Hurricane David

Saving Lemonade Lightning clashed against the ground as hurricane Harvey pummeled the southeast coast of Texas for the third day in a row. My house was in a flood zone but hadn’t taken on water since the flood of ‘94, so although we had our worries it wasn’t something that we were losing sleep over. More and more rain began to fall by the instance and we received word that water was being released for the Lake Conroe dam at a pace that had never been reached before. The water began to flow over…

Disaster," she highlights on how media in the world causes more damage than the disasters itself. First, she is able to illustrate how members of mass media use the word "looting" in the wrong context. She runs through certain disasters in time such as Hurricane Katrina, and the Disaster in Haiti and their lasting effect on the use of media. With her strong ideals and powerful words, she is able to convey the message that something must be done and if somebody is trying to survive they should…

Perseverance Through the Storm James G. Mackay tells readers of The New York Times about his experience during Hurricane Harvey, in order to praise the resiliency of humanity throughout the storm. By implementing his first-hand accounts of heart wrenching and uplifting stories from Harvey, Mackay is able to convince his audience that the devastation has propelled the affected community into a period of selfless cooperation between strangers and neighbors. Mackay establishes credibility by…

Floods could be very catastrophic as they are known to destroy property and cause deaths. When such catastrophic things happen, people from all over the world extend their generosity to the victims. Some people may take advantage of the situation to loot or take part in price gouging. The writer uses facts, emotional appeal and logical fallacies to support his argument. He uses vivid examples to sway his readers to the winning side of his argument. When volunteers stumble across information…

Also, many students have their families in other countries where natural disasters happen very often. At least once in our life time, we all experienced some kind of natural disaster such as hurricane, earthquake, drought or flood. Since all people living in the earth are exposed to the natural disasters, it would be very informational if people know how to get prepared for natural disasters. Not only the natural disaster that people would face…

It Was A Dark And Stormy Night There is no better way to add mystery and tension to a scene, than weather. Any reader can think of at least one story that uses weather as a motif. A great example of this motif would be in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, where the weather becomes a crucial indicator of misfortune. An example of this motif would be the bad weather that occurred when Duncan was murdered in the story of The Tragedy of Macbeth. The reader can see this motif in the following scene:…

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trying to find the news stations. The news captured the people suffering without food and homes to survive from, and they did not allow them to tell the world their side of the story, it could only be what the news wanted to show everyone. During hurricane Katrina Kanye West also stood up to and stated “I hate they way they portray us in the media, if you see a black family, it says they’re looting; if you see a white family it says they’re looking for food” (Lynskey, 2004). Kanye then went on…

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…

2040, more than a million acres of Louisiana will vanish. This is important that Louisiana’s wetlands protection is ensured since it helps protect the coast from hurricanes and storms, they provide a home for wildlife, and is a part of Louisiana’s culture. Louisiana’s wetlands and coast provide protection from storms and hurricanes. Without the help of the wetlands and coast, storms will cause more storm surge, causing more flooding. Also, they protect the state from high winds by powering…