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…. "It [the Arizona] sank like an earthquake had struck it," a survivor remarked, 1 200 of his crew mates died. US troops returned from church or brunch to defend as best they could. Fighting until they drowned or were crushed by exploding debris, sailors, fliers and anti…

…. This statement is obviously true because evil events take place every day in this world. For example, babies die of cancer, hundreds of people die in earthquakes, people are tortured and raped by others, and hunger and poverty are rampant. This pain…

…. Hicks also pointed out that the very “good” things in our lives would either not exist or be less intense without the existence of evil. For example, without a devastating earthquake, there can be no charity, neighborly help, sympathy, endurance, courage…

…, volcanoes, and earthquakes that the Japanese worship as the unseen forces of nature that rule their lives. Originally, Shintoists would only worship the Kami in nature, but, now the Kami are worshipped in shrines. Shintoists got the idea to use the shrines from…

…things such as plate tectonics, ocean floor spreading, continental drift, volcanoes, earthquakes, just about everything that happens naturally on earth. Plate Tectonics links together Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift and Harry Hess’s…

…by Cornelia, is central to the scene’s power. References to natural disasters like earthquakes, and the prophetic implications of her impassionate speech with phrases such as ‘Woe to light hearts, they still fore-run our fall’ and prophetic irony of ‘above…

…of season...," and "Mandarava flowers and lotus blossoms, and also water lilies made of gold and beryl falling from the sky". An earthquake that consequently happened right then could have caused "the earth swaying" and "mighty drums of thunder". Can anyone…

…breathe, even those who fell the trees?         Man is not completely in control, however. Nature's ability to wreak havoc on the environment of all living things in the form of earthquakes, floods, and other natural disasters should be a wake-up call…

…, something without the end of the world; maybe a Jane Austen adaptation, perhaps just to see if Elizabeth would snag Mr. Darcy, or die trying, by way of spaceship, earthquake, or the dreaded poisoned crumpet. It is easy to make fun of a disaster film like…

…heard strange screams of death, an owl killed a hawk, and there was an earthquake. Macbeth's response is "T'was a rough night." 10. Macduff discovered that Duncan was murdered. 11. It's ironic because Lady Macbeth is everything but gentle. 12…