closing like a fish. I sprinted into the endless oblivion of sand, and would’ve gone on forever if not for the sand storm. Scared and alone stumbled in the chaos, what little courage I had left pushed me through the merciless terrain. "One foot in front of the other," I mumbled over and over again, "One foot in front of th...AH." My face hit the ground and my foot…

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    For my essay, I am going to write about tornadoes. My question is how do storm chasers measure the speed of a tornado? The first topic I will be telling you about is the F scale. Did you know the person who invented the F scale went to the University of Chicago. The second topic is about tornadoes and about 1,200 tornadoes hit the U.S. each year. My final topic is over storm chasers. I learned that storm chasers park southeast of the tornado because usually it is the safest place to park. There…

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