Crisis Management: An Analysis of the 1947 Texas City Explosion Kevin K. Rice Columbia Southern University Abstract Texas City became the site of the worst industrial catastrophe in United States history when two merchant ships, the SS Grandcamp and SS High Flyer, carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded on the 16 and 17 April 1947. The Texas City disaster remains the worst industrial accident in US history. This disaster occurred prior to the realization that government entities needed to have emergency management plans. Since this major accident, major improvements have been made in emergency management ;however, the possibility of a disaster is always relative to the seriousness of the threat. This paper is a recounting of the events surrounding the accident, both before, during, and after.
Whether the person was a professional writer, a diesel mechanic from Boston, a flight attendant on American Airlines flight 11, a janitor on floor 33 of the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York or a member of the NYFD, each and every one of these lives were forever affected on the morning of September 11, 2001. Each life was affected differently depending on where the victims were on the morning of these terrorist attacks, and because of this, the post-9/11 lives of this nation and for the American people that care for this nation were all changed differently. The people who were affected may have had different religious views, political views, and different outlooks on life, but as a nation America stands as one. That being said writers and directors have had to make a decision on which perspective to look at the tragedy from, or what example to
Often the countries bordering our homelands were already burdened with millions of refugees, or caught up in the very same problems that we are fleeing. Australia is regarded as a peaceful, democratic country where injustice and equality is thought to be immoral. We believe we would receive justice here. Instead, WE were imprisoned. At first for weeks or months, each of us were kept isolated from the outside world, with no mail, no telephones, no radio or newspapers, WE remained in prison.
The use of imagery in both poems is very deep and necessary. Both poems uses imagery, but in two different ways Doyle uses imagery that depicts the victims of 9/11 falling from the towers; They were headed so vigorously toward the ground that by the time they hit near Liberty St. there was pink mist arrayed in the air. This horrible display of imagery was used to show the suffering that not only the ones watching were experiencing, but the horrible things that happened to the people falling to their untimely death. I as the reader see images of innocent people tragically falling to their death, and wondering what was going on in the minds of them as they fall. I feel as though I am forced to see the
Racism Post 9/11 September 11th 2001 will forever be remembered as 102 minutes that changed America. The attacks not only shook the nation with fear but altered racial stereotypes until this very day. When one reflects upon the media post 9/11, they initially spot the increases in Arab/Muslim prejudged remarks; however, with a decade past one could argue movies and television shows have managed to represent a more accurate illustration of life in the Middle East. Days following the attacks on the twin towers, the media occupied its broadcast with horrible racial stereotypes. Newspapers, homepages, and newscasts filled their content with prejudiced information which distorted many Americans point of view.
9/11/01 was a very horrible day. On 9/11 a tragedy happened that Americans will never forget when the U.S. airlines were hijacked from suspected terrorist and 3 out of 4 targets were hit. The two twin towers and the pentagon were hit but they missed the 4th target, the White house. This is a day that people claim they will “never forget,” but memories fade over time, so it is important that Americans keep reminding each other of the tragedy so that we really do never forget those lost. Many people lost their lives that day.
Government Research Paper There are many events that cause a shock, a feeling of uncertainty, and fear and during the history of the United States there have been many of them. During our lifetimes Americans have witnessed many of these events like September 11, the Cuban missile crisis, and Pearl Harbor. During these events the minds of the American people were changed, and always they wanted to find a way to stop it from happening again. After September 11 the PATRIOT act was passed, after the Cuban missile crisis we got the missiles away from the area, and after Pearl Harbor we interred the Japanese in camps. During American history this decision made by former president Franklin Delano Roosevelt has been debated by Americans on why he
Movie Critique L24485376 CRIS 302-D01 LUO Professor Varland Movie Critique On September 11, 2001, a series of terrorist attacks occurred, changing the lives of Americans forever. The 2006 movie World Trade Center, directed by Oliver Stone, is centered around the terroristic events of September 11, 2001, specifically the World Trade Center towers, and the impact it had on people immediately affected. The movie follows the lives of two officers, McLoughlin and Jimeno, that were the only survivors out of the group of policemen sent in to evacuate the Tower. Throughout the movie we see various themes communicated to the audience including the daily dangers associated with being police officers and emergency response personnel, and the level, or lack, of preparedness for such a disaster. As in real life, the movie depicts firemen and police personnel running towards the Twin Towers trying to evacuate the buildings and save as many people as possible while risking their own lives in the process.
In the images I chose for my Square of Hope, they all symbolize what comes to mind when I talk about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The first image is the twin towers, after being hit by the aircraft that was hijacked. I recall September 11th, 2001 as being a sad day. I could feel the mixed emotions of the kids in my class and also the teachers as we heard the news on the TV and the intercoms. Although I was too young to understand why the towers were bombed, I was still able to comprehend that this had been a horrible attack against the U.S.
Torture Is it Right Or Wrong MIL275: Military Ethics November 2012 Torture Is it Right Or Wrong Since September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a number of things have changed around the United States regarding how people view and feel about the rest of the world. The terrorist attacks opened many eyes because of the acts that were committed on that day had not taken place on American territory since Pearl Harbor. In addition to the many lives that were changed and altered, people lost family members moms, dads, sons and daughters were all gone. The loved ones who were left behind along with the rest of the United States of America wanted nothing more than for the people who were behind the attacks to be held responsible. In order to