State of emergency

The basis of the film is how the life of Saleem is inseparably linked to the history of India which carries him through a journey full of trials, triumphs and tragedies. This paper focuses on how the film “Midnight’s Children” represents what was brought upon by the partition of India and Pakistan and the partition of Pakistan and Bangladesh. “Midnight’s Children” creatively captures the disparity between the rich and the poor; the violence that trembled from the Indo-Pakistani wars; and the State of Emergency that Indira Gandhi brought upon the nation. This paper is divided into five parts: I. a summary of the film, II. how the lives of Saleem and Shiva mirror the disparity between the people of the nation; III. the Indo-Pakistani wars, IV. the troubles brought upon by the State of…

When I began my education, my mother stressed college. She believed the famous line that numerous immigrant parents would say, “I want you to have a better life than I did.” That is the American Dream. Sadly, with the way the California State University system is weakening, I don’t believe the younger generation will be able to hold onto the promise of a better lifestyle. In the article “State of Emergency,” Jeff Bleich effectively identifies that California State University system, which…

What are the problems with the Smith Hill Emergency Management organization? With the failure to have an emergency management organization chart and the people properly identified to function in any capacity of an emergency from it most basic form to a catastrophic event is the biggest problem for the resident of Smith Hill. According to Perry, Prater & Lindell the town has a “very small tax base and a very small budget (2006, 83). This cannot be neglected even if it is true; it must be…

K & Vocino J (2013). Homeland Security in Higher Education: The State of Affairs. Journal of Public Affairs Education Vol 19(1), 13–29. Retrieved: http://www.jstor.org/stable/23608932?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Unfavorable when compared to Stewart and Vocino (2013) Journal on Homeland Security in Higher Education: The State of Affairs, shows an increase in higher education applicant and the learning outcome. At present, this article is only for important practice even though it could help…

Georgia so for planning and coordination processes Emergency Operations Center and EOP- Emergency Operations Plan will be involved. The president, Barack Obama, has declared a state of emergency for South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. To cope with this deadly hurricane, initial emergency responses will be recorded. State emergency management will be notified about the scope of the situation. If the situation seems to go out of municipality’s control, further assistance will be requested from…

Spring time in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is notorious for producing disastrous and deadly tornado outbreaks. The aftermath of just one super cell tornado can devastate an entire city, but a line of multiple tornados forming and wreaking havoc across the state all at once adds challenges for emergency managers. For instance, post-disaster response by everyday normal people following their human instinct to help others in need is one of the biggest challenges an emergency manager will face. While…

Slide 1 Title: Emergency Operation Center – These power point presentation is for LP5 Assignment on Emergency Operation Center. Slide 2 Table of Contents – The table of contents the area I will be covering are on: the functional roles of the Emergency Manager, Deputy Emergency Manager, Command Staff, Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, Operations Coordination Chief, Planning Coordination Chief, Investigation and Intelligence Coordination Chief, Resource Coordination…

Communication and Pediatric Emergency Preparedness Preparing for a disaster requires strategic planning; however, in recent years there have been several challenges, causing unnecessary deaths and illnesses. A critical component of emergency preparedness is communication at multiple levels. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presented grand rounds on preparedness challenges for children in public health emergencies with discussions on strengths, challenges, and opportunities…

To facilitate this, the mental health care specialist will be trained in psychological first aid. Federal Emergency Management Agency (2013) state, “ PFA is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping” (p. 12). The normative functions of an organization can only return to optimal state when the people who comprise of it are able to perform to the best of their ability. Reducing initial and long-term…

Recovery is one of the four major phases in the continuous cycle of emergency management. Dr. Baird states that “the ‘recovery’ component of emergency management is more complex that the other components and involves a much larger group of diverse stakeholders with sometimes-conflicting objectives.” (Baird, 2010). A concise description of the recovery phase is: “The basic definition of recovery is the process of returning a community to ‘normal.’” (Castillo, 2011). Dr. Ronald Perry and Dr.…