I. INTRODUCTION A typhoon is a violent tropical hurricane/cyclone that occurs in the west Pacific and the Indian Generally‚ they hit areas north of the equator and west of the international date line. While typhoons have hit islands‚ countries and naval fleets throughout the course of history‚ it wasn’t until the middle of the 20th century that governments and organizations began to attempt a monitoring program. II. HISTORY OF TYPHOON The history of typhoon presents a perfect example of
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NATURAL DISASTERS Whitewater Rafting Whitewater rafting enthusiasts row or paddle rubber rafts down turbulent‚ fast-running rivers. Rafting trips can be short day trips or longer trips that involve camping alongside the river at night. Encarta Encyclopedia Energy Productions/The Image Bank Amazon River The Amazon River in South America is one of the longest rivers in the world. Only the Nile River in Africa is longer. Encarta Encyclopedia Claudia Parks/The Stock
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On the Neglect of Human Emotion in “Paradise Lost”: A Rebuttal Within Virginia Woolf’s letter and diary entry‚ she discusses her thoughts on John Milton’s writing style within “Paradise Lost‚” and reveals her feeling that Milton‚ while clearly an expert of literary description‚ does very little to touch upon human passions and emotion within his poem. Upon reading “Paradise Lost‚” it is clear that Woolf has a point; extravagant descriptions of heaven‚ hell‚ angels and God abound within the epic
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Lingke Xiao Professor Pilinovsky FY Seminar Essay 1 2/23/2014 The Heroism in Satan Leading the rebellion and seducing Man to fall‚ Satan is presented as the notorious antagonist in John Milton’s Paradise Lost. In order to have full freedom and be the ruler of hell‚ Satan rebels against God the Father who created him‚ and he even persuades other angels to challenge God’s plan. Although Satan is evil‚ we see cues of heroism in him since he is the character who suffers from defeats‚ experiences
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changed substantially over the centuries‚ but throughout all of the changes a few things have stood strong. Passion‚ strength‚ determination‚ leadership‚ and cunning all have passed the test of time‚ and oddly enough John Milton’s character of Satan in Paradise Lost has all of these attributes. Is it possible that Satan may be viewed as a hero? Throughout the story‚ Satan shows strong characteristics of an epic hero through his dialogue‚ actions‚ and overall personality. Right from the beginning of the
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The Deception of Satan Satan was a powerful angel who‚ after being thrown into hell‚ used his powers to deceive God’s newly created beings‚ Adam and Eve. These characters are perceived as innocent and vulnerable creatures‚ who could be easily influenced. What better way to get revenge on God than to tempt His most prized possessions? Satan uses his power of deceiving rhetoric to mislead his followers. He then deceives Eve with the same kind of rhetoric. Satan’s tone changes between the speech
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Severe Weather Storms: Hurricanes and Tornadoes A hurricane is an extremely violent tropical cyclone. The origin of the term Hurricane originates from a Mayan Storm god by the name of Hurakan. He was a Central American idol who believably caused the storms. Years later‚ the hypothesis of someone creating angry storms has been corrected. It is known that these storms are an act of nature by God’s laws at work. The term hurricane just stuck with the weather condition. Another source states
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El Niño is a climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters along the tropical west coast of South America. El Nino has an impact on ocean temperatures‚ the speed and strength of ocean currents‚ the health of coastal fisheries‚ and local weather from Australia to South America. El Niño events occur irregularly at two- to seven-year intervals. However‚ it is not a regular cycle‚ or strictly predictable in the sense that ocean tides are. El Niño has long been recognized
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Cyclone Yasi Speech Good morning Mr. Black head of the State Emergence Service and fellow volunteers. Cyclone Yasi began developing as a tropical storm near Fiji on 29th January. The system quickly changed and became a cyclone and was named Yasi at 10pm on the 30th by Fiji Meteorological Service. Yasi headed in a westward track and rapidly intensified‚ from a Category 2 at 10am on 31st January and then further to a Category 3 at 7pm that day. Yasi maintained Category 3 intensity for the next 24
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condensation. Hurricanes are a large spinning mass of rotating winds‚ the winds reach more than 75 miles per hour. The tropical storms are usually in ocean areas called basins. These basins include the Atlantic Ocean‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and the Caribbean Sea. The largest hurricanes usually happen from August to October. May always has the least amount of hurricanes. These tropical storms are measured by how dangerous it is‚ amount of people killed‚ duration‚ and the wind speeds. They measure
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