How would a person feel if their donated money was misused? What would happen to the reputation of a charity if they were caught misusing money? How is it possible to know if the charity is reliable or not? The Susan G. Komen Foundation, the Red Cross, and the United Way are examples of charities that have misused people’s money. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was one of the variety of charities that misused people’s money. It is important to research charities before you donate money
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Running head: THE HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE BP OIL SPILL 1 THE HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE BP OIL SPILL 6 The Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill Hieu Le Columbia Southern University The Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill The 2005 Hurricane Katrina is one of the worst natural disasters in the United States history. This hurricane killed 1836 people in Louisiana, Mississippi, and other nearby states
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shows the news man. He begins to talk and you hear everyone outside screaming. Your frightened as you hear what the news man has to say. “Hurricane Katrina is here!” If your confused let me explain. Hurricane Katrina is a natural disaster that affects a lot of people. One of the most devastating attacks was in 2005. Though what I here to talk about is Hurricane KAtrina related to global warming. To firat answer this question we need to understand what global warming is. When certain gases are released
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Hurricane Irma did lots of damage to the Caribbean islands and Florida. Monster Hurricane Irma Makes Its Presence Felt In The Caribbean and Florida,this article is written by Kim Bussing. This article is from DOGO News. I know this is a relible source because I got it from my teacher Mrs.Van Valkgenburg. Florida was first hit in the Florida Keys with a catogory 4 hurricane. Hurricane Irma caused lots of property damage. For example, it caused flooding, damage to homes, and vehicle damage.This
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Coast of the United States. This natural disaster was called Hurricane Sandy. Many citizens living in the New York and New Jersey areas were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. As the mayor warned of a hurricane approaching many people rushed to supermarkets and hardware stores to get supplies such as, canned food, bottled water, and sandbags to keep the water out of their houses. The city also made many efforts to minimize the danger that Hurricane Sandy might have by creating sand dunes. All the efforts
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The Great Galveston Hurricane was the most deadliest hurricane in history. The hurricane eventually came to a category 4 hurricane on september 8th 1990. More than 8000 men, women, and children lost their lives. The hurricane had also knocked out the St, Mary’s Orphan Asylum. Killing 10 Nuns an 90 Orphans. The affected areas were the Atlantic, Canada, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Oklahoma, Texas an cuba. Alot more land was destroyed in Texas than any other. The amount of people that died came in at
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The disastrous Hurricane Agnes wreaked immense havoc on the citizens of the Eastern United States with extensive, fatal flood conditions which resulted from the storm. Agnes’s unpredictable path led to traumatic transformations of the East Coast. Due to their lack of flood prevention preparations, the citizens on the Eastern seaboard struggled from the structural devastation for a long period of time, especially in Pennsylvania. The flood of 1972 severely impacted Northeastern Pennsylvania causing
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When the Levees Broke, the lock holding back the truth about racism in America broke and left many questioning their status: human or animal. The four-part documentary captures the struggles of mostly black citizens in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina hit. One of the most noticeable differences between Katrina’s black and white victims is that the white citizens were able to escape or ended up better off than their black counterparts in general. For example, a white woman and a white boy with
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collapsed and is in desperate need of help. Help they know, they will receive if they were to become the 51st state. According to the New York Post, Puerto Rico’s government has been inept at taking care of their precious infrastructure. Even before hurricane Maria, their power and water systems were crumbling due to being outrageously outdated and they were up to their eyeballs in debt, 118 billion to be exact. According to CNN, people were leaving the island at a historic rate with an “average of 230
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Trey Grimes English 1010 Professor Magrans Date Post-Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans During that calm, quiet time before any storm hits, the people of New Orleans and it’s surrouding areas prepared for a beating. Most citizens left the city in heed of the warnings sent out. As landfall came closer and closer, researchers began changing their predictions on how much rain they would get as well as the cripplng flood levels. Getting everyone evacuated from danger zones wasn’t as simple as it sounded
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