Papers 991-1000 of total 1186 found.
Category: /History
…centuries, this valuable, cracked landmark of Roman history should be protected against future earthquakes at a small cost. Conclusion As you can tell the Pantheon was a great! structure created by the Romans. I believe it has played a great role in Greek…
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Category: /Literature/English
…of this myth occurs after the deaths of Balder and Ragnarok. Control was completely lost. Gods and giants started killing each other, Raging flames tore across the land, destroying anything that was not destroyed by the earlier earthquake. Winter was then cast…
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…the GreaT Kanto Earthquake, everything was so toatally, cleanly burnt and destroyed that one did not feel such a sense of shock. But this is far more tragic. It pains me deeply. Tokyo has become scorched earth." Shortly after…
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…Kingston. Adding to this mess, earthquakes are a frequent occurrence in Jamaica. For all its beauty, Jamaica is always at risk from these extremes. V. Landforms Jamaica has some of the most varied terrain that can be found anywhere. The Caribbean Sea, which…
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…, physical violence, poverty, injustice and political oppression. Natural evil includes all those things that cause suffering but which are not brought about by human agents – for instance, disease, famine, earthquakes, hurricanes, death. These are some…
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…and showed us all her clothes. It was such a mess in there. From shoes to socks, to sweaters to pants, everything was thrown all over the place. It looked like an earthquake had hit Woodbridge alone. I didn't know what to tell her. As she headed inside to go…
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Category: /Literature/Novels
…, there was an earthquake sent by Pluto that frightened Arcite's horse, which swerved and fell, throwing off Arcite and mortally wounding him. Before he died, Arcite tells Emelye that she could have no more worthy husband than Palamon. His last word before he died was her name…
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Category: /History
…and by 466 a new radical democratic movement was gaining the popularity. Laconian helots revolted after a disastrous earthquake and were forced to withdraw to Messinia under Spartan pressure. Sparta appealed to her allies in the Hellenic League, but when Cimon…
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…% forests and woodland: 46% other: 42% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 40,000 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka…
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…traumatic event such as an accident (fire, plane crash, automobile accident), a mass catastrophe (flood, earthquake), a man-made disaster (war, concentration death camp), or a personal trauma (rape, assault) happens, we develop what is called, "Post-Traumatic…
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