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Comparative Essay “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka was written in 1962, set in London. Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright who was the first African that won the noble for literature in 1986. Few years later, “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou was written in 1978 set in the American Slums of Harlem. Angelou is an educator, and civil rights activist. Together both poems explore the themes of prejudice and racial discrimination. “Telephone Conversation” explores the idea of racial prejudice…

Natural disasters strike at any moment and cause egregious damage to property and lives of loved ones. Many storms are loud and can be heard from a mile away. Something about this storm was unusual and couldn’t be seen. Over the past days, thousands of people were dead and many more were yet to arrive. The killer poison snuck underneath doors and through keyholes, and entrapping the victims in their own safety of their house. The murderer was so sneaky people went to sleep and never woke up, and…

Hurricanes,affect places all over the world. Its a relationship between people and environment. Environment have a reaction on people. Some hurricanes have a impact on people. People have to ,move, find a new job,and that's hard for some people. Earthquakes involve the ground to shake. Floods could happen when it rains. You got . to stay on high ground. A flood is a over flow, such as rivers, lakes. A Hurricane is a huge storm, strong winds, it lasts for a week. Tsunami is a huge wave, in a…

An Impactful Event in History Everyone has that one historical event that affected them. According to Henry Maldonado, a student that goes to Apollo Junior High an historical event that affected him was Hurricane Patricia that happened in October 23rd, 2015.” The event in history that affected me was Hurricane Patricia knowing my country and family is in danger worries me.” Henry said. Other people that were in mexico that survived the Hurricane Patricia were thankful but yet they were miserable…

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 The Galveston hurricane of 1900 is a very powerful storm that killed many people. Lots of people were killed that day. No one was ever warned by the great storm. Today if there was a hurricane coming or a tornado warning. The weather man would tell us where to go and what to bring. Back in the 19 century there was no alert or a instruments to tell us if the hurricane attacks when, where, what time. We use instruments to tell us about the hurricane. The…

Natural disasters take thousands of innocent lives every year, and the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 only added to this growing number. On April 18th 1906 more than 1,000 casualties were seen, more than 400 million dollars lost and over 225,000 people became homeless. In one day. It’s safe to say these few terrible minutes may have ruined the lives of these people forever. During this earthquake, many people recorded their personal experiences and those of the people around them, some of…

7 weather misconceptions that you should Stop believing 1. Hurricanes and Tornadoes are the most deadly natural disaster Hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes may seem like the most dangerous natural disaster you could ever face. However, according to a research, floods and droughts actually the most deadly that killed more Americans over time. Surprisingly, deaths caused by the high speed winds, like tornadoes and hurricane, don’t even rank second when it comes to deaths statistics. Most…

Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes in United States history, struck New Orleans in 2005. By the time the hurricane made landfall, heavy rains had already threatened the city’s infrastructure. The levees contributed to the flooding which submerged approximately 80% of the metropolitan area. It is believed that then-president George W. Bush and Federal officials were warned that the levees would likely be breached by the storm, but were negligent when it came to taking the…

Global Warming was at its peak in 2011. All we were taught in school was how to prevent the world from drowning because of Global Warming. At first all the things we studied were useless because it didn’t directly affect us. As the beginning of our fall of 2011 we heard rumors of having a snow storm earlier this year. All we expected was just a couple inches of snow since it was barely fall. As soon as the storm got closer to us we had lost hope of even having a storm. But the day when it hit us…

“Isaac’s Storm”, by Erik Larson, is a non-fiction historical narrative about the 1900 Galveston, Texas hurricane, “the most lethal hurricane this country has ever known. So far.” (www.washingtonpost.com) 1 In the book, Larson tells the story of Isaac Cline, the chief weather observer assigned to the Galveston, Texas weather station from 1891 to 1901. Mr. Larson, is a former “staff writer for The Wall Street Journal, and later a contributing writer for Time Magazine [who] has written articles…