The Lightning Thief

One of William Shakespeare’s great tragedies, King Lear, depicts the disastrous consequences and the descent into madness of an English King, Lear, after endowing and splitting his kingdom into 2 for his daughters. In Act 3, Scene 2, Lines 1- 26, this descent escalates into a climax as Lear stands in the middle of a heath, raging to the thunderstorm drowning on him from above to fall and cause destruction. Prior to this his two ungrateful daughters were relentlessly maltreating him, causing him…

Electric Cooperatives: Going Beyond the Wires One day in July, a girl named Alexis and her dad were reading a story before bedtime as the lights start flickering. “Daddy, why are the lights doing that?” she said terrified holding onto her dad’s arm. “Don’t worry sweetheart, that happens a lot because of the electric company. I am calling a new company tomorrow to get it fixed.” He walks out of the room after giving his…

Sciences, are predicting that by 2050, wildfire seasons will be three weeks longer and twice and smokey (Roberts,1). Severe storms and forest fires will increase due to gradual climate change in the coming years (Roberts,1). One study shows that lightning causes a quarter of forest fires where as humans are the cause for at least half of fires started (Economist, 2) Fires are forces that performs not only beneficial but destructive roles within a forest. Some fires depending on where they are…

5. RESULTS Lightning effect is generated using the Heidler block. The lightning of 100 kA will strike on the shielding wire in case of mitigation due to shielding and on phase A in case where surge arresters are considered. Below is a figure of a 100 kA lightning strike. This current is measured at the node where the lightning strikes. Fig. 5.1 Lightning strike current of 100 kA When lightning strikes on the shielding conductors the current induces a voltage on the phase conductors. Here we…

As the rain poured down, I could hardly see a thing. The moon was out and hardly no light except for the street lights. My sister was ahead of me, along with my mom. Thunder exploded loud in the sky as lightning flashed messing up my eyesight. Suddenly I felt something grab my shoulder forcing me back. There was a loud noise centimeters away from me but the rain made it hard to see. As I wiped my eyes to see, I saw something that I’d never forget. Just before we went to the restaurant, I was at…

the lightning and a lightning rod itself. Franklin's theory involved the lightning bolt neutralizing the total or even a piece of the charged storm cloud. The bolt would then send energy to the high lightning rod. In his experiment, the kit was in replacement of the rod. Electricity would then go through the insulated rope and safely to where he was on the ground. The technology behind the experiment itself involved many different motors, conductors, a kite, a lightning rod, and a lightning…

Voyage 35050 Thunder crackles in the middle of the night as I try to fall asleep. I roll in hopes of finding comfort on the hard floor. No luck as usual. I then sit on the floor and stair at the darkness that fills this ship. A thought suddenly rushes to my head. “Dad, dad, dad I have a an idea stop just open your eyes and listen.” I whisper. “Can’t you see I'm sleeping?” dad responds. “No one can sleep with all the coughing, crying and thunder. Just please listen.” I reply. “Nadim, can’t you…

Wildfires Wildfires are one of the top disasters out west of the United States. Wildfires are a event in which a fire is spread over a forest or brush. In some cases these can be tiny little fires, therefore; easy to put out. But when most people think of Wildfires they think of the giant fires out west, the fires that are on the news and can be burning for several days in a row. A fire that broke out in 2013 in the Arizona area was able to be seen on google maps satellite footage. These fires…

Imagine a world without electricity, a period of prolonged darkness, not just a brief power outage. Attempt to envision a world where time does not exist. Sounds abnormal, yet for the greater part of human presence, this is the means by which we lived. The sun was the nearest instrument we had to a clock, and it contained all the information we desired. Endeavor to picture a world where there is no such thing as a stove to cook an evening feast for your growing family; no television to watch…

Exploring a Childhood Concept - Thunderstorms What scares you? Concepts formed as a child often change as he or she grow into an adult; perhaps the ideas around magic or fairies. Other concepts such as fears are common, but can turn into debilitating fears or even phobias. Treatment for debilitating fears could improve children 's overall mental health, if left untreated they could lead to other disorders, such as anxiety and depression (Dingfelder, 2005). .In this paper, we will explore the…