Essays on State Of Emergency

Introduction

The government, among other duties, protects citizens in the nation and promotes their well-being. In many occasions, the government works together with the private sector groups with the aim of managing emergencies. The private sector plays a major role before and after the incident (Sylves & Clark, 2015). Before the incident, the sector provides protection to the welfare of the employees in the workplace. The private sector is also involved in the decision-making process on how to thwart emergency. The non-governmental organizations play a major role before, during and after the incident. For instance, many NGO’s provide shelter, food ...

The Angus Tornado

The distinction between watches and warnings in the case of Angus Tornado occurs in the sense that: A watch occurs in an event that there are favorable atmospheric conditions for the development of extreme thunderstorms with a potential to produce a tornado. For instance, in the case of Angus Tornado, there was a favorable atmospheric phenomenon for the occurrence of thunderstorms such as existences of winds moving at speeds 50 knots and above were recorded with hails characterized by diameters larger than 1 inch. However, warnings are imminent conditions characterized by existence of thunderstorms, which produced a tornado in ...

Colombian conflict - asymmetric warfare, which began in 1964 (active - since 1966) and continues at the present time, between the Government of Colombia, paramilitary groups, criminal syndicates and leftist guerrillas (FARC, ELN) for influence in the country. It is believed that, historically, the civil war has become a continuation of la violencia - armed struggle between conservatives and liberals in the 1948-1958. The victory of the conservatives in this struggle led to the unification of liberal and communist militants in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Causes for the outbreak of conflict, each party interprets to their ...

Introduction

Most of the African countries were under the colonial rule. Due to the growth of industries in Europe, which was facilitated by the concept of industrialization that saw numerous economic, social and industrial changes in Europe, European countries had to look for raw materials for their industries. Consequently, they ventured into the African continent and other parts of the world in search of places where they would get raw materials for their industries back at home (Ahluwalia, 2012). Various European countries portioned Africa into different colonies, and Kenya was taken by Britain. Kenya is a beautiful country that is ...

General Information and Definition

When the American people become ill, it is of little concern as the majority of people can go the physician, get a checkup by the doctor with a diagnosis of what is wrong, receive a prescription for medication if needed, have the prescription filled at the pharmacy, take the medication, and begin the process of recovery. Unfortunately, this is not the case in some countries. As an example, poor countries to include Africa and Asia do not have access to needed medications. This is a deplorable condition at best.

Thesis Statement

An analysis of Egypt and the Sudan will enable a ...

After a massive methane gas leak, Governor of California, Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, January sixth, 2016. The methane leak had taken place near the Porter Ranch that neighbors the North West part of California. The governor cited the reason that the government was not protecting the safety and health of the public by letting the gas flow to the atmosphere for more than eleven weeks, and he wanted the California Gas Company to be accounted for all the violations and costs. According to an official coming from the California Air Resources Board, the leak ...

Introduction

Public health is the art and science of disease prevention, promoting health and prolonging life through informed choices and organized efforts of the society, communities, organizations, and individuals. It is primarily concerned with the threats to the health based on the health analysis of the population. Public health emergency preparedness and response focus on prevention against spread of diseases, epidemics and injuries as well as protect individuals against environmental hazards such as fire. Besides, it concentrates in accessibility of quality health care services as well as promotes healthy behaviors. In this paper, I primarily concentrate on public health preparedness ...

The article by Jamelle Bouie was written amidst the recent riots that just occurred in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray who died while in police custody. Janelle’s article captures the events that followed after what Baltimore residents considered as police brutality from the street riots, looting and burning of buildings, a curfew placement and declaration of a state of emergency. Jamelle also explains Baltimore’s failed past decisions that were made over 100 years ago that define the riots in Baltimore. The audience in this article is not directed to any group of people specifically. Anyone can read ...

International observers and commentaries from scholars show that human rights situation in Syria are considerably poor. From early 1923 to 1946 Syria was under the control of France. During that period, there were concerns regarding human rights such as the French treatment of Druze in their autonomous southern territory as peasants and prisoners (Paul, 1990, p. 9). The French used the Druze as forced labor. Following the Great Syrian Revolt, the French forces laid siege in the countryside and in Damascus. The forces killed about 6,000 rebels and displaced over 100,000 civilians. The authorities displayed the mutilated ...

The hurricane Katrina occurred on 29, August 2005 and affected the city of New Orleans and the small towns of Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. The government response was very poor. In twenty four hours soon after the Katrina occurred, the whole world had known that, majority of the affected were blacks. The media was filming and reporting without any rescues on site. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) claimed that they could not get through yet the media had gone through. Harry Connick, Jr, said that he was able to get to New Orleans without any difficult. On 26, ...

November 23rd, 2013

The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 was part of a series of upheavals in 2011 known collectively as the “Arab Spring”. (Rastegari, 2012) The revolution focused on the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarek. (Rastegari, 2012) The primary motivations for the revolution were political and legal issues. (Rastegari, 2012) Primary demands for the revolutionaries included the outer of Mubarek, ending police brutality, end of the “state of emergency” laws enacted by the government, and lack of freedom of speech. (Rastegari, 2012) In spite of these legitimate political issues, it was economic woes that truly motivated most peoples’ participation in the revolution. ( ...

The framers of the United State of America constitution did not want to create any arm of government with a lot of power or few powers. The constitution was drafted in such a way that the judiciary should check on the powers of the executive. The legislative part of the government will keep a check on the executive and judiciary. Decisions made by one arm of government can be challenged through another branch of the government. To facilitate such checks, framers of the constitution had to draft a constitution that allowed separation of powers. The separation of powers was supposed to eliminate the ...

United States of America’s Presidency

The president of the United States of America is both the head of government and the head of state. He is the leader of the executive branch of the federal government. He is also the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces (Albert, 202) The constitution of the united states of American, in article 2, vests upon the president the executive powers of the United States. The constitution allows the president to execute the power of the executive arm of government. The constitution charges the president with the execution of the federal law. This is charged alongside the ...

Abstract

Multilateral organizations, such the International Monetary Fund, play a major role in our society, working in the areas of technical and financial assistance through structural adjustments in developing countries, as well as funding and sector-specific policy guidance. This domain has an inherent dynamism, and must be understood by analyzing the historical trajectory of these organizations and understanding that their actions are guided by the ideology that sustains the society we live in, which is rooted in the capitalist mode of production. This led me to ask the simple question: to what extant has the IMF been a force for good in ...