The Katrina Breakdown. The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina may be remarked as a very important aspect to understand the relationship between federal‚ state‚ and local governments when it comes to major catastrophe. In Katrina’s case‚ federalism is seen as central to what was largely a government-created disaster. Numerous scientific articles are trying to offer various interpretations of what went wrong and why; however‚ out of all perspectives‚ I find Stephen Griffin’s argument most persuasive.
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Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster waiting to happen to the state of Louisiana. Katrina formed from the interaction of tropical waves and tropical depression. What was the most severe impact about Hurricane Katrina? It had one of the worst oil spills in history from Louisiana to Alabama. Katrina caused a long-term environmental and health impact. What effects were caused in state of Louisiana? In John Levine research about Hurricane Katrina (2005) he stated‚ “in the city of New Orleans‚ pollution
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Three post-Hurricane Katrina disaster planning lessons learned: have a prepared evacuation plan for the city‚ do not delay aid‚ and a lack of resources imposes greater difficulties of rebuilding. The mandatory evacuation call was late and not fully supported—many people did not have a way to leave the city‚ as many people were dependent on public transportation. Could have neighboring buses come in earlier and brought people to safety? I think the Mayor later got criticized for not using school buses
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What is a bureaucracy? It is defined as an administrative policy-making group. The United States government fits that description to a T‚ but the argument whether or not that this is a good thing. Is the government getting too large that it is hurting individual rights and liberties‚ or is it providing opportunities for others to pursue them? In the journal article‚ “Is the Bureaucracy a Threat to Liberty”‚ we see opposing viewpoints from Ellsworth Barnard and Jacob Hornberger about if big government
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Also‚ there has been a trend most notably seen in Hurricane Katrina‚ in which only 84% of those that were evacuated returned one year after resulting in a loss of labor participation from these displaced workers‚ also those that did return suffered from not fully participating in the labor market some jobs‚ unable to fulfill work tasks as the producer which affects the market. ("The Workforce and Economic Recovery: Effects of Hurricane Katrina." 1) Gasoline is a vital resource to everyday life and when
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of the executive has gradually grown from a small arm of the president into an expansive set of cabinet departments‚ executive-appointed agencies‚ and independent regulatory agencies forming the modern executive bureaucracy. Accompanying this growth in the size of the executive bureaucracy has been the expansion of the prerogative of the executive himself. This extension of the executive’s power can predominantly be explained by the theory of the unitary executive. This idea concerning the power of
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On August 28‚ 2005 Hurricane Katrina was in the Gulf of Mexico were it was a category 5 storm and winds estimated up to 175 miles per hour. At 7:10 am on August 29 hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Plaquemines Parish‚ Louisiana. It made landfall as a category 3 hurricane and maximum winds up to 135 miles per hour. The hurricane caused a total of 1‚833 fatalities. And the damage cost of this hurricane was $ 108 billion dollars. On October 27‚ 2012 Hurricane Sandy made landfall. Hurricane
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In the immediate aftermath of hurricane Katrina‚ more than one third of the evacuees in Houston shelters reported that they had spent time in the Superdome in New Orleans. About forty percent of the evacuees said that they had spent at least one day on the street or overpass waiting to be rescued. Moreover‚ 34% had reported that they were trapped in their homes‚ and some of them were trapped and waited for 3 days to be rescued. The National Guard as reported by evacuees rescued most of the people
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the most destructive storms to ever hit the United States and left behind much devastation to the south coast‚ particularly New Orleans‚ Louisiana. However‚ there were many ways that some of this physical and emotional damage could have been prevented‚ particularly by the government systems and engineers. When the Levees Broke‚ a movie directed by Spike Lee‚ clearly showed this and the interviews of those who lived through the storm were truly heart wrenching. However
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As Hurricane Katrina ravaged the South and drowned large parts of New Orleans this past September‚ the ugly reality of our nation’s continuing problem with class‚ poverty‚ and race became apparent. Many Americans began to question the possibility of racism being a deciding factor in the fate of many New Orleans citizens who were black and who lived in the poorest‚ most low-lying portion of the city‚ the Ninth Ward. Many‚ including First Lady Laura Bush‚ denounce critics who say race played a role
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