China Earthquake Research Paper
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How did the people react during the earthquake?
The earthquake hit at the worst possible hour. (2 pm) Students were at school or college, and most workers had just returned from their lunch break when the earthquake hit. Few students ran away from the collapsing buildings. People stood outside in playgrounds not knowing what to do while many buildings around them were still collapsing. Many children were buried in the school sites were they had died. The damage level of the earthquake was immense. Not only did 90,000 people die, but it was the second costliest earthquake in history (137.5 billion dollars spent rebuilding) This was the earthquake that left more homeless people in history, 4,800,000 is the number of people that were left homeless.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the earthquake hit at the worst possible hour. students were at school or college, and most workers had just returned from their lunch break.
- Describes how the chinese government started planning how to reconstruct healthcare facilities, shelters and houses, and gave psychological help to the people affected. 41,130 reconstruction plans were made and 99 percent of them were finished two years after the earthquake.
- Explains that the towns were not ready for the earthquake. most of the schools had a bad infrastructure and easily collapsed.
- Explains that the earthquake knocked down most of the buildings in the area it happened, and 5 million people lost their houses due to it.
The next day, 50,000 soldiers were sent to help people. The Chinese government started planning how to reconstruct healthcare facilities, shelters and houses, and gave psychological help to the people affected. For the first time in history, China asked for help from the international committee. The damage was so big, that China sent the army only to help the injured people and to rescue trapped people. 41,130 reconstruction plans were made and 99 percent of them were finished two years after the earthquake. China spent about 14,88 percent of their GDP in the rebuilding after the earthquake.
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Were they ready for the earthquake?
The towns were not ready for the earthquake. Most of the schools had a very bad infrastructure and easily collapsed after the earthquake which caused the deaths of 5,000 children and injured more than 15,000. Most houses were built of dirt and weren’t very steady to sustain the damage. People weren’t clear of what to do if something like this happened, which caused many deaths due to confusion on what to do. Children, especially, were more confused than adults, which caused many child deaths. This earthquake occurred un a very rural area, so people couldn’t build the best buildings and couldn’t afford to do earthquake drills. Not many earthquakes happened in this area, so they weren’t
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- A Theological Response to Natural Sufferinganalytical essayDuring the earthquake, the people of the entire island felt the shaking of earth beneath them and the building for a few minutes. In Nanto, the area of the epicenter, almost all of the buildings collapsed. In Taichung, a close metropolis, many buildings collapsed or bent. For the rest of the night, all the people in Taiwan were in the terror from numerous aftershocks. According to one citizen`s description, although the building she lived in was not damaged, her family slept in their car all night for fear that their home would collapse in the next aftershock.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how berger asserts that religion has played a strategic part in the human enterprise of world building. theology is the foundation of human sense of the meaning of life and closely related to our daily life.
- Explains that the 921 earthquake caused the most serious damage in taiwan since 1935, and many other earthquakes and typhoons have caused a great deal of loss of lives and properties.
- Explains that the project examines natural suffering through the understanding of the earthquake and the various perspectives of suffering and its relationship with the ultimate reality, god.
- Describes how dr. tsai, the president of puli christian hospital, felt the vibration of the highway after passing a tunnel. the 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the central area of taiwan.
- Describes how taiwanese people felt the shaking of earth beneath them and the building for a few minutes. in nanto, the epicenter, almost all of the buildings collapsed or bent.
- Analyzes the damage caused by the earthquake and describes how government and social institutions mobilized relief efforts.
- Explains that this was taiwan's biggest earthquake since 1935, causing the death of more than 2,300 people, injury to over 8,500 people and temporary homelessness of 100,000 people.
- Analyzes the mental hurt of people in the 921 earthquake. after the earthquake, many people continuously live in horror of the possibility of another earthquake coming.
- Opines that the sudden loss of loved ones caused many people to expereince deep sorrow and despair. some people felt guilty about why they couldn't rescue their beloved ones or died because they may have done something wrong.
- Explains that many people lost their homes, property, and businesses because of the lack of electricity and water. they were depressed, angry and blameful of others.
- Analyzes how the suffering of the 921 earthquake had a strong impact on the belief and value systems of people in the victim area.
- Explains that the earthquake precipitated a crisis of their self-image and their attitude tabout religions.
- Explains that numerous natural sufferings caused great harm to the people and the environment throughout the world.
- Explains that the eurasian plate overlapped the philippine sea plate and sank under to the south, which caused the 921 earthquake.
- Explains that earthquakes and damage cannot solve fundamental questions about natural suffering. theological questions exist within the human spirit.
- Opines that theological response to natural suffering is to discover the role of god in the suffering and seek to help people who are suffering.
- Explains that buddhism claims that the existence of suffering is universal, and offers some answers about the causes of natural suffering.
- Explains primitive buddhism's ways to eliminate the pain of suffering. the pureland sect in mahayana buddhism offers the third solution — their belief in the help and comfort of boddhishava and buddha is a sort of god-image and outward help.
- Explains the concept of dualism, which involves the notion that the universe is the domain of a struggle between the two mighty forces of good and evil.
- Analyzes how dualistic elements are found in the shaivic belief in hinduism. shiva is both creator and destroyer; natural suffering can be ascribed to the destructive acts of shiva.
- Explains that the most important dualism in western religion is gnosticism, which is understood as one between spirit and matter. since the material world was created by negative forces, the natural suffering cannot be accounted as the imperfection of good divinity.
- Analyzes how murphree's book, a loving god and a suffering world, holds that there is no purpose in natural suffering. natural laws are morally neutral, without good or bad.
- Analyzes how murphree claims the imminenet presence of god by the people who are in suffering.
- Explains that the fourth opinion is that natural suffering results from the punishment of god for human sin. brian hebblethwaite observes this concept is popular in primal religions.
- Explains that karl barth's concept of suffering comes from personal sinful deeds and is corrected by some christian theologians.
- Explains that hebblethwaite posits that creation is an on-going process leading to future hope.
- Argues that the concept maintains the good of god and does not impair his omnipotence. however, it needs to have an expectation of the progress and perfect future of this world.
- Analyzes the concept of submission to the totally other in berger's book, the sacred canopy.
- Argues that berger's perspective is easy to skip the ontological problem of the cause of suffering objectively, but maintains the power and sovereignty of god but gives up his goodness.
- Analyzes hume's typical problem about the existence of evil and its relationship to god. millard erickson responds: if god is great, he will not wish for evil to occur.
- Explains that the various perspectives listed above can be analyzed based on four types of perspective for solving this problem.
- Explains that the second type is the perspective that maintains the greatness of god, but eliminates god's goodness. the typical perspective is submission to the total other.
- Explains that the third type attempts to defend the goodness of god, but eliminate god's total power. dualism is the typical perspective.
- Explains that the fourth type attempts to defend both god's goodness and greatness in nature, but claims the imperfection of gods creation.
- Analyzes various types of theological response, demonstrating that the attempt to solve the contradiction of both greatness and goodness of god and the existence of evil seems impossible.
- Explains the approach of offering future hope: in helping people experiencing natural suffering, the explanation should also offer a convincing expectation to those in suffering.
- Explains that the perspective of creation in process builds its future hope on evolution any progress of the universe and the expectation of a perfection state for god's creation.
- Analyzes how murphree offers concepts for helping people cope with suffering, such as christ sharing the suffering of people.
- Concludes that the perspective of 'natural law and human free will' stands a proper explanation of theological response of natural suffering.
- Opines that theology can help victims of earthquakes walk through the shadow of suffering.
- Explains that both religions, buddhism and christianity, have a tendency to blame the earthquake on bad deeds of people. they also encourage religious and other social institutions to give practical help and concern to the victims.
- Cites berger, l., erickson, millard j, hebbleethwaite, brian, mbiti, john b, and murphree.
4544 wordsRead More - September 19, 1985: a morning that began just like any other. The sun had risen peacefully over the horizon as it had many times before while early-rising Mexicans rose from their beds to get ready for the day ahead. Little did they know, a disaster was about to ensue, as soon as 7:19 am CST rolled around to be exact. An earthquake which ranked a whomping 8.1 on the richtor scale thrashed Mexico City, tumbling buildings to the ground as if they were made of cardboard. A great deal of Mexico City soon became a pile of rubble, with many citizens dead and alive trapped underneath.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the 1985 earthquake and the 2009 swine flu epidemic show a radical transformation of how the mexican government handles crises.
- Describes how the morning of september 19, 1985, began peacefully as early-rising mexicans rose from their beds to get ready for the day ahead. an earthquake thrashed mexico city, tumbling buildings to the ground as if they were made of cardboard.
- Describes how ordinary citizens organized search groups to rescue and provide food, shelter, and reassurance for the people who were left homeless, trapped and injured.
- Explains that 5,000 bodies were retrieved from the debris, compared to the estimated 45,000 casualties estimated by the mexican national seismological service.
- Analyzes how mexico's president, de la madrid, deployed his military to prevent looting, encouraging factory owners to retreive the expensive machinery from their damaged factories while victims were struggling to survive.
- Analyzes how mismanagement and corruption were rampant during this time in mexican history, along with a lack of transparency of the government
- Narrates the events of april 2009, when edgar hernandez, a five-year-old meixcan boy, contracted swine flu and was named patient zero of the epidemic.
- Explains that the mexican government exhibited a strong determination to prevent the spread of the disease.
- Analyzes how president calderon called for schools, universities, museums, and public bars to shut their doors. the mexican people, still jaded from the abuse they faced constantly while the pri was in power, did not trust their government.
- Opines that mexico's public announcements and quarantines caused their profits from tourism to drop greatly, but many saw the governments reaction as a very good thing.
- Explains that mexico's government had gone from caring about money to caring for peoples' health. the government could have done the same thing as it had during the earthquake, which was to leave the people to fend for themselves.
- Opines that japan showed a vast improvement in the way they handled crises. japan did not respond well to the 1953 north kyushu flood, but recieved much help and made great efforts to help the people recover from the 2011 tsunami.
937 wordsRead More - Ten million California residents who lived closely from the major fault lines could have been endangered in many extreme ways. (House, 56). A tragic thing was that after the earthquake a multitudes of fire followed right after. The situation led to the water mains being destroyed and the firefighter being left with no water to settle the growing fire which continued blazing. The bay water was planned on putting all of the dure out but it was to far in distance to be able to transport it (Earthquake of 1906, 2). The firefighters who were putting out the fire were either surrounded or being burned by the fire that was blazing in all directions (San Francisco Earthquake, 2). A resident who was present during the event mention that he/she saw men and women standing in a corner of a building praying, one person who became delirious by the horrific ways that were surrounding him while crying and screaming at the top of his lungs “the Lord sent it, the Lord”. Someone also mentioned that they experience themselves seeing Stones fall from the sky and crushing people to death. Reporters say there were 100 cannons going off (San Francisco Earthquake, 3). People who lived fifty miles away from the fire was able to “read the newspaper at
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the san francisco earthquake of 1906 and the great chicago fire of 1871 were both horrific events that created huge destruction on the united states, but they took a big toll in people’s lives.
- Explains that the san francisco earthquake commenced at five thirteen o'clock in the morning, with the epicenter offshore. the earthquake was an extremely vigorous magnitude that would have killed approximately fifteen hundred to forty five hundred people and injured fifty thousand.
- Explains that san francisco had a quick recovery and allowed it to create new buildings shortly after the earthquake.
- Explains that the great chicago fire began on the evening of october 8th of 1871, on a farm belonging to patrick and catherine o'leary at 137 dekoven street. the fire spread uncontrollably to the northeast and central of the city.
- Explains the myth that the fire started by a cow tipping over the lantern in the barn, and the other theories such as humans commenced it. the rebuilding of chicago went quickly compared to the destruction
- Compares san francisco's artistic appearance to that of chicago and new york. both cities built fireproof buildings, saving and helping people who were in need.
- Compares san francisco and chicago's ruins, stating that both cities had different death tolls.
- Opines that the san francisco earthquake of 1906 and the great chicago fire of 1871 were both horrific events that created huge destruction on the united states.
1607 wordsRead More - The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Firestormanalytical essaySan Francisco was a very opulent city during the 19th century due to the gold rush, the city was thriving and booming and more than 400,000 people residing in this area but the dynamics of this change when at 5:12 am April 1906.1 Powerful devastation ultimately gripped California in April 1906. The Great San Francisco Earthquake is number as one the most powerful devastation in the United Sates.2 On this despondent day many lives were taken and the costs of damages were very exorbitant. The implications were very profound and tumultuous. A forceful seismic shock ripple through San Francisco at the magnitude of 7.8. Some researchers claim that the magnitude of this earthquake could possibly up to 8.3. 3 There were two earthquakes that occurred on this day, the first one was not as potent as second one causing unprecedented damages. This earthquake was one never seen before one and people were indeed flabbergasted by its power.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the great san francisco earthquake was one of the most powerful devastation in the united states.
- Analyzes how the earthquake impacted the san andreas fault, annihilating water and sewer pipelines running through the area.
- Explains that san francisco experienced a powerful earthquake in 1865 and 1868. firefighters tried to mitigate the effects of the 1906 earthquake, but could not stop the firestorms.
- Explains that the great san francisco earthquake was unprecendented and many people were blindsided by its implications and huge destruction and death toll.
- Narrates the great 1906 san francisco. retrieved from usgs science for a changing world website.
- Describes the casualties and damage after the 1906 earthquake.
- Explains that the second earthquake resulted in a plethora of firestorms after 30 hours of the first seismic shock and the annihilation of buildings became more severe.
- Describes the responsibilities of the operations section chief, search and rescue team, damage assessment task force, medical aid team and perimeter security strike team.
1358 wordsRead More - Causes Of The 1906 San Francisco Earthquakeexplanatory essayThe 1906 San Francisco earthquake a natural disaster that was estimated to be magnitude 7.8, which destroy the city, caused the casualties of 2,000 people’s death and an estimate of 2,000 residents in the streets (The Center for Legislative Archives, n.d.). In addition, the 99.7 chance for future earthquakes due to San Andreas Fault and the important measurements that every resident in California should take to reduce accidents and damage.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the 1906 san francisco earthquake was a natural disaster that was estimated to be magnitude 7.8 and caused the casualties of 2,000 people.
- Describes the 1906 san francisco earthquake, a natural disaster that was responsible for structural damage and the lives of many people.
- Explains that the 1906 san francisco earthquake was worse due to the ruptured power lines, which became uncontrollable because the water mains were also broken.
- Explains that the 1906 san francisco earthquake killed around 3,000 people and left countless residents homeless. the army provided housing for 20, 000 refugees in military camps.
- Explains that the 1906 san francisco earthquake was caused by the san andreas fault, a zone of seismic activity due to the tectonic plates moving against each under the earth.
- Explains how to identify safe places such as under a sturdy piece of furniture or against an interior wall in your home, office, or school so that when the shaking starts, you drop to the ground, cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl to it and hold on.
- Explains the basics of getting ready for an earthquake, such as dropping down into the floor and covering head and neck with arms, if still in danger of falling objects and crawling under a sturdy desk or table.
- Explains that the 1906 san francisco earthquake was originated like every other earthquake with shaking and violent movements, which according to photographer ansel adams lasted forever.
- Explains that the 1906 earthquake was the most destructive natural event in the history of san francisco.
- Explains that the 99.7% chance of an earthquake in california as predicted by the usgs is important because people prepare by creating a plan.
1908 wordsRead More - The 1906: The Cause Of The Earthquake Of 1906opinion essayAt 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, the people of San Francisco were abruptly awaken to one of the world’s most expensive and impacting earthquakes of the 20th century. The magnitude of the earthquake is debatable, ranging from 7.7 to as high as 8.2. However, the most accepted measurement is 7.9. The main shock epicenter occurred offshore 3.2 km from the city, near Mussel Rock. It ruptured along the San Andreas Fault northward and southward for 476 km (296 miles). The quake was felt from Oregon to Los Angeles, inland as far as Nevtada. Though the earthquake was impacting in itself, it lasted less than a minute and the most damage was done by the resulting fire that lasted 4 days. The earthquake bears inexhaustible remembrance as one of the worst
In this essay, the author
- Describes the magnitude of the 1906 earthquake in san francisco. it ruptured along the san andreas fault northward and southward for 476 km (296 miles).
- Explains that the death toll is uncertain, but modern calculations approximate about 3,000 deaths at a minimum.
- Explains that the death toll has been revisited many times, the most recent of which was in 2005.
- Describes how the u.s. chicago rescued 20,000 homeless people from the city's 400,000 people. the ship led them to tiburon, a less impacted area in the bay area.
- Explains that the earthquake leveled san francisco's buildings and social landscape. refugee camps were developed to aid people who lost their homes.
- Explains how the salvation army helped rebuild san francisco after the earthquake. it had feeding stations and shelters throughout the city and into oakland, helping thousands of survivors.
- Explains that soldiers provided valuable services during the first days after the earthquake, with fire still tormenting the entirety of san francisco. they aided the fire department in demolishing the buildings in the path of fires.
- Analyzes how mayor schmitz authorized federal troops, regular police force, and special police officers to kill any and all persons found engaged in looting or in the commission of any other crime. many stores and businesses were unable to gather any conclusive evidence.
- Opines that while soldiers helped rebuild the city and take care of refugees, there is a lot of debate as to whether the federal government responded adequately. under the command of frederick funston, troops were criticized for acting perhaps too bold.
- Argues that funston's men charged through the city dynamiting thousands of buildings. the practice is criticized today, because it might have spread fires more than eliminate them.
- Opines that funston's troops were robust on the streets, seizing private property like horse-drawn wagons and cars. dan kurzman, in his book "disaster," went even further in saying gen.
- Argues that the federal government was somewhat inactive in katrina because of the intense critique of their action in sf.
- Explains that california was the birthplace of seismic regulations for buildings in the united states. san francisco would have been safer if building codes were applied when the city was being built.
- Explains that the group concluded that buildings could have withstood the earthquake if they were well secured to their foundations and embodied "appropriate internal bracing."
- Explains that even with the seaoc's research and findings, not much action was taken on the federal, or a state level immediately after the earthquake.
- Explains that the national earthquake hazard reduction act was enacted in 1977, which focuses on issues related to earthquake hazards, such as risk assessment, prediction of earthquakes, and mitigation measures.
- Explains that the 1906 earthquake was an economic disaster, with property losses estimated at $400 million, which is the equivalent of a little less than $10 billion today, due to inflation.
- Explains that insurance companies faced astonishing claims of more than $250 million, mainly for fire damage, since earthquake damage was not covered in most insurance policies. the quake is the worst single disaster for the entire insurance industry.
- Explains that the 1906 earthquake was considered a "super cat" by the insurance industry. it took years to rebuild san francisco and overcome the effects.
- Opines that california is not yet ready for the next great earthquake. scientists and seismologists are pinpointing dangerous faults in california and around the world, and developing models for future earthquakes.
- Opines that people will be relatively safe in buildings built since the 1970's, but this doesn't mean everyone is safe. the economic impact of a '06 sized quake is between $100 billion and $200 billion.
- Opines that the 1906 earthquake was a lesson learned for california, the united states, and the world.
2545 wordsRead More - 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Research Paperexplanatory essayThe 1906 San Francisco earthquake was one of the largest earthquakes in the United States. Even though it only lasted less than a minute, the damages and aftermath of the earthquake were disastrous. These damages were not just from the earthquake, but also from other hazards that occurred because of it. It also had a huge effect on the people living in San Francisco. Many people, the government, and other countries helped the city of San Francisco with relief goods like food and clothing. The city used up their resources in order to rebuild the city and spent a lot of money. This earthquake also started a scientific revolution about earthquakes and its effects.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the 1906 san francisco earthquake was one of the largest earthquakes in the united states. many people, the government, and other countries helped the city with relief goods.
- Explains that the 1906 san francisco earthquake was caused by the rupturing of the san andreas fault, which was a transform plate boundary.
- Explains the 1906 sf earthquake's hazards, including ground motion, ground failure, tsunamis, and fire. the government tried to blow up buildings to stop the fire, but it kept spreading.
- Explains that the 1906 san francisco earthquake destroyed the city with a casualty of around 3,000 lives and left 225,000 people homeless.
- Describes the effects of the 1906 earthquake and fire on the people of san francisco.
- Explains that san francisco spent $90 million on reconstruction after the 1906 earthquake and fires.
- Explains that scientists studied the 1906 sf earthquake and learned a great deal about it. a theory called elastic rebound theory came to fruition after all the studies by many scientists and professors.
- Explains that the 1906 san francisco earthquake was the strongest earthquake that affected northern california.
- Cites references to the 1906 san francisco earthquake.
- Summarizes the facts about the 1906 earthquake and fires.
1475 wordsRead More - Destruction And Poverty In Haitiexplanatory essayThe day the earthquake hit Haiti, about 230,000 people were killed. Over 300,000 were injured. Along with the people already homeless in Haiti, an additional 1.5 million people lost their homes. Almost 5,000 schools were affected by the earthquake which greatly affects the chil...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that haiti was devastated by the earthquake, which killed over 200,000 people. poverty and despair were stricken on the inhabitants.
- Explains that haitians lived in a heavily impoverished nation before the earthquake. they like to live with family under one roof, so all members of the household benefit jointly.
- Explains that 230,000 people were killed, over 300,000 were injured, 1.5 million lost their homes, 5,000 schools were affected, and over 1,000 haitian orphans were adopted in the united states.
- Explains that 90% of haiti's buildings and homes were completely demolished or destroyed to the point of no return. the earthquake reduced the building to piles of rubble.
- Describes how the clinics were setup away from downtown in an area where few, if any, relief had been so far. most of the issues would arise with absolute poverty.
- Narrates how a 26-year-old mother and her two little girls were starving on the streets. the father died in the earthquake, and the mother had no means to buy food.
- Explains that the biggest problem for 95 percent of the population that didn't live right on the harbor was food and water. the un was giving out rice in 150-pound sacks.
- Explains that the earthquake affected every member of the haitian community. haiti is still recovering from all the damage.
660 wordsRead More - San Francisco 1906 Earthquake: Impact and Reconstructionanalytical essayAt 5:12 a.m. on April 18th, 1906, the California city of San Francisco was awoken by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Chaos erupted with the earthquake leading to fire break outs throughout San Francisco (Cameron and Gordon. Pgs 69-73).The earthquake and the resulting fires caused destruction to majority of the city with buildings crumbling and igniting into flames. Many people died along with thousands and thousands of people being left homeless. This devastating earthquake left the city and United States in a financial crisis. Although the 1906 earthquake was one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, the city of San Francisco was able to overcome these substantial physical, social and economic impacts it had.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the 1906 earthquake was one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history, but san francisco was able to overcome these substantial physical, social and economic impacts.
- Explains that the earthquake caused gas lines to rupture and chimneys to collapse, which resulted in the destruction of about 28,000 buildings. the fires continued to burn for four days because the water mains had burst.
- Explains that san franciscans were left to deal with the social consequences of the san francisco earthquake and fires.
- Analyzes how the chinese population in chinatown was impacted by the earthquake and fires. they were able to rebuild the city after a heated debate with the city leadership.
- Explains that the 1906 earthquake had a significant physical and social impact, but the most long-lasting impact was economic.
- Explains that san franciscans and the u.s. were able to overcome the physical consequences and rebuild the city in such a small time period due to quick and resilient efforts.
- Explains how efforts by the u.s. army and red cross were made to ease the social consequences of the earthquake and fires.
- Analyzes how san francisco leadership, including mayor james phelan, downplayed the earthquake impact so investors wouldn't be lost; therefore, controlling the economic impact.
- Opines that san francisco will be steadily rebuilt and resume its former great activity before we know it.
- Explains that the governor and leadership worked to withhold the extent of damage from the earthquake, but their strategy was effective in diminishing the negative impact of earthquake and fires.
- Explains that the earthquake caused a recession with the panic of 1907. this recession ignited reform in the american financial system.
- Analyzes how san francisco, once known as the gateway to the pacific, crumbled and had to be rebuilt dramatically following the 1906 earthquake.
- Cites the great san francisco earthquake: one of america's worst urban disasters, american experience, wgbh.
- Describes dennis r. dean's work on the san francisco earthquake of 1906, in annals of science.
- Explains weidenmier, marc d., and kerry a. odell's "real shock, monetary aftershock: the 1906 san francisco earthquake and the panic of 1907.
- Describes henderson, andrea's "the human geography of catastrophe: family bonds, community ties, and disaster relief after the 1906 san francisco earthquake and fire."
- Summarizes gordon, mary, and cameron king jr.'s "earthquake and fire in san francisco."
- Cites starr, kevin. the great earthquake and firestorms of 1906: how san francisco nearly destroyed itself.
- Explains heller, arnie, and the 1906 san francisco earthquake. science & technology (2006): 4-12.
- Explains slavicek, louise chipley, the san francisco earthquake and fire of 1906.
1620 wordsRead More - Haiti After the Earthquakeanalytical essayThe effects caused by earthquakes are devastating. They cause loss of human life and have effects on infrastructure and economy. Earthquakes can happen at any time anywhere. In January 12, 2010 an earthquake of a magnitude of 7.0 hit the nation of Haiti. An estimation of 316,000 people were killed, and more than 1.3 million Haitians were left homeless (Earthquake Information for 2010). Haiti was in a terrified chaos. After the earthquake, families were separated because many of the members were killed. Homes, schools, and hospitals were demolished. People lost their most valuable belongings. It will take time for the country to recover from this terrible disaster. The long damages are economic issues, health-state, and environmental issues that effect in the beautiful island of Haiti.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the devastating effects of earthquakes on haiti's economy and infrastructure. 316,000 people were killed and 1.3 million haitians were left homeless.
- Explains that haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. after the 2010 earthquake, the economy was affected by joblessness, lack of foodland, and clean water. companies like royal oasis are creating hundreds of jobs.
- Analyzes how haitian children suffered psychological trauma after the earthquake. they narrate their experiences and feelings.
- Opines that the fate of many haitian children is uncertain. they hope to overcome the psychological trauma caused by the earthquake.
- Analyzes the effects of the earthquake on haiti's economy, psychology, and environment.
- Explains that natural disasters cause terrible destruction and earthquakes left haiti in limbo of hope.
- Analyzes leinwand, donna, marisol bello, and martha t. moore's "in haiti, children are the most vulnerable - usa today.com."
- Recounts how michele and his mother spent the night in a yard the cold is their only blanket. sadness can be seen on the faces of children that in front of the tv cameras in tears in their eyes.
- States that earthquake information for 2010 was released by the u.s. department of the interior.
- Explains hunt, jonathan, and silja halle. "us slave." : haiti deforestation.
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