Hurricanes can affect so many lives, homes, town, and even whole cities. They have been known to destroy . The word hurricanes means a storm with violent wind / a tropical cycle. Hurricanes are deadly to many people. Hurricanes are huge storms that can have winds up to 200 miles per hour. Hurricanes usually last for up to a week, in fact the longest hurricane lasted 28 days (Hurricane San Ciriaco). Hurricanes rotate different ways due to where they are located. In the north they rotate…
The best way to survive a category 5 hurricane is to Evacuate. Evacuation: “The main reason people have to evacuate during hurricanes is from a storm surge, which is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm’s winds that can reach heights well over 20 feet and can span hundreds of miles of coastlines, accordingly to the National Hurricane Center”.Evacuation is first on the list while people who live in storm surge areas fall within areas that are urged to evacuate during a hurricane,…
Clara Barton founded the most recognized relief agency in the United States in 1881 known as the American Red Cross. The non-profit organization has faced numerous issued concerning ethics plus mismanagement during our country’s most recent disasters. The September 11th attacks led to the ousting of their acting president Bernadine Healy. The ARC received $543 million in donations to the victims as well as their families. Donors had pledged with the intent of their money going directly to the…
Isaac Cline had some of the fault for this terrible disaster but the Bureau was also to blame. Isaac was responsible for the lives lost because nobody knew the storm was coming. Although he said he had “began warning the public to seek a safe place to spend the night”, he choose to ignore the dangerous signs of a storm coming and instead convince the people it was nothing. But then again, wasn’t he taught to? The Law of Storms was mentioned repeatedly, and it was believed that all storms…
Chintan Jani Professor Gonzalez Music Appreciation 101-01 September 28, 2015 Go Ahead John – John McLaughlin & Miles Davis Go Ahead John is an excerpt from Miles Davis’s cool jazz double album The Big Fun. Album consists of many tracks that were not included in Miles’ previous studio albums and one of those “rejects” was this piece of beauty. Originally recorded on March 7, 1970, Go Ahead John is brought to life by many musicians like Miles Davis on trumpet, Steve Grossman on the soprano…
Hurricane Irma caused mass destruction to the state of Florida. It caused stress, anxiety, and fatigue preparing for the storm and then waiting the storm out. Even after the storm was gone people were left having to clean up the mess and pull themselves back together. Homes and vehicles were ruined, personal belongings were damaged, and some of these things could have been avoided. Many homes were flooded from rising creeks or oceans, but some homes were flooded from plumbing mishaps. Even if…
The Doobie Brothers were formed by a quartet that included Tom Johnston on guitar and vocals, Patrick Simmons on guitar, keyboard, and vocals, John Hartman on percussion, and Dave Shogren. They formed and played in Southern California, and eventually became The Doobie Brothers. They were named after a slang term for marijuana, and their genes included soft rock, pop music, blue-eyed soul, jazz, and rhythm & blues. Their band has had many various members over the years, but the members that…
USS LEYTE GULF and USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT CASE STUDY In the early hours of October 14, 1996, two ships in a particular naval battle group off the coast of North Carolina were preparing for a soon to come six month deployment. These two ships being focused on during this leadership action plan were the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) and the USS LEYTE GULF (CG 55). The attention of these two ships is brought to light because of the sequence of events that occurred throughout the morning. While…
American popular music from the 1930's reflects the cultural and social characteristics that shaped the American identity during the period. The music of the thirties is important when trying to understand the American people during a time of new technology, a massive growing in the population of cities, and a large scale depression. Over the course of the thirties, American taste in music changed dramatically. In the mainstream it moved from the bland and unchallenging "sweet" sound of Guy…
full time Tuxedo Brass Band member and felt more confident in his abilities thanks to the education he had received a broad Marable’s riverboat. He later would become known for blowing the high C notes. He then began to get a reputation for one of New Orleans top jazz…