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use their social skills and work together, even if it wasn’t the easiest fight, Peter was brought to a hospital in search of medicine safely by Ruslan and Sarah. Stated by the article, Indian Ocean tsunami: then and now, from BBC News, they said, “After the quake struck, the resulting tsunami radiated across the Indian Ocean, from Indonesia to Sri Lanka and beyond.” After the tsunami, Sarah and Peter were trying their hardest to survive to find their parents. When they found their mom dead, and…

Close your eyes and imagine yourself on your honeymoon, eight days after your wedding… Now picture a loud and powerful wave towering over you as life flashes before your eyes and your loved one swept away from you forever. For Trisha Broadbridge, this is reality, in the 2004 Thailand Boxing Day tsunami. Welcome Prime Minister, Malcom Turnbull, parliamentary members, officials and distinguished guests. I am here today in honour to nominate an immensely brave and admirable individual for the…

In 2004 the Indian Ocean coastline at Sumatra, Indonesia was struck by a devastatingly high magnitude earthquake. The earthquake, which was said to have released the energy of roughly 23,000 Hiroshima style bombs, triggered a tsunami that followed shortly after (Nation Geographic 1). The Tsunami that followed caused mass destruction and is actually considered one of the deadliest natural disasters to ever be recorded (Taylor 1). This Tsunami, known as the 2004 Indonesian Tsunami, struck on…

This happens to be the case for the Indian Ocean Earthquake of 2004. The December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was caused by an earthquake that is thought to have had the energy of 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs (DoSomething.org Staff, 2015). This is one of the many reasons that this particular case is interesting…

the beginning stages of a tsunami, the sea floor starts to shift upwards; these shifts cause ripples in the ocean waters, resulting in the tsunami waves (Tarkbuck, Lutgens, and Tasa 380). One of the most known tsunamis to ever occur happened in the Indian Ocean near the island of Sumatra, Indonesia in December 2004. The 2004 Indonesian earthquake, which resulted in the tsunami, caused more damage that all other earthquakes that occurred in the twenty-five years previous to it. There have been…

The Boxing Day tsunami was a tragic event. Occurring December 24, 2004 an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 released a huge vibration that lasted 10 minutes; causing the Indian Ocean to draw back. Boxing Day defined by Dictionary.com, is, “(in Britain) the first weekday after Christmas, when Christmas gifts or boxes are given to employees, letter carriers, etc.” Though it was supposed to be an exciting day in places like Thailand and India it soon changed into a nightmare. With more than…

Stuck in the Middle: The Story of Kashmir “The consequences of that partition have been so terrible that one is inclined to think that anything else would have been preferable.” Nehru the Prime Minister of India at the time of partition spoke about the tragedy that occurred because of the partition, including the faith of Kashmir. The partition of India and Pakistan occurred in 1947 when the British disengaged their hold over India, but India would also lose part of its land to a new country…

Laney Kasper 3:35 MW Analysis of Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” In 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously wrote a series of pamphlets that were targeted at the average member of society, and they showed his belief in the American Revolution. Thomas Paine wrote a series of pamphlets anonymously in 1776, targeted at the average member of society, showing his belief in the American Revolution. Paine was an extremist, and most of his ideas stemmed from The Enlightenment. Throughout the series, Paine…

the Hindu system and is no hero to the public’s interest. India’s first Law Minister and the chief architect of the Constitution of India Bhimaro Ramji Ambedkar’s conflicts with Gandhi lies in several differences of understanding and opinion of Indian society, the caste, the Poona Pact, and the question of whether Gandhi…

goods in. It was much cheaper than going the proper way through English imports and illegal. Until the French and Indian War, economically things flourish by being self sufficient. This war changes the attitude that America and England had with each other. During the salutary neglect, colonists did as they pleased without bothering Britain. The same happened while the French and Indian War occurred, but these issues soon arose. Americans were still trading with the French advanced the war longer…