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    Pompeii Research Paper

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    This is not true, for Vesuvius is one of the smallest active volcanoes in the world (Barnes, 42). In fact, the eruption in 79 was not even Mount Vesuvius’s most colossal eruption. Vesuvius was an active volcano both before and after it demolished Pompeii. There have been over 70 eruptions in the last 17,000 years, notably altering the recovery of the historical site (Brilliant, 31). Eight of

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    The Great Wave Hokusai

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    It is a polychrome woodblock printed on paper. The painting "The Great Wave" is about 9 feet 7/8 inches by 14 feet and 5/8 inches (25x37.1cm). The painting was created to pinpoint the exact moment of imminent disaster and wanted to show Japan's Mount Fuji at its most sacred point. 2.) In the painting The Great Wave shows in detail the long blue waves with white tips. In between the waves you can see at least three boats. In one of the long boats on the left side of the painting you can see

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    of power to make. That is Mount Rushmore that I am talking about. Now I think you know what I am but I bet you don’t know all about it besides it can be found in South Dakota and it has four of the greatest presidents in the world. In here you will learn a lot of interesting facts about Mount Rushmore. Plus by the time you finish reading all about Mount Rushmore you will wish your face was up there. Enjoy. Mount Rushmore was to remember important men in our past. Mount Rushmore is about as tall

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    Mount Rushmore is one of the greatest monuments in the United States that represents American heros. It took the sculptor, Gutzon Borglum 14 years from 1927 to 1941 to complete the national memorial. The four heads chiseled into the granite wall in South Dakota today are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. These are four great leaders of America, and the question is: If four more people were added to Mount Rushmore, who would it be and why? The four best

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    village farm and house within the 15 mile radius of the mountain. Mt. Vesuvius Is part of the Campanian volcanic arc. It's a line of volcanoes that have formed over a subduction zone created by the convergence of the African and Eurasian plates. Mount vesuvius besides being a hundred of thousands of ear old volcano is also a somma stratovolcano. It is about 9 kilometers east of Naples and is a short distance from the shore. It is one of many volcanoes that formed from the Campanian volcanic arc

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    Mount Vesuvius Analysis

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    Mount Vesuvius, erupted on August 24 , 79 AD and killed thousands of people in the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. This happened after a series of earthquakes and split the plate under the volcano, causing it to explode. The people had enough time to escape but did not as earthquakes happened in that area, all the time and they thought nothing of what might happen. The one remaining account that has lasted to this day comes from Pliny the Younger. Pliny wrote two letters one to a

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    Lava domes are classified into five different categories based on their qualities and features that make them unique. These five lava domes are, Tortas, Peleean, Coulees, Upheaved Plugs, and Cryptodomes. Each of these domes have their own properties that make them their own category. Tortas is the first type of lava dome. It received it’s name for resembling a cake named “tortas”. This dome is common worldwide but is mainly found in the Andes mountains of South America. It’s typically has the

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    The night was still and the nuns in Toki’s dormitory breathed deeply during their slumber. Eerily synchronised, their peaceful dreams danced upon their faces like sunbeams on a warm summer’s day. Sleep refused to visit Toki as she flailed in her bed, but not because of the tortured souls that haunted her evening reveries. Tomorrow was a big day for her, the first day of temple training at Yongrui’s request. She needed to be refreshed to fight off any control Yongrui tried to empower, but Pegan’s

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    On the island of Luzon which is located in the Philippines, tens of thousands lived on the slopes of Mount Pinatubo, a Composite volcano that was dormant for almost 500 years. That was until 1991 when it had one of the most destructive eruptions imaginable. The felsic volcano lies on the boundary of the eurasian plate and philippines plate, which is a subduction zone. The eruption was so powerful that a caldera was created, as well as being seen as the most destructive eruption of the 20th century

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    these are star maps, planispheres, filters, and various photographical devices. Starting with planispheres and star maps, these are used to aid in manual telescope operation. The last telescope I discussed was a reflector telescope that used an Alt-Az mount, meaning locating celestial objects relies fully on the operator’s ability to use maps and star guides so get a lay of the land, or sky for this matter. Looking at the sky isn’t near as easy as it may sound. Much like how the Earth is covered in seventy

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