As I shuffled my feet across a sheet of ice, I thought to myself that I probably should not be out here; the night before we got five inches of frozen rain in the middle of December- which I think is a lot. I spotted a car in the distance. This car appeared to be covered in a layer of ice. The sheet of ice was as thick as a cinder block. It looked a person dumped an Olympic sized pool on top of this car and it instantly froze. The trees surrounding the car had icicles as long as a grown man’s arm that were sideways. You could not tell the car’s color, or even if there was a real car underneath the thickness of the ice. Off to the left of the sidewalk lies a vast ocean that was solid as far as the eye could see. Far off in the distance is a …show more content…
I knew that this spot would be extremely beautiful at sunset and also I did not have anywhere else to be. On my way I saw people trying to venture out from their humble abodes. Most of them would walk out, fall and then walk back into their houses. There were children slipping and sliding with their friends. Some people were even chipping off the five inches of solid ice on their sidewalks and driveways. Despite the fact that the local police department closed down all roads to public use, people were still trying to go for a Sunday drive. After a long walk of slipping and sliding I finally got to lookout peak. The whole view was extremely majestic. The sun was reflecting off of the sheet of ice that lays over the whole of the town. I sat on an old wooden park bench that was saved by the ice storm because of the shelter overhead. People were finally trying to venture outside. Some people could not even open up their house doors because the ice froze them shut. I watched the scene for a very long time, until my phone rang. It was my mom who was screaming the following things at me: it is way too slick to be outside, supper had been ready for the last thirty minutes and we have been worrying about you. I decided that I should probably shuffle back home before I get into serious
In the essay, “Global Warming is Eroding Glacial Ice,” Andrew C. Revkin argues that global warming is the primary cause for many of the world’s natural disasters; including flash floods, climate change, and the melting of the polar ice caps. He includes multiple accounts of expert testimony as well as a multitude amount of facts and statistics to support his theory that global warming is a threat to the world. However, in the essay “Cold Comfort for ‘Global Warming’,” Phillip Stott makes the complete opposite argument. He argues that global warming is nothing to be worried about and the melting of the polar icecaps is caused by the interglacial period we are currently in. After reading both of these essays and doing extensive research on both viewpoints, I completely agree with Revkin that global warming is an enormous threat to our world today. My research not only helped me to take a stand but it also showed me the invalidity in Stott’s essay.
Richard Kuklinski, also known as “The Iceman”, was a killer for hire. He murdered somewhere between 100 and 200 people by many different weapons (Martin, 2006). The first time Kuklinski murdered someone was when he was fourteen years old, due to his rough family life (Source 2). He craved murder and had an appetite for violence. Little did anyone know, Richard Kuklinski would become a highly dangerous hitman based upon his genetics and environment.
Have you ever heard about Otzi the Iceman? The man who was found in 1991 by hikers completely frozen in ice? The man’s corpse that is 5,300 years old and was preserved in ice? If yes, let me tell you a little more about him. If no, why don’t I tell you who he is,what happened to him, and what he did.
Suddenly, they noticed something was passing by them in a distance of a half a mile. ?We perceived a low carriage, fixed on a sledge and drawn by dogs, pass on towards the north.? It was very strange to see another human/carriage on ice. It was a shock to the crew to see a single man on sled drag by dogs through Northern Sea. Comparing to a well equipped ship, the sled looked like a deadly ride. As mentioned earlier you could only see the endless ice surrounding them and they couldn?t believe that a single man would travel far from the Big Land. However, the man on a sled was a gigantic stature and most likely he was a strong and a brave man.
On May 25, 1988, Richard Kuklinski was convicted of multiple murders and sentenced to life imprisonment, ending 30 years of killing. He was nicknamed “The Iceman.” He murdered by guns, strangulation, and poisoning food; however, he’d a normal family existence. He’d a wife and three children who weren't involved in his criminal life. Authorities said they’ve evidence of “numerous” murders. When asked, he gave an approximation of over 100 murders. He states he’s no emotion when murdering, and it doesn’t bother him. If he’d a choice, he wouldn’t do it. He carried three weapons when he went out: two guns, one in each pocket and one strapped to his ankle, and a knife.
Otzi the Iceman is a mummy. Not just any mummy though, this mummy was alive 5,300 years ago. Scientists have looked at all the evidence and they now think he was murdered. How and by whom he was murdered is the question nobody knows. Many people have many different theories that could or could not be true. Some questions scientist have found the answer to are: where and when he was found, what equipment he had with him and what clothes he had on.
Robert Frost is often known as one of the greatest American poets of all time. Although he is sometimes remembered as hateful and mean spirited, his life was filled with highs and lows. These differentiating periods are represented throughout his poetry. Frost once said that “A poem begins in delight, and ends in wisdom.” As can be seen, this quote not only reflected his poetry, but his life. Though many years of his life were troubled by misfortune, Frost always seemed to persevere. Robert Frost was a talented, thoughtful poet whose life was filled with complexity and tragedy (brainyquote.com).
There is a point in everyone’s life where they wonder if something they are facing will ever end. March 4th, 1966, is the day that would begin the most profitable week ever for snow clearing businesses in the city of Winnipeg. Our city’s nickname as Winterpeg, Manisnowba was eternally cemented in the span of twenty hours. On that day, Winnipeg endured one of it’s most colossal snowstorms in it’s history. The snow stranded a large amount of people, stores turned into shelters, and it seemed like the snow would fall forever. The storm effectively shut the entire city down. Barbara Kaufman, my maternal grandmother, and Sybil Lerner, my paternal grandmother lived through this storm, and have recalled some of their memories. Both were mothers of
The Little Ice Age by Brian Fagan is a novel that discussed different climate periods that occurred. The setting of the novel occurred in Europe from 1300 to 1850. Throughout that time period the climate in Europe was changing quite drastically. The layout of this book was done chronologically and thematically. Fagan broke down the book into four different parts: Warmth and its Aftermath, Cooling Begins, The End of the “Full World”, and The Modern Warm Period. He also went further into breaking down each section from discussing the medieval warm period, to the climate seesaw, then to the specter of hunger, finally to a warmer greenhouse as well as other things in between. The way he wrote the book was not based on his personal experience. It
In the month of December, New York City is such a crazy place! I walked down the street and was awestruck when I saw the most realized natural vision in the middle of New York City. It was a large hardwood plantation covered in these reflective beacons that hovered over an elliptical gathering spot. Here people were taking pictures and gliding across a frozen bond while wearing covers for their feet with small blades attached at the bottom for a more controllable slide. There seemed to be humans, both big and small, all with smiles, observing and enjoying each other's presence. Every time I tried to confront somebody there was always something else preoccupying their time. This seemed like everybody's favorite recreational distraction. It all took place at a gathering called the Rockefeller Center. Happiness was practically in the air that the humans breathe. They had a tunnel vision for their friends and family and that seems like it was all that was necessary. It was hectic, yet in a very weird way peaceful, but surely not based upon the commotion. No, it was based upon everybody’s worries disappearing with the feeling of flight as they glide across this frozen liquid surface and feel the cold wind blow in their faces. It’s a good thing everyone was bundled up wearing multiple layers one after another.
The mountains were tall (11,000 feet +) and covered with bright powdery snow. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. I was eager to set-up camp and prepare for our nine day hunt. But, Dad said that we had to drive around and check out all the good places, just to make sure that we were in the best area. This was partially understandable, but since I am a teenager I'm not supposed to understand anything! So, we spent another several hours driving. We went up and down through the mountains and then we saw it. The spot was beautiful; it was right on the edge of a vertical drop-off, over looking everything. It was like paradise, but colder!
Dave started walking home. The winter was the worst time of the year for him. He had tons of paper work, and not enough light to work with. The generator he was able to afford could only power a small wattage of lights and it simply was not enough to work with. My eyes are already bad enough, he thought as he pulled off his glasses to clean the snow from the lenses. Dave readjusted his hat to better cover his face and slid the bifocals back on his nose. Snow crunched under his feet as he trudged home. It was a particularly dead night and not even the moon dared to show his face. He had no car's headlights to light his path. All he had was the occasional street lamp, ...
Chasing Ice covers the long debated topic of global warming and whether or not human activity is currently causing global temperatures to rise. Evidence suggests that increased carbon dioxide emissions over the past couple hundred years are responsible for the warming of the Earth’s surface, and thus increasing the levels of the ocean due to an accelerated rate of ice melting. We discussed this same topic in class and how humans are contributing to the greenhouse effect which plays a large role in trapping these unnatural amounts of gases such as carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere and causing a rise in the number of natural disasters around the world.
In 1991, the body of a 5,000-year-old murder victim was discovered in melting ice at a rock-gully crime scene high in the Italian Otzal Alps. Nicknamed “Otzi“, the estimated 45-year-old man and his possessions were well persevered in ice. His skin, hair, bones, and organs were cryopreserved in time, allowing archeological researchers a phenomenal insight into human life in the Copper Age.
The snow that was predicted to be several inches by the end of the weekend quickly piled up to around eight inches by that evening. At times, the snow was falling so heavily you could hardly see the streetlights that glistened like beacons in a sea of snow. With the landscape draped in white, the trees hangi...