1999 Shocking Earthquake Hit Turkey_Lara

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It Was Huge!

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Dedication …………………………………………………2 Historical Narrative …………………….………………… 3 Afterword ………………………………… ………..……. 5 Packet ………………………………………………..…….6 Story Board ……………………………………….…..….14 About the author …………………………………………15 Bibliography ……………………………..……………….16

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For my mom and dad

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PUBLISHED Wed Oct 26 15:04:00 EDT 2011. "Turkey Earthquake Pictures: Devastation on the Day After." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.!

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It was unexpected! I was 22 and my husband Mehmet was 31 years old. It was really late at night, we were sleeping in our room on the 1st floor. The house we lived in had 4 floors in total but it was a duplex house, we owned 2 floors and our neighbors owned the other 2, We were sharing half but it was separate. We lived in Istanbul, Florya in Turkey. Our house was the color of bricks and it was in a city that had a pool and a garden.

Suddenly, the ground started shaking, I felt hear in my body, It was shocking! we both woke up at the same time, we were the only one in the house. I was terrified because I didn’t know what was happening to us, “We’re shaking, there’s an earthquake, don’t be afraid” Mehmet told me in a shivering voice. I quickly hid under my pillow and blanket in bed for most of the time, I closed my eyes and heard a sound like the wind blowing

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strongly. My cupboard started to shake and it hit the ground in a powerful way.

I waited for the earthquake to end for most of the time. I was young, and haven’t experienced something serious like this before, I didn’t know what to do! I was praying to god in bed so that my whole family including myself were safe and sound. I held my Mehmet’s hand tightly hoping nothing happened to us. I was thinking about my family members, were they alive? What were they doing?, many questions came up to my mind. “Be careful”, I warned him. I thought that we were going to die, we tried protecting ourselves in bed.

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As soon as the earthquake ended I quickly changed into my comfortable sweat pants and shirt because I had pajamas and it was windy outside. We walked out of our room and I looked around the house from where I were standing at. The glasses in the kitchen and picture frames were overturned and broken. We carefully headed towards the door and went outside to our garden, luckily we didn’t get injured and were really thankful we were safe.

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Afterword: On August 17, 1999 there was a huge earthquake that hit Turkey, the earthquake’s epicenter was near Izmit. It was estimated between 7.4 to 7.9. Over 14, 000 people passed away and 200, 000 people became homeless, many houses got damaged. There was a warning on T.V. so people don’t go back in their houses for the next couple of days. Most people slept outside in the garden, on the street and in their car. It was cold outside, Ayla and Mehmet slept on the sun lounger next to the pool for the next few days (there were 300 aftershocks and 10 were powerful). It was the most powerful earthquake that hit Turkey, It affected so many people, but luckily their family was safe.

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Story Board

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About The Author

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I am a 12 year old student that goes to IICS since preschool. I was born in New York on 10th February 2003. I live with my mom, dad, little sister Alara and cute puppy Cookie in Turkey, Istanbul. My dream is to become a professional dancer and ballerina someday. I enjoy drawing pictures and taking photos outside. I love doing gymnastics and going swimming with my friends, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of fun

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My puppy is super cute and active, he chews on everything he finds. One of my favourite subjects at school is spanish class because we don't get homework on the weekend. I love playing and fooling around with my sister unless I get into trouble.

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Bibliography

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My mom and dad

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BBC News. BBC, 17 Aug. 1999. Web. 17 Nov. 2015. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/ onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/17/newsid_2534000/2534245.stm>.

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PUBLISHED Wed Oct 26 15:04:00 EDT 2011. "Turkey Earthquake Pictures: Devastation on the Day After." National Geographic. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2015.

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"Tourism Crises." <i>Tourism Crises</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2015. &lt;https:// cmintourism.wordpress.com/category/earthquakes/&gt;.

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