The initial impact was devastating which left about 300,000 people homeless out of a population of about 410,000. Many of the people were evacuated to nearby cities, and the others lived in makeshift tents on the beach of North beach. In fact years later in 1908 these refugee camps were still in operation. The overall cost of the damages was estimated at the time to be 400 million US Dollars (around 8.2 Billion present Dollars). The fires that were a direct result from the main shock and the aftershocks were just as damaging because of the uncontrollable burning from ruptured gas lines.
Ike was a huge economic burden to the U.S. and “estimates suggest Ike may become one of the costliest hurricanes on record” (FEMA 10). Hurricanes are known for causing severe structural damage to houses, but also have an effect on many businesses as well. Many people had to evacuate and be out of work for up to two weeks due to power outage and debris. Also, some businesses were damaged by flooding and wind, which caused the loss of crucial business equipment. Businesses were flooded along the Texas coast and lost all of their vital technology such as computers, telephones, and other office equipment.
Today some medical students and doctors still take the oath and learn about it. The third contributions to democracy from the Greek-Roman era is concrete, Romans invented concrete for arches and constructed roads and bridges that remain in use today. (20 points) Score 2. Explain how the move toward industrialization led to demands for political change in the early 1800's. Answer: The move toward industrialization led to demands for political change in the early 1800's because industrialization caused many people to move to the cities, so the cities became overcrowded and dirty.
Tenement houses within these cities became incredibly crowded and crammed along narrow paths or streets. Whole families were living in attics, cellars, or single rooms, with one house holding up to 60 people in multiple rooms. Sanitation was not common in a lot of cities even making clean water for the rich a luxury. Sewers ran down streets, wide-open, carrying water fouled with industrial and human waste. Tuberculosis, typhoid and cholera were diseases that developed in many cities killing thousands.
This is where trouble happens. Many are so enamored by the Dream that when reality hits, it hits hard. The Dream cannot always be fulfilled. It gives many individuals false hope; they have such high expectations that in the end, their dreams are denied. In a Newsweek article, Death of a Dream, it talks about the idea of a “bubble dependency.” Many people were very excited about the emergence of the housing market; “people cheered as their home's "value" increased 20 percent annually.” However, when the housing bubble burst, the real-estate economy slowly evaporated and families were felt with debt.
The massive number of European immigrants that entered into America’s east coast from the late 1800’s and on forever influenced the growth and development of the country. Fleeing crop failure, famine, rising taxes, and land/job shortages, many immigrants journeyed to the United States because it was perceived as the land of economic opportunity. With hope for a brighter future, nearly 27 million immigrants arrived in the United States between 1880 and 1920. The majority of the immigrants entered through Ellis Island, leading it to become the gateway to America and become recognized as a national symbol. Many of the immigrants, not knowing the way America worked, didn’t stray too far from the East Coast and moved into areas filled with people of similar languages, traditions, and beliefs.
Most people were distracted by all the fire and such that they didn’t move a one bit; they just stood there. Climax- At 9:06 am, the bumping ship explosion. Many of the spectators on the shore on the buildings around them also vanished. 1600 people were killed in the explosion including the Captains. Out of 9000 were injured, and flying glass were blinding 200 people.
Anyone that the plague came upon, caused reddening stains on the face and the body would appear, which caused the individual to be thrown in a secluded quarantine factory. This disease appeared in over less than an hour. During this time no one could find the cure for this impeccable disease. As time goes on mass destruction is steady rising in the city. When President Toro heard of this distraught news he was horrified of the mass destruction that was going on.
In 2007, around seventy thousand Americans were hospitalized due to accidental shootings. Between 2001 and 2007, around four thousand nine hundred people died because of an accidental shooting. Of those 4900 people killed, around 1750 of those were under the age of twenty-five. People die at way to young of an age because of somebody else’s or their own stupidity. Some people get trigger-happy when it comes to tense situations.
The lives breached resulted in flooding up to 80% of the city with water rising 25 feet in some places” (Voosun & Miller, 2006, p. 1). This natural disaster left many without food and