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Mount Vesuvius – Italy Hypothesis: The impact of active volcanoes overlooking settlements pose as huge threats. With eruptions of volcanoes comes mud, ash and rocks leading to settlements being buried under the debris. Volcanoes also lead to lava flows and ash-and-gas explosions which damage and destroy many settlements/towns around the volcano. In worst case scenarios, eruptions of volcanoes lead to death of people and wildlife. Therefore we can deduct that a volcano is a geographical problem…

Jami Norton January 5th, 2014 Longley Archaeological Project Mount Vesuvius: Pompeii On August 24, in the year 79 A.D., the Vesuvius volcano erupted suddenly in southern Italy. Rock and ash covered the urbanized city of 25,000: Pompeii. The Roman colony was just recovering from a bad earthquake in 62 A.D. Mount Vesuvius had erupted more than 50 times before. 25 hours of pumice, rock, and ash being pumped out of the volcano and onto the vulnerable, unknowing town of Pompeii. About…

Pompeii was an ancient Roman city, located in what is know today as southern Italy, that remained lost to the world for over sixteen hundred years after a volcanic eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius left it blanketed in ash. As the city was unearthed a clearer picture of Roman life began to emerge. Though several Roman cities were merely left to disrepair after the empire fell and not impacted by a volcanic eruption, they were affected by the elements that fell upon them in the nearly two…

Prose Comparison - European Baccalaureate 2016 Both prose pieces revolve around a common event: the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in Pompeii. On the one hand, Passage b) recalls the eruption from the present time - an article published in The Guardian - whereas Passage a) narrates the incident in real time - an extract from the novel Naples ‘44. However, these two pieces of prose do not appear to concern themselves with the same eruption. Passage a) relates to the eruption during the Roman…

Life in Pompeii, Uncovered Bang! In the year 79 AD, the huge volcano, Mount Vesuvius erupted covering everything around for miles in 20 feet of stones and ash. Pompeii was one of the devastated cities. A cloud of poisonous gas from the volcano killed thousands of people. No one has lived in the city for almost 2,000 years. Even though Pompeii seemed destroyed, it had actually been perfectly preserved. In this essay, I will explain the aftermath, daily objects, and the similarities of Pompeii…

My report is about the book "Pompeii" by Ron and Nancy Goor 1986.The book is 118 pages. The book tells of the pre-death, death, and rediscovery of the roman city Pompeii. In this report I will be focusing mainly on exploring the pre-death of the city but will touch upon the death and rediscovery as we continue. This is the story and culture of Pompeii, a living ghost town. Our story begins on August 24th,A.D 79, the day Mount Vesuvius erupted. At around one p.m, as many pompeiians were eating…

Young Volcanoes- an Analysis Young Volcanoes is the ninth song on the album Save Rock and Roll by Fall Out Boy. It was released on April 12, 2013 along with the rest of the album. This song was written for the youth that listens to their music. It explains the feeling of being free and young. There are many poetic elements in this song. The figurative language in this song creates a feeling of confidence and freedom. The first metaphor, and also symbolic figure, is, “When Rome’s in ruins, we…

Rome: a place of architecture, beauty, and culture; in A.D. 79 an event of unspeakable terror happened. One that destroyed an entire city. In the quiet village of Pompeii, children run about. Merchants sell their goods. Nobility feast upon delectable foods. The day before had been Vulcanalia, the festival for Vulcan, the god of fire, which was ironic considering what would happen next. Mount Vesuvius started spurting tephra and several gases, blasting 33 kilometers into the air creating…

Lots of people have had a tough time in their life, but one rare thing is a volcano coming and erupting on your home and city. For the life of many people in Pompeii village people lost teir valuables and maybe the loss of a loved one.Pompeii is a village in history where many people lived and tried to survive a volcano incident. The village was constructed in many different ways and some you would not think of today. There are many unique ways of thinking about both stories and how they…

Italy experienced a major earthquake on August 24, 2016. The earthquake hit at 3:36 AM, 10 kilometers southeast of Norcia. It had a magnitude of 6.2. On August 24th, 2016 Italy experienced a major earthquake. The earthquake hit at 3:36 AM, 10 kilometers southeast of Norcia. It had a magnitude of 6.2 and it caused a lot of damage. The earthquake happened 6 miles under the surface of the earth. This was particularly shallow, and therefore a destructive earthquake which killed at least 281 people.…