Deadly San Francisco Earthquake Kills Millions!!!

This was one of my Science Class assignments. I was supposed to write about a natural disaster. I choose to write about the San Francisco Earthquake that happened in 1906. I pretended I was a news reporter--so I wrote in "First Person" point of view.

DEADLY SAN FRANCISCO KILLS MILLIONS!!!

WHEN: April 18,1906
WHERE: San Francisco Bay Area of Central California
LOCAL TIME: 5:12 A.M.

Shocking news...

A few weeks ago, a deadly earthquake struck San Francisco at 5:12 A.M.. This shocking quake has been the prevalent earthquake in American History! Many citizens were affected, and various properties were destroyed. The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.3. The quake was felt from Oregon to Southern California, Coos Bay, South to Los Angeles, Nevada, and San Juan Bautista in Southern California. The U.S. Weather Bureau on Post St. in SF says "the earthquake was felt from about 375,000 square miles!" Everyone was stunned imagining what a disaster could happen at a time like this!

Deaths, Injuries and Damage...

This underground eruption has killed more than 3,000 citizens. 498 deaths have been established by polices in San Francisco, 64 bodies were exposed in Santa Rosa, and 102 deaths were in and near San Jose. We still don't know if any additional bodies were found yet. About 225,000 people were injured, and the same number of people turned out to be homeless from a population of 400,000 people. 28,000 buildings were shattered. 24,671 wood buildings and 3,168 brick buildings were devastated. Overall, 28,188 buildings were all gone. Monetary loss more than $400,000,000 from the earthquake!

Earthquake causes Fire...

Instantaneously after the earthquake, flames were noticeable. Some smoke became visible. The fires started in every segment in the corners of cities. Some were caused by electric wires, and others were caused by petrol. There were more than 50 fires in diverse location. All buildings burned down and peoples' bodies were buried in ash. San Francisco looked like a city destroyed by numerous terrible disasters.

Memories

This is my sister when she was 4 years old.


This is a picture of my best friend, my sister, and I in Mt. Victoria, 2004


This is a picture of my sister and I in Mt. Victoria, Wellington.

These pictures are my memories of Wellington, NewZealand, 2004.

This is a picture of my parents

This is a picture of my lovely little sister when she turned 7 years old.

This is a picture of my dad and I in SF. May 25, 2007

Utopias or Dystopias

This is one of my assignment for English class in 6th grade. This essay was written in April 5, 2007. This essay is based on a story called The Giver.

Not one perfect society has ever existed in the world. There are always mistakes people make, which can ruin the community. In The Giver, not everyone is happy in the community they live in. Two people in particular, begin to realize that one small mistake can turn out to be chaotic. It is justifiable to classify the community in The Giver as a dystopia.
In this society, nobody feels pain besides The Giver and Jonas. It is necessary for people to feel pain because people should be able to feel their emotions or their own feelings. If Jonas or The Giver share their painful memories to the community, then everyone would be burdened and pained. "They have never known pain," Jonas thought desperately, one day. If the people in the community get hurt or feel uneasy, they take a pill and get cured right away. In addition, the community never feels pain because they are protected by medication. This is one reason of why this community is known as a dystopia.
Another thing that makes this community a dystopia is lack of color. In the community, nobody sees color except The Giver and Jonas. Everyone else can only see shades of black, white, and gray. Jonas also thinks is unfair of not having color. "Well, if everything's the same, then we won't have any choices!" Jonas complained to The Giver one day. To gain control of many things, people had to let go of others. One of them was color.
One of the most unfair rules that this community has is freedom. Nobody has freedom or independence. For instance, kids' jobs/careers are already picked for them. The kids don't have any choice. People over the age of 65 start their elderly lives in The House of Old. There are so many rules that people have to obey. These people don't have their freedom. If they don't have freedom, then they can't live their own free life.
In conclusion, the community in The Giver, two people tried to make their community a 'Utopian' society, but unfortunately it didn't work out. A lot of things made this community a dystopia. People should be able to feel their emotions, or pain. Everyone should be able to see everything--color. Mainly, every person has a right to have freedom, and live free. Last but not least, no one is perfect and it takes hard work to make a 'Utopian' society.