that it was a low sound that came from the wind. He felt wind hit his shelter. He felt and heard the rain and thunder. He has heard this many times in the past 47 days but it has never been like this. His ribs were in a lot of pain. He began to get a fire started again. He compared the wind to the sound of the wind. The wind from the tornado tore at the fire and sprayed red coals and sparks. He was whipped against the front wall of the shelter. The wind took the whole…
“You better get in this house before the windigo gets you.” This is a phrase many of us grew up hearing from our mothers, when it was time to come in the house. In my mind, that was kind of like “the boogie man.” Neither of them were a real threat, I had no fear or horrifying images, it just meant it was time to come in the house. When I saw windigo psychosis as an option for this culture-bound syndrome term paper, I choose it for a couple reasons, first I remembered the phrase from above and…
Ashlyn#12 How to survive a hurricane Are you prepared for a hurricane? To survive a hurricane you will need to know these important facts. Hurricanes are one of the most dangerous storms and you might get caught with. To survive a hurricane your family will need a few containers to store food and water in. Each person will need a gallon of water everyday, Don’t forget pets! Use food that doesn’t need to be cold or warmed up, EX:Raw vegetables, salt, sugar,and bread. Also need an aid kit encase…
I couldn’t help but feel a connection between the character Nat from the story “The Birds”. I also had an experience similar to Nat when he had the sense of not knowing what was going to happen next fear of the birds when they attacked his house and family. My experience took place in India when I had an encounter with a stray dog. During the summer of 2008 my family and I took a trip to India to visit our family and friends. In India it is common to see stray dogs walking on the streets. My…
(62)Fire and Ice. Haines pond. A large pond, two acres. Saturday, April 14, 1962, opening day of trout fishing season. I was running. Hard! Running as fast as I'd ever ran. Yet, I made no apparent progress. The sound of my pounding feet was a muted, far away thump, thump, thump, thump, thump...soggy snow splashing, mud flying. My pounding heart pumped so violently the blood in my head made a swishing noise. Ice cold pellets of early spring corn snow hit my face. My heart was a small, fast…
5 must know car hacks for the summer We all know there will be dust everywhere during the summer and almost everyone needs affordable car projects during the summer. Purchasing a new car don’t mean there won’t be dust or dents on your car, but we have got you covered with the car hacks that go along with the affordable car projects you are proposing for this summer. It is vital to drive a car which is clean inside out without spending a fortune. Yes! You can save more money with the tips you…
Weather and nature are very unpredictable you would be stuck in a tornado or be trapped in a desert .you just don't know.In Deathy Valley these three girls go on a site seing trip and end up getting in trouble.And in the evil swrilling darkness bennetts 11th b-day was going on untill a tornado was coming.Death valley and the evil swrilling darkness have many sames and differnts such as such as the author 3rd person point of view and setting. One similarity between death valley and the evil…
It all started when there were swirling clouds in the skies of new york city then they go on a boat to see the statue of liberty then went to a baseball game where the tornado started to form and sharks were being pulled into the tornado. He was at the beach like usual then saw a tornado forming over the ocean and blood in the water and lots of sharks started to disappear into the sky . Then the skies started to turn black and the erie smell of fish was in the air and no one knew what was going…
Flamestreak padded on the bank looking out over the water pondering life, she stopped and sat down hearing the crunch of the rocks and sand against her paws. It was a warm day and the sand felt warm against her freezing toes, it was a harsh leaf-bare and everyone was glad that new Leaf came at last. There was more prey and the flowers started to bloom, even the cat mint field was fresh and new; the kittens would play with their mothers in the field as the fathers would look on smiling and gladly…
event took place. A lot of rain has fell down, and many different events have taken place. The rain was heavy and there was big gusts of winds. This rain caused flooding and the big gusts of winds have caused huge amounts of damage. The flooding and wind has caused many peoples lives to be changed and many different things have been destroyed. This rain and wind has caused trees to fall, houses and cars have flooded, cars have been submerged under water, places are without water supply, people…