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…are there few earthquakes, tempests, or plagues used in religious myths to wipe the unholy from the world? A great flood has the benefit of being used as a metaphor of cleansing, which a deity uses to wash the filth that they feel must be purged from their realm…

…Social 30 Essay: How Should Crisis Situations be Resolved? For as long as there have been people roaming the earth there have been crisis situations, whether the crisis situations be an environmental crisis, such as an earthquake or severe drought…

…of the lost pyramids. Verner and his team began excavating in 1995 and planned to open the tomb in 1996 but were unable to. An earthquake made the shaft collapse and his team finally opened it in 1998. On February 24, 1998, Verner’s team went 80 feet under…

…, more important than Voltaire's satire of excessive optimism. Evil, in its many forms, is something that Candide must constantly confront. It can take the form of a natural disaster, such as the Lisbon earthquake. More often, it is man-made: the cruelty…

…as if an earthquake was happening. Lt. Dunbar went out to investigate and saw hundreds of buffalo stampeding through the land. By daylight, he hurries to the village to report the good news of seeing the buffalo. The village sets out to clarify the sighting. When…

…in its attack upon its victims than an earthquake, and more terrifying, because of its hidden nature, than the eruption of a volcano or the coming of a hurricane, the Black Death. . . held all of western civilization in its thrall for generations.” (Davis 142…

…of Rome was not frequent. The persecutions only came after great disasters, such as an earthquake. This was because Romans blamed Christians for the anger of the gods. Along with the growth of Christianity, the Christian were more visible and the Romans feared…

…. This was one of the many superstitions people had. People blamed this disaster on several things. Some blamed it on the air in the atmosphere, poisonous fumes from earthquakes, filth on the streets, buildup of foul matter in the body, and dog's urine. Other…

…, superstition, and rumor. Blame was frequently placed on travelers and other suspicious outsiders. Some blamed invisible particles carried in the wind, others talked of poisoned wells. An earthquake, which had a carved a path of wreckage from Naples to Venice…

…in the proud god's face, to dim his radiance. Which is why, in Aztec lore, the moon has a rabbit in its face. This, according to the Aztecs, was the fifth and final time the gods created the world. Eventually the Fifth Sun will end in earthquakes and famine…