Alicia Ondele Prof. Hank Stewart English composition 1 12/3/2012 The effects of Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy has affected many lives and businesses. On October 29th 2012 the lives‚ homes and businesses of many people were shattered and wiped out by Hurricane Sandy‚ The Places I feel were mostly affect were New York City and New Jersey‚ specifically the Jersey Shore. Many people did not realize how much affect this hurricane would have on people. In some parts they thought it was just
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As Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern seaboard — laden with predictions of drenching rains‚ fierce winds‚ snow and extensive damage — some scientists are pointing out ways that climate change might be influencing hurricanes. No single weather event‚ be it drought‚ snowfall or hurricane‚ is caused by climate change‚ climatologists say. Rather‚ climate change amplifies the intensity or duration of extreme weather‚ akin to “putting hurricanes on steroids‚” writes Amanda Staudt‚ a climate scientist
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washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-makes-request-for-hurricane-sandy-federal-aid/2012/12/07/8ef2902e-40be-11e2-bca3-aadc9b7e29c5_story.html By Amy Gardner and Ed O’Keefe‚ Friday‚ December 7‚ 2012. Washington Post website White House makes request for Hurricane Sandy federal aid Article Analysis #2 The article‚ written by Amy Gardner and Ed O’Keefe‚ discusses Obama’s request to Congress for federal aid due to Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy occurred during the end of October and affected states such
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Conspiracy Theories America has a fascination with conspiracy theories. The JFK assassination‚ the 9/11 attacks‚ and the Apollo moon landing hoax are just a few of the theories that Americans have attached themselves to. There isn’t enough evidence to prove the conspiracies are real‚ but that doesn’t sway the belief that there is truth behind them. Real conspiracies‚ on the other hand‚ have evidence of proven facts to support the belief. The Watergate conspiracy‚ for example‚ was a real political
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HURRICANE SANDY Hurricane Sandy was a tropical cyclone that devastated portions of the Caribbean‚ Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States in late October 2012. The eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season‚ Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record‚ as measured by diameter‚ with winds spanning 1‚100 miles. Sandy is estimated in early calculations to have caused damage of at least $20 billion. Preliminary estimates of losses that include business
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have? In 2012 Hurricane Sandy began as a low pressure system which developed sufficient organized convection to be classified as a tropical depression. In the immediate term‚ three factors have come together to make Hurricane Sandy what it is: A huge storm with winds gusting up to 90 mph (145 kph) set to make landfall somewhere on the East Coast Monday night. First‚ hurricane season is still on‚ meaning the tropics are still actively generating storms. Hurricane Sandy came ashore in northern New
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generations are exposed to racism through popular culture. Michael Omi and bell hooks both wrote pieces discussing the effects of popular culture on peoples’ views of race. Omi and hooks both argue that popular culture is responsible for reproducing stereotypes; Omi claims that racism goes unnoticed by society because it is a subconscious act or learned behavior and it is overlooked‚ almost invisible‚ on the other hand‚ hooks claims that society is in fact aware of racism‚ but society doesn’t view it
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A Response to Sandy By: Marjorie Kirk Subway tunnels flooded; streets flowed with streams of trash; houses that stood for more than fifty years collapsed like top hats in the hands of turbulent children. Sandy left a great mark on this country. This country‚ in exchange‚ proved its ability to stand united in the face of adversity and exhibit the strength it gained since faced with similar scenes of devastation seven-years-ago in New Orleans. “Our investigation revealed that Katrina was a national
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Hurricane Sandy and It’s Effects Hurricane Sandy and It’s Effects Hurricane Sandy struck the east coast only a few weeks ago‚ yet it is already a part of the history. Millions of people had power and water outage all over the east coast; in small towns as well as in big cities. Many lost their houses while some lost their live‚ yet the disaster is not something that can be prevented‚ or avoided. It’s something to be careful of. Everything is predetermined
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education. Two arguments which present interesting views on higher education are bell hook’s “Keeping Close to Home” and Adrienne Rich’s “What Does a Woman Need to Know?” Hooks views higher education with a concern for the underprivileged‚ whereas Rich views it with a concern for women. Of the two works‚ I personally do not agree with Rich’s argument. Bell hooks views higher education to be a time in which we find ourselves and learn more about who
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