Thursday evening‚ July 23‚ 2015 hits a bit close to home for me‚ as this was the evening when a gunman opened fire in a local movie theater in Louisiana. The Grand Theater 16‚ in Lafayette‚ LA was the place where three people were killed along with nine others injured during the evening showing of the Amy Schumer film‚ Trainwreck. Shortly after the 7:00 pm‚ a gunman stood up during the film and began to open fire. He started firing on patrons as they sat unexpectedly of any such heinous act. As the
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find a simpler way of life. We must retreat into the past‚ everyone and everything‚ in its place‚ in order. Freedom is a small price to pay for survival.” During King Endor’s reign the world was very chaotic. Imagine the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina but the entire world. I believe this
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Although‚ New Orleans is one of the worst-organized cities in the United States and known for poverty‚ yet there are still people such as Billy Grace and John Guidos that found their life fulfillment in the midst of their storm‚ the devastating Hurricane Katrina. Billy Grace and John Guidos are characters from the book Nine Lives by Dan Baum. John Guidos born a man‚ at an early age begin to recognize that he was somewhat different‚ but never knew how to comfortably come into his own until 20 years later
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sank for a number of reason in Hurricane Joaquin‚ many of which are related to poor leadership. The sinking of El Faro is considered one of the worst catastrophes in United States maritime history‚ with one of the largest losses of life recorded in recent history. The event can be looked at using the interactional framework system‚ with the captain representing the leader‚ the crew the followers‚ and the situation being an outdated vessel in an aggressive hurricane. In this situation‚ the leadership
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The Unconventional Hero What defines a hero? Does it mean having the ability to fly‚ super human strength‚ or be able to leap a sky scraper in a single bound? Maybe it’s the courage to run into a burning building and save someone’s life‚ or even answering the call to go fight for your country. However‚ according the Joseph Campbell‚ author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces‚ it doesn’t require super human strength or the courage of a thousand lions; it requires one’s ability to embark and endure
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Humanitarianism September 18‚ 2012 Erin Brown Smillie and Minear describe humanitarianism as “the act of people helping people” (pg.11a). Everyone wants to contribute some way or another to help other human beings who are less fortunate then themselves. When a natural disaster‚ war‚ or famine happens to other people it compels people to want to help in some way. There are many organizations that provide relief to people in need. They provide basic needs such as food‚ shelter
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On October 8‚ 2016 at approximately 1:45 a.m.‚ hurricane Matthew just impinges on the shores of North Carolina. This hurricane has a circumference of 300 miles‚ and winds gusting at 120 miles. The heavy rain has caused infrastructure to collapse‚ power outages‚ trees are falling over streets and major highways‚ people are trapped in cars and homes. Crabtree Valley Mall which is located in Raleigh North Carolina‚ lower deck is completely flooded. Owners of businesses are in disarray because flood
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Heclo’s policy of issue networks is a new way of dealing with the connection between politics and its administration. Previously‚ the Iron Triangle was the way that the connection was dealt with. The Iron Triangle concept described the major players as congress‚ career bureaucrats and large interest groups. It was said that the groups had a give and take kind of relationship and eventually led to a reasonably easy way to create policy while somewhat satisfying each of the groups. Basically
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loss. Not only the frequency is increasing but the magnitude of hazards as well. Mostly in hydro-meteorological hazards (the graph no.2)‚ probably due to climate change. In recent years we had the biggest disasters (both hydro-meteorological) Hurricane Katrina (2005) and Asian tsunami (2004) whose caused many deaths and a lot of damage. However the first graph also is very similar to the graph of people population growing‚ as we know at the moment there is about 6.5 billion people on the Earth and
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supported by public financial donations and volunteerism. It provides relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent‚ prepare for and respond to emergencies. The company has been widely criticized for the way it handled 9/11 in 2001 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as being inadequate and poorly managed. The company has allegations of fraud‚ bribery and even theft on the part of volunteers and employees working for the organization. It has also faced internal challenges due to high turnover‚ as
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