The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in Pompeii was in the year of 79 CE on August 24th. The volcano stood 6‚500 feet high and was 12 miles north of Pompeii‚ but the eruption had strong winds‚ causing tons of ash to rain on Pompeii and its neighbors. Four days before the eruption there were small earthquakes that started to become more frequent‚ but the residents didn’t think anything was wrong because earthquakes were very common. Very quickly there was 9 feet of ash that covered the entire city‚ and
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On January 28th of 1986 tragedy struck the United States. It was devastating to all of those that witnessed and had a loved one involved. This catastrophe was known as the space shuttle Challenger explosion. The event was all over the news and the launch was broadcasted live for millions to watch. That same day President Ronald Reagan spoke on the issue. As the speech was directed to the families of the crew and the United States in general‚ he addressed the nation and showed his point of view on
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Conspiracy Theories Name: Katherine Horinek Topic: Conspiracy theories General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech the audience will know about different conspiracy theories. INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: Did you know the government is poisoning us? And did you know Beyoncé faked her first pregnancy? Purpose: to inform my audience about different conspiracy theories out there. Importance to Audience: Audience members will be informed of a few conspiracy theories including
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George W. Bush’s address to the nation occurred after one of the most devastating events in our country’s history. Failure to ease the hearts and minds of the American people was no option. People were relying on his guidance and leadership through this time. In his speech he talks about the things he will do as President to protect our country. This represents his appeal to ethos in the speech. His appeal to pathos in his speech comes from him comforting the emotional side of the American people
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Changez finds his identity throughout his journey. Discuss. Contention: Did he have identity to start with? Did he lose his identity throughout his journey? Changez does find his identity throughout his journey‚ however‚ at time he loses himself and is confused about where he belongs. Ideas: Finding his identity: Realisations‚ moves back to Lahore Losing his identity: Pretending to be Chris‚ starts acting like an American (in Philippines) Confused about his identity: Beard‚ 9/11 attacks‚ “Princeton
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As an American culture we thrive on gratification As Eliot Aronson says‚ “We Americans seem to thrive on competition; we reward winners and are disdainful of losers.” When the United States was hunting for Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden‚ they were determined and were not going to give up; they were the “alpha male” in pursuit of win. When they “killed” Osama Bin Laden‚ the subsequent reaction of the public personally sickened me. The gargantuan number of people in the streets celebrating the
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Is it important to define a jihadist way of war? If so‚ how does it compare to the western way of war? It is important to define the jihadist way of war because it helps the United States in framing the problem of who are the jihadists and what is their end state. Defining the term jihadist prevents the United States from referring to every Muslim on the planet as a jihadist. “It is in our interest to isolate Militant Islamist Ideology from Islamist and from Islam and then to
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definition‚ terrorism is defined as the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion or the unlawful use of violence or threats to intimidate for political purpose or ideological reasons. When the word terrorism is mentioned most Americans will reflect to the attacks that occurred on September 11‚ 2001. Terrorism involves extraordinary violence. It is intended to create massive fear and involves a planned attack for a purpose‚ often against something or someone. The art of terrorism is meant
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auses and Effects of TERRORISM IN PAKISTAN. Need help concerning this please call +970333333331. Please DO NOT HESITATE contacting me. Terrorism in Pakistan has many causes and effects. The root causes are religious extremism‚ war in Afghanistan‚ poverty‚ social inequality‚ and illiteracy. Some of the main effects are bombings‚ killings‚ and assassinations especially of police and military personnel‚ damage to tourism‚ and a bad image to the country. Religious extremism is caused by Madrasas
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Reaction Paper 1: 9-11 Errors Abstract September 11‚ 2001 was a very historic day. Not only did it affect the United States of America it affected everyone around the world. I want to discuss some of the things that helped the terrorist complete their attacks. In my opinion‚ no one specifically is to blame for the attacks‚ but there were certain elements that contributed to the event. 9-11 Errors It has been well known that the U.S. Government likes
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