The disaster I chose is Hurricane Ike. September 13th near Galveston‚ Texas. Ike was a category 2 hurricane at landfall with maximum 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
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At the very least‚ an effective Incident Command System could have been implemented at the local/state levels to help better structure the impromptu response efforts. An Incident Command System is a centralized‚ on-scene‚ all-hazards incident management system that enables coordinated response among various jurisdictions (National Incident Management 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
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“The Roots and Stylistic Foundations of the Rap Music and Tradition” Hip-Hop as well as many other artistic cultural forms we practice today can be related back to African culture and various traditions. Author of The Roots and Stylistic Foundations of the Rap Music and Tradition‚ Cheryl Keyes‚ discuss’ the spirit‚ style‚ tradition‚ emotions‚ culture and the delivery of music. Keyes says that many of these practices can be traced back to the West Afrikan Bardic Tradition in particular. When asking
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The great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is known to be the worst hurricane to ever hit the United States of America . The Galveston Hurricane was a category 4‚ with the storm surge of 8 - 15 feet. I am researching natural disasters‚ because I want to know how to help the people that are involved in a natural disaster.I was trying to find out how to help the environment and to donate money to fix up destroyed homes‚ building‚ and to help find placement for animals . We Can not stop the natural disasters
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Sylvie’s Rough Draft A category 5 hurricane can reach up to 155 mph winds (USA TODAY). There were already 3 hurricanes in the 20th century. I think you should evacuate the city even if it’s not that severe just to be safe. It’s for your own safety. We will be evacuating the city for your own safety. Any soft or young trees will snap or uproot with winds that strong‚ destroying everything it lands on including electrical wires‚ houses‚ cars‚ and other dangerous things. Also water levels will rise
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The Jazz Shoe Have you ever wondered about the different types of shoes you see on the dancers feet while they are performing? I know I have. As a dancer‚ I have seen and worn tons of shoes. But there is one type I have always wondered about‚ the different types of Jazz shoes. I personally own black and tan jazz shoes. I have always wondered‚ “Why the different color?” or “Why does this kind fit me in this size‚ but this kind fits me in another?” I learned that there are so much more to the jazz
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I am writing to request that you chose Paul Rowe as a recipient of an “Unsung Hero Award”. As a student of Mr. Rowe I look to him for inspiration and as someone I can trust. As a Music Education teacher‚ professional trumpet player‚ and conductor‚ Mr. Rowe shows leadership as well as an inspiration to others. No matter what the circumstance is‚ he always finds a way to push forward. Mr. Rowe is a symbol of an ideal hero. To start off with‚ Mr. Rowe struggled at a young age. With the mom working
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It was the worst storms Rose Maret had ever encountered when her travels lead her to the city of Paris. Trees had fallen to the ground like little toys knocked off balance by their master‚ and she’d seen many struggling travelers too battered by the wind and water to go on. When she had finally arrived she had been forced to stand outside the gates for over an hour as the guards reviewed her name and appearance before letting her into the city. Shivering fervently she hurried through the large gates
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Mad for Beauty “Solitude is impractical and yet society is fatal” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Emerson’s saying is all that embodies A Streetcar Named Desire. Williams’s Blanche is that tragic heroin hurt by the depths of society. Her tragic flaw is her pursuit of society and her madness for beauty. The Young Man’s presence in Scene 5 of Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire is essential as it illustrates Blanche’s fear of vanishing beauty and old age. Elia Kazan’s film version of A Streetcar Named Desire
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When first listening to Louis Armstrong’s “Hotter Than That” I didn’t really enjoy the song it seemed like a simple jazz song that would play as a background song for some type of summer scene in an old movie. Then when Louis Armstrong begins to bring in the vocals with the background guitar the song drew me in. Right after the vocals end the whole song seems to shift and the trumpet‚ piano and the rest of the band gain a second wind where the song because more up-tempo and more lively. Louis Armstrong
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