documentary “The Storm‚” depicts the destruction Hurricane Katrina caused‚ as well as what went wrong with the evacuation and rescue of New Orleans residents. Local‚ state‚ and national government officials were interviewed‚ such as New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin‚ New Orleans governor Kathleen Blanco‚ and FEMA Director Michael Brown. Each official gave his or her version of why events happened the way they did. Some of the their accounts contradicted each other. I believe everyone was just looking out for
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Orleans were evacuated prior to the impact of Hurricane Katrina in 2005‚ which is a fairly high percentage and shows a strong initial response to the impending storm. However‚ New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco came under intense scrutiny for their failure to cooperate. Nagin ordered the emergency evacuation of parts of New Orleans only 19 hours before the storm reached the city‚ despite being recommended to do so earlier by federal government. Similarly‚ before the
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Hurricane Katrina; the Polarity of Leadership Timothy C. Wozny Trine University Table Of Contents Abstract 3 Michael Brown…………………………………………………………………………………….4 Admiral Thad Allen……………………………………………………………………………….6 Governor Kathleen Blanco………………………………………………………………………..8 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………….…10 References………………………………………………………………………………………..12 Abstract Hurricane Katrina remains one of the most prominent natural disasters to afflict the United States in decades. Its damage is estimated
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hurricane Katrina is a vas lesson that came with a deadly price. CASE STUDY 3.1 QUESTION 1 After reading through the Katrina Breakdown it is clear that Mayor C. Ray Nagin was the most persuasive. Mayor Nagin seemed to have the most heart but unfortunately the lease of power to execute out an emergency disaster properness plan. Mayor Nagin ordered police around 7pm to stop rescue efforts of victims and have rescue officials focus more towards the looting that was occurring. Martial Law was declared
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their minds made up on how they were going to rebuild Katrina. One of the first things was education. “New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin recognized that rebuilding the city of New Orleans would be a daunting task; one that he believed would require commitment from every level of government as well as contributions from the private sector” (Torregano and Shannon‚ 2009). Mayor Nagin had to get political leaders to his city to see the damage and to hear his vision for the city. The mayor invited everyone
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Hurricane Katrina started a tropical depression on August 23rd‚ 2005. On August 27th‚ President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency for the states of Louisiana‚ Alabama‚ and Mississippi. By August 28th‚ Katrina become a Category 5 hurricane. However‚ when Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on August 29th‚ 2005‚ it was a weakened Category 3 hurricane. As Katrina made landfall‚ the levees in the greater New Orleans area began to fail causing large amounts of water to begin flooding the city
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Katrina Evacuation Influences i Hurricane Katrina Evacuations Risk Communication Influences: Inconsistent and Confusing Messages‚ Lack of Trust in Information Sources‚ Selective Reporting by Media and Psychological and Social Factors February 25‚ 2009 Risk Communications EDMG612 B002 Win 09 Dr. Erich W. Randall Katrina Evacuation Influences ii Table of Contents
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ability to lead or command an entire group of people‚ a leader is someone who is followed by other people. Being a leader is a wonderful privilege‚ it is something that is not necessarily handed to an individual nor is it something that can be bought‚ leadership is something that is earned. This entire course we have been learning about and discussing various characteristics of effective leaders. Some of those characteristics included confidence‚ charisma‚ courage‚ heart‚ perseverance‚ and among many others
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Ray Lewis Leadership Analysis Leadership is defined as “a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task”. In my opinion‚ leadership is one of the most desirable qualities that a person can possess. No matter the environment‚ leaders are needed in every aspect of life. Children need leaders to help them develop‚ students need leaders to help them learn‚ and teams need leaders to help the group achieve a common goal
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Research has shown that Manta Rays and Devil Rays are cousins but are different types of marine life. Although they are cousins‚ they are different. They have different body types‚ different habitats and different intelligence levels. If you ever see a manta ray or a devil ray‚ they look very similar. It may not look like they have different bodies but they do. A manta ray can grow to a size of 7m (23ft) and weigh up to 3‚600 pounds. It has 18 rows of teeth on their lower jaw. Their eyes are on
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