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    Riot Games Vs Blizzard

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    are Riot games and Blizzard. Both are large game companies that are direct competitors that share many similarities between one another. The field I am choosing to compare job requirments for is a job as a concept artist for both companies. Despite being competitors naturally great companies share a lot of policies. In the case of Blizzard and Riot this holds true. Naturally as the job being applied for is art the biggest thing that matters is how good your art is. Both Blizzard and riot games being

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    Hurricane Katrina

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    Government 1/24/11 Period: 7 Disaster Recovery of Hurricane Katrina On August 25‚ 2005 Hurricane Katrina left a broad area of destruction across the United States. After the Hurricane‚ water from the storm overwhelmed the levee system in New Orleans and flooded large parts of the city and it was an economic disaster. The handling of disaster relief by the government‚ especially FEMA‚ drew harsh criticism. From the people Hurricane Katrina impacted many families‚ leaving them homeless and

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    In August of 1983 Hurricane Alicia slammed into Texas coastline causing mass destruction. The hurricane formed near Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico before hitting Texas. Hurricane Alicia was responsible for the death of 21 people‚ along with nearly two billion dollars in damages. Alicia was the first ever billion dollar hurricane to destroy Texas. Hurricane Alicia tore through Galveston and Houston with wind speeds of 115 miles per hour destroying parts of the cities and created at least 23 reported

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    though Hurricane Sandy was challenging to forecast‚ lack of proper and useful information confused the public along with a false sense of confidence‚ eventually leaving 70% of the population behind after evacuation orders. The National Hurricane Center could not label the storm a hurricane and because of NOAA rules‚ they could not even set out warnings for it. Between the absence of hurricane warnings‚ late evacuation orders‚ and citizen’s previous experience one year earlier with Hurricane Irene

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    Hurricane Sandy was a superstorm that affected many people and their homes. This hurricane had very strong winds and lots and lots of flooding. Many people struggled a lot after this storm. Hurricane Sandy even took lives of many people. This hurricane started off as a tropical wave in the Caribbean and quickly turned into a tropical storm in only six hours. The total death toll reached 285 including at least 125 deaths in the United States. As you can see Hurricane Sandy was a very severe tropical

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    The Effects of Hurricanes on National Parks America’s coastal national parks are some of its most beautiful‚ but also some of its most vulnerable. Throughout the years‚ hurricanes have wreaked havoc on many of these prized regions. They can leave behind numerous kinds of destruction in their wake. Wildlife populations can be damaged‚ as well as important parts of the parks ecosystem. Hurricanes can also damage the man made utilities and recreational areas of the parks. These issues impact the national

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    Tornados and Hurricanes

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    Tornadoes vs. Hurricanes What is the difference between a tornado and a hurricane? A tornado is a dark funnel shaped cloud that is made of rotating winds which are very violent. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with constant winds that can pass 74 mph. And appear with rain‚ thunder and lightening. I think that theses both are seriously dangerous to be in. A hurricane and tornado both form in warm‚ damp air blowing from opposite ends. They both cause flash floods‚ mudslides and they also

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    Hurricane Katrina

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    has heard of Hurricane Katrina‚ but does everyone know what has cause it‚ and the long-lasting effects it has had on the United States? Many people may not know just how strong Hurricane Katrina has been. Hurricane Katrina was named the sixth-strongest Atlantic Hurricane ever recorded. Katrina has also been recorded as the most expensive Natural Disaster ever recorded‚ and caused major flooding to many parts of the southeastern United States‚ mostly in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina hit many

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    Hurricane Katrina

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    heard of Hurricane Katrina‚ but does everyone actually know what has caused it‚ and the long-lasting effects it has had on the United States?   Hurricanes are giant sea storms that rotate in a giant circle. It carries winds blowing at speeds of at least 74 miles per hour. Hurricanes form in tropical regions. They form there because they need warm water of at least 80º Fahrenheit‚ high humidity with moist air‚ light winds‚ and very warm surface temperatures. Some of the strongest hurricanes carry winds

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    Hurricane Sandy

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    Hurricane Sandy Case study 1‚ Background * The outline of hurricane Sandy Hurricane Sandy was formed on October 22 and dissipated on October 31. Its highest winds throughout all the date was 110mph (175km/h) and the lowest pressure was 940hPa. The number of fatalities was 253 in all‚ and all costs of damage‚ at least‚ have risen to $65.6 billion. Affected areas by this hurricane expanded to wide range. This is Hurricane Sandy when it was near peak intensity on October 25. Firstly

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