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…rattling noise. Shining his torch out of the side window he catches sight of a row of rattling, jiggling mailboxes moving back and forth as if they were in an earthquake. Suddenly, his torch, radio and other electrical lights shut off. From above, his truck…

…in an earthquake! Sure, you chose to be in the place, but a natural disaster has nothing to do with your character affecting your outcome of it. There are so many random things occurring in ones life that are non-character related. Your character only leads your life…

…journeys. Candide's observance of the horrors of war, devesting earthquakes, the Inquisition in Portugal, and tyranny are there to represent real world dilemmas, while Eldorado represents an oasis of perfection in the real world. Eldorado is a heaven on Earth…

…In 1993 China was hit with an “event that caused a great literary and publishing earthquake…” The Abandoned Capital hit bookstores in late July of 1993. This novel is Jia Pingwa’s graphic and sexual explicit insight on the contemporary life in Xijing…

…earthquake hit Sparta, which caused many deaths and sparked another revolt. Sparta was in turmoil, and Athens became the most powerful city-state. Afraid of Athenian domination Sparta started a revolt against Athens in 431 B.C. This revolt was known…

…Earthquake relief, and the rights of Indigenous Peoples. It has earned him the love and respect of millions of fans around the world--a fact manifest in his many awards, including a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1988, six Bammies (including…

…began in 1860 when use was found for sodium nitrate. During World War I exports at times got up to 3,000,000 tons per year. When Germany was cut off from nitrate shipments export tons decreased quickly. In 1960 and 1965 destructive earthquakes struck Chile…

…is to be learned about this planet we live on, and the place to learn it is the ocean. From studying oceanography we can learn what our plant use to look like, why we have earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, where mountains and deep-sea trenches come from, and also why…

…. These seismic waves (which are generated naturally by earthquakes, volcanoes and impacts, and may be produced artificially by explosions and mechanical device) tell us about the interior in several general ways.³ CONCLUSION Beginning some three centuries ago…

…with the feast, nought holy may we augur of such worship.” (Euripides 10) His word poison evokes evil and the word feast connotes bestiality. In a scene with Pentheus, Dionysus' words indicate the occurrence of various physical manifestations of his power: earthquake…