Examples Of Ice Storm Aftermath

Once the storm hit, residents turned to Connecticut Light and Power (CL&P) organization as well as the state’s Governor in advising when power will return to them. The interference in regular daily activities such as work and school had frustrated residents. Also, there were various health concerns that needed to be addressed. During the night, the temperature would drop to freezing conditions while there would be no power for heating residences. The people were concerned for the seniors and hospital patients who were dependent on power to facilitate them. As each day went by without power, residents impatience grew as they sought the information that was either not provided or inaccurate. A lack of information on how to deal with such weather delays and how long they must plan for the power outage left residents

Imagine someone you know and love, maybe a family member or close friend, got shot and paralyzed simply for waving at a car? That’s what happened to Debra Dickenson’s nephew Johnny (317). It’s not surprising that she feels angry, especially at the person who committed this crime. Her anger is evident by the direct and personal tone Dickenson has throughout the essay. Dickenson never mentions her nephew’s attacker specifically, instead she says she already knows

A “survivor car” is what the newspapers called it, did not stop such notice; gathering from the darkness a moment of miracle, and then disappear for the next bend. Michaelist wasn’t even sure of the facts – he told the press about the incident. The yellow car the one going toward new york, approximating beyond, hurried back to myrtle’s location, and abruptly change target to the nearest obstacle in the road, colliding in a big speed and intensity, surrounding the road with metallic parts of a wrecked car.

The Art of Caring It all began with a simple phone call one night after dinner. “John,” my father hollered up the stairs, “It’s for you. It’s Jackie, and she sounds distressed.” As I came down the stairs to pick up the phone, I was not happy. I was tired and

The Saturday night party was the place to be. Anyone who is anyone was there. John’s curfew is midnight and its 12:05. Mark had been doing quite a lot of drinking and he was John’s ride home. John questioned whether or not he wanted to get in the car with Mark, but thought about how mad his parents were going to be. He was already five minutes late. Saying to himself “Just this one time,” he decided to get in the car. John never made it home that night. Mark had rolled the car off the bridge one mile away from his house. John lost his life all because he was afraid of getting grounded. There are many situations similar to John’s, and in a lot of them, no one survives. Because of all the death and tragedy as a result of driving under the

Sacrifice is a very unselfish thing. In “What Happened During the Ice Storm,” by Jim Heynen, tells a story about some farm boys and pheasants during an ice storm. After a careful analysis of the passage the reader understands different themes and how human nature and people behave in challenging situations.

Kansas is widely known for its vast open plains and big, dramatic sunsets that captivate people’s attention for tens of thousands of miles. Kansas is also known for its great variability in temperatures throughout its seasons. There are a fair amount of rain, snow and wind throughout the state, corresponding

The sweat was dripping down John’s face as he pushed the weights off his chest. Everyone ran towards their bags after a student said there was a gun in school. Twitter was the first source that everyone checked just to make sure. Boom! The door slammed open as Coach Ben yelled “Hurry up and get out”. John’s heart started beating faster and faster. No one knew what was going on. As students were running to the gym everyone was panicking and pushing each other. John could feel the burn on his elbow but he didn’t know what it was. When everyone got to the gym John’s elbow was covered in blood. Everyone was told to get down and stay quiet. Later on coach told everyone a student brought a gun to school and was planning on committing suicide.

: In the story, the characters were very aggravated since every time they walk to school they were always mistreated by Americans, because of this they sabotaged the bus by digging a hole in the road, so that the bus would fall into the hole and crash. They were successful in sabotaging the road but it had consequences, because there were people that wanted to look for and possibly kill the people that were responsible for the crash. In the future chapter the crash may have consequences to the characters, but if they if they didn’t create the hole or didn’t try to sabotage the story would change because there will be no people trying to look for them and they will be no consequences for what they did, but they will have to tolerate that mistreatments

We arrived at our destination… so I took my headphones out, and I put my iPhone away. I stepped off of the bus to see a large brick school building with some bricks missing and multiple cracked windows illuminated by light bulbs glowing brightly in classrooms full of innocent children. I began walking to the entrance of the school, trying to avoid the large cracks in the sidewalk that were filled with ice on this bitter December day. Snow was falling and the bitter cold and my new surroundings were shaking me to the core.

Music turned up louder than it should have, I quickly merge into the lane in between a very thin gap with a old Ford F-150 to my front and a small sedan to my rear. One of the many magpies which live in Golden caught my eye, adding to the distraction of my loud music, now my eyes were chasing the black and white tail of a magpie. Quickly approaching Golden High School’s parking lot, I continued to give the music and magpie more attention than the 4,000 pound pick up truck in front of me. I immediately suffer the consequences. The F-150 halts to a stop becoming a multi-ton hindrance in the road. Unable to react in time, I skit and slam into the tailgate. My radiator was demolished by the solid steel ball hitch which extends past the end of the tailgate. It then continues past my radiator with ease, causing my airbags to go off. I smashed, head first, into the airbags and my knees where cut from hitting the dashboard so hard.

William continued walking until he arrived at the crime scene. In his mind he tried to picture what had happened, but it was just too much for him. His thoughts were interrupted when a man, "Driving a 2005 Chrysler 300 jumped a curb and collided with," (seven 1) a young woman who was crossing the road. Everything happened so quickly that William had no time to react. The vehicle continued driving even after it hit the woman. William saw the woman lying on the road and rushed to help her. The woman stood up with William's help. As she assured him she was okay and that everything was fine, she fainted in William's arms. William stood there confused, not knowing what to do with the beautiful stranger who had just fainted in his arms. The nearest hospital was located in the next village which was about twenty miles away. He decided that he would take her to his hotel room and take care of her

Curious, I looked up at the building and suddenly my heart stopped. My muscles contracted and my nerves sent a violent quake through my body. I didn’t notice the dropped cigarette that was burning a hole in my pants. Finally, the pain bit me. I grabbed the cigarette, throwing it out the window while almost swerving off the road. After regaining control, I closed my eyes and reopened them to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating; I wasn‘t. Ten police cars sat in front of the school, all in a perfect line with their drivers standing close-by. I contemplated driving off but it was too late. We had already been spotted.

Olsen, Maddie AP English 11 Period 1 24 October 2014 Half a Life by Darin Strauss At age 18, Darin Strauss was driving an old car with some of his high school friends and struck a girl on a bicycle with his car. It was just an innocent trip to play some miniature golf, but it turned into what one may call a devastation. It was June of his senior year in high school, as Strauss says, “Your future rarely feels so present as it does in this June of your prime.” He was planning on attending Tufts University the following fall. He did everything correct. He was not drunk. He drove the legal speed limit. He was paying full attention. He noticed a group of girls biking on the far right side of the road and at once, before he even knew what he did, it happened. He hit her. Celine Zilke, a 16 year old junior at his high school was now gone forever. Dead. That spring day of his senior year of high school shaped his future in more ways than imaginable.

Thesis:Road rage is a major problem in the United States, it causes accidents, anger, fear, and danger to our roadways everyday. Audience: Anyone who struggles with anger management while driving, or the typical aggressive driver. Also teenagers, adults, and elderly people.      Purpose: To inform all drivers of the unsafe and unpredictable behavior