Monsoon

When I finally waded through what felt like an ocean and reached the brilliant shelter, I admired the glorious sunbeam shining through the door and lumbered inside. I was glad there was finally shelter from the monsoon of rain outside but sad it was a school classroom. I could hear the pounding storm-spawn trying to get inside the classroom to ruin everything warm and good. I went to my desk and hauled out the supplies necessary, gawking at all the beakers and…

Emergency Operations plans are used by communities across the nation in use by federal, state and local governments. There are three different types of EOP formats traditional function format, emergency support function and agency/ department focused function. Each community must decide which one is right for the hazards within their scope of capabilities. The Promulgation Statement/Letter, informs agencies of the intentions of action that a community intend to take these actions include:…

urine to set out a fire in the queen's quarters and many others. He found a way to travel home and he was able to go back to England. In book two, Gulliver got bored with life back at home and decided to go out sailing again. His ship got caught in a Monsoon and he was sent in another direction. He ended up on Brobdingnag. This island was the opposite of Lilliput. It contained a civilization of giants. He was the one smaller than everyone else. He was used as entertainment for the citizens of…

The Republic of India perpetuates an apprehension of threats on a daily basis. Neighboring or nearby countries, such as: China, Russia, Pakistan, and Iran, all pose deliberate peril to the economy, political stability, and military focal point of this rising world power. Amid constant global struggles for many nations to remain buoyant, India’s economy and infrastructure have shown a consistent, yet dramatic increase of substantial margins annually. India occupies a great dynamism that…

A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shape the World The total amount of export and imports takes place across national borders in the world is amazing. According to International Monetary Fund, above $20 trillions of total goods and services will be exchanged each year in times to come. In 2008, United States alone have imported and exported over $4.5 trillion of goods and services. The US have traded virtually to every country in the world. It is true that Americans have imported chocolate from…

Niagara Falls of India. The cool spray that covers a large area near the falls makes Athirapally a scenic location. By the way it is the same where most of the scene from “Ravan” movie got shot. Remember “Behene de behene de” song !!! It was pre-monsoon season. By evening it started raining heavily. It was 12 AM night when we reached Munnar. We didn’t have prior reservation. After dropping Prashant at bus stop, we waited nearby tea shop till Dev was looking for homestay. Dev found one homestay…

Bangladesh gained Independence from Pakistan in 1971 and established a working Constitution the year following. Residing on the apex of the Bay of Bengal, alongside Myanmar and India and containing Asia’s three largest rivers forming the fertile Bengal Delta has led the nation to become a middle power state in international affairs and a major developing country. Introduction When examining the last 30 to 40 years, Bangladesh gained their independence from Pakistan, and established a new…

Happiness can be completely different for many people; for me it is spending time outdoors using my hands for work. I could never have a desk job where I just sat at a desk and played with a computer. Working outside with my hands either working on or driving tractors is my favorite choice. Some people enjoy going to the amusement parts or concerts, but I on the other hand prefer to be outside working and getting stuff done. I find crowds and packed public places to just be distracting and…

Globalization is the process where different countries interconnect, and trade goods for the purpose of making business out of what each other can produce, often these trades impact each country differently. Kenneth Pomeranz, and Steven Topik, discuss in their book “The World That Trade Created” how globalization has impacted the world since early history. Trade creates a wider gap between rich and the poor, this being a negative impact for the poor, where they continue to get even poorer. Where…

It had been three days since the sun showed its full face. Since late Monday night a monsoon held Flagstaff hostage, catapulting lightening and cracking the sky into pieces. After drowning the city, thunderous clouds, arsenic grey and swollen with rain, flowed southwest in a rumbling caravan toward the desert. Beyond the door of the motel room, a panoramic scattering of downtown lights had shimmered in the passing storm, but in room eight, the darkness beneath her quilt became her hiding place.…