Quake

After describing what was left from the quake, the author quickly retelling that a minute after the quake struck there were flames started in the working class ghetto, and the fires quickly spread out to other huge places. In addition, he also mentioned that everywhere was a mess, no organization, no communication, no predictions for what is coming next. By describing the streets were humped into depressions, the messes of fallen walls, the communication systems were disrupted, highway had burst; the author gives the reader the credibility that he was actually there and seeing the real things happening. This is an example of ethos the author has successfully mastered. By carefully describing the whole family was rushed into a delivery wagon…

When The ‘Self’ Isn’t Enough: Identity in After The Quake In Murakami’s short story collection After The Quake characters search for a greater sense of identity in wake of a massive earthquake. Though none of the characters focused on are directly affected by the Kobe earthquake, death and the decay of social structures are peppered throughout the collection to gauge the atmosphere of Japan at the time. This outer imagery of death and decay reveals the lack of identity within the individual to…

On October 31st of this year, at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Berlin, two teams will be competing against one another as a horde of at least seventeen thousand spectators rally from across the globe to support their respective teams. What could they be going to see you ask? Only what can be arguably seen as the largest e-sport event of the year, the League of Legends World Championship finals. E-sports have finally come to a point where they’re not something to be taken lightly or scoffed at the…

An experience that is genuinely unique to me Experience of a person differs from each other. I remember that day 2072/01/12 Saturday at 11:56 am, I was doing my work in my house at Kathmandu at the time of the 7.9 quake. It feels happy that I can announce that I am finally safe. While talking about my experience, being the citizen of developing country, the experience during earthquake was unforgettable for me. It is called the dark day of every citizens living in NEPAL. People were homeless…

On April 18,1906, the city of San Francisco experienced an earthquake known as “The Great Quake” leaving thousands of people hurt and/or dead. Due to the severe damage the earthquake had on the city, it left many homes destroyed. Much of the damaged resulted in people being homeless. Geologist have observed the impact that the earthquake left on San Francisco and the people. Since then, scientist have suggested what precautions we can do to help prevent severe damage to us and homes. Although…

earthquakes near you. There have been quakes there in the past, and there will be some there again, no doubt about it. It is much less commonly known that eastern Canada has many earthquakes as well. Though not as common as in the west, there are still many quakes in this region. How are there even earthquakes in the middle of a plate? Most people know that earthquakes occur around plate boundaries, the places where the different tectonic plates of the world move past each other. But, there are…

the great Chilean earthquake. The quake happened on May 22, 1960 near Valdiva (geology.com). The damage that the great Chilean earthquake caused (including tsunami damage) cost more than 500 million U.S. dollars (NOAA.gov). After this earthquake happened there were initially 717 people missing, 3,000 injured, and 5,700 deaths (NOAA.gov). This quake was one of the longest ever reported which is ten minutes. The foreshocks that the great Chilean earthquake caused sent people into the…

An earthquake is when the ground shakes uncontrollably causing damage to buildings, roads and housing structures. This happens when two pieces of earth slip over one another. The area where this slip occurs is called a fault line. The area under the surface of the earth where the earthquake takes place is called the hypocenter, and the area above this place is called the epicenter. In some cases a seismic tremor has foreshocks. These are littler quakes that happen in the same place as the…

I propose that my group builds an earthquake-safe structure in Chile. If you look at the history of earthquakes in Chile you may notice that there are several 7.0+ magnitude quakes. This is including one with a magnitude of 9.5 on May 22, 1960, this earthquake holds the record for the worst magnitude earthquake in the history of the world. With this type history, an earthquake safe structure would be a welcome thing in Chile. As Chileans build homes and buildings they often use shoddy materials,…

people died from the two earthquakes in April and May 2015, and the remote villages had many homes destroyed from the quakes (Bhandari and Najar). Around noon local time, the first major earthquake hit Nepal, which registered a moment magnitude of 7.8 (Rafferty). Both countries, Haiti and Nepal were in dire need of aid relief. Richard…