listen. There are various ways in which the speaker would gain the right to be heard. Former Governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco, uses assorted forms to obtain the attention of her audience as she addresses the Louisiana Legislator on Hurricane Katrina, where she not only discusses the effects of the hurricane but also acknowledges the people who have helped out so far. Blanco does an exceptional job gaining the attention of her audience through pathos, or emotions. She obtains people’s emotional
Media Analysis of Coverage of One Event In various articles written about Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco’s visit to Cuba, the emphases are placed on different points, as the event is described from various angles. The Cuban newspaper Granma goes into more depth about Blanco and her entourage’s activities during their visit to Cuba, as well as giving a more detailed background of pertinent information about United States-Cuba relations, in the context of the embargo. La Nueva Cuba approaches
Mariella which was flying in took off from El Paso Texas at 07:00 am August 27, 2005, to come be by my side for my surgery. An hour and half before she was to land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco ordered the south east of
Representing Ideas Through Words In Music: The Riot Grrrl Movement Throughout history, music has been the artistic stage of philosphoical output of both ideas, emotions and stories, enducing emotional and cogitational responses from the audience, through it’s representation of ideas and through ‘words in music’. Victor Hugo says- “Music expresses…. that which cannot remain silent” (26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885), and is a predominant feature in the early 1990s ‘Riot Grrrl’ movement, in which female-empowerment
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were to take out a new piece of equipment just to replace with one that is already old. Fortunately, there comes a time when this occurs. I am talking about “Replicating the Old in the New”. In this report, you will be given some cause and effects on the implementation issues, how misinformation can lead to internal sabotage, and what the outcome and lessons of what not to do. First, we will commence with the implementation issues of attempting to replicate
you would more than likely think of the spider. Perhaps you might imagine the comic book character. Griselda Blanco is neither the arachnid nor the fictional characters. Her legacy of fear, murder, and paranoia are very real. With 250 (known) she either paid for, sponsored or executed personally, she has been coined one of the most savage and murderous people in organized crime. Griselda Blanco, “The Godmother” (later known as the “Black Widow”) was born February 15, 1943 in Cartagena, Colombia. At
and succeeds but there can only be one queen. Griselda Blanco was born in Cartagena, Colombia on February 15, 1943 and she is known as the ‘Cocaine Go... ... middle of paper ... ...tually fell apart and in 2004 she was released from prison and sent back to Colombia . Blanco’s family says that after she was released from prison she converted to christianity and left the drug game, becoming a family woman. No one heard anything about Blanco until September 3, 2012 when she was shot and killed by
they heard there was a homicide in Miami. Murders became so common on the streets of Miami that people would hear gun shots around them during the day and night. The colombians were ruthless and didn’t care who they had to kill. One woman Griselda Blanco who was a cocaine trafficker in Miami known as The Godmother. this woman was know to kill people for no reason. She had hired gunman who would kill entire families and other random people just because they were around when the hit was happening. This
Kathleen Norris' Dakota Kathleen Norris uses small town society to illustrate a much larger phenomenon that occurs in America: The obstruction of truth in the name of progress and patriotism. Norris makes an example of a small Dakota town, the old families ingrained in local society who act as somewhat of a censorship committee, silently fixing the past's blunders and bad dreams so not to discourage themselves or the younger generation: A good story is one that isn't demanding, that proceeds
Thirdly, establishing a government structure is very difficult, given that it takes extensive trial and error to develop. Coups and authoritative dictatorships have plagued most Latin American countries preventing democracy to take root. This type of system has been transferred into how their politics is still set up today. Costa Rica shared these troubles like many other Latin American countries, but learned from their mistakes and counteracted it early on. By understanding that the system they
completely robbed these innocent kids of their childhood. The governor at the time understands this and writes a speech for the people. Kathleen Blanco’s
safety of its citizens. Even with warnings, the government did not take forceful, initiative action to protect the people in every way from the upcoming disaster. Governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco, and her administration further failed the people of Louisiana by ignoring constant warnings of the danger; Blanco and her administration did not think too highly of the possibly pious event that later transformed into a greater catastrophe. Mayor Ray Nagin and his mayoral administration had also failed
On August 29, 2005 is the day when Hurricane Katrina hits the Gulf Coast of the United States. (Staff, 2009) Hurricane Katrina was known as the eleventh Hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season. This Hurricane was known as one of the 5 deadliest Hurricanes in U.S History. On the day of August 29, 2005, New Orleans had its most dreadful day in history when Hurricane Katrina hits New Orleans which caused damage worth up to 108 billion dollars, gas prices going up significantly, and causing
tip of Florida. Though damage was incurred in the panhandle, the National Hurricane Center announced correctly that the storm was heading for the coasts of Mississippi and Louisiana. It was at this point that Louisiana’s Governor, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, declared a state of emergency. This officially activated the state’s office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in its role to provide emergency
Dave Eggers’ novel Zeitoun is labeled as a work of non-fiction. It tells the story of a Syrian-American man named Abdulrahman Zeitoun, also known as Zeitoun, who chose to stay in New Orleans to ride out one of the worst natural disasters in American history, Hurricane Katrina. Zeitoun, a family man and devoted to his business stayed in the city as the hurricane approached to protect not only his home and business, but also his neighbors’ and friends’ properties. After the storm he traveled the flooded
Olivia Surita Elena Carter WRIT 1301 May 8th, 2014 The Analysis of Failures Made During Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina left a devastating scar on the citizens of the southern coast of the U.S., especially New Orleans, Louisiana. The category 5 hurricane was the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the most deadly. Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29th, 2005 and after that day, 66,000 people were displaced from their homes. Of those who decided to ride out the storm with hopes of success
Mother Nature is a force that can bring both great and terrible things upon humanity. Humans live out their lives in tranquility; living in environments that have stable climates suitable to raise a family or pursue careers. The Earth is truly a great place to live however, occasionally Mother Nature will show her ugly side. This ugly side just happens to be the natural disasters that affect the many people that populate planet Earth. Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters ever
shelter broke into the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center complex, but they found nothing there but chaos. Meanwhile, it was nearly impossible to leave New Orleans: Poor people especially, without cars or anyplace else to go, were stuck. Governor Kathleen Blanco did not called for the National Guard for days to come. Katrina pummeled huge parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama but the desperation was most concentrated in New Orleans. Before the storm, the city’s population was mostly black (about
Introduction “Katrina was the most anticipated natural disaster in American history and still government managed to fail at every level.” New York Times journalist David Brooks Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of the United States during the last 100 years (Waple). Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Monday, August 29, 2005 as a Category 4 storm with wind speeds around 145 mph and a predicated coastal storm surge of up to 28 feet (Waple). Katrina caused widespread