The Traumas Associated with Hurricane Katrina Michael A. Porch Saint Leo University Abstract Trauma is defined as; an extremely distressing experience that causes severe emotional shock and may have long-lasting psychological effects (Encarta Dictionary‚ 2013). Hurricane Katrina was one of‚ if not‚ the most devastating natural disaster to hit the United States (US); while being the costliest and the third deadliest (The Weather Channel‚ 2009). The physical‚ social‚
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Hurricane Season: A Coach‚ His Team‚ and Their Triumph in the Time of Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a big deal in Louisiana but it didn’t brother John Curtis’s high school football team during the 2005-06 season. In this novel by Neal Thompson‚ Hurricane Season‚ Neal Thompson tells us about how Hurricane Katrina destroyed Louisiana‚ but John Curtis’s football team were full of dumb mistakes. The head coach of the Patriots was J.T. Curtis and the high school players were preparing themselves for
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Hurricane Ike Rapid Needs Assessment Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx L33333333 Liberty University The combination of the world’s growing population and increased incidence of natural disasters proves that emergency response plans are needed to maintain civil order within both urban and rural areas. The Hurricane Ike Rapid Needs Assessment for the Houston area provides a quick estimation of the needs of the people at days 5 and 6 after the incident. The information
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Dennis Viera Environmental Science Frey Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina On August 23rd the United States National Hurricane Center broadcasted a report saying that Tropical Depression 12’ had formed over the south eastern Bahamas. The next day it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Katrina’‚ and unfortunately following that‚ upgraded to the fourth hurricane for the year 2005. Hurricane Katrina was overall classified as a Category 5 with wind speeds up to 175mph; devastating effects followed
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NATURE OF THE SITUATION Harley Davidson (HD) sales have endured a roller-coaster history of growth and decline since its start in 1903. From extreme growth in its initial years‚ to declines during WWII‚ HD made its come back with larger‚ more powerful bikes and its image of “raw power” and enjoyed a 60% market share. Its popularity soared to iconic level in the 1950’s and became a lifestyle with unique brand loyalty. New‚ Japanese competitors‚ in particular Honda moved the market towards a smaller
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for a category 5 hurricane there is many of ways. Most people evacuate and leave where it is hitting them so they do not get impacted. If you are staying you need to get many supplies because a category 5 is the worst of the worst. In the next couple paragraphs are how to prepare for these crazy creatures. In website 1 “cbnc” gave us many ways how to get your house ready for a hurricane. You need to get supplies first to get your outside of your house ready with plywood or hurricane shutters. Cover
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The puzzle pieces were starting to scatter apart when I got notified by my second grade teacher that I had to take that recuperation exam for math class. It wasn’t a surprise‚ back then I wasn’t that efficient at math. I needed support‚ so I took tutoring in math courses for about a month and studied the whole content that I took for my second grade year. If I didn’t pass that test I knew I would be unsatisfied. That way I feel it’s worse than summer school. That’s how it is in my country‚ which
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How is a Hurricane different from a Tropical Storm? Hurricane has a faster wind speed than tropical storm 2-Describe the four dangers associated with a hurricane (High Winds‚ Ocean waves‚ Storm Surge‚ and Flooding) Trees can collapse and crash houses cause by high winds‚ Flooding can destroy houses‚ trees. ocean waves can cause the destruction of houses around the ocean. storm surge will cause more flood‚ and will increase the sea level. 3-How did people prepare for this Hurricane? buy candle
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Federalism in Action Part One: The Storm 1. According to Frontline‚ what problems were caused by the following groups: The Local and state officials? was unprepared‚ uncoordinated and overwhelmed in dealing with the Hurricane Katrina disaster The U.S. military? The U.S Military was not used to working with civilians on a daily close bases and lacked proper guidance from Washington. FEMA? FEME was not prepared to handle such a large number of people-lacked assets and lacked
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Part 1 – The Beginning In preparing for the OBU Research & Analysis Project‚ Most students spend a lot of time wondering as to what exactly the Research & Analysis Project (RAP) is all about. The reason for this is because they try to search the same amount and type of guidance as is available for the ACCA Exams. The starting point to work for the RAP is first to correct our understanding of what RAP is all about. Research & Analysis as the name suggests is the applied research which we are
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