Thunder

In A Sound of Thunder, by Ray Bradbury, foreshadowing is used to create suspense in the story. For example, in the text, when Eckles is told not to step off the path, he does it anyways despite the warning. This adds suspense because it makes you question what exactly…

later was drafted second for the Seattle Supersonics and did great. The next year the Seattle Supersonics relocated to the city of Oklahoma and changed its name to thunder. He later received the rookie of the year award and was then considered an “Elite NBA Player.” That’s when he grew in fame. He continued to play play with the thunders for another eight years (2008-2016). On July 7th 2016, Kevin Durant officially signed to play for the Golden State Warriors. On March, 2016 KD suffered and…

pencils have built in erasers, white out was invented, and apologies can be said. Mistakes and faults are a natural part of human nature. This concept applies to all people - even the ones portrayed in literature. In the short stories “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury, “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst, and “Poison” by Roald Dahl, the main characters all share a common pattern of having their own mistakes and faults. These authors are able to give their protagonists more in…

Westbrook is a well known pro basketball player. He is 28 and he plays on the OKC thunder. He is married to Nena Westbrook she is also 28 years old. Russell played for UCLA in college and so did his wife. Russell is becoming a really successful person. Russell Westbrook lll scored an average of 32 points a game. He was born November 12, 1988 is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Russell played for…

Collier-Thomas, Bettye. Daughters of Thunder: Black women preachers and their sermons, 1850 -1979. San Francisco: Jossey - Bass, 1998. Print. Author, Bettye Collier - Thomas, in her book, Daughters of Thunder and their Sermons, writes about “the history of African American preaching women and the issues and struggles they confronted in their efforts to function as ministers and to become ordained” (xv). Her writing suggests that we gain a deeper understanding of the history of the Black Church…

Kevin Durant, many people know him as a professional basketball player in the NBA(National Basketball Association). His nickname which is known through Oklahoma City Thunder fans is snake because he “abandoned his team to go to a winning team.” Another name he goes by is an abbreviation of his name KD. The 29 year old star basketball player was born on September 29, 1988 in Suitland, Maryland. His nationality is American. “His grandmother, Barbara, was a strong influence, telling him that his…

will win the NBA finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder have made it clear people may have rushed to judgement. Going into the conference semis against the San Antonio Spurs, it looked as though it would take a miracle for the Thunder to extend that series past six games. After losing game 1 by a final score of 124-92, those sentiments were all but confirmed. It's not clear if a light finally went on or if divine intervention came into play, but the Thunder rebounded off that big loss in a fury.…

Biology Assignment Mega Fauna Scientific Name: Genyornis Newtoni Common Name: Genyornis Newtoni (Thunder Bird) General Description: Genyornis Newtoni was the last of the large, flightless mihirungs native to Australia. Genyornis was a heavy built bird that stood over 2 metres tall, with small wings and massive hind legs. Mihirungs had deep lower jaws and a distinctly shaped quadrate bone that connect the upper and lower jaw. Genyornis had a wedge-shaped head to go along with its unusually…

The story Winter Thunder was inspired by the winter storm of 1949. There was also a mega-storm to hit Nebraska in 1888. It was called the schoolchildren's blizzard. It was called this because thousands of school children died when an unexpected blizzard had struck while the children tried to get back from school in the blizzard. On winter thunder while the school children were trying to get home, they got stuck in the snow so they had to try to get back home without a bus. They decided to…

Operation Rolling Thunder Vietnam was involved in a long war before the U.S was involved. It started with the First Indochina War in Southeast Asia. The French Army was defeated by the Vietminh Army at Dien Bien Phu. This led the U.S to assist the ARVN from the NVA and VC Army. The army from NVA and the guerrilla fighters wanted to control of South Vietnam no matter what it took. The incident that led to more U.S troops becoming involved in the Vietnam War was an attack on the USS…