Storm

The setting of “The Storm” is significant in many ways. If the story had taken place in a more present day or in a different location then the events that unfolded would most likely not have occurred. The location is significant because the story takes place on a farm in…

the challenges the ones affected by the storm had to face. Both passages described the bravery and courage people needed to survive the blizzard. But both passages also described how many families were separated by the powerful storm. In both the poem, A Woman’s Voice, and the article, Blizzard! The very dangerous storm separated families, and required bravery to survive. In both the poem and the article the snowstorm was described as dangerous. The storm caused damage to many buildings in "A…

Operation Desert Storm Muck filled clouds of sand and burning oil was an everyday struggle. Gas masks were carried along with hazmat suits to ensure safety during a chemical attack. Operation Desert Storm was a war on Iraq because of the invasion of Kuwait. This war consisted of over 600,000 troops with the US owning around 74 percent of all troops. Desert Storm was needed in order to liberate Kuwait. This all happened when Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990. While Operation Desert Storm was…

William M. Gray and their associates at Colorado State University (CSU), Tropical Storm Risk, and the United Kingdom's Met Office. The forecasts include weekly and monthly changes in significant factors that help determine the number of tropical storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes within a particular year. As stated by NOAA and CSU, an average Atlantic hurricane season between…

The Hurricane: A Destructive Path People are fascinated with bad weather, more specifically, hurricanes. More often than not, a hurricane will be mentioned on a news station on how destructive the storm was. Magazines and tabloids will interview the victims who lost their homes and loved ones. It is no secret that natural disasters will make headline news. It is highly crucial that people learn about the causes and effects of a hurricane so that scientists can find ways to quickly restore…

Countries located inside of Middle America become victim to these tropical storms every year. There have been different storms that have affected the people of Middle America greatly. On November 24th, 2016, while American’s were busy celebrating Thanksgiving, the people of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama and other surrounding countries were preparing for one such storm, Hurricane Otto. Hurricane Otto was a terrible storm that had multiple short term and long term effects that negatively…

the permanent transformations a hurricane can have on forests and green spaces. The storm not only destroyed homes, businesses, schools and hospitals, but it also destroyed natural habitats. These damages will cause a large impact to the local environment, not only because these natural resources provide people with drinking water, food, and energy, but also because it left behind a shocking amount of debris. The storm destroyed so many homes, buildings, forests, and green spaces that an…

In our reality, storms are violent, turbulent and windy collections of forceful power. In writing, they are a strong and substantial metaphor for a feeling or situation with all the destructing and dominant force of a storm. In Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” there are many different aspects of stormy weather packed into the novel, each one specifically expressing something explicit to its subject. These stormy metaphors and similes show that Dostoevsky shows the somber chaotic…

causes of hurricanes. A hurricane is a strong storm that is evolved from a tropical storm. There are quite a few events that happen before the hurricane is formed. First the storm will start to form by gathering warm water from the ocean that will start to circle the hurricane. Next, the water will form into thunderstorms that will start to rotate around the eye of the hurricane. The winds will gather from 70 to around 120 or 150. Finally, the storm will continue to gather water and grow until…

story of the collection dives into a description of beach storm. Titled, “Untouched land”, it opens with the “Wind howling as the sand bombarded my face.” This immediate picture places the reader on the edge, as the future storm looms. This story recounts a storm my family and I experienced which vacationing at the beach. Through the strong, bold start of this piece I took some risk as a writer. I opened with the first paragraph feeling the storms presence and the power surrounding it. Then, I…