Oklahoma Darkest Day

The San Ysidro California happened on July 18,1984.This was a massacre shooting around Mcdonalds restaurant. It was on San Diego neighborhood of San Ysidro. The perpetrator was 41 years old James Huberty he shot and killed 21 people. This is one of the most dangerous shootings.

The first occurrence is when Hazel goes on a trip to Amsterdam with Augustus. A second instance is when Hazel writes a eulogy for Gus and goes to see him, even though her parents do not want her to. Thirdly, the theme appears when Peter Van Houten speaks with Hazel and explains how his grief about his daughter’s death revealed his true self. The theme of The Fault in Our Stars is that death is a part of life, so we need to live our best lives each day.

Once she found out that her husband did not die from the accident, she had died from a heart attack, not from the shock but from the realization and disappointment that he is and was alive. Towards the end of the story it says that "when the doctors came, they said she died of heart disease-- of a joy that kills." (544) Kate Chopin shows that Mrs.Mallard had a little time of free will, and how it felt like, which made her feel for the most part quite happy. Her soul was set free from the discrimination inflicted by society and her husband. But her death can symbolize how she hadn’t left a trace or accomplished the things society wants her to for her husband.

Fear struck the community, this dark and stormy night. Things came in stages and out of nowhere. We begin our remembrance ceremony here today with broken hearts in this town in which about 3 weeks ago, this place became the site for yet again another fatal shooting. About half the community killed in a deadly mass shooting in this dome. As we stand here in this ceremony joined by victims and community with points of light shining in the darkness.

The morning of Tuesday September 11, 2011 is one of the biggest tradgies of all time. On this specific day four airlines were hijacked by an Islamic group that goes by the name al-Qaeda. The attacks took the lives of 2,996 innocent people, injured nearly 6,000 people, and caused at least $10 billion in infracture and property damage. These attacks, also known as the 9/11 attacks, will forever be remebered as one of the most horrific days for so many people around this world.

what is a hero? What do they believe in or stand up too? In the article “Woman who helped Anne Frank died at 100” by Teri Schultz, National Public Radio 2010 which talks about how Miep Gies helped Anne Frank by keeping her, and her family safe in her home no matter how much danger she was in if she was to get caught. Next,

We can do all we can to protect the ones we love from harm. Unfortunately there is harm and evil all around us. We can’t change what will happen or has happened. This poem resembles a ballad because it song like. This poem shows the ugliness of racism and crime.

Caroline catches a fatal scarlet fever as a consequence of caring for Elizabeth. When Elizabeth catches the scarlet fever against the family’s advice and aware of her likely death she still sacrifices herself, something that Victor never does for any of his family members. As part of her dying wish she asks Elizabeth: “you must supply my place to my youngest children. Alas! I regret that I am taken from you; and, happy and beloved as I have been, it is not hard to quit you all?

In fact, a mushroom cloud reaching 13, 716 meters and a 3.2 kilometer long firestorm appeared. The effects of the blast were absolutely terrifying. Above 60, 000 of Hiroshima’s 90, 000 buildings were completely destroyed, all objects made from metal, clay and stone melted, and many faced severe health problems from exposure to high levels of radiation. In terms of deaths, approximately 70, 000 people were killed instantly from the explosion, and just as many died five years later. In summary, the city was left in little more than ashes, with two-thirds of it destroyed.

It was just before 8:15 Junko was home with her younger sister and her parents were both away. Junko says “ it was a moment of blinding, intense heat.” everything around her was flattened from the bomb and her house was completely destroyed. The shock had sent one of chopsticks completely through her sisters cheek knocking out two of her teeth. The bomb knocked her unconscious and she kept hearing a noise of reverberation impossible to describe.

October 2nd, 2002 was the start of a long and horrific three weeks in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. People were terrified to be in the area and everyone was on edge. What appeared to be random killings, turned out to be a well-organized series of senseless shootings that took the lives of ten innocent people. After days of people being scared to death and much confusion, investigators discovered that there were two suspects in the shootings; John Allen Muhammad and his teenage partner Lee Boyd Malvo and they were in a blue 1990 Chevrolet Caprice sedan designed to terrorize people. This break in the case came when one of the suspects called the tip hotline and told them to look into a murder in Alabama, which lead to the case being

Smoke and debris filled the air. Thousands of people’s lives changed in a matter of minutes. 168 people including nineteen innocent children lost their lives because of one person’s decision. On April 19,1995, Oklahoma history was changed forever. Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah building and it was “the worst act of terrorism in American history” (Isikoff).

August 21, 1991 little after 2 pm, when an explosion occurred on Coode Island, a 600,000 litre chemical storage tank that was filled with acrylonitrile caught on fire and exploded. The fire burned extreme hazardous chemicals including, methyl ethyl ketone, acrylonitrile, and benzene forming clouds of toxic black smoke more than 18 miles from the site, prompting the closure of roads and evacuation of Schools, nearby buildings and ships. All residents were told to stay inside with doors and windows closed to avoid smoke from entering the building. Tank number 80that was containing acrylonitrile (vinyl cyanide) monomer went into the air which discharged its contents into the tank bund.

Altman passed away in May of 1943 in the hospital after a tragic fire engulfed her where she had been hiding. She received no treatment and was presumably tortured after being handed over to the Germans. However, she did not die in vain. Although she may have eventually been overlooked, she was considered a symbol and people would eventually learn from her resistance efforts.

On April 19th, 1995 Timothy McVeigh parked a rental Ryder truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, and lit a short fuse to a bomb on the truck that caused a huge explosion. The bombing killed 168 people, including 19 children that were in a daycare center within the building, and caused over 600 injuries. The Oklahoma City bombing is considered to be the worst domestic terroristic event in our nation’s history. On April 20th, 1995 the rear axle to the rental Ryder truck was discovered with a vehicle identification number that aided law enforcement to the location of where the rental truck was from. The truck was rented from a location in Junction City, Kansas, where employees at the rental shop were able to help authorities