The treat to Kiribati

The people of Kiribati are afraid that one day in the not-too distant future, their country will disapear from the face of the earth-literally. Several times this year, the Pacific island nation has been flooyed by a sudden high tide. This tides, wich swept across the island and destroyed houses, came when there was a neither wind not rain. This never happened before: say the older cityzen of Kiribati. What is causing these mysterious high tides? The answer may well be global warming. When fules like oil and coal are being burned, pollutians are released; this pollutants trap heat in the earths, athmosphere. Warmer temperatures cause watrer to expand and also create more water by melting glaciers and polar ice caps.
If the trend continues, scientist say many countries will sufer. Bangladesh, for example, might lose one-fifth of its land. The coral island nations of the Pacific, like Kiribati and the Marshall Islands, however would face an ever worse fate-sea. They loss of these coral formations are home to everyones loss. Coral formations are home to more species than any other place on earth.
The people of this nations feel frustred. The sea, wich their economies have always been based, in suddenly treatening their existence. They dont have money for expensive tecnological solutions like seawalls. And they have no control over the pollutants, which are being released maily by activities ain large industrialized contries. All they can do is to hope that industrialized countries will take steps to reduce pollutions.

The masque of the read death

The masque of the read death

A terrible disease came to this country. The illness was called the red deatd. No one was safe. Soon many people were sick, There was no help, no cure. the read death killed half of the people of this land. The ruler to the country wanted to escape from the terrible disease. He called all his courties to his castle, the gates and doors were closed, they were fastened and no could get in or out. Prince Prospero had plenity of food inside the castle and there was plenity of wine to drink, he did not think about the rest of the people in his land, Prospero told his countries to enjoy themselves.The prince prepared a masque for his countries. There was going to be music for dancing, everyone was going to entertain the guest, their face were going to be hidden by the mask.There was also a clock in the seven room. It was a large old clock, its a pendulum, a bell the hour stooped and listen to the clock . When they heard the clock, they became afraid. The the musicians started to play again, the dancers danced, everyone ate and drank, they forgot the clock until the next hour.

The bell on the clock rang ten times, everyone stoped, but soon they were stoped and waited for only a few minutes all listened es the bell rang twelve times: midnight.

EDGAR ALLAN POE