The Stafford Act was enacted in 1988 and determines how and when the federal government is allowed to intervene in a natural disaster. It also defines the type of assistance to be provided as well as the distribution of funds among the federal, state and local governments. FEMA is responsible for coordinating the assistance identified in the Stafford Act. However, FEMA has to answer to the Secretary of Homeland Security rather than making their own decisions. The authors describe how our current governmental system isn’t well equipped to deal with major devastation such as Hurricane Katrina.
In his argumentized article, Political Strategist Reed Galen argues that Americans are not taking these current tragedies seriously, and are beginning to dismiss them as if they are a normal thing. Reed Galen supports his argument by stating examples on how people are beginning to treat these tragedies and explain how the respond to them today. Galen's purpose is to inform the reader that people should actually take action on these situations instead of going to social media to give their condolences. Galen uses a serious tone to appeal to all Americans that they have to begin doing something to help.
In the west and south neighborhoods, the floods were severely harsh, damaging houses and took many lives. Miller then focuses to the north side and downtown part of San Antonio, where damage was still heavy but not as many deaths as the poorer sides of town. Office buildings and various other work and bank buildings were flooded, the city as a whole suffered from heavy damage costs. In the article, it is stated “the community’s response to the critical question of how to control future floods,” (217) was a great consequence. The reason being is that this response lead to the major question, what community would undergo rehabilitation.
Personnel and equipment come into the devastated area from all over the country, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands” (Bell, 2006, p. 26). 2005 brought the largest national response to natural disasters. Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita affected numerous states. The states affected were unable to help themselves, as would be responders were now victims. In addition to the lack of responders, the local infrastructure was decimated and local and state officials were unable to respond.
It is tragic how humans try to be open to the world and trust other human beings and their environments but our values and inspirations are constantly challenged when good human beings try to live by what they care about. This is due to conflicting evils. Human goodness is fragile. We are vulnerable to disaster, because of the limits that we will reach in order to fit our models of what is good and just as well as what we care
The obligation to help others in danger extends beyond the immediate act of assistance. It ripples outward, inspiring and motivating others to follow suit. The power of collective action cannot be underestimated. When individuals witness acts of compassion and solidarity, it sparks a chain reaction, prompting others to participate and create a more compassionate
When the narrative by the media is presented of natural disasters the Asian communities are never the focus. The struggles of the community are often disregarded and are pushed to their limits by the government that is supposed to support them.
Lastly even though people blame here and there, I think it also the responsibility of state-trained the entire citizen and tell them the evacuate route in the case of emergency. Only if victims had some emergency equipment and resources for them at home they would not have to suffer as they did suffer in Katrina. Personally I always have emergency kit and the first aid box, food and stuff for the emergency at home , even
Social determinants have become an influential component of innovation within traditional areas of research, from overall health of communities to disaster management. Starting in the 1980’s, researchers began to understand that social contexts, both micro and macro, have a significant impact on both individuals and the community as a whole when discussing response and resilience to disasters. After the chaos of Hurricane Katrina, after the sheer difference of separate populations ability to cope during the disaster area came to light, researchers began to elucidate the social factors which affect disaster response and ways to assess those for future disasters. The three largest areas of concerns that should be considered are social stratification and class, race and
On August 25th through September 3rd, a cataclysmic hurricane swept through the southern United States. The deadly hurricane left 77 people dead, and hundreds of thousands injured. Harvey also left countless of families without food, power, and a home. With the catastrophe in hand, many people ask what the future will hold. “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.”
III. Argument Socrates main point was to change the mind of the court while pleading his case. Socrates attempted and failed to use two tactics to disprove Meletus accusations, which was an analogy and an argument. Meletus charges Socrates with corrupting the youth and being an evil doer. While trying to disprove the charges Socrates chooses to inadvertently alter his charges twice.
The way in which a society responds to natural disasters is varied. This is not only true for dissimilar disasters among different civilization, even identical natural disasters can be viewed in broadly different lights. In fact, the natural disaster occurring appears to be completely irrelevant. The attitude surrounding the natural disaster is reliant on the society being afflicted.
According to Melissa Balmain in “Bouncing Back,” two people who faced adversity with resilience are Howie Truong and Celeste Peterson. Although they have different stories they both went through their own trials. Howie Truong’s wife was killed after an accident when they had tried to flee Vietnam postwar; after Truong’s wife was found ashore he spent thirty-four years wondering what had happened to his son. Truong losing his wife and son made him feel guilty, the guilt made Truong drink away his problems every night by drinking himself to sleep. Truong realized that he had a role in his family and that he needed to stop drinking.
When responding to natural disasters, a servant leader must possess all of these qualities to be effective. Natural disasters can happen at any time with or without warning. Hurricane Katrina was a disastrous event in which leaders faced ethical challenges
Though the community only has a small effect on the overall picture, they are the most vulnerable to all disasters and threats. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the community to prepare one another and assess the potential risks and hazards within their community in addition to what steps are needed to address the issues. It is this preemptive response and planning, especially in locations with historically reoccurring hazards that reduce the disaster effects and overall cost. This community-based effort conducted by community groups has the, “potential to make a significant and long-lasting contributions to reducing local vulnerability and strengthening adaptive capacities” (Allen, 2006, p. 97). One example of a community-organized group is Community Emergency Response Teams or CERT.
