neoliberalism is dominating the world by using public disorientation such as wars, terrorist attacks and natural disasters to push through reforms that are not accepted. The introduction of the book Klein talks about the disaster in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, one of the many examples she uses to support her thesis, and how the Louisiana State Legislature in Baton Rouge were using this tragedy as an opportunity to change New Orleans. They spoke about building condos now that public housing was
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The Victims of Natural Disasters Natural disasters are most often unexpected, which is why these devastating storms cause so much damage to communities and to people’s lives. People most commonly don’t have enough time to prepare for these disastrous storms and therefore cannot take the precautionary steps. For that reason, I believe the people of these communities should be given more help to rebuild their lives, because it’s not their fault that these disasters happen. The role of the federal
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Simas Butkus E&P STARBUCKS Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world with lots of stores all around the world and also amazing profits. In this short writing assignment I will try to evaluate this brands philanthropic activity and distinguish strategic philanthropy examples from not so strategic ones. First of all, I would like to mention few strategic philanthropy examples, which were mentioned in the book: * “Since 1992 we have been working with CARE International
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group are welcomed to engage in joint activities and events without private invitations or limitations. KSA is helped not only Korean students but also Korean community. KSA gather in Baton Rouge to share opinions socially without conflict. When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, hundreds of Korean refugees flocked to Baton Rouge to find emergency shelter at the Korean Baptist Church of Baton Rouge. In there, volunteer of KSA helped many refugees. They were provided food, clothing, emergency medical
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normal couples do, the views of regrading things are not the same thinking ways as people imagine in the first part, the conflict is elaborated by flashback exactly. The book focuses around the accounts of Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun during Hurricane Katrina. From the flashback way ,the writer describes about the characters' past before marriage. Kathy’s and Zeitoun’s pasts are revealed bit by bit through flashbacks. Zeitoun's family life and his business life ,the two very interconnected. He
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from it’s public, thereby helping to “naturalize[e] social inequality”. (Masquelier) The word the author used in this article was ‘displaced person’, instead of using the word refugee. The label ‘refugee’ was an insult to the displaced people of Hurricane Katrina. The Katrina survivors felt that the word made them less, made what they went through less. It was interesting how the media played such a big role in how the rest of the world was seeing what was happening during the storm and its aftermath
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SIESTA KEY BEACH, MY FAVORITE LOCATION Of all the places that I have visited, there has never been on that has made me feel as relaxed and content as I do at Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, Florida. With the sound of the Gulf waters crashing on the soft white sand, the warm sun beating down and the squawking sounds of the seagulls flying overhead, I could sit there for hours. The impact that sitting on Siesta Key beach has on my sense of touch, smell and sound, is one that I have yet to experience
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principles of argumentation. He uses ethos, which is the character of the speaker; he uses logos, which is an appeal based on logic or reason; and he uses pathos, which is an appeal based on emotions. His piece is over poverty and what came from Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath for the people. He also discusses what other events in history have contributed to poverty, and how nothing is being done about it by the government. He begins in part 1 using pathos, “ There they were on our television
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Order Title Name Institution Course Date Crisis plan Hurricane Katrina was considered as one of the most destructive disaster in the history of the U.S. The extent of damage and level of response during the occurrence of the crisis was a clear indication, that the government lacked management plans and procedures needed to mitigate the outcome. One of the plans that were put into action in the state of Mississippi was the use of the National Guard to enhance relief operations. This was part of the
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Red Cross are suppose to work together in a disaster. 5. Allen, J. (2005). The Scandalous History of the Red Cross. CounterPunch: Petrolia, CA: This article describes the many different problems the Red Cross has faced especially since Hurricane Katrina and 9/11. 6. Braid, H. (2013). The American Red Cross faces Organizational Integrity Challenges. Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://danielsethic.mgt.umn.edu This article discusses the
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