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    causes you to wake up and make a difference. This is something that the citizens of Aplington-Parkersburg learned the hard way. Parkersburg has had their share of tragedies in this last decade. In May of 2008‚ the town of 1900 residents was hit with a tornado that demolished a portion of the town and killed eight in the region and destroyed 220 homes and leveled

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    Blizzards: A Short Story

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    causing a sound similar to an old‚ sturdy chestnut tree being ripped. An avalanche of hailstones clatters down from the sky like marbles spilt from a box. Deafening whips of ice skid across the frozen floor and eliminate any small careless creatures. Tornados howl like a war-like pack of starving wolves. Amidst this raucous‚ a delicate melody started to sing. It’s music rose in lilting waves filling the violent air with beauty. The tune spoke of gentle winds that breathe magic. A border of white

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    Hi Catherine! Great job on the information! In regards to the cases‚ I can understand that more information may be needed to make a more decisive answer for Carpenter. If the Carpenters deliberately and knowingly damaged the ring‚ then it would become an entirely different scenario as there would be gross or willful negligence. However‚ if the Carpenters truly had no control over the event‚ then‚ in my response‚ casualty loss deductions would be allowed. I would also like to mention that there is

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    my holiday

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    IS VITAL FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT GLOBAL WARMING CAN ALSO BE A REASON FOR THE EARTH TO DESTROY. THE SUN’S RAY’S PASSES DOWN TO THE EARTH AND THEN THE EARTH GETS WARMER‚ THE EARTH GETS WARMER THEN THE SEA LEVELS RISE AND THERE COULD BE SEVERE FLOODS‚ TORNADOS‚ HURRICANES AND BLIZZARDS. GLOBAL WARMING ALSO PRODUCES GREENHOUSE GASES THAT ARE GASES WHICH ARE NATURAL AND MAKE UP A KIND OF THERMAL BLANKET OVER THE EARTH. THE THERMAL BLANKET GETS THICKER AND TOO MUCH HEAT IS KEPT IN THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE THAT

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    10‚ 2014‚ from http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/?n=/Itg/Itg_stats_index. March 10‚ 2014‚ from https://www.readycolorado.com/hazard/severe-weatherthunder storm READYColorado and the State of Colorado. (2014c). Tornado. Retrieved March 10‚ 2014‚ from https://www.readycolorado.com/hazard/tornado READYColorado and the State of Colorado. (2014d). Wildfire. Retrieved March 10‚ 2014‚ from https://www.readycolorado.com/hazard/wildfire READYColorado and the State of Colorado. (2014e). Winter Storm/Blizzard

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    ACCY 312: Principles of Taxation Department of Accountancy / 3 credit hours / Fall 2014 Course Description Introduction to the tax system faced by individuals and sole proprietors in the United States with a focus on personal business and property transactions. Topics include the tax environment‚ tax provisions relevant to employees‚ business owners‚ and shareholders‚ and taxation of gains and losses. Projects facilitate self-discovery of knowledge and development of a variety of professional

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    Compare/Contrast Essay James Stephens and Emily Dickinson both talk about the wind but interpret it in different ways. Stephens’s poem “The Wind” is portrayed as an angry wind or the beginning of a tornado ready to destroy everything in its path whereas Dickinson poem “The Wind tapped like a tired man‚” describes the wind as an old tired and timid man or a breeze that came and went. Stephens and Dickinson’s poems have similarities and differences. Their similarities are both poems talk

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    Joel Beckwith February 13‚ 2001 Urban Legends In this paper I will explain exactly what an urban legend is‚and give some examples of very popular ones that have been passed by word of mouth for decades across the United States. 1 " An urban legend is a story that is so bizarre‚horrifying‚or unexplainable‚ that it makes something inside of us want

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    The book and movie Jumanji they are very similar and different in many ways. They are very similar by their tone they are both mysterious‚ but they are also very different. Paragraph one will be the tone of the movie. Paragraph two will be tone of the book. Paragraph three will be the difference between the book and the movie. First‚ tone of the Jumanji movie is mysterious. In the first scene of the movie when the two kids are burying the box the kid says its after him he says it like a little boy

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    Cda Competency Goal #1

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    supplies are put away out of the reach of children or stored in locked cabinets to prevent injury or poisoning. • I am trained in emergency evacuation procedures and plans to remove all children from the classroom and/or building in the event of a tornado or fire. • I am certified in First Aid‚ CPR‚ and Pediatric First Aid which makes me knowledgeable of caring for accidents or injuries. Functional Area #2 - Healthy: In order to provide an environment that promotes health and prevents illness‚ and

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