Cyclone Tracy Cyclone Tracy has been labelled by many as the most severe Tropical Cyclone to ever affect Australia. A vast majority of Darwin was completely demolished during the 25th of December 1974. Even though the cyclone is considered small in world standards’‚ stretching with a radius of just 50km‚ Tracy was very intense. In Darwin Airport‚ a wind of 217km/h was recorded before the anemometer was destroyed. On the 20th of December 1974‚ what was soon to be Cyclone Tracy was identified in
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Cyclone Tracy indeed caused a great devastation to the city of Darwin.Bruce Stannard of The Age magazine stated that Cyclone Tracy was a ‘disaster of the first magnitude…without parallel in Australia’s history.’’ it caused great destructions on both the environment and the people which link to one another. First of all‚ the cyclone caused a great destruction on the buildings where 70% of Darwin’s homes were destroyed or suffered from severe damage. 41‚000 out of 47‚000 people were homeless.
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Alia Huberman 29/03/2012 Alia Huberman 29/03/2012 Cyclone Tracy – Anatomy of a Disaster 9.1 HSIE Australia’s Physical Environment Cyclone Tracy – Anatomy of a Disaster 9.1 HSIE Australia’s Physical Environment What is a natural hazard? A natural hazard is a situation in which the forces of nature combine to cause destruction. When a natural hazard impacts on a community causing wreckage
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When a Car is More Than Just a Car The first time I heard the song‚ “Fast Car” by Wyclef Jean‚ I really liked it because it was catchy. After listening to it a few more times‚ I realized there was a lot of meaning to it. To me‚ the main goal of this song is to teach the young listeners a difficult lesson to be careful before they do something that could potentially ruin their lives. Also‚ Jean is showing his listeners there is help out there and tomorrow is not promised – everybody needs take advantage
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Cyclone Tracy Letter Katia Kelson Darwin‚ NT 14 Chelsey Street Australia Dear Brother‚ It’s been 3 months but please don’t panic‚ I’m fine. I’ve wanted to write this letter to you ages ago but I haven’t had the time. I must have the worst luck to move to Darwin a few weeks before Cyclone Tracy hit. And it hit during Christmas Eve too! Horrible isn’t it? But don’t worry‚ I made it out in one piece. Knowing you‚ you probably want the details of this experience so I’ve decided to tell you everything
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Yr 12 Shakespeare Essay: Masculinity- ‘Gender and Power’ Masculinity is associated with certain character traits‚ and every time masculinity is mentioned‚ violence soon follows. Discuss this statement in relation to the male characters in the play Macbeth. William’s Shakespeare’s Macbeth tells the story of a man who allows the questioning of his manhood along with his ambition to lead him into a spiral of committing brutal and senseless acts of violence. The characters in Macbeth associate
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states Tracy Whitmoyer‚ a current resident of Berks County‚ Pennsylvania. Tracy was vacationing in Mexico with her husband Bart while this tragedy happened‚ they had no idea what to do or what to think. She says that all she wanted to do was go home. Tracy Whitmoyer and her husband‚ Bart Whitmoyer were on vacation in Mexico as the disaster struck. Shocked‚ Tracy had no idea what to think. Two airplanes had hit the twin towers in New York City and all chaos broke loose. Sixteen years later‚ Tracy speaks
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Research Paper November 10‚ 2012 Tracy Latimer Unjustified Tracy Latimer of Canada was born on November 23‚ 1980 (Semkiw). On a farm in Saskatchewan‚ Canada‚ Tracy lived with her family of six; she was the eldest of her three other siblings (Semkiw). Due to an insufficient amount of oxygen at birth‚ Tracy was born with Cerebral Palsy. By the age of 12‚ Tracy had undergone three corrective surgeries in order to “improve her quality of life” (Pickup). When told Tracy needed a fourth surgery‚ her
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conference for the launch of our new fiction text‚ “The story of Tracy Beaker” by Jacqueline Wilson. The book was awarded as Blue Peter People’s Choice Awards in 2002. Afterwards‚ the BBC‚ a famous TV company‚ has made a TV adaptation of the book. Perhaps you’d like to know more about what made the text a success‚ wouldn’t you? Let’s begin with the interesting content. At the Start‚ Tracy has been adopted by Julie and Ted. They stop fostering Tracy until they have a baby. Then‚ she is fostered by Aunty Peggy
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questionnaires. Unfortunately‚ these instruments influenced by the original definition of anhedonia clearly emphasize the experience of pleasure (liking) while neglecting the other sub-components of reward (wanting‚ learning). This includes the Chapman Anhedonia Scale (Chapman et al. 1976)‚ the Scale of Negative Symptoms (Andreasen 1989)‚ the Fawcett–Clark Pleasure Scale (FCPS) (Fawcett et al. 1983) and the Snaith–Hamilton Pleasure Scale (SHAPS) (Snaith et al. 1995)). Another scale‚ the Mood-Anxiety Symptoms
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