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Have you ever heard or seen a cyclone mixed with a blizzard? Or maybe a storm that affected from Florida to Canada? Well there is such a thing called the Superstorm of 1993. This storm is unique and rare to experience. The Superstorm of 1993 also known as the storm of the century began on March 12th of 1993 and ended on March 14th of 1993. This great storm affected many people in lots of different ways. A blizzard is a snowstorm that contains high winds and usually lasts for three hours. A…

Jim Thorpe Did you know that Jim Thorpe is one of the greatest all round athletes in history? First I will tell you about his early life, next I will tell you about his adult life and finally I will tell you about his accomplishments. I hope you enjoy it. This paragraph is mostly about Jim Thorpe’s early life. Jim Thorpe was born on May 28, 1888 in Bellemonta, Oklahoma. He was the son of Hiran P. Thorpe, of Irish and Sac-Fox Indian descent, and Charlotte View, of Potowatomi and Kickapoo…

As a person who has always been vertically challenged, I was always looking for a way to boost my height. Wearing heels, stretching every morning, and eating all of my vegetables were all ways in which I attempted to become taller. However, as persistent as I was, my height stubbornly refused to increase as dramatically as I desired. Nevertheless, I was growing, albeit gradually. Needless to say, I was surprised one day when my mother remarked, “Wow, you’re getting so mature! You’re even taller…

What’s tall, hairy, has big feet, and Known as the skunk ape ….. Bigfoot!!.Bigfoot is one of the most iconic legends in all of history.The random appearances of Bigfoot are purely made up myths by people. Evidence 1 Bigfoot, sasquatch, yeti whatever you want to call it,the fact is that Bigfoot does not exist well not any more. For many years, large apes have lived on earth until they went extinct 300,000 years ago.The Sivapithecus a species related to the Gigantopithecus lived 12 to 8…

The legend of the sasquatch, more commonly known as bigfoot, has only been around about 50 years. The sasquatch is described as being approximately 2.75 m in height and 360 kg in weight. The word sasquatch comes from the Salish word sasq’ets which means ‘’wild man’’. There are lots of stories similar to the sasquatch, like the yeti of asia and the abominable snowman in the himalayas, but this one is in north america so that makes it special. Almost all the theories about the sasquatch are…

Defeating the Titan. The climb seemed to last forever. I could hear my rapid heartbeat in my ears; it seemed to beat in time to the clicking of the car on the tracks. I felt the wind on my tightly squeezed eyelids as I muttered the mantra of “I hate you” over and over under my breath. The clicking started to slow to a stop. Then I was weightless. Bright colors surrounded the courtyard and the sounds of laughter flowed through the crowd as everyone waited patiently for the gates to open and…

Throughout history, there has always been an initial societal reluctance in adapting new technology. The fears leading to this reluctance come in a broad spectrum ranging from the coercing of societal changes to the biological effect they may have on humans. Regardless of whether or not this reluctance is rationally or scientifically based, it is something that most new forms of technology go through. Currently, there is great debate regarding the benefits and harms of the use of tablets (ex.…

Often times iconic scenes in a movie will have amazing music, sound effects and vocals to tie the whole scene together, and with all of these, visuals are not really needed, they will only give a crystal clear image of what the director has already portrayed with sound. One example could be the shower scene in Psycho; if you turn off the screen and only listen to the sound; an almost crystal clear visual is made because you can hear what is actually going on. Another perfect example is the…

Abstracts: This paper is to explain what a biological weapon is and how it affects environment, humans, and the economy. Along with explaining how the disease is spread from person to person, promoting illness. With a little bit of history on biological weapons, and my views on biological weapons. A biological weapon is also known as a germ weapon. This is when bacteria, viruses, fungi, or toxins can be used as a weapon against, animals, plants of humans. The use of infectious agents were used…

Primary Source Analysis: Shooting an Elephant George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” was first published in 1936 in a literary magazine. Though it was written ten years before the United States emerged as a super power and surpassed Britain on the world stage, this essay could be viewed as an article that questioned the validity of the British Empire, as well at it’s hold on it’s citizens and the world it seemed to rule. The story is told in a first person narrative by a man who worked for the…