Rita Dove was born in Akron Ohio on August 28‚ 1952. Although she has African American descent‚ she has lived in America the majority of her life. Dove has been writing poetry and other works of writing since 1980‚ making her a contemporary poet. She has attended Tubingen University in West Germany. There she met her husband‚ Fred Viebahn. Dove has also won many prestigious awards and “fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts‚ the Guggenheim Foundation‚ and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation”
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Adam J. Greenberg English 105 7/23/2007 The Morning Star Rita Dove’s poem Daystar really gives the reader a lot to think about. At first‚ we learn about a woman who seems to be under a lot of stress‚ some sleeping children and a man that takes what he desires from the woman. Through the use of specific words and phrases the reader is intended to make initial assumptions about the characters. However‚ after reading the poem a few more times‚ evaluating and scrutinizing the words and phrases‚
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"My house has been destroyed multiple times‚" is the quotes of people who have been affected by tornadoes and hurricanes each year. At up to 150 m.p.h. (Source 4)‚ hurricanes are deadly‚ and definitely with tornadoes who sweep in at a whopping 300 m.p.h. (Source 3)! These storms are life-threatening! Their characteristics‚ cost and damage‚ and their formation have a lot to do with their danger that can approach on you when you least expect it to. If you live in a mid-western state‚ you may be in
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Introduction 2 What is FEMA? 2 Three Major Divisions of FEMA 3 Three Activities of FEMA 5 Impact of Hurricane Katrina 6 1. Economic effects 6 2. Social effects 7 3. Environmental effects 7 Criticisms 8 The Strength of FEMA 11 1. Reduce the redundancies: 11 2. Disaster assistance 11 3. Various programs 12 The Weakness of FEMA 12 1. Vague role definition 12 2. Staffing problems 13 3. Problem with motivation 14 4. Absorption into DHS 14 5. Problematic strategies 16 6. Poor communication
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Running head: Hurricane Katrina: The Economic Impact of Natural Disasters Hurricane Katrina: The Economic Impact of Natural Disasters Timothy T. Boyd Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Abstract Major natural disasters can do and have severe negative short-run economic impacts. Disasters also appear to have adverse longer-term consequences for economic growth‚ development‚ and poverty reductions. Natural disasters cause significant budgetary pressures‚ with both narrowly fiscal
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The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 still stands as the most devastating natural disaster in the history of the United States‚ with casualties reaching at least six thousand. Many houses and buildings did not stand a chance against the high velocity winds that the storm put out‚ and the huge waves caused massive damage‚ nearly submerging the entire island. To prevent such devastation again‚ Galveston had two engineering marvels put in place‚ the seawall and the grade raising of the island. This
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deadliest and most intense hurricanes was Hurricane Mitch. According to the article "Monstrous Mitch" by Mace Bentley and Steve Horstmeyer‚ and Graphs A and B‚ show the conditions and effects that made this hurricane one of the greatest natural disasters of the 20th century. Certain conditions such as pressure and wind speed made this hurricane intense. At first‚ warm ocean water was around 86 degrees fahrenheit‚ which was most important for making this hurricane disastrous. As the warm water
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age of 55 in Summerland‚ British Columbia. His memory was publicly honoured at the BC Book Prizes ceremony in 1993. The ecstasy of Rita Joe (1967) In 1967 George Ryga soared to national fame with the play The Ecstasy of Rita Joe. The play is a drama in two acts. The premiere was at the Vancouver Playhouse in November 1967‚ directed by George Bloomfield. In 1971 Rita Joe was adapted as a ballet by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Gratien Gélinas also translated it into French and it was presented at the
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“Hurricane Katrina was the 3rd strongest and largest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the US” (dosomething.org)‚ with storm surges up top 20ft and wind speeds up to 175 miles per hour the final death toll was 1‚577 in Louisiana and another 238 in Mississippi for a total of 1‚836 deaths. Hurricane Karina reached up to a Category 5 hurricane‚ hurricane levees set up in New Orleans were only made for a Category 3. At one
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occurred after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Even though New Orleans had been struck by Hurricane Katrina‚ the damage and fatalities were adding up. Although there were levees in place along the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal‚ flood waters still managed to rise above the levees and poor into New Orleans. Even though New Orleans had levees and other flood protection mechanics‚ there was no way for sure to predict and determine the severity of Hurricane Katrina. What is most striking about Hurricane Katrina
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