Prose Comparison - European Baccalaureate 2016 Both prose pieces revolve around a common event: the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in Pompeii. On the one hand, Passage b) recalls the eruption from the present time - an article published in The Guardian - whereas Passage a) narrates the incident in real time - an extract from the novel Naples ‘44. However, these two pieces of prose do not appear to concern themselves with the same eruption. Passage a) relates to the eruption during the Roman Empire in 79AD, whereas Passage b) relates to the eruption in 1944.…
The ground cracked open and a powerful earthquake shook the assembly, causing drilbur’s claws to be trapped in the dirt. The impact caused a few goons to impact the ground, and faint from sheer brain damage. Flaaffy stood at the edge, an electro ball radiated from her hand. A few goons tried to tackle the drilbur as he got his claws out of the ground. They were shortly shocked with an electro ball exploding right in the center of the group.…
(Document B). Furthermore, according to Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, “...local officials in Bohol had been hoarding relief goods and distributing them selectively only to supporters.” (Document C). The individuals were most affected by the earthquake, and every day for them is a challenge for them to survive. Many have lost their homes and live in small tents.…
Earthquakes can be destructive, by destroying houses, killing citizens, and tearing families farther apart. In the Philippines, the 7.2 magnitude earthquake did just this. There were 3,512,281 people affected by this massive earthquake. The disaster happened in 2013, leaving 36,645 houses damaged in the rubble. Most People respond to a natural disaster by gathering materials, spreading the word, and receiving government aid.…
Because the ash hardened so quickly, the Roman city was preserved pretty well. Pompeii and neighboring towns were abandoned for centuries. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius was a truly traumatic experience for everyone that had to endure its horrible effects. Put yourself into the people of that area’s position. Imagine how terrified you would be.…
Pompeii was destroyed a few hours later on the same day as the third of six surges reached the northern wall of the town, with the final three surges then overwhelming the rest of the town too” (1). This detailed information is important for archeological record. Since, the volcano surged very quickly, wooden furniture and wax tablets were carbonized. However, the upper buildings were damaged first, which means destroyed by the volcano, then it surged the whole town. Archeologists suggest that Herculaneum was disappeared completely under twenty meters by the volcanic eruption.…
At this time this was faster than a telegraph could send a message of the disaster. The massive damage caused extreme death tolls and created an economic impact in the millions. Damage that was done was not only from the fault rupture and shaking effects that lasted from about 45 to 60 seconds long, but is also remembered for the fires that came from it as well. Areas that were situated in sediment filled valleys had both stronger, and longer shaking than areas that were on bedrock sites. According to the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale values of 8 and 9 occurred along the rupture and extended as far as 60 miles to the east of the San Andreas Fault.…
The Florentine Codex started in the 16th century in Mesoamerica by Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagun. This consist of 2,400 pages organized into twelve books. It is in Nahuatl, Spanish, and pictorials. The final version of the Florentine Codex was finished in 1569.the book twelve in the Florentine Codex are written in the following way: 1. Religious beliefs 2.…
On August 24th in 79 AD at approximately 1300 a cloud appeared over the Roman city of Pompeii. This was all the warning the residents had before the nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius, erupted. Huge quantities of scalding hot ash, pumice and lava pebbles were thrown into the sky. This then cascaded down across an extensive area.…
Towns and villages of that time were affected deeply.…
During the reign of Marcus Aurelius, the last of the five good emperors, many natural disasters occurred. The Tiber River flooded; famine hit, and the army brought back plague from the East. All of these resulted in a major loss of population and a shortage of military power. Many of the Romans believed that these disasters foreshadowed a worrying future for Rome. This belief was proven by the presence of new problems after Marcus Aurelius died.…
Pompeii Disaster There have been few natural disasters quite as catastrophic as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The volcano destroyed the ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum by burying them in molten ash, pumice, sulfuric gas, and mud. The eruption killed thousands of people, and the cities have never been rebuilt since. (History.com)…
1. Introduction The Thera Catastrophe is a topic of debate for many scientists around the world. The eruption happened around 3500 years ago.…
For example, 1960 Valdivia earthquake is one of the largest earthquake events of the last century. This earthquake happened in Chile and the magnitude of the earthquake was 9.5. The Valdivia earthquake happened in the American plate and the Antarctica plate. The huge earthquake caused lots of people died and most of the buildings were destroyed by the earthquake. In addition, the national economy suffered heavy losses.…
I. Introduction Mount Vesuvius is the most famous known volcano, possibly of all time. This extremely powerful volcano sits overlooking the ancient city of Pompeii and present day Naples. Its namely recognition is normally dedicated to the eruption in 79 A.D. This eruption was the explosion that destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii in Italy. The last Vesuvius eruption was in 1944 and it is believed that the volcano is due for another eruption in the near future.…