A tragic hero can be defined simply as the protagonist of a tragedy. The Greek philosopher Aristotle, however, endowed this individual with a number of specific characteristics. The first of which is his ability to evoke fear and pity from an audience.
Earthquakes can negatively affect the environment in a number of ways. The initial shock can trigger landslides, displacing soil and leaving the area vulnerable to erosion. Quakes can also stir up dust, pollen, spores, and other material and disburse it into the air.
An earthquake is a tremor that affects the surface as a result of energy release underground from either tectonic plate movement or other external factors. Earthquakes come in different shapes and sizes, the magnitude of a quake is recorded using the Richter Scale. From small, barely felt tremors that register as a 2 on the scale, to larger more devastating earthquakes coming in at 7, which have the ability to level entire cities â the destructive power of a quake is undeniable.