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Compare And Contrast Burke And San Francisco Earthquake

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Earthquakes. They shake buildings, they wobble structures, they dismantle even the most stable construction. They leave people without homes, destroy possessions. The San Francisco earthquake in 1906 left at least half of the population homeless. But people have similar and different views and opinions on this earthquake, and that is seen “Comprehending the Calamity” by Emma Burke and in Fred Hewitt’s “Horrific Wreck of the City”. In 1906, the San Francisco earthquake struck a little after five in the morning. The earthquake, at a magnitude of 7.8, shook and destroyed buildings. At least 250,000 people were homeless, and many camped out in a park. But that wasn't all. Water and gas mains broke, and from the gas mains started a whole new devastation. These gas mains started a fire that rampaged the city for four days. Water was …show more content…

For example, on page one of “Comprehending the Calamity”, Emma writes, “The chimney came tearing through; a great marine picture weighing one hundred and twenty-five pounds crashed down, not eight feet away from us; we were frequently shaken loose from our hold on the door, and only kept our feet by mutual help.” Similarly, on page one of "Horrific Wreck of the City", Fred records the following: “Then came the crash. Tons upon tons of that mighty pile slid away from the steel framework and destructiveness of that effort was enormous.” The destructiveness of the earthquake is clearly shown in both texts: Emma describes a chimney falling through her roof, while Fred writes about a building collapsing. These two texts give descriptions of terrifying destruction. The similarly describe the crash the sounded when the object hit, the damage it caused, and the fear they felt. Fred and Emma similarly give detailed descriptions of the horror they faced. Both texts are undeniably similar when using descriptive

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✩ = delete this part before you begin your final draft! ✩INTRODUCTION: ✩Hook (Find an attention-getting way to start your essay. You can talk about the 1906 earthquake): In 1906 there was an earthquake in San Francisco that hit the coast of northern california at 5:12 a.m on April 18th, 3,000 people died, because of this an author named Emma Burke wrote an article called “Comprehending the Calamity” and an fictitious character named Moon Shadow would like to share their perspective on how their felt.

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In A Paradise Built in Hell, Rebecca Solnit focuses on the occurrences of the aftermaths of five major North American disasters and how strong bonds within communities form because of those disasters. Each case study provides a concrete description of what surviving residents themselves understand to be an unusual sociological change arising in the midst of casualties, disorientation, homelessness, and significant loss of all kinds. Reflecting on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake; the enormous 1917 explosion in Halifax, Nova Scotia; the devastating 1985 Mexico City quake; Lower Manhattan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks; and Hurricane Katrina’s 2005 deluge of New Orleans, Solnit brings a new perspective to these heart-wrenching tragedies. Solnit tells many enlightening stories of altruism and courageous social action. Moreover, although providing insight on these tragedies, Solnit presents her case with a redundant political bias and can seem to show problems that were not there.

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