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As recipient of the Schoch Endowed Scholarship for the fall semester of 2015 at Loyola University New Orleans, I simply wanted to thank you. Because of this scholarship, I can apply it to the cost of my tuition and finish my education here at Loyola. I wanted to let you know a little about myself so that you can see whom this generous donation is benefiting. I am a mass communication senior with a concentration in journalism within the College of Social Sciences. I grew up in the greater…

In a federal system like America where there three levels of government, the major problem is coordination of government agencies which manifests largely during crisis like Katrina or the Boston Marathon bombing. These two crises differed in terms of response rate, coordination of concerned government agencies and Katrina was used as a lesson for future crises. The United States creates more government agencies to respond to the demand of a growing population. However, the government…

Flooding due to climate change will affect and has affected the Great Lake Regions. The Chequamegon Bay area is located in Lake Superior. Ashland and Bayfield counties in the State of Wisconsin surround the bay. This area takes in large amounts of rainwater run off from streams, rivers and towns. Ashland, Iron and Bayfield Counties all have waters that shed to the Chequamegon Bay. My father and his family came from Ashland, Wisconsin. I currently have a brother and family relatives living in the…

Louisiana State University (LSU) is a leading research-extensive institution. LSU is challenging students (graduate and undergraduate), researchers and faculty to push out the boundaries of science and to achieve the highest levels of personal and academic development. LSU offers a broad array of undergraduate degree programs and extensive graduate research opportunities. The university is designated as a Sea, Land and Space Grant institution, with different colleges and departments that focus…

Puerto Rico is an island part of US territory which was recently stricken with a massive hurricane that washed over it completely, leaving Puerto Rico in ruins and having to work from the ground up. Puerto Rico’s road to recovery is very different than any other hurricane stricken area because they were already in massive debt, they weren’t prepared, and other disasters happening around elsewhere were taking up all of the resources. The conditions of hurricane Maria were very prime for a strong…

towards the Gulf of Mexico. As the storm touches the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico it immediately regains its strength in becomes a hurricane once again. The winds have gathered enough energy and clocked at 100 miles per hour. The Governor of Louisiana and Mississippi declares states of emergency. With the eye of the storm only 460 miles southeast of the…

Hurricane Katrina was devastating to some, but to others, it was just a bad storm. Why? In a Natural Disaster people of all wealth should be treated to the same priority, is shown in two different ways by the political cartoon, Helicopters by State Journal and the poem “After the Hurricane” by Rita Williams-Garcia. Both of the artifacts include a theme that is similar to each other. The artifact “After the Hurricane” by Rita Williams-Garcia shows the theme by using sad, devastating and…

issues in the hierarchy but still required the commands to coordinate efforts. Even worse, the local governments were not communicating with each other. Managing missions with local responders became problematic during Katrina. The Mississippi and Louisiana National Guard planned missions in areas that did not coordinate with the areas that local responders identified. For example, New Orleans city district lines differ from geographic lines. Local responders use different overlays of the…

Natural disasters come in all shapes and forms. Some are small and some quite large and very effective. One of the strongest natural disaster that attacked the United states was hurricane Katrina. In August of 2005 a very strong and effective natural disaster touched the grounds of New Orleans. The storm caused winds 100+ mph, flooding, and deaths. The storm affected the lives of many individuals who lived in New Orleans. 80% of the people who lived in the city managed to escape but the…

The Federal government says it has plans if there is ever a disaster in the country, When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans it was a massive disaster that caused $180 million dollars in damages, displaced 777,000 residents, and killed 1,836 people. The federal government failed to help New Orleans when the hurricane struck, until days later when The President sent 7,200 active duty troops to help. According to the Constitution the government’s job is "To lay and Collect taxes, duties,…