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    Multimodal Essay For the multimodal essay I chose to use my first essay on “Modern Day Manifest Destiny”. Essay one was very essential for me to become the writer I am now. I think choosing this essay will demonstrate careful preparation and effort because this was an essay that I cared a lot about. My argument was centered on the idea that Manifest Destiny still exists and is being practiced in modern day society. Choosing this essay for me means finally dealing with my obstacles as a writer…

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    The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives is a South Asian island country which located in the Indian Ocean. Maldives lies on southwest of India and Sri Lanka. The chain of 26 atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the South. The Maldives is one of the world’s most geographically dispersed countries, and the smallest Asian country by both land area and population. The Maldives has an area of less than 300 square kilometers and a total coastline of…

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    A hurricane is an intense storm with very high winds. It is characterized by how fast its winds speeds are and how bad the storm is (“Hurricane.”). There were four category 5 Hurricanes in 2005, the most that were in record for an Atlantic hurricane season, and Hurricane Katrina was one of them. Hurricane Katrina was a very disastrous event that occurred in New Orleans. The hurricane was a very effective one but not as effective as Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Katrina did various amounts of damage…

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    Galveston Hurricane 1900

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    On September 8, 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in America struck the city of Galveston. The unnamed and unexpected storm ripped through the emerging port city and destroyed the town. Although Galveston is now a popular tourist attraction, the city was not able to completely regain its popularity. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 greatly impacted the city politically, economically, and socially. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 had a substantial political effect on the city of Galveston.…

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    American Sniper

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    “All through everything else, there had been points where I thought, I’m going to die. But I never did die. Those thoughts were fleeting. They evaporated. After a while, I started thinking, they cannot kill me. They cannot kill us. We’re…undefeatable. I have a guardian angel and I’m a SEAL and I’m lucky and whatever the…it is: I cannot die. Then, all of a sudden, within two minutes I was nailed twice…my number is up” (“Hawkins”). American Sniper tells the story of a SEAL, the best sniper in the…

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    Days after the initial explosion, the travesty continues to hold national headlines. Subsequently, oil has began spreading hundreds of miles in the Gulf of Mexico. An estimated millions of liters continue to spill daily, beginning to kill the environment and wildlife of all organisms which depend on the natural ecosystems to survive. Although the date of 4/20 is often joked about, the Deepwater Horizon…

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    In New Orleans Hurricane Katrina hits, from August 23, 2005 to August 31, 2005. This starts near the gulf coast of the United States and went to New Orleans. Information states that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin told everyone to evacuate to the Super Bowl Dome for safety. Many people survived but their homes did not. But, this is just New Orleans there were other places that Hurricane Katrina hit. Sadly we won’t be focused on those places. Hurricane Katrina started as all the other hurricane but…

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    must be representative of his or her organization, therefore, military leaders to enhance the ability to collaborate, cooperate, and compromise to effect external organization . General Schwarzkopf was leading CENTCOM during the Persian Gulf War. The Persian Gulf War tested not only senior civilian leaders but also examined American Armed Forces after Vietnam War. General Schwarzkopf leaded for CENTCOM as well as Collation forces, it was huge organizations.…

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    This is highly problematic as it suggests the use of state force was for their own economic gain, not to protect the sovereign Iraqi civilians. The U.S undoubtedly had interests in gaining access to oil reserves such as the Persian Gulf. “Thus, the primary motive of the war - mobilising Iraqi oil production to sustain global oil flows and moderate global oil prices”. Ahmed, N (2014). Further, displaying how the invasion of Iraq cannot be an example of humanitarian intervention. There…

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    Essay On Hurricane Harvey

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    Hurricanes, no matter the Category are serious, and can cause catastrophic damage with winds going as fast as 155 mph sweep through areas. Hurricane Katrina, a Category 5 hurricane, with winds going approximately 40 mph, and Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 hurricane, with winds going 130 mph at landfall, are both great examples of hurricanes that resulted in a great mass of destruction. While Katrina and Harvey’s differences are evident, some similarities are conspicuous. New Orleans destruction…

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