Jacksonville‚ Florida. The first disasters I witnessed were the tornados. The first one evolved in a pond in the back yard of the first house I lived in. I was only an eight year old child at the time‚ and I was staring out of my sliding glass door overlooking my back yard and pond when the tornado began to shape itself. I looked in amazement as a funnel shaped entity made of wind and water arose from the pond. Luckily‚ the tornado evaporated before it could make its way to land and cause any damage
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This F5 tornado destroyed everything in its path in the city of Joplin‚ the Joplin tornado.This was one of the worst tornadoes ever recorded in human history. In 2011‚ it was a normal day and what the people didn’t realize was that a huge‚ reckless tornado was going to hit. The effects on the people that survived the tornado was scarring. Their homes were completely destroyed and family members died. People that weren’t home had to go inside places like fast food places and those didn’t go so well
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My topic is Hurricanes and Tornadoes. They are the two worst storms in the world. For example‚ they bring havoc to the world. I will talk about their similarities. I will also talk about their differences. According to what you should know about tornadoes. Tornadoes are a cone of wind that swirls around. In addition‚ they start from the top of the sky and extend down to the ground. They destroy homes and kill innocent people. They can hit places all over the world. There is 800 or more tornadoes
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Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer-songwriter who first rose to fame in the late 1960s as the lead singer of the psychedelic/acid rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company‚ and later as a solo artist with her own backing groups‚ The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band. Her first ever large scale public performance was at the Monterey Pop Festival; this led her to becoming very popular and one of the major attractions at the Woodstock festival and the Festival Express train tour
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Still Life with Tornado by A.S King uncovers the real truth of what it’s like to live in a house of parental abuse.The slowly rising plot has complex ideas on what reality and a fantasy world really is. The story continues the message slowly reveals itself. King tells the story from a 16 year old girls point of view who claims to be going through a existential crisis. Sarah‚ the small town philadelphia girl has ran into some problems at school and would rather not go.Instead she wanders the streets
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The Scope article "Joplin Tornado: The Evil Swirling Darkness" is about the effects of the tornado and how the people of Joplin rebuild. The beginning was about how the fateful day started. In the middle was about the tornado’s rampage through the town and the destruction it caused in it’s wake. At the end of the article was about how the people of the town survived except for 158 and how they rebuilt. The effects after a disaster can last a long time on a person. If you witness a disaster and
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Alaska‚ Rhode Island and Vermont is closer to zero than to one. In Oklahoma and Texas‚ the average jumps to 52 and 126‚ respectively‚ though the high number in Texas is mainly due to the state’s size. To account for the different sizes of states‚ tornado averages for the USA are compared by looking at the annual number per 10‚000 square miles — an around about the size of Vermont. For example‚ Oklahoma is about 70‚000 square miles‚ or about seven Vermonts. If the entire state averages 52 tornadoes
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suddenly‚ your screen changed to different colors. You heard loud beeps and found out that a tornado was going to blow through the area you lived in. Tornadoes can be caused in different ways. Tornadoes usually have very negative effects. Joplin‚ Missouri’s progress was ruined because of the tornado. Tornadoes are violent storms that cause mass destruction. Chiefly‚ there are different causes for a tornado. “An MCS is a cluster of thunderstorms that act as a system and often produce severe weather”
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Andrea Robinson Carrie Maison English 101 December 28‚ 2013 The Siren that Cried Wolf Picture yourself in Tornado Alley‚ it’s a bright sunny day‚ you’re at the park having a great day with your children‚ then the tornado siren sounds. What do you do? It’s sunny outside‚ you look up and there are no clouds to be seen. Do you take cover or do you continue enjoying your day at the park? Is it 10 a.m. on a Monday morning‚ when they are testing the sirens? No‚ it is 3:37 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon
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benefits. You may become more aware of the benefits it has once a tragedy strikes. I wake up‚ April 18‚ 2011‚ and put on my old work clothes. This is the day the students of Ridge View and surrounding schools would be let out of school to help the tornado victims of Early and Nemaha. Many homes and fields were destroyed by the tornadoes that had hit just one week earlier. I was happy to not only get out of school for the day‚ but to also show my love and support for the community as well. My
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