Hurricane Katrina

Help After the Hurricane Have you ever seen a hurricane? Many people have experienced a hurricane and it is a traumatic experience. When you see homes under water and stray animals that were left behind to die and suffer. Don’t you want to help? There are many organizations that have helped in hurricane relief. Three major hurricanes have hit multiple locations across the Gulf of Mexico and Florida in the past months. Organizations and people are donating supplies to citizens that have been…

Devastation, destruction, trauma. These are just three awful things that come from the hurricanes. Recently Hurricane Harvey left southern Texas torn into pieces, and many people terrified. This nine day hurricane left cities in shambles. Derrick Freeman, the mayor of Port Arthur said, “Our whole city is underwater.” These hurricanes can be ghastly, and many react differently. Hurricanes can also be utterly deadly. According to the New York Times, “At least 39 people have died…” Although…

Irma Hurricane Irma is the strongest basin hurricane ever recorded, no hurricane has ever maintained 185 mile per hour winds for as long as Irma, which was a total of thirty-seven hours. The winds were only 135 miles per hour when Irma hit the US. It also caused for the largest evacuation in the Bahamas history. It spent three days as a category five hurricane which is the longest recorded time period for a hurricane to stay that strong. The US has never had two, category 4+ hurricanes in the…

For this question I have chosen to highlight two vastly different organizations and vastly different crisis. I will outline each then address the measures of success and comparison to Taco Bell. The first case involves the American Red Cross. The Red Cross is well known for its emergency response, disaster management assistance and humanitarian aid efforts. Though the crisis at hand is relatively minor is scope, it was an embarrassing moment and could have had an impact on donors – a large…

World Turned to Water” 1. Author Lauren Tarshis calls the flood in Louisiana “devastating.” What details in the first section of the video (0:10 to 0:48) help you understand how the flood was devastating? It was the first major disaster after hurricane sandy. 2. According to Tarshis, why is it important to share stories of people who have gone through difficult experiences? So that we an connect to thdm even though we are not living in louisiana. 3. How does the mood (or feeling) of the…

Law assignment Facts: FActs: On the vessel “The Mignomette” there were 4 people: Captain Tom Dudley, Brooks (sailor), Stephens (sailor), 17-year old Richard Parker. “The Mignomette” sank during a storm at sea. Issues to consider Were the parties involved in this incident unable to make rational decisions due to their dire conditions? Should they have waited until one of the men died first, before eating their remains. As opposed to killing the seventeen year old boy? Is the…

Saving Lemonade Lightning clashed against the ground as hurricane Harvey pummeled the southeast coast of Texas for the third day in a row. My house was in a flood zone but hadn’t taken on water since the flood of ‘94, so although we had our worries it wasn’t something that we were losing sleep over. More and more rain began to fall by the instance and we received word that water was being released for the Lake Conroe dam at a pace that had never been reached before. The water began to flow over…

Perseverance Through the Storm James G. Mackay tells readers of The New York Times about his experience during Hurricane Harvey, in order to praise the resiliency of humanity throughout the storm. By implementing his first-hand accounts of heart wrenching and uplifting stories from Harvey, Mackay is able to convince his audience that the devastation has propelled the affected community into a period of selfless cooperation between strangers and neighbors. Mackay establishes credibility by…

Floods could be very catastrophic as they are known to destroy property and cause deaths. When such catastrophic things happen, people from all over the world extend their generosity to the victims. Some people may take advantage of the situation to loot or take part in price gouging. The writer uses facts, emotional appeal and logical fallacies to support his argument. He uses vivid examples to sway his readers to the winning side of his argument. When volunteers stumble across information…

Also, many students have their families in other countries where natural disasters happen very often. At least once in our life time, we all experienced some kind of natural disaster such as hurricane, earthquake, drought or flood. Since all people living in the earth are exposed to the natural disasters, it would be very informational if people know how to get prepared for natural disasters. Not only the natural disaster that people would face…