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…paraplegics were produced, 7000 households lost the male spouse, and 8000 lost the female spouse (Yong 58). The American Red Cross defines disaster as a natural occurrence or other situation that causes human suffering or creates human needs that the victims cannot…

…as the Black Death, is thought to have begun in China in the early 1330s. Reliable chronicles tell of an outbreak of the plague in China, beginning in 1331. Sources in Latin, Arabic, and Chinese tell of numerous natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes…

…"The Candide" Voltaire's Candide is the story of an innocent man's experiences and adventures in a mad and evil world of disaster, his struggle to survive in that world, and his need to ultimately accept these struggles. Candide is naïve and accepts…

…" is derived from Celtic origin. The name Druid was given to men and sometimes women who possessed knowledge. Druids emerged from an ancient tribe that was very close to nature and when the Druids met in groups they mainly met in the woods, hidden from non-druids…

…When reading Ernest Hemmingway's A Farewell to Arms, I was struck by the vivid images he conveys with his descriptions of nature and the world. Hemmingway's stark prose lends an air of bleakness to the story that truly puts the horrors and emotional…

…of dumping on a countries economy. WTO Although sustainable development is dependant upon economic growth, an increasing number of countries view such economic growth should not be achieved through the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources…

…against one’s face. To me, these days have always conjured up images of some distant, looming storm, some silent tempest which, if not otherwise distracted will soon wreak mayhem and disaster on my environs. This day had an intense ai! r about it, as do others…

…of commerce and society challenged the limited resources of the land and created the phenomena known as the “Dust Bowl”. The Dust Bowl occurred during the 1930s, developing the popular saying, the “dirty thirties”. Although a drought and other natural factors…

…the attackers, and destroy anything of value that they left on the outside of the castle walls--and naturally, the attackers were razing anything that they no longer needed to insure it could not be used to aid the besieged or utilized by a relief force…

…hardly look up without feeling the singe of the wind against one's face. To me, these days have always conjured up images of some distant, looming storm, some silent tempest which, if not otherwise distracted will soon wreak mayhem and disaster on my…