Katrina On Stage

Author : Suzanne M. Trauth,Lisa S. Brenner
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780810127500

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Katrina on Stage by Suzanne M. Trauth,Lisa S. Brenner Pdf

The plays collected in this volume give artistic expression to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, especially at the level of individual lives forever altered. Besides telling the kinds of stories that the news media could not, these plays explore the deeply rooted problems plaguing New Orleans and illuminate many social, political, and environmental issues central to American life. The factual basis of these plays serves a documentary purpose, but, as drama, they personalize the events surrounding the storm, depicting unimaginable anguish, powerlessness, and displacement as well as courage, communal spirit, and activism.

Author : J. H. Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : American drama
ISBN : UIUC:30112041566875

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Katrina's Little Game by J. H. Brown Pdf

Author : Jack O'Connor
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781426978593

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Memories of Hurricane Katrina and Other Musings by Jack O'Connor Pdf

Jack O'Connor was a police officer at the University of Massachusetts for twenty-one years. After retiring from the police department, he moved to New Orleans and was employed as director of security for a New Orleans hotel chain. He was in the hotel where he was based in downtown New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina struck and devastated the city. O'Connor uses a blend of poetry and prose to describe what he saw, heard, and felt during the great disaster. He not only tells of the damage and horror, but he also shows the goodness of man that this tragedy brought out. He also describes how an event that brought so much pain and suffering to thousands also brought about some very major positive changes in his life. Home They say home is where the heart is. I dont doubt that this is all very true. Do you know what this really means? My home is really in New Orleans. While Katrina ravaged New Orleans And I watched in fascinated wonder, I only saw its power and wild fury As it played out in a very small scene. Over the following days and weeks, When I saw the devastation twas done, Bitter tears flowed down my cheeks As I saw the very soul torn from my home

Author : Michael J. Zakour,Nancy Mock,Paul Kadetz
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780128095621

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Creating Katrina, Rebuilding Resilience by Michael J. Zakour,Nancy Mock,Paul Kadetz Pdf

Creating Katrina, Rebuilding Resilience: Lessons from New Orleans on Vulnerability and Resiliency presents a unique, integrative understanding of Hurricane Katrina in the New Orleans area, and the progression to disaster vulnerability as well as resilience pathways. The book integrates the understanding of vulnerability and resiliency by examining the relationships among these two concepts and theories. The disaster knowledge of diverse disciplines and professions is brought together in this book, with authors from social work, public health, community organizing, sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, anthropology, geography and the study of religion. The editors offer both expert and an insider perspectives on Katrina because they have lived in New Orleans and experienced Katrina and the recovery. An improved understanding of the recovery and reconstruction phases of disaster is also presented, and these disaster stages have been the least examined in the disaster and emergency management literature. Integrates multiple disciplines to study the long-term recovery of the worst non-terrorist disaster in U.S. history Provides a local perspective, with at least one co-contributor for each chapter living in New Orleans Examines vulnerability and resilience theory and application

Author : Paula Davidoff,Carolyn Hunt
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780359681846

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Raising Voices: Creating a Safe Space for Girls to Speak Out by Paula Davidoff,Carolyn Hunt Pdf

Raising Voices: Creating a Safe Space for Girls to Speak Out guides the reader through a unique creative process that successfully helps teenage girls discover ways to better understand the issues and overcome obstacles that affect their lives and their communities. The book explains how the authors started and built their own program for girls; gives explicit, step-by-step instructions for organizing and implementing a program for girls; and offers stories and writing examples that illustrate how teaching artists, counselors, and teen participants collaborate to make art and, in the process, strengthen the participants' autonomy and sense of self.

Author : Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot,Leslie W. Kennedy
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452238333

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Risk Balance and Security by Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot,Leslie W. Kennedy Pdf

In confronting risk, individuals and all agencies cannot simply respond with endless resources in mitigating the damage that hazards engender—they have to establish a balance. Risk Balance and Security combines the conceptual underpinnings of risk assessment and management at both the individual and agency level with a clear analysis of how these relate to challenges faced in responding to crime, terrorism, public health threats, and environmental disasters. With a new understanding of how decisions are made about threats and hazards, and how this understanding may be applied in our preparedness, prevention, and response strategies, we will be able to better conceptualize our task for enhancing security in the future.

Author : Katrina Collier
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780749493233

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The Robot-Proof Recruiter by Katrina Collier Pdf

FINALIST: Business Book Awards 2020 - HR & Management Category In a world of work where recruiters are constantly hearing that their role is at risk from AI, robotics and chatbots, it has never been more important to effectively attract and recruit the right people. Leveraging the power of social media and digital sourcing strategies is only part of the solution, and simply posting a job or sending a LinkedIn InMail is no longer enough. The Robot-Proof Recruiter shows you how to use the tools that reveal information that can be used to grab a potential candidate's attention among the overwhelming volume of material online. Full of expert guidance and practical tips, this book explains what works, what doesn't, and how you can stand out and recruit effectively in a world of technology overload. The Robot-Proof Recruiter will enable you to become the recruiter that candidates trust and the one they want to talk to. It contains essential guidance on overcoming obstacles - including how to recruit without an existing online presence, how to work effectively with hiring managers to improve the candidate experience, and how to use technology to support the candidate's journey from initial outreach, to application, to employee, and through to alumnus. This is an indispensable book for all recruitment professionals and HR practitioners who want to recruit the right people for their organization.

Author : Paul Mazerolle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351569491

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Developmental and Life-course Criminological Theories by Paul Mazerolle Pdf

The developmental and life-course perspective in criminology came to prominence during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s a number of theories were developed to explain offending behavior over the life-course. This volume brings together theoretical statements, empirical tests and debates of these major theories within the developmental and life-course criminology perspective. In the first section of the book, original theoretical statements are provided and this is followed by a section which includes empirical tests of each of these theories conducted by researchers other than the original theorists. The final section of the book provides a summary of the major debates both within the developmental and life-course perspective and also between this perspective and others within criminology. This comprehensive volume provides an informative overview of the developmental and life-course perspective in criminology.

Author : John D. Wagner
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1462083188

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Battle for Griff: Dolan’S Journal by John D. Wagner Pdf

It is the year 659 of the written record, and an eighteen-year-old cadet is about to enter the final stage of adulthood. Dolan has spent his entire life within the perimeters of his small village, training for this moment. Ready to endure a challenge known as a shoadalu that will ensure he is welcomed into his clan, Dolan knows his skills will determine whether he lives or dies. As he ventures into a world filled with danger, betrayal, magic, and mystical creatures, only time will tell if he can become the great warrior he has always wanted to be. Just as the clansmen who have come before him, Dolan is on a quest for revenge for a vicious act carried out years earlier. Now it is up to Dolan and the other cadets to determine who betrayed their clan. Unfortunately, the nave young men know nothing about the outside world and must rise above their innocence in order to carry out their mission. Dolan and his team must rely on their magic, psychic abilities, and warrior skills in order to not only survive, but more importantly, reconstruct their beloved clan. In this thrilling fantasy tale, a young warrior embarks on an adventure into an enchanting, wondrous, and often violent world that could potentially change his life forever.

Author : Keith Wailoo
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813547732

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Katrina's Imprint by Keith Wailoo Pdf

Published on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, this volume reflects on how history, location, access to transportation, health care, and social position feed vulnerability and resilience and shape prospects for the recovery of New Orleans and the Gulf region. It offers the argument for why we cannot wait for the next disaster before we apply the lessons we have learned from Katrina.--Book jacket.

Author : Emilia Graß
Publisher : Springer
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783658240813

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An Accelerated Solution Method for Two-Stage Stochastic Models in Disaster Management by Emilia Graß Pdf

Emilia Graß develops a solution method which can provide fast and near-optimal solutions to realistic large-scale two-stage stochastic problems in disaster management. The author proposes a specialized interior-point method to accelerate the standard L-shaped algorithm. She shows that the newly developed solution method solves two realistic large-scale case studies for the hurricane prone Gulf and Atlantic coast faster than the standard L-shaped method and a commercial solver. The accelerated solution method enables relief organizations to employ appropriate preparation measures even in the case of short-term disaster warnings. About the Author Emilia Graß holds a PhD from the Hamburg University of Technology, Germany. She is currently working as guest researcher on the project cyber security in healthcare at the Centre for Health Policy, Imperial College London, UK. Her scientific focus is on stochastic programming, solution methods, disaster management and healthcare.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Constitutional law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050501852

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Activities of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Pdf

Author : Donald L Canney
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813047089

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In Katrina's Wake by Donald L Canney Pdf

Of all the Homeland Security agencies operating in New Orleans before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina’s landfall, no agency performed its duties with the same level of diligence and heroism as did the U.S. Coast Guard. Tirelessly, Coasties in helicopters and small boats pulled survivors from rooftops, floating debris, and high ground and ferried them to safety as the rest of us watched live on CNN. Only a few days later, disaster struck again in the form of Hurricane Rita, which left even more people in desperate need of rescue and assistance. In the aftermath of the storms, some 5,000 Coast Guard personnel rescued 33,735 individuals--six times more than the annual average number rescued by the service nationwide. Then, unobserved by the media, the Coast Guard successfully restored the vital navigation aids in the region, preventing further death and destruction. In Katrina’s Wake presents a riveting account of the astounding operations undertaken by the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters ever to strike America. While other government agencies struggled to mobilize and failed to provide real solutions, one small, decentralized agency stepped forward and performed above and beyond the call of duty.

Author : Reginald De Koven
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Operas
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038233750

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The Knickerbockers by Reginald De Koven Pdf

Author : Melody Carlson
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781441241702

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A Simple Song by Melody Carlson Pdf

Katrina Yoder loves to sing, but her Amish parents view singing as vainglory and a sin. Katrina's best friend, Bekka, is convinced Katrina should try out for American Star, a televised singing competition that Bekka has been secretly watching. Katrina resists the temptation until her father's health worsens. He desperately needs a surgery the family cannot afford. Katrina decides she must go against her parents' wishes to win the money needed to help her father. But how will she handle herself as an Amish teenager out in the world? Teen girls will be swept into the excitement as Katrina ventures out of her quiet Amish world to become a reality television star. Will she be successful? And will she be accepted back into her community when it's over?