Tsunamis In The Killing Sea By Richard Lewis

The tsunami caused devastation in coastal communities in Indonesia and eleven other countries. More than 225 000 people died leaving families destroyed, children orphaned and people not knowing if their loved ones were dead or alive. 500 000 people were left homeless adding to the trauma of the disastrous event. Across the affected countries there were an estimated 5 million people deprived of basic services such as clean water and sewage. This lead to

Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala is a life taking memoir where Sonali watched her whole family be swept away before her eyes being the only one to tell her tale. Throughout the book Sonali deals with depression and anxiety after finding out what was the cause of her family's death, A tsunami. She later explains her feelings and difficulties without her family being by her side. Relying on friends she slowly gets better by facing the one place she wanted to forget ,Sri Lanka. This was just the beginning for Sonali.

“The Great Wave: Hokusai” by Donald Finkel is a poem written about “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa”, an artwork produced from 1831 to 1833 by Katsushika Hokusai during the Edo period. The “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” is just one of "The Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji". This woodblock print portrays a tremendous tsunami overpowering small man-powered boats, along with Mount Fuji in the background. The compelling contrast between the turbulent waves and light colored sky draws the viewer’s eyes to the central figure of Mount Fuji, which was considered a sacred symbol of beauty and immortality. In order for Finkel to develop a connection with Hokusai’s work of art, he finds common ground between the world of the artist and the observer. Donald Finkel’s

The theme of the story is to never underestimate what a warning has to say. Everyone should be prepared for what is coming. Blue Skin of the Sea said, “When I awoke the next morning, something was not right.” (pg. 96) This explains how Sonny and his family were not prepared for the tsunami. His family had no clue that a wave had hit because it was early in the morning. The book also stated, “But surely they would have heard the warnings. They would have headed to higher ground.” (pg. 100) This quotes explains how Sonny’s dad and Uncle Raz probably headed to a safer area. Because they went out early that morning, they listened to the sirens. The last quote that includes the theme is, “Some came back just before the waves hit, thinking it

“On such a full sea” is a novel written by Chang-Rae Lee. The story is about a journey of a nineteen-year old girl name Fan. She works in the tanks diving and keeping it clean, nurturing the fish and just looking after the welfare of the fish. This is one of the most important jobs for the city of B-Mor because it is one of the major ways the city can get their revenue. They sell the fish to the Charter village. Fan’s journey starts when one-day Fan’s boyfriend Reg disappeared from B-more due to the governmental-pharmaceutical cartel she decides to leave B-Mor on the search of Reg. She explores the different social classes from the open counties, which is the low-class society and there is a high rate of crimes such as murder, robbery, and aggressive

The Kurdi’s luck ran out shortly after the boat left shore as big waves took control of the watercraft and it soon capsized. The father, Abdullah, was the family’s lone survivor. The Kurdi’s sorrowful story is not unique. This year alone, more than 2 600 have died venturing across the

A panicked yelp rang out in the distance, followed by a screech of tires. The women continued walking, only a few casting a wondering glance towards the noise. The church bell was ringing, merry as we exited the church and the wind blew gently. My mother and father engaged the locals in conversation, eager to know more about the island we were on, Nui Tapu Tapu, a place only really known because of the tsunami damage it took on in September 2009. “What is that?” I asked my mother, as I pointed to two men dragging something black behind them. Yet before she could answer, I figured it out for myself. A strange pit formed in my stomach as I watched them drag a young dog behind them. “That must have been what caused the screech earlier.” My mother

Throughout this unit, the Science in Practice class has been learning about natural disasters and the impact it has on humans and environment. The natural disaster that will be discussed in this report is the Boxing Day Tsunami, which occurred on the 26th of December, 2004. The tsunami took place in the Indian Ocean. Due to, two tectonics plates, the Indo-Australian plate and the Eurasian plate colliding, causing an underwater earthquake. Due to this awful disaster, people were killed, injured, diagnosed with diseases, homes and businesses were destroyed, the environment damaged.

It was the year that the tsunami that hit the Asian coast in the year 2004, the author of The Killing Sea by Richard Lewis decided that that was the tsunami he wanted to use to explain his message that not everything is fair. This shows that the author was aware of the struggle of the wave, and that it was unfair that the people in Indonesia had no “fair”.This is proved by the line in the book on page 144 in chapter 19, “This area was still richly veined with bodies.” This is evidence because of the fact that the story is showing how much the tsunami destroyed and that so many have died.Also, in the book, they are talking about the entire town being destroyed, as on page 66, chapter 9, “Most of Meulaboh’s gone, I tell you. Smashed to pieces

“I looked toward the thousands of corpses floating in the water. More than ten thousand people had been on board the Gustloff”(Sepetys 356) Joana spoke aloud to Florian, two main characters that are introduced in the realistic fiction novel “Salt to the Sea” by Ruta Sepetys. For Alfred, Florian, Emilia, and Joana death is creeping up behind them. They all have a common goal, to survive. These four main characters are in the midst of a war, World War II to be precise. The only way they can escape the war is by traveling to the harbor in hope to board a ship for their safety. This story taught me that your race doesn’t matter when you're working together to survive. Throughout the story this theme is shown when Emilia and Florian saved each other multiple times. Joana protecting Emilia, and Florian saving Emilia’s and Joanna's lives while they were trying to help someone else.

In the short personal narrative, "Our love survived the tsunami ': Joy and Brendan Fehily were honeymooning in Thailand when one of the world 's worst natural disasters occurred. Here, they share how it altered their relationship" written by Julie Weingarden Dubin. Julie wrote this personal narrative from an Interview that Brendan and Joy Fehily had done. In the interview, the couple talked about their experience during one a terrifying tsunami that happened. The tsunami occurred in Thailand on December 26, 2004 (Dubin). The romantic resort named Rayavedee was in the town of Krabi. The town is known for their beautiful beaches. Brendan and Joy were enjoying their time at the resort. They were on their honeymoon. During the first 11 days,

The indian ocean tsunami happened in the middle east it was the middle east earthquake that struck a tsunami. Sarah and the doctor have conflict because when they get to the hospital for peter the doctor is sleeping and the nurse got mad because he was working 48 hours straight theme is surprise because when the tsunami hit it took all of the victims by surprise When the earthquake hit the citizens all were surprised by the MASSIVE tsunami that hit only a few hours after the earthquake they were pretty dumb to think that the earthquake that powerful did nothing to the earth's plates because right after one of the most powerful tsunamis hit and the middle east turned into a warzone of people trying to survive on page nine the quote is that ruslan feels uneasy and can tell that something is wrong “even though there were no clouds he felt uneasy the oceans cheerfulness turned moody even menacing the silver water turned black” he was right to feel uneasy because as soon as he felt that the water levels started to rise and a tsunami hit which killed his

In many instances, there are times superior powers that overlook the events in people’s lives. It is not easy to explain whether these events are planned, or if they happen by chance. What counts at the end of the day is the fact that positive developments result from these happenings leading to improved lives. This theme has been outlined in Shanley’s play, Doubt . When individuals feel that they are in control of their lives, they tend to ignore others around them.

Great waves toss and turn with great force. Rushing as they collide with the earth soaking the soft sand. The ocean seemed to be howling as every wave grew as tall as a mountain. Slowly, the water creeps forward, then lazily seeping back in the vast ocean, only to do the same over and over again. The deep sea is a mysterious place where sea creatures lurk beneath the waves. Blue, sparkling water is everywhere you look with no end. The humming waves seem to whisper as if telling me the most confidential secret. You can never really hear them clearly until you dive in deeper and deeper.

In “The Seashell” Alomar uses diction to show the perspective of the seashell about the ocean. There are differents way to describes feelings, actions,places, but Alomar uses the darkest wording to prove his point. For example, “The rivers of blood,” the word choice in this phrase is really dark and violent (1). Blood makes you think of people getting hurt and dying; In a river there is always a lot of water and in this case, water is replaced with blood. This is a gruesome illustration of the extent to which there is bloodshed. Another choice of words that shows darkness and pain are “tears.” (1). People often cry when their loved ones die, and thus, death is a main idea portrayed by the author. One way that many people die is by drowning. Thus, it is possible that the seashell heard people cry for their loved ones who died in the ocean. Through the death of their loved ones many families were caused unimaginable sadness and pain. Kids don’t just suffer, some of them will have to take care of themselves for the rest of their lives. There are kids that don’t have a father and mother because of their parents died. They become “orphans”(9), they lose their parents and they don’t a person to guide through right path. They have to face this horrible world without any support. Many people think the life is a beautiful thing, but the reality is that the many lives are destroyed