FEMA What makes this agency legitimate? What is the legitimacy based on? If based on authority or a need for the services this agency provides how does that relate to representativeness (demographics‚ ideology‚ and concerns; social contract & public expectations)‚ responsibility (ownership of actions‚ failures and successes)‚ accountability (answering to whom‚ top-down & bottom-up)‚ politics/administration (is there a political bias‚ does it prevent legitimacy)‚ and effectiveness/efficiency (is
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Index Introduction ……………………………………………………………....3 Earth quakes ……………………………………………..……………….3 Volcanic eruptions………………………………………………………...3 Floods………………………………………………………………..…….4 Limnic eruptions…………………………………………………………4 Tsunamis……………………………………………………………….…5 Blizzards …………………………………………………………………5 Droughts &Hailstorms ……………………………………………........6 Tornadoes & Fires …………………………………………….………..7 Gamma ray burst ……………………………………….………………7 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………7 References ………………………………………………………………………….
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sustained winds of 110 mph. Hurricane Ike produced a damaging‚ destructive and deadly storm surge across the upper Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts‚ and ended up being the third costliest natural disaster in the United States behind Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Andrew. They had structured telephone interviews assessing immediate effects of Hurricane Ike (damage‚ loss‚ displacement) and mental health diagnoses were administered via random digit-dial methods to a household probability sample
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Tsunamis‚ floods‚ fires‚ earthquakes‚ blizzards‚ droughts‚ tornadoes‚ and thunderstorms are all dangerous types of natural disasters. Most of these are way better off than having a hurricane in your area. Ever heard of Hurricane Sandy‚ Hurricane Katrina‚ or Hurricane Irma? These three hurricanes were very well known and took out many homes‚ buildings‚ and even schools. You are probably wondering what is exactly a hurricane and how can you prepare for one in your area. A hurricane is a huge rotating
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Case Analysis: Conference Decision Case DEFINING THE OBJECTIVES A fundamental objective of the above case is to find a suitable location and time for the conference. It is obvious from the case that upper management is greatly in favor of the conference. Also‚ this conference is significant to the development of the organization. Therefore‚ it is very important that the conference organizers decide on a location and time that will be comfortable for the attendees. Keeping cost the
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst catastrophes in American history. I may have only been seven years old when it happened‚ but I still remember watching the events unfold like it was yesterday. What I saw in the media was extreme flooding and desperate people. I saw the coast guard make several rescues. Watching the events unfold in the film When the Leaves broke‚ I gained a different perspective. I believe the government failed its people. First and foremost‚ I believe classim was directly
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Cortnie Schierman Fijacko English 111 5 October 2012 Rough Draft: Rhetorical Analysis Essay David Eggers‚ in Zeitoun‚ shows a story of a Muslim American family living through many challenges. After 9/11 Muslim families‚ like the Zeitouns‚ face many problems living in America. Eggers wants to inform other Americans on the situation of Muslim living in the United States‚ present day. People who are uneducated about the Muslim religion need to be informed on how similar lives are of other people all
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Hurricane Sandy was considered a super storm that wreaked havoc on the east coast‚ in the US. Hurricane Sandy was the largest Atlantic hurricane on record‚ as well as the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane in history‚ only surpassed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Hurricane Sandy formed on Oct. 22 and started to dissipate Oct. 31‚ 2012. The eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season‚ Hurricane Sandy devastated portions of the Caribbean‚ Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern
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System). A diagram of this system is provided above. The diagram depicts the four divisions that can be included in an Incident Command System along with a description of each division. More detail describing how this system could have been used post-Katrina will be given later. Understandably‚ officials did not have the opportunity to train and further develop their emergency operation plan due to budget constraints. However‚ organizing a centralized response structure is something that local/state officials
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victims of 911 were label heroes to lessen the pain felt by the whole country. Also‚ it was a political ploy to divert the government mishandling of the information they had prior the attack. Yet‚ many people have ask why were the victims of Hurricane Katrina treated differently. These people were first view as victims and
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