Blizzard Research Paper

I was only 9 years old when the Black Blizzard came crashing through my town and destroyed everything there. Now, I am 21 and I still remember that long journey and the time it took us to finally find a home, I have lived in sunny California 12 years and if it wasn’t for the storm I wouldn’t be a successful doctor right now, so, in some ways the storm was a positive for me and my

The Buffalo blizzard of 77 began in December 1976. Extremely cold start to winter Lake Erie froze over. About 36 in of snow covered over the iced lake for the next 6 weeks. On January 28th, 1977 a big wall of black clouds started to form. Later on that day, heavy snow started to fall, the winds blew up to 45 mph.

In the article ¨Blizzard!¨ by Jeanie Mebane, the blizzard was very dangerous. Jeanie Mebane explains how the winds were up to 60-70 miles per hour, and in the poem ¨The Blizzard Voices¨ by Ted Kooser the speaker explains to us that when you went outside during the storm the winds were so strong that it felt as if an enormous fist had struck them. This shows a similarity between the article and the poem because

On January 28, 1977 one of the most devastating blizzards occurred in the upstate New York. This occurred around the Buffalo Area. The official arrival time was 11:35 am. Many people had not seen a storm like this before or since this time. This storm was credited of causing 29 deaths. The storm ended on February 1, 1977.

It’s a blizzard! Snow falls in an excerpt from Roger Ascham’s book Toxophilus. Toxophilus was written in 1545, and was the first book ever written about archery in the English language. The author, Roger Ascham, was an English scholar and a private tutor for Queen Elizabeth I. In this excerpt from his book, he talks about how the winds unpredictably blow the snow, and how it further affects the sport of archery. He states “I learned perfectly that it is no marvel at all though men in a wind lose their strength in shooting, seeing so many ways the wind is so variable in blowing (Ascham 35-37). Ascham goes into comprehensive detail when describing the sights of the snow— a noticeable pattern in this excerpt. Because of that, his purpose

The unkind culture of New York was irrelevant while he was in awe of the snow and towering buildings. The pure white snow gave off a new and exciting feeling for their new home and opportunities waiting for them. As he and his

The Blizzard of 1888 tested how much the human spirit could take. Stacking problems on problems, it was unforgiving to everybody in the area. Though the immigrants who came to the US all took different paths and ended up settling in different places of the Great Plains, in the end they both went through the same cold, unpredictable blizzard.

“Magic The Gathering” is a trading card game where one of the ways a player can win is to deplete their opponent’s deck of cards (typically composed of 60 cards) that way they can’t draw a card next turn so as to claim victory in this competitive game. The formula for a winning mill(deplete an opponent’s) deck is to play mono blue with plenty of spell and enchantment cards that put cards from the deck to the card graveyard and then use a card combo to deliver devastating effects. At the same time though it is also important to stall the opponent from making any big plays so play cards that primarily counter or put cards from the board back to the opposing player’s hand. In short the method to secure the win is to destroy the enemy’s deck of cards and stall them until they can’t draw a card from the deck and the sweet taste of victory shall follow.

The drought killed the remaining plants and crops leaving nothing behind to anchor the dirt to the ground. As winds began to rise they ripped away the topsoil, exposed from bad farming practices, from the Earth; and by 1934 more than 35 million acres of farmland became sterile and useless and another 125 acres of topsoil were being rapidly drained. Large dust storms called “Black Blizzards” would originate in the Dust Bowl states and make its way to the East Coast as far as New York City, Washington D.C., and covered ships in the Atlantic Ocean with dust. Some were as large as 2 miles high traveling more than 2000 miles such as the one that occurred on May 11, 1934. The worst of the Black Blizzards came on April 14, 1935 with wind speeds up to 100 miles per hour carrying over 3 million tons of topsoil with it (Blakemore). The storm turned the skies black frightening people across the Midwest and East Coast. One observer said, it was like “the Red Sea closing in on the Israel children… it got so dark that you couldn’t see your hand before your face, you couldn’t see anybody in the room”. The stormed ended up destroying fields and causing car accidents and several people were left blind or with pneumonia.

Three years ago, what I thought was only supposed to be any other November night, turned into a blizzard that made headlines all over Northwest Kansas, specifically affecting Colby and Atwood, leaving us with over 20 inches of thick, heavy snow (Newton). It piled up against houses, and blocked roads. The snow fell fast and it fell

On January 12, 1888, the weather in the west was mild, compared to previous weeks. Little did the people know that a massive cold front was in route and would be catastrophic to the people, their livestock, and the economy in the dekota and nebraska praries. The cold front would cause one of the worst blizzards for the region, killing close to 500 people. The factors that made the death toll so high involve the mild weather before the storm, the lack of technology for warning systems, and bad timing.

Most every great culture in history has something for which they are famous. The Mayan civilization has the calendar, the Romans have the Colosseum, and I would like to suggest that the epitome of Greek culture is the Parthenon. It reflects the ideas and religious beliefs of the Greeks and incorporates the architectural brilliance seen first with the Greek people. The frieze, the religious idea behind the building of the temple, and the attention to detail in the Parthenon shows a genius that can only be claimed by the Greeks.

The Great Hurricane of 1938, or known to many as the Long Island Express, was known as one of the most disastrous hurricanes to hit New England. It wasn’t the high winds, heavy rain, and high waves/storm surge that gave this hurricane its title in history. The Great Hurricane had a fourth deadly weapon; the element of surprise. It was the beginning of September, a time where many packed up their summer clothes, boarded up their houses, and left to return back to the real world leaving their summer homes behind. When symptoms of a storm approached New England, many locals convinced themselves and others that it was just the normal “line storm” which occasionally comes in September. It wasn’t until Sept 21 that people realized the so-called

According to Hutchison (2013), life course perspective “looks at how chronological age, relationships, common life transitions, and social change shape people’s lives from conception to death,” (p. 383). In order to understand a person’s life path, it is important to look at event history; the order of significant events, experiences, and transitions in a person’s life from conception to death, taking into consideration how culture and social institutions have shaped the arrangement of individual lives (Hutchison, 2013).

The future of nursing relates to a greater need of increased patient quality of care. There are essential skills required in the world of advanced practice nursing that can only be offered through the continuance of education along with specialized training. My future role as a nurse administrator and family nurse practitioner is evident as research shows that a major shortage of advanced practice nurses as well as nurse leaders as clinicians in the world of healthcare is absent today. A nursing administrator has multiple capabilities as the role of this type of leader requires heightened awareness to the needs of the healthcare team as well as a strategic plan for growth. The family nurse practitioner role offers the advantages of additional knowledge in many areas that expands the scope of practice of the provider. The implementation of both roles can serve as a breakthrough in the healthcare delivery system by offering the perspective and expertise to the future of healthcare.