opportunity. Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers, is a book that illustrates one man’s faith when faced with a disaster. This book tells the story about Syrian- American, Abdulrahman Zeitoun, who lived with his family in New Orleans when the city was hit by hurricane Katrina that literally destroyed the city and changed it forever. Zeitoun is a religious Muslim who strongly believes in a God. He came from Syria, a country with a reputation of stubborn people. He believes that everything happens for a reason
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governments within the United States and the International Association of Emergency Managers was formed to help state, federal and governments ensure that their people have peace of mind. Table of Contents I. Introduction 3 II. Hurricane Katrina 4 III. Natural disasters in the United States 6 IV. Earthquake and tsunami in Japan 8 V. Natural disasters in the world 9 VI. Closing 11 VII. Reference 13 I. INTRODUCTIONS
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The film, “Hurricane on the Bayou,” presents the environmental impact of the wetlands in New Orleans, and events that contributed to the catastrophic effect of Hurricane Katrina. Moreover, the film describes the aftermath effects and possible considerations that may help prevent future catastrophes. The modernization and infrastructure of New Orleans weakened the surrounding ecosystem and removed any natural resilience against hurricanes. Wetlands act as a natural buffer that reduces the intensity
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at all for really any major hurricane. They had done a practice hurricane the season before hurricane Katrina and it was only a category 3 hurricane. That hurricane did massive amounts of damage and had over 60,000 people dead. The city officials all got together and viewed the information and even discussed it, but never did anything about it. One guy from the video said something on how New Orleans had dodged bullets in previous years on other big hurricanes. If the city knew that, then
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93174/Man 3583 Class Project The Disaster Relief Project of Post- Hurricane Katrina On August 29, 2005 the levees broke and started the flooding of the city with depths of more than 10 feet of water in some places. The category 4 storm had already taken its toll on the city. The head of DHS Michael Chertoff waited a total of 24 hours after receiving knowledge that the levees were breached to make the designation that hurricane Katrina was a "incident of national significance--requiring an extensive
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Hip Hop artists utilized Hurricane Katrina to point out social injustices that remain in our country. What is Trauma? My definition of trauma is that it is a painful event that creates a lasting effect on someone. It can be physical, mental or emotional. The painful event can be either man-made or natural. An example of a man-made traumatic event would be the attack on 9/11 which killed thousands of people. An example of a natural, traumatic event would be Hurricane Katrina, which also killed
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event, a flood that even the National Weather Service characterized as not only historic, but biblical. That turns out to be a pretty good characterization of a 100-year event. They’re big, we know them when we see them, and we remember them: Hurricane Katrina in 2005; Super Storm Sandy in 2012; the tornado that devastated Moore, Oklahoma in 2013; the entire wildfire summer of 2012. And if one of them takes your loved ones, your home, or your possessions, it doesn’t really matter if it makes
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community’s strengths or weaknesses related to disaster preparedness. Media agenda is referred to as the deliberate coverage of topics or events with the goal of influencing public opinion and public policy (Barnes, et al., 2008). In the case of Hurricane Katrina, the gulf coast appeared to be in a panic. The media repeatedly highlighted the flaws in local, state, and federal emergency preparedness procedures. One should note that during this same time, there were many courageous and dangerous rescues
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in skimpy outfits that make them look unprofessional and only out to seduce the doctors or even patients at that matter. However during disaster times, nurses are portrayed as the volunteers helping disaster victims as during Haiti earthquake, Hurricane Katrina and even of recent the Ebola outbreak in Liberia West Africa. We see the news on tv where nurses are risking their lives to save fellow human beings. The first avenue to educate the general public on the role and scope of nursing will be
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of life. A disaster can be an earthquake, flood, fire, explosion, hurricane, or any event that is catastrophic to infrastructure and claims lives. Disasters affect the lives of thousands of people every year. Being prepared for a disaster can reduce fear and anxiety. Being prepared can also help to decrease the amount of losses that can occur. Individuals and families need to know what to do in the event of a disaster like a hurricane ("FEMA," “n.d”). Communities that consist of military bases face
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