Levees Breached: Who was responsible for Maintenance? Six years ago, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast, the Louisiana wetlands breaching levees and canals, and filled the bowl of New Orleans with water. When the levees breached over the lower 9th ward, many residents said it sounded like an explosion and many believe that was history repeating it from the 1927 bombing of the levees and from Hurricane Betsy in 1965. When one is asked who is responsible for the levees, two groups are considered responsible Orleans Levee Board and the U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) but most of the blame goes to USACE. But one thing is for sure whoever was/is responsible should know that the disaster of Hurricane Katrina has been 40 years
With all the damage that took place there's a lot of organizations that are stepping in to help people in need from the damage of Hurricane Sandy. The American Red Cross has provided shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Do you know what a hurricane is? A hurricane is an intense, rotating oceanic weather system that possesses maximum sustained winds that can cause severe damage. While hurricanes can produce extremely powerful winds and rain, they are also able to produce high waves, damaging storms, and tornadoes.
Damage, costing billions of dollars, has made it one of the costliest storms on record. The storm had many social impacts including looting, unsanitary conditions, violence in the streets (functionalist perspective). Also people were separated from their loved ones (interactionist perspective). And the problems with FEMA (conflict perspective). In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, looting, violence and other criminal activity became serious problems.
A wide-ranging, advanced and various approach is to be taken to reduce disasters, and support in bringing new tension to research on disasters, on pre- planning. Therefore, “to include disaster education and preparedness of the public as well as early warning systems is directly depended on us, in whom people at risk receive, understand, and act upon the warning information conveyed”(Abhishek 1). Natural disasters are the effects and result of natural hazards. Natural disasters, like hurricane Katrina, represent a serious breakdown in sustainability and disruption of economic and social progress and they signify to the great loss of human lives and their properties. The enormous number of dead, seriously incapacitated and homeless people after the strike of a natural disaster and the large amount of money to be spent for reestablishment and rehabilitation connects to a natural disaster.
President Harry S. Truman was one of the most important presidents of all time. He made this decision that no one in history will ever forget. President Truman dropped uranium and plutonium fission bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many thought that the President made the right decision, when others made the wrong decision. President Truman uses different decisions and symbols on why he bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
With reference to one or more located examples, describe and explain the different impacts of flooding (25 marks) Floods can have a major impact on the environment and society. The impacts can be social, economic, and/or environmental. Although the vast majority of the social and economic impacts are negative because they result in costly repairs and the disruption of peoples’ everyday lives,, some of the environmental impacts can be positive. For example, floods spread sediment containing nutrients over soil that may not have reached had there been no flood. Whether or not a country can cope with the effects of a flood depends greatly on whether it is a less economically developed country (LEDC) or a more economically developed country (MEDC).
The heavy rainfall flooded areas inland all the way up to the Virginias. The North Carolina region which depends on tourism was devastated. Property damages in North Carolina alone was over $2.3 billion. Hurricane Fran was the worst natural economic disaster to happen in North Carolina. Survivors of a natural disaster would have feelings of shock and grief, and want to rebuild their home and reconnect quickly with their loved ones.
Besides all the negative effects, American citizens reconnected and became closer with there families and god. Also American citizens took a great sense in patriotism and backed America’s decision to go to war. In conclusion, the horrid event of 9/11 was a day that will be remembered by American citizens forever. This event showed the real heroes, like firemen and policemen who risked there lives and suffered the ultimate fate, well trying to save citizens. Also this event reconnected American citizens, patriotically, spiritually, and
Universalism is where people should uphold certain values, such honesty as well as other values that society needs in order to function correctly. Universal principles may be powerful and useful, however what people say, hope, or think they would do is often now what is actually done in the long run. Egoism is acceptable behavior which maximizes benefits for an individual “doing the right thing,’ the focus of moral philosophy is defined by egoism as “do the act that promotes the greatest good for oneself” (mhhe.com, Ethics and Corporate Responsibility). Utilitarianism, unlike egoism, seeks the greatest good for the greatest amount of people. Organizations seek the greats good for the largest amount of consumers they can supply to, increasing their need for product.
However, when properly used, the Triple Package leads to success and can be efficiently self-taught. One of the traits of the Triple Package includes a superiority complex. As Chua mentioned, sometimes group superiority can result in disastrous effects. However, many people have superiority instilled in the form of personal superiority. This personal superiority gives us a drive to be better than others and encourages us to strive for success.