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No Firemen Invited On the 10th anniversary of 9/11 at Ground Zero, many people, families, and even politicians were invited to remember the ones lost on that devastating day. But a group of the most important people on that day weren't. Firemen and first responders were not invited to the anniversary at Ground Zero because there “was not enough room for them” (Burke) according to the New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Instead they were sent to an off site location to watch the anniversary…

Describe three ways that city life changed in the 1800s? Three ways that changed city life in the 1800s where “The most extensive urban renewal” because in the 1850s which took place in Paris the cities were very poor areas and there were rebuilding them to be in better condition. Georges Haussmann was a planner for Napoleon the 3rd and he destroyed almost all of the medieval streets especially in a poor section of a huge city in Paris. There were many people put to work to rebuild all the ugly…

I enjoyed how Sheri Fink wrote this book during the first half the reader gets a front row experience of being at Memorial Medical during hurricane Katrina and traumatic days that followed while the second half consists of the investigation against a doctor and two nurses for murdering patients. The prose is exceptional, it is very well researched with a big section of notes, it includes an index if for any reason you need to reference anything, there is a helpful list of selected individuals at…

By the time Hurricane Alex made landfall in the Azores, it had been downgraded to a tropical storm and thankfully did little damage. But the real significance of the storm was in its timing and location. The Atlantic hurricane season officially lasts from June 1 to November and the January-born hurricane is a weather anomaly not seen since 1955. Major hurricanes with names and potential for significant damage are normally only seen from July onwards. Alex began as a tropical depression, first…

My life was changed forever when I decided to go with a group from my church on a mission trip to host a bible school in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. I had been warned prior to going that it would change my life in a drastic way, but no one could have prepared me for the amount of brokenness and heartbreak I would witness. Flying into Port au Prince, even from the air I could see that the homes were dilapidated, and the ones that weren’t, were pretty close to falling apart. I could see trash and…

David Helvarg was a journalist and environmental activist that wrote, “The Storm This Time” sharing his personal analysis of the damages Hurricane Katrina inflicted on the city of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Traveling through the deserted city, all he could see were unrecognizable, unpassable debris filled streets. Helvarg could not believe his eyes as a disgusting odor lingered in the air. He knew at that moment the vibrant city of New Orleans was no more. While on foot, surveying the…

Hurricane Matthew has been the most destructive hurricane, therefore being classified as a very deadly category 5 cyclone. Hurricane Matthew had been just as bad as the destruction it left behind. The Haitian government is to blame for Haiti being unprepared for the destruction of Hurricane Matthew because they did not save enough money for this specific cause, did not save enough food, and did not make enough shelters for this purpose. “Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of…

Hurricanes are powerful forces of nature that can destroy houses, towns and if powerful enough, multiple cities. Recent hurricanes like Hugo, Katrina and Andrew, are powerful and do leave a mark, but a forgotten hurricane of 1938 still shocks many of the people who survived the living nightmare. Weather, human error, and impact is what made that hurricane so powerful. 682 people died during that storm, and that could’ve been avoided, but how? Weather is also a key factor, considering the…

Hurricane Matthew has been a very severe weather event. Hurricane Matthew started on September 28th, 2016 through October 10th, 2016. Lasting a total of thirteen days. The reason that Hurricane Matthew became such a major event is because it traveled a really long path, and how many people lost their lives because of this hurricane. There were a total of 1,384 deaths caused by Hurricane Matthew. This hurricane occurred from the Caribbean to Cape Hatteras. It went through many places. Such as,…

Background On Sunday, November 7, 2010 the cruise ship, Carnival Splendor, departed Long Beach, California for seven-day, six-night cruise touring the Mexican Riviera; with stops in Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán, and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Carnival Splendor was to arrive back in Long Beach with its 3,200 guests and 1,167 crew members on Saturday, November 13. On Monday, November 8, 2010 at 6:00a.m., a fire erupted in the aft engine room. The Splendor operates on six diesel engines, three in the…