The Government Response to Hurricane Katrina: A Federalism Case Study Hurricane Katrina exposed the failure in all levels of government, nonprofit, and private sector to appropriately respond to a large-scale disaster. These failures can be attributed largely to the American institution of federalism. Federalism is a system wherein it is inherently difficult to respond to a major catastrophe, because it promotes local and state response to small disasters, to the exclusion of the federal government
Geography is the study of the world, its people and the landscapes they create. Geography is also associated with climate and culture In Geography there have been many disasters. But there have been many achievements as well. Geography has affected peoples life for the better or worse. An example that Geography has affected peoples live for the worse is the disaster that happened in 49A.D when Mount Vesuvius erupted and killed thousands of people and completely wiped Pompeii of the face of the earth
toward providing relief and support to the disaster victims. From the evaluations of the case, the key findings and critical issues of ARC have been discussed ahead. The case study has highlighted the ethical misconduct of the leaders of the organization. It was found that in Louisiana the fund-raiser was involved in fraudulent activity, wherein it transferred the donations to the personal bank account (Case Study: Business Ethics and Ethical decision making). The manager located in Pennsylvania was
body of water formed above the South Pacific or the Indian Ocean is a climatic hazard that frequently hits Burma, namely Myanmar. The three most recent cyclones that influenced Myanmar have been classified as category 4 in the SSHS (Saffir Simpson hurricane wind scale, a scale used to measure the severeness of tropical cyclones), and the scale is the second most powerful scale that results in trees uprooting as well as damages that takes time to renew (About Tropical Cyclones). Examples can be the ruination
was given 100 hours of community service (which included celebrity guest appearances and basketball camps) and paid a fine. This is the case for most athletes. “Only 5% of the athletes whose cases were studied went to trail.” This misleads children, as their role models are not being held accountable for their actions the way a regular citizen would be. Another study by Richard Felton (1996) shows how behavioral observation through media plays a role in behavior. The lab reports showed how “children
Nicholas Copeland and Christine Labuski provide an in-depth analysis of Wal-Mart from the perspective of anthropologists that allow readers to look behind the price tag and the patriotic color symbolism of the Wal-Mart logo. Although Copeland focused his study on politic and populism in Guatemala, and Labuski spent most of her time researching gender and sexuality, they both had conducted extensive researches inside Wal-Mart. Their anthropological way of thinking and citations from other creditable anthropologists
Comic strip Poster on Everyday Hazards Project Description Our project is a poster on everyday hazards. However, it is not just like any other posters. It’s a poster containing real-life situations on everyday hazards portrayed through a comic strip. Since we wanted to raise the awareness of children and youth about everyday hazards we made it in such a way that it is relatable and can be easily understood. Our poster presents four real-life situations about everyday hazards that are often
This chapter reviews literature relevant to the study. It sought to give a deeper understanding of what ICTs facilities are used in public libraries, by whom are such facilities used as well as the reasons for the usage of such facilities. In this chapter, various literature related to the study is reviewed in order to put the study in its proper context, by identifying and analysing various issues in the literature that are relevant to the study. The chapter starts by providing clarity on why it