ThestoryofaneyewitnessByJackLondonJackLondon(1876-1916)themostsuccessfulwriterinAmericaintheearly20thCenturywhosevigorousstoriesofmenandanimalsagainsttheenvironment,andsurvivalagainsthardshipsweredrawnmainlyfromhisownexperience.The1906EarthquakeOnApril18,1906,oneofthestrongestearthquakeseverrecordedinNorthAmericastruckSanFrancisco,California.TheshakingoftheearthwasfeltallthewayfromsouthernOregontoLosAngelesandasfareastascentralNevada.Thequakeformedacrackintheearth'ssurfacearound290mileslong.TheearthquakeandthegreatfirethatfolloweddestroyedmuchofthecityofSanFrancisco.Anestimated28,000buildingswerelost,abouthalfthecity'spopulationwaslefthomeless,andmorethan3,000peopleperished.GroundfissureCityhalldestroyedCityonfireTentcityafterearthquakeQuestion:

Howtodowhenearthquakehappens?1.Ifyouareindoors,duckordropdowntothefloor.Takecoverunderasturdydesk,tableorotherfurniture.Holdontoitandbepreparedtomovewithit.Holdthepositionuntilthegroundstopsshakinganditissafetomove.Stayclearofwindows,fireplaces,woodstoves,andheavyfurnitureorappliancesthatmayfallover.Stayinsidetoavoidbeinginjuredbyfallingglassorbuildingparts.Ifyouareinacrowdedarea,takecoverwhereyouare.Staycalmandencourageotherstodolikewise.

2.Ifyouareoutside,getintotheopen,awayfrombuildingsandpowerlines.3.Ifyouaredriving,stopifitissafe,butstayinsideyourcar.Stayawayfrombridges,overpassesandtunnels.Moveyourcarasfaroutofthenormaltrafficpatternaspossible.Ifpossible,avoidstoppingundertrees,lightposts,powerlines,orsigns.4.Ifyouareinamountainousarea,ornearunstableslopesorcliffs,bealertforfallingrockandotherdebristhatcouldbeloosenedbytheearthquake.5.Ifyouareatthebeach,movequicklytohighergroundorseveralhundredyardsinland.ThesorrowsofYoungWerther

JohannWolfgangvonGoethe

Author:

JohannWolfgangvonGoethe

wasa

German

writer,

pictorialartist,

biologist,

theoreticalphysicist,and

polymath.

Heisconsideredthesupremegeniusofmodern

Germanliterature.

Hisworksspanthefieldsof

poetry,

drama,

prose,

philosophy,and

science.HisFaust

hasbeencalledoneofthegreatestdramaticworksof

modernEuropeanliterature.Hisotherwell-knownliteraryworksinclude

hisnumerouspoems,the

Bildungsroman

WilhelmMeister'sApprenticeship,andthe

epistolarynovel

TheSorrowsofYoungWerther."ThesorrowsofYoungWerther"isaboutafullofwit,lovenatureofYoungWerther,aloneapersontothecastlepeakvalleyofdawntwilight,LuVillage,hecouldindulgeinthisfantasticnaturalscenery,behappyandpleasedwithoneself.Thiscozydaysbeforelong,victorataballmetabeautifulyounggirl,Charlotte,anddeeplyinlovewithher.ButwhoalsodidnotthinkofLottyhadengaged,herloyaltytohercannotbringhimselftolovetovictor.ThisisforthepassionateVictoraheavyblow,aseriesofproblemsattendant,hehadtosaygoodbyetoCharlotte,unwillingtoleave.Inthecorruptionofthesociety,hehitthewallagain,soulsufferingandloss,heoncea