Reimagining History Stories
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The Candle Factory
The Reality: On the night of December 10, 2021, an EF 4 tornado tracked across multiple states hitting mostly rural communities. Most famously, the tornado hit the town of Mayfield, KY, destroying the historical district of downtown. “Over 3,778 residences, 183 commercial properties, and 103 other buildings” were damaged, including the county courthouse and police station. In total in Graves County, 24 people died with 200 reported injuries (NOAA’s National Weather Service). The tornado tore through Mayfield’s candle factory, killing 9 individuals, including Jill Moore who sought shelter in the restroom before the tornado hit. The employees were forced to work that night despite multiple warnings of extreme weather. The…
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Reimagining History-The Titan Submersible
Image generated with MagicStudio On June 18, 2023, a submersible made by Oceangate, named the Titan, set out on its purpose to view the wreckage of the Titanic with civilians inside. Prior to this voyage, the Titan had went through various tests, but none were enough to properly rate the submersible for diving to depths as low as the Titanic. Inside the submersible were 5 billionaires: Stockton Rush (CEO of Oceangate), Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, and Suleman Dawood. On this day, the Titan submersible descended from the Polar Prince, hit a depth of 3,346m, and imploded killing all 5 on board in a matter of milliseconds. While…
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Rob Peterson’s Tornado Triumph
On February 29th, 2012, tragedy struck the town of Harrisburg, Illinois. An EF4 tornado swept through around 5AM, leaving the town devastated. As a result of the aftermath, “200+ homes and 25 businesses were heavily damaged/destroyed. At least 10 homes or other buildings were leveled” (Narramore). 8 individuals lost their lives that day, and hundreds were injured. It would take years for the town to rebuild what was lost, and the event would be one that Harrisburg residents would never forget. The following describes a reimagining passage of the events that occurred on this heartbreaking day. It was the morning of February 29th, 2012. The temperature was near record high, and…
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In The Eye of Chaos
The morning of May 8th, 2009 started like any normal day in Southern Illinois, but by late afternoon, it would go down in history as a day like no other. An extremely rare weather phenomenon, a super derecho, would rip through Southern Illinois, destroying towns and taking the lives of several individuals. Wind Speeds of up to 80 mph blew people away. The arrival of the Super Derecho caught everyone by surprise. By the time it had passed the sheer amount of destruction was undeniable. Buildings laid in ruins, trees were uprooted, power lines were down, and roads were impossible to drive on. Emergency services were instantly activated, states of…
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The Brave Roar
On September 6th, 2024, Multiple student-athletes met up for a swim meet, and a student attending got attacked, this is his story with a little fictional twist to it. John was debating whether he wanted to go because he just had a weird feeling and a gut feeling telling him not to go. John went to the swim meeting because someone he thought was his friend, David, convinced him to come, he was also new to the swim team and wanted to make new connections and friends. John decided to go to the gathering even though his gut feeling told him not to, so before he left out, he prayed…
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Rebirth
When I woke up to my alarm on March 8th, 2022, I struggled to get out of bed. My room felt so cold, but my bed was protecting me with its warmth and comfort. Still, I managed to gather enough willpower to climb out of my personal oasis and get ready for school. By the time I walked downstairs, my brother was eating breakfast and waiting for me. My brother was in a particularly good morning, which never failed to improve my mood as well. When my mom walked into the kitchen to make herself breakfast, my brother was in the middle of a very odd Scooby-Doo impression. After a…
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Infectious Love: How One Self-Less Act Changed the World
The tale that follows is a reimagining of the Coronavirus Pandemic Wuhan China, a historic city in China with a long river flowing through its diverse metropolis. With this river, there are food markets such as the Huanan Seafood wholesale market, which sells any type of animal dead or alive. One day, a lonely bat was wandering around her cave when an intruder startled her. She had no prior experience with a predator invading her colony. She fiercely defended her homeland, leaving this man to scamper; though unbeknownst to her, her bite sent a lethal dose of viral venom, into the veins of the perpetrator. She asked her colony about…
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Reimagination: The George Floyd Story
The intersection between power and vulnerability came to light when one man struggled to breathe causing a chain reaction of protests around the world. May 25, 2020, a day that reeked of tension was transformed into a testament to human testament of resilience and justice. May 25, 2020, was the most memorable day of my life. This was the day that could’ve ended up an American tragedy ended up turning into an American miracle story. I am from Minneapolis MN, home to culture, diversity and what I believed was equity. It started as a normal day, I went to school and went home and played video games til…
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A Mother Shot – Children Saved
In the winter of 2012, at a school in Newton, Connecticut, a man by the name of Adam Lanza, killed 20 students and six adults. This shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School was one of the deadliest of its time. Around 9:30 AM, Lanza broke into the school by shooting a glass window. After hearing the commotion, the school psychologist and principal went to investigate. Lanza, armed with multiple guns and a few rounds of ammunition, went through the school. He shot down two teachers and 15 kids in one first-grade classroom and two teachers and five kids in a different first-grade classroom. Once Lanza became aware that the…
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HONS 499 Final Project: Ask IT
Below you can find the link to the website I created using Google Sites to spread Information Technology awareness! https://sites.google.com/view/ask-it-techs/home
