How would a person feel if their donated money was misused? What would happen to the reputation of a charity if they were caught misusing money? How is it possible to know if the charity is reliable or not? The Susan G. Komen Foundation, the Red Cross, and the United Way are examples of charities that have misused people’s money. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was one of the variety of charities that misused people’s money. It is important to research charities before you donate money
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Running head: THE HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE BP OIL SPILL 1 THE HURRICANE KATRINA AND THE BP OIL SPILL 6 The Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill Hieu Le Columbia Southern University The Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill The 2005 Hurricane Katrina is one of the worst natural disasters in the United States history. This hurricane killed 1836 people in Louisiana, Mississippi, and other nearby states
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shows the news man. He begins to talk and you hear everyone outside screaming. Your frightened as you hear what the news man has to say. “Hurricane Katrina is here!” If your confused let me explain. Hurricane Katrina is a natural disaster that affects a lot of people. One of the most devastating attacks was in 2005. Though what I here to talk about is Hurricane KAtrina related to global warming. To firat answer this question we need to understand what global warming is. When certain gases are released
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Hurricane Irma did lots of damage to the Caribbean islands and Florida. Monster Hurricane Irma Makes Its Presence Felt In The Caribbean and Florida,this article is written by Kim Bussing. This article is from DOGO News. I know this is a relible source because I got it from my teacher Mrs.Van Valkgenburg. Florida was first hit in the Florida Keys with a catogory 4 hurricane. Hurricane Irma caused lots of property damage. For example, it caused flooding, damage to homes, and vehicle damage.This
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Coast of the United States. This natural disaster was called Hurricane Sandy. Many citizens living in the New York and New Jersey areas were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. As the mayor warned of a hurricane approaching many people rushed to supermarkets and hardware stores to get supplies such as, canned food, bottled water, and sandbags to keep the water out of their houses. The city also made many efforts to minimize the danger that Hurricane Sandy might have by creating sand dunes. All the efforts
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The Great Galveston Hurricane was the most deadliest hurricane in history. The hurricane eventually came to a category 4 hurricane on september 8th 1990. More than 8000 men, women, and children lost their lives. The hurricane had also knocked out the St, Mary’s Orphan Asylum. Killing 10 Nuns an 90 Orphans. The affected areas were the Atlantic, Canada, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Oklahoma, Texas an cuba. Alot more land was destroyed in Texas than any other. The amount of people that died came in at
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Pagan Troy University Abstract Natural disasters come fast and leave fast but the communities are left with long and difficult injuries. They can be physical, monetary, family structure, and mental injuries and they do not leave along with the hurricane or ease up quickly like the earthquake, they stay around leaving many in need of multiple services. Communities are not ready most of the time and crisis intervention models have been created along the way in the aftermath of several disasters. These
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Hurricane Katrina According to (Brunner, 2007), Hurricane Katrina slammed into the U.S. Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005, destroying beachfront towns in Mississippi and Louisiana, displacing a million people, and killing almost 1,800. When levees in New Orleans were breached, eighty percent of the city was submerged by the flooding. About twenty percent of its 500,000 citizens were trapped in the city without power, food, or drinking water. Rescue efforts were so delayed and haphazard
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My name is Keith . I am 5 Feet 11 inches tall. I weigh 250 pounds. I am 34 years old I have Red hair, Blue Eyes, and fair skin due to Irish ancestry. I was born, raised, and currently reside, Louisiana. My immediate family is middle class. Although I have many close relatives who are successful. "Epic Inspiration" I enjoy watching the latest movies and social networking such as Facebook and Myspace. I enjoy Heavy Metal and Hard Rock music. I am always going to the
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recovery plans preserve the accuracy, integrity, and validity of patient medical records when emergencies destroy original doctor notes, and hand-written patient charts. Many businesses lost important records during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, however; “Until the overwhelming destruction of Hurricane Katrina occurred, most businesspeople never even thought about their records management needs” (Cadence Group, 2005, p. 1). However, record management must occur if businesses expect to maintain accurate records
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