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    rode horseback through a lightning storm with both a kite and a key in hand, in hopes to prove something questioned by many; Whether or not lightning is a form of electricity. The sight may be strange to see and even hear about, but in the name of science and proving that lightning is, in fact, a type of energy, Benjamin Franklin, a scientist at heart, would do anything to test his theory about lightning. Though he may not have wanted to use this knowledge to capture lightning and convert it into usable

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    Lightning is a mystery element to many people. The definition of lightning is; the occurrence of a natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically also thunder. There are many different kinds of lightning that occur all over the world. Lightning is formed by electric charges in the sky, from positive charges to negative charges. Lightning can also be very dangerous if exposed or struck

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    The lightning happens a lot in Tangerine and causes the Muck fires. The lightning represents how bad things happen to people in the novel Tangerine. “He was just standing there in the end zone. He had one hand on the goalpost, leaning on it, and kaboom!” (Bloor, 50) This quote shows how Mike Costello, was tragically struck by lightning and killed. Not only is death a bad thing for Mike himself and his football career, but also is very tragic for his family as well. “There really is no other time

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    times, lightning was regarded as a gift from heaven and possessed of mysterious power. In the myth of Rome, lightning was regarded as the spear of Heffes Toth, and was finally controlled by Jose. About 4 million people are struck by lightning every year around the world, With the development of science and technology, scientists began to explore lightning. Due to the lack of knowledge, the ancient people had the fear of thunder and lightning and thought about the cause of the lightning disaster

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    Advantages of lightning: A large portion of us tend to take a gander at lightning as a hurtful symptom of tempests, however truly these electrical discharges give advantages to our planet such as: 1- Clear the atmosphere: After a storm passes and it's sheltered to wander outside, take a full breath. The air will smell new and clean, with maybe a hearty scent brought about by the arrival of oils from pine trees and different plants. According to Seed.com (2015), both rain and lightning clear the climate

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    Position Statement Review Title of Position Statement: National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Lightning Safety for Athletics and Recreation Year of Position Statement: 2013 1. In your own words describe the objective of the position statement you have chosen. The objective of this position statement is to educate all those involved in athletics of lightning related sports injuries and to help them understand how to care for and prevent lightnen related injuries. 2. I realize

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    indicated a particularly strong bow echo headed into the area, with straight line winds ranging from 50-70mph. I had decided to drive out just really to see the lightning storm from a distance, not terribly far from my home at the time, just south of Atwater, MN. I convinced my partner at the time to join me, as we both like watching lightning filled clouds. This being later in the evening we failed to take into account how rapidly the skies can darken. Nevertheless, we stayed out watching the approaching

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    it’s storming, and lightning strikes? Have you ever wonder why lightning strikes? Have you wonder what shape lightning takes? Lightning is an electrical current, but have you ever seen lightning in a shape of a sphere? It’s called ball lightning and it is extremely rare. To understand ball lightning, you must know the characteristics, the sightings, and the theories surrounding it. To understand ball lightning one must know the characteristics. People who have seen ball lightning say it’s smell is

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    The Lightning Thief

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    The Lightning Thief” is a fantasy fiction written by Rick Riordan. The book starts off with a normal kid going to school named Percy and his friend Grover. They were going on a field trip well the field trip didn't work out so well Percy’s teacher was some sort of creature trying to kill him. Also Percy’s other teacher was a nice demigod who gave him a pen that would turn into a sword, What percy didn't know was that Grover was half goat. Turned out Percy was also a demigod and stole the lightning

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    The Lightning Thief

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    Finally! The very last point in why creative interpretation of books into movies is bad is because adding newer elements that weren't there before changes the plot. If you didn't already know, the Lightning Thief has a wrap for changing things in the plot. First off, the quest that Percy Jackson goes on is trying to find pearls that would help them get out of the underworld, yet at first, he goes alone. This element is nowhere to be found in the book. Yes, the pearls were mentioned in 2 pages, but

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