Do disasters really bring out the best in people? In her book ‘A Paradise Built In Hell: The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster’ Rebecca Solnit puts forward the notion that in the worse of situations‚ modern societies have shown the ability to display remarkable altruistic and selfless behavior that allowed them to overcome any obstacles. Although there may be some truth in the argument brought forward by pessimist that disasters at times do show the worse side of humans- selfishness
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Taylor ENG 1 August 2013 What’s in a Name? The topic in general from the America Now textbook is asking us what do we know about our names‚ what they mean. Our names can suggest family origins‚ religious‚ racial‚ an ethnic identity and social status. What’s in a Name? encompassed many things that many people didn’t actually know about their names and what they mean to have that name or nickname. Like giving a favorite object a name. Most times many people have trouble coming up with appropriate
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I’d like to be straight to the point‚ we weren’t smart‚ we didn’t listen and now we’re stuck here unsure what will happen to us. We were stuck in the middle of hurricane katrina. A few days ago President Bush issued a warning‚ to make things even worse for us Mayor Nagin issued a mandatory evacuation order. We ignored it and that’s how we ended up where we are. Most people decided to leave‚ the news had said that less than 100‚000 decided to stay. Me and my family decided to stay with our house until
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Zeitoun family’s view of the events? What might be lost in such an approach? The story gains by reflecting only the Zeitoun family’s view of the events mainly because of the discrimination that Zeitoun had to go through during the Hurricane Katrinna‚ by the simple reason that Zeitoun is a muslim man‚ they accused him and his two friends‚ of being part of the AlQaeda. The American police – military or a higher power – imprisoned them by their religion and did not give them
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providing a means of prevention practices a school can actually eliminate or minimize the crisis all together (Cavaiola & Colford‚ 2011). This statement is very clear and true in my opinion. A crisis can be as small as a car wreck or as large as hurricane (FEMA‚ 2012). Being a counselor‚ you must be prepared to handle all crisis’s that may occur in your community‚ whether it affects one student or the entire school district‚ you must be able to respond to the need. “Individuals‚ families‚ and entire
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Why is Katrina living from paycheck to paycheck? Here you should address the social structural (societal) factors (i.e.‚ legal‚ economic‚ health care‚ etc.) that influence her life. To what extent‚ if any‚ does/did her own behavior and personal choices affect her life? Throughout the documentary‚ it is clear that Katrina has been through a lot of hardships in the past few years. Her husband of many years was addicted to prescription pain killers. She had to support him and their three children‚ but
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the super storm Sandy; "This is a large amount of money to be spent in such a short period of time‚ but as has been seen in other disasters‚ recovery is a marathon‚ not a sprint‚" McGovern said. "For example‚ the Red Cross recovery work for Hurricane Katrina lasted five years‚ work in Haiti is now in its third year‚ and the Red Cross is still helping people in Joplin after a 2011 tornado there. However long it takes‚ the Red Cross is committed that money donated for Sandy will stay in those communities
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El Salvador‚ a small country in Central America‚ has had a huge historical housing deficit that started to improve in the late 1990s. However‚ the earthquakes in early 2001 shook not only the country‚ but also the country’s economic and social foundations thus rendering the need for new housing policies. This is the backdrop of the housing shortage in El Salvador today. Due to many factors‚ the country that was once stable in adequate housing now is facing an issue with lack of shelter for millions
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Is it Possible to Oversimplify Tragedy? Everyone knows or has experienced a tragedy in their life. Tragedies happen all around the world and each person may experience the same type of tragedy‚ for example‚ hurricanes‚ tornadoes‚ tsunamis‚ car accidents‚ the 9/11 attack‚ or even death. Deepak Chopra tell his opinions about reactions to a tragic event in his article “After tragedy‚ brain needs to heal”. He lets the readers know his thoughts and feelings about how there are only two reactions to a
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present Caribbean. Phenomena chosen: Hurricane Earthquake Volcano Introduction Natural Phenomena: An event occurring which is not man-made; it is of nature Examples include: Sunrise Weather (Hurricanes‚ Earthquakes‚ etc.) Biological Processes (germination‚ decomposition‚ etc.) Varying types of natural phenomena exists which may include: Geological phenomena Meteorological phenomena Oceanographic phenomena Hurricanes A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds which that
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