My final project proposal will be on Communication Crisis plan of Hurricane Katrina. I will discuss how there was failure of communication and what went wrong during this crisis. The crisis communication and management was not planned out correctly. From the outcome of the disaster, you can tell it wasn’t rehearsed to perfection. There were evacuation plans, but it didn’t cover all the publics in the state. For example, there were ill people that wasn’t able to evacuate. There were people with no
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6/3/14 Period 2 Hurricane Katrina My family and I were living in New Orleans at the time and it was less than 24 hours before the hurricane hit. You could hardly tell though, the weather was beautiful outside. The sun was out and there wasn’t a single cloud in sight. So my friend and I went to Seven Eleven to grab some junk food we could take to the shelter with us before the storm hit. As I walked into the store, I couldn’t help but notice a suspicious
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WBIS 188 008C October 31, 2011 Title “Moments later, another passing soldier looked at Zeitoun and muttered ‘Taliban.’” Zeitoun (213.) The soldier that called Zeitoun this name knew nothing about him other then the fact that he was Muslim. The soldier simply accused him of something that he is not. It seems as though this is a constant battle for the Zeitoun Family. Zeitoun and his wife Kathy are often criticized and treated poorly because of the religion that they belong too. We
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economics at an individual, group or company level, whereas Macroeconomics is the study of a national economy as a whole. In regards to Supply and Demand, each are effected in their own different way. With regards to Microeconomics the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina on the fish market is a prime example. Because of the nature of the 2005 disaster almost the entire coast around the Greater New Orleans, Louisiana was destroyed as well as other coastal cities near the Eastern US and Cuba and the Bahamas
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Last February 6, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan. With 116 deaths and widespread damage, it is the deadliest earthquake the country has ever experienced for 1095 years. Two days after, another 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook the grounds of Papua New Guinea, with a minimal damage and zero casualties. And just two days ago, New Zealand experienced a tremor of almost the same scale, categorized as severe. While damages are at a minimum based on the latest evaluation, it is clear that a movement
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Wesleyan University. Crisis Communication Critique Paper Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 25, 2005. It was a category 2 tropical typhoon that devastated vast parts of the city. The canals that were in New Orleans were not built to withstand the typhoon. This typhoon caused canal breaches and pumping-station failures. This caused a great deal of flooding of about 80 percent of the areas in New Orleans. Hurricane Katina caused a great deal of damage and displacement of many residents
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Part 1 - Chapter 1 1-16: Which environment factors did Hurricane Rita affect? 1-17: How were the HR functions affected by Hurricane Rita? 1-18: Do you believe the HR situations described regarding Hurricane Rita would be typical in a disaster? Part 2 - Chapters 2 & 3 2-14: What would you do now if you were Norman? 2-15: Do you believe the regional HR manager handled the matter in an ethical manner? Part 3 - Chapters 4-6 5-21: Do you believe Bobby has a legitimate complaint
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Writing 102 Section 97 11 April 2013 Casinos: The Golden Nugget of the Gulf Coast It was all started in June of 1990 when the state of Mississippi legislature legalized dockside gambling along the Mississippi Gulf Coast with the Mississippi Gaming Control Act. Then, in late August of 1992, the Isle of Capri casino’s first riverboats docked at the east end of Biloxi Beach in Biloxi, Mississippi to take in passengers to gamble on shore and since then Gulf Coast has never looked back. However
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spirit. The trees are very dark, and look as if it came from a horror movie. - This also looks like it took places probably in the 1800’s to the 1900’s. - The clouds are also cloudy which could be that there is some type of storm, most likely a hurricane. - To me this artwork looks like it’s about how storms can cause many deaths, and there isn’t anything we can do about it. - Mother Nature is something we cannot prevent, and natural deaths happen because of them. - I know this because if you
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Week Three Quiz Directions: Select the correct answer for each question. 1. The term client refers to all of the following EXCEPT a. individuals, family, neighborhood b. working poor, AIDS patients, underclass c. Hurricane Katrina victims, Oklahoma City bombing victims, Mississippi River flood victims d. Students, teachers, coworkers 2. Two components of a problem are e. a description and a course of action f. a situation and a difficulty
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