Louisiana

When I was twelve years old, I turned on the television to see turtles stuck in sludge and seagull’s wings stained in black grease. Heaps of oil with mountains of dead fish lined the coastlines in the south. All news stations, for long periods of time, covered the BP explosion and informed the viewers of the pipes from the ship that leaked oils into the Gulf of Mexico. I remember feeling panicked. There was an increasing lump in my throat when the cameraman zoomed in on the pictures of beautiful…

I decided to interview my mother Brenda Lee Guadalupe. I asked her, what’s the name of the hurricane and she responded, “Hurricane Hugo”. Hurricane Hugo was a powerful hurricane that hit St. Croix. According to my mom, it made landfall in the afternoon on September 17, 1989. I then asked her how old was she back then? She replied by saying that she was 15 years old when that happened. She continues, “There were very strong winds and rain. No one could go outside because the trees were in the air…

This reflection paper is basically summarized how intergovernmental agencies failed to work together during the Hurricane Katrina. It was due to “federal, state and local officials did not have a clear understanding of their own roles and responsibilities or how the entire inter-governmental response system should operate” (Schneider, 2008). He also mentioned that it was the “mismatching of what various levels of government expected to do and what they actual do in any emergency situation” are…

intro Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter was born on September 4th 1981( 34 years old) in Houston, Texas in the US. She was named after her mothers maiden name. She has Native American, African, Irish and French heritage and is descended from Joseph Broussard, the Acadian leader through her mother. She was discovered at the age of eight and she met her future destiny child band mates. She is a very generous person and has worked with several charities. Her voice is categorized as a mezzo soprano.…

One of the most current natural disasters is known as hurricane Maria. It started as a category 4 storm, and progressively Maria left catastrophic damage all around Puerto Rico. . Many people are stuck on the island because the transportation facilities are still closed. On the same note Dozens of cities remain inhabitable, and the people have abounding needs for help. So all across the map there are complications throughout the Puerto Rican territory. On September 30, the Cruise line The…

1) What programs and services are available in the community to advance the health condition of Ta’esha? Name at least two and explain how such service can promote her health. Bringing Help, Bringing hope by American Red Cross will be able to help those devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Some of the unprecedented generosity of the American Red Cross will help Ta’esha’s family including alleviation of stress and most importantly is to improve their health conditions. To begin with, the Physical…

“The buildings are destroyed, people lost their house and clothes, and to make it worse, there is barely any food and clean water to sustain themselves,” said Pastor Henry. Hurricane Irma took more than 60 people lives including nine children. The storm snapped trees like twigs and swept away houses like straw. The debris pollute the water and block the roads. The survivors live under emergency shelters made from a pieces of roofing iron they salvaged, and the feed themselves with food scraps…

This poster will show Hurricane Andrew’s track, NOAA’s satellite image, and the National Hurricane Center’s last radar image of the strongest hurricane in 30 years to hit the state of Florida. Hurricane Andrew made landfall during the early morning hours along the southeastern tip of Florida at the city of Homestead on August 24, 1992. Classified as a Category 5 Hurricane, Andrew changed the face of South Florida forever; the area looked like it had been hit with a nuclear weapon. Hurricane…

Eighty five hurricanes don the earth each year according to NASA. Some out at sea, some just minor storms, but it’s the devastating ones that rake the lands, destroying everything in its path are the ones you have to worry about. Hurricane Katrina took the western world by storm in August of 2005. Category five (the highest) with the highest wind speeds of 280km/h, the storm killed over eighteen hundred people. It was devastating to all areas affected by the hurricane, some more than others. In…

The highlight for Case 24 presented by Hanson (2009, pg. 34) “From Rookie to Reality” shows the reality of every administrator’s when facing a moment of truth through their obligation to do whatever it takes to promote their school safety. As mentioned by Hanson (2009), Shoreline Elementary School, which is a small school, was in the eye of the hurricane by experiencing new situations. First at all, in the middle of the school year Shoreline Elementary School was appointed to an interim…