...The setting for "The Storm" by Kate Chopin begins with a thunderstorm. The first characters that the author mentions are Bobinot and his son Bibi. They buy a can of shrimps for Calixta but are prevented from getting them to her by the storm (Chopin, 96). The author changes the setting and tells about Calixta at home. A man named Alcee arrives at her house that she has not seen in a long time. The violence of the storm forces Alcee and Calixta into the house and then into passion that ends at the same time as the storm. Chopin uses setting as a catalyst to this action, a parallel to the passion between the characters, and as a key to the theme of the story. Setting in this story is the catalyst to the passion that occurs between Alcee and Calixta. The storm occurs just as Alcee rides by. Calixta has to go out to get Bibi's coat and sees Alcee. The storm forces Alcee and Calixta into the house and makes them shut the door (96). The fact that the door to the bedroom is open and the big white bed can be seen, contributes to the setting by foreshadowing future events. The storm obscures the view of other cabins and implies that they are totally alone in the house with no one to see them. They are trapped together in the world of the storm and cannot leave. Lightning strikes the tree and makes Calixta fall backward into Alcee's arms (97). The setting in "The Storm" forces Alcee and Calixta together and into each other's arms. The storm serves as a parallel to the passion between...
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...Into the Storm: Review By Tahlia Jones Into the Storm is a 2014 American film directed by Steven Quale and written by John Swetnam. Into the Storm follows the story of three groups as they are faced with the biggest super storm the world has ever seen. The film is shot in a ‘found footage’ style trying to immerse the audience in the action and terror of a super storm. Steven Quale’s climate fiction film offers many things for the audience except a substantial plotline. The script appears to be neglected in favour of the special effects and the characters had huge potential but fell flat. The first section of the film is spent meandering between the three disparate groups of characters. The first group of characters is Gary Morris (Richard Armitage) a single parent of two teenage sons, Donnie (Max Deacon) and Trey (Nathan Kress). Gary is the vice-principal of the school and enlists Donnie to film video interviews and footage for a...
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...Application Case Tropical Storm Charley In August 2004, tropical storm Charley hit North Carolina and the Optima Air Filter Company. Many employees’ homes were devastated and the firm found that it had to hire almost 3 completely new crews, one for each of its shifts. The problem was that the “Old-timers” had known their jobs so well that no one had ever bothered to draw up job descriptions for them. When about 30 new employees began taking their places, there was general confusion about what they should do and how they should do it. The storm quickly became old news to the firm’s out-of state customers- who wanted filters, not excuses. Phil Mann, the firm’s President, was at his wits end. He had about 30 new employees, 10 old-timers, and his original factory supervisor, Maybelline. He decided to meet with Linda Lowe, a consultant from the local universities business school. She immediately had the old- timers fill out a job questionnaire that listed all their tasks, duties & responsibilities. Arguments ensued almost at once- Both Phil & Maybelline thought the old-timers were exaggerating to make themselves look more important, and the old-timers instead that the list faithfully reflected their duties. Meanwhile, the customers clamoured for their filters. Questions: Should Phil & Linda ignore that old-timers’ protests and write up the job descriptions as they see fit? Why? Why not? How would you go about resolving the differences? Solution: No, Phil & Linda should...
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...Analysis In his poem “First Storm and Thereafter,” Scott Cairns depicts a memory of a woman through cogent vocabulary and phrases. Cairns uses a slow shift in tone and contrasting words to describe the effect this haunting memory has on his mind and how it engulfs his future. In the first section of the poem, Cairns focuses on certain parts of a storm: lightning, thunder, and rain. Creatively, each component is compared to a sensory detail; lightning is to sight, as thunder is to sound, as rain is to touch. He is reminiscing on the ravishing and captivating memories with his love. The author claims that “fixed in memory is the rare quality of its lightning, as if those bolts were clipped from a comic book” (First Storm and Thereafter, 2-5). At first this generates the idea that everything is perfect, unblemished. As if it could be formed into a comic book and sell millions of copies. Whereas directly after, he describes the lightning as “fashioned with cardboard, daubed with gilt then hung overhead on wire and fine hooks” (First Storm and Thereafter, 7-10). This implies that the seemingly appealing memories offered are actually rotten on the inside. He uses the phrase “daubed with gilt” like an ornament. The gold makes the cardboard look pretty, but in reality it doesn’t withhold the charming effect it is fabricated to have. When describing the thunder Cairns says now he hears “…its grief–a moan, a long lament echoing, an ache” (First Storm and Thereafter, 13-14). These...
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...hurricanes. They have destroyed houses, neighborhoods, cities, and families. These destructive stormsSo say have a season for when they pass but in reality they are very unpredictable. Believe it or not there several ways to prepare for these unpredictable storms bfore they become to close and to dangerous. With the technology we have these days we are alerted ahead of time when there’s a storm brewing in the golf. It is always a good idea use these alerts to start preparing, gathering, and buying supplies that may be essential to riding out these sometimes very long lasting storms. One of the key components in preparing for a hurricane is finding the correct shelter. Unfortunately in Louisiana we are not blessed with underground rooms or basements, which are the most ideal for these situations. Some thing we can do though is find a room with absolutely no windows. We go in a room with no windows Incase of the event of strong wind that blow debris into the window and break them in on us. Make sure the room you go in is build on a good firm structure. Most people suggest going into a bathroom!...
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...Tropical Storm Charley In August 2004, tropical storm Charley hit North Carolina and the Optima Air Filter Company. Many employees’ homes were devastated, and the firm found that it had to hire almost three completely new crews, one for each of its shifts. The problem was that the “old timers” had known their jobs so well that no one had ever bothered up job description for them. When about 30 new employees began taking their places, there was general confusion about what they should do and how they should do it. The storm quickly became old news to the firm out – of – state customers, who wanted filters, not excuses. Phil Mann, the firm’s president, was at his wits end. He had about 30 new employees, 10 old – timers, and his original factory supervisor, Maybelline. He decided to meet with Linda Lowe, a consultant from the local university’s business school. She immediately had the old – timers fill out a job questionnaire that had listed all their duties. Arguments ensued almost at once: Both Phil and Maybelline thought the old – timers were exaggerating to make themselves look more important, and the old – timers insisted that the lists faithfully reflected their duties. Meanwhile, the customers clamored for their filters. Questions: 1. Should Phil and Linda ignore the old – timers’ protest and write up the job description as they see fit? Why? Why Not? ✓ No, Phil and Linda should not completely ignore the protest and here is why. Despite the exaggeration...
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...Tornado warning forecasts in the 1880s and 1890s were more harmful than beneficial to the public (Coleman et al. 2011). The public was not aware of the safety procedures that prevented unnecessary fatuities and injuries due to reckless behavior. The impulsive, reckless behavior caused tornado warnings to be banned in 1887, however, the Civilian US Weather Bureau (USWB) lifted the ban in 1938 (Coleman et al. 2011). The USWB was the first warning system that informed the public of severe weather development information, and safety information. In the World War II era, storm spotting was only used to protect military bases from severe weather, and then became a public service in 1948 by the Air Force’s Fawbush and Miller (Doswell et al....
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...Running Head: STORM CHASERS Storm Chasers Gurpreet Singh 200298384 History Firstly the storm chasing is started by David Haodley. He also invents a magazine called storm track magazine and the main motive of that magazine is to bring chasers community together. After that Neil ward was the scientific chaser. He used to chase the storm in a scientific manner. He made many new ideas about the forecasting of upcoming storms. Early Measurements and Observations After the Thunderstorm Project in the late 1940, some of radar observations of tornadic storms were first made in 1953 in Illinois by radars in State Water Survey. These early observations showed that some of hook echoes are related to tornadoes. From the late 1950 onward, and especially in the 1960s to 1970s, Ted Fujita at the University of Chicago made some of amazing painstaking analyses of tornado damage, photographs of tornados, and integrated these analyses with “mesoanalysis” of surface data. Based on photographs of the Fargo, ND tornado of June 1957, he introduced terminology such as “wall cloud” and “tail cloud,” which persists to this day. On the basis of aircraft flights...
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...Storm Chasers Killed in Oklahoma Tornado Storm Chasers Killed in Oklahoma Tornado Growing up in “Tornado Alley” we know the risks that come along with the Oklahoma tornados. There are many people that put their lives on the line every time one of these storms decide to make an appearance. Most of these individuals do this job because they enjoy studying these storms and want to do their part in informing the people of the possible destruction heading their way. A majority of these men and women get to come home to their families and tell of their wild experiences “riding out the tornado”, but for others, they are not as fortunate. This would be the last storm for Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras and Carl Young. (Allen & Trotta, 2013). The purpose of this article is to make people aware of the dangers associated with chasing tornados. This article was also written to give remembrance to the brave men who put their lives on the line to research these deadly storms. Three brave men lost their lives doing what they loved to do. Unfortunately these are some of the risks that come with the job. One of the main problems that we often hear about with storm chasing is inexperience. A lot of people get severely injured or even die due to not seeking shelter, rather trying to get video and pictures of the twister. Even the most experienced sometimes suffer consequences when not fully prepared for an unpredictable tornado. These skilled storm chasers usually receive information...
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...Tropical storms form where the sea temperature is above a temperature of 26.celicus and a depth of 60 metres. In addition to this, there must be an air humidity of 75% meaning there must be at least 75% water vapour between 5 -20 degree north/south of the equator. These specific temperatures and humidity percentage can be created by low pressure, which migrates seasonally due to the position of the sun. When these specific conditions are met, the unstable air converges and is force upwards where it cools and condenses quickly to form large cumulonimbus clouds which are associated with thunderstorms. Condensation reactions release latent heat, consequently increasing the energy resulting in more powerful wind speeds, thus resulting in pushing the storm up to 10km above sea level. At the top of the hurricane, the cooling air spreads outwards, creating a thick canopy of clouds. Furthermore, due to the low pressure at sea level created by the position of the sun, it draws in denser colder air from above the storm and surrounding areas. Finally, high pressure sinking air in the middle creates an eye and the Coriolis Effect creates a spinning effect and the winds travelling towards the void get deflected off course either to left or right, depending on the hemisphere, thus resulting in the spinning of the winds. Tropical storms pose as dangerous threats in different area of the world. For example, many LEDC’s such as Guatemala and barbarous are prone to hurricanes. Furthermore,...
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...Analysis of Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” Thesis: Chopin’s use of symbolism, irony, and tone in “The Storm” reveal her want for happiness I. Symbolism in “The Storm” makes a connection between the affair of Calixta and Alcee, the main characters. A. Chopin describes the storm as rain pouring down with a recurrence and consistency that advocates rain. The adjectives “sinister” and “cyclone”, let’s you know that the storm is just a daunting existence in the nature world. “The rain beat upon the low, shingled roof with a force and clatter that threatened to… deluge” (Chopin 121). B. “A bolt struck a tall chinaberry tree at the edge of the field. It filled all visible space with a blinding glare and the crash seemed to invade the very boards they...
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...Winter Storm – December 2013 (5th to 6th December) Summary On 5th December 2013 a depression passed over the UK due to the Polar Jet stream being unusually for south. This caused the wettest December since 1776, with a series of low pressure weather systems bringing some characteristic storm events. However it was the storm event on the 5th of December that had the heaviest impact according to the Met Office. Causes The synoptic chart (left) shows the meteorological basis of the storm. At 1200 UTC a deep area of low pressure can be seen moving south-west across the UK; it can be seen just off the north-east coast of the UK at a pressure of 967 millibars. This alongside other oncoming depressions would (as well as bringing heavy stormy weather) cause a storm surge affecting the North Wales and North Sea coastline. Unlike the formation of depressions off the west coast of the UK, this depression was formed from Polar Maritime air, from Greenland, and Tropical Maritime air, from the Azores, however as it had been moved North by the Polar Jet Stream it had picked up much more moisture than any typical depression, however it had also been modified by Artic Maritime air, and it was this that gave the large scale impact of the storm event. Comparatively, the 5th December storm event was likened to the events of January 2012 and December 2011, however the length of the storm event, meant that the storm event in December 2013 had the most notable effect. The depression was also...
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...Did you know that tornadoes and twisters are the most powerful storm, well they are. In source one in paragraph one “Tornadoes move air from one part of the atmosphere to another by forming a vortex, a large, spinning mass of air that pulls things into its center. The vortex forms a funnel-shaped cloud that extends from the sky to the ground.” The causes of tornadoes and twisters are when cold air and warm air meet. In source one paragraph 2.” When the warm air may get trapped under the cold air. The warm air has a low pressure and tries to rise as the cold air sinks. The interaction between the warm and cold air causes the air to spin, resulting in a tornado.” Another cause of these storms are when “spinning mass of air that pulls things...
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...The Ice storm: Review Ang Lee has directed the film “The Ice Storm,” which is based on a novel by Rick Moody. Ang Lee is a Taiwanese-born producer and movie director working in America. He has previously directed Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” and Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi” which became very famous. The film is starring quite a few talented actors including Kevin Kline, “Avatar” and “Alien”-star Sigourney Weaver, Tobey Maguire, who later starred in “Spiderman”, and “Lord of the Rings”-star Elijah Wood. The Movie takes place during Thanksgiving in 1973, in the suburbs of Connecticut, where a dangerous ice storm hits. The movie presents two dysfunctional New Canaan families, who are trying to deal with the consequences of the social revolution of the 1960s: The middleclass had grown, and every family wanted the perfect suburban life: a father, who worked in the city, a stay-at-home mom, two to three children and a large house in the suburbs. This does unfortunately not, give the films main characters, the happiness they are looking for: The Hood family is only held together by desperation. The father, Ben Hood, is having an affair with his neighbour, Janey Carver, and his wife is a shoplifter who is desperately trying to feel young again. Their son, Paul, is home for the holidays but is more interested in going to the city to pursue his rich-girl crush from prep school. Their daughter, Wendy, is dating the Carver family’s son Mikey, but might be more interested in his...
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...Poetry Essay: "Storm Warnings" & "Diving into the Wreck" In "Storm Warnings," and "Diving into the Wreck," by Adrienne Rich, both have the same idea of creating a place of sanction and comfort. The main lesson to learn from both of these poems is that one must create a place of sanctuary, where one can go back and look back on the past, and finally they learn to move on rather than to try fighting it. Specifically in "Storm Warnings," the narrator is comparing her emotions to the storm brewing outside. To illustrate, "weather abroad and weather in the heart alike come on regardless of prediction," literally means the weather is unpredictable. Also, it means that a person's emotional long haul is hanging by a thread and is erratic. Furthermore, the poem goes on saying that no matter what, you cannot change the weather, "Which clocks and weatherglasses cannot alter." Which just goes on to say that the person will have to come into reference with their emotions, and settle all the little issues. For example, the weather, pain, and sadness you feel inside you can be pretty unpredictable and can surprise you when you aren't careful. Adrienne Rich uses a wide variety of figurative language to create a sense of foreboding and helplessness in her poem "Storm Warnings." The opening of her poem uses imagery to convey the threat of the incoming storm: "winds are walking overhead" and there is a "zone / Of gray unrest" that she notices out of her window. The darkness of...
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