Based on your viewing of "When the Levees Broke:"
1. Which agency, or part of the gov't is most responsive to the emergency? Why do you think it was effective, and how did it compare to other agencies and response organizations?
2. What point does the film-maker seem to be making about leadership?
3. What is the "Cajun Navy?" Why was it needed?
4. How do you evaluate President Bush's statement "no one anticipated the breach of the levees?"
5. How did you respond to the images of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arriving in New Orleans before the Federal Government?
6. How does the lack of response reflect upon the local, state and federal governments?
7. Do you believe, or are you convinced that that the Federal government had no warning that Katrina would be so destructive?
8. How did President Bush famously praise FEMA director Michael Brown? How does the film-maker communicate his view of this praise?
9. What did President Johnson do when Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans?
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21 comments:
1. The agency named FEMA is most responsible agency. FEMA focuses on natural disasters just like hurricane Katrina and that's why they were the most reponsible.
2. He shows leadership in the people that were responsible for evacuating everybody. He also shows that if they make the wrong choices, things could affect everyone badly.
3. Cajun Navy is a group of Lousiana citizens who volunteered to help the people in new orleans after the hurricane katrina disaster. they were important because they helped people to safety.
4. I evaluate President Bush's statement as saying that the government was not ready for such a disaster as Katrina was. The engineers did not design the levees for the amount of water that was put out.
5. I respond to the images as that the Canadian government was able to respond to the disaster faster that the american government. The real sad part is that the disaster happened in america.
6. They didn't send any help until every destruction and disasters occurred. They basically waited until everything seemed safe for THEM to go in and help people out. They also said that they can't help people who were told to evacuate but did not do so. The government lacked reaction and responsibility during the Hurricane Katrina.
Domenico Rizzo
7. Yes, I'm convinced that the federal government had no warning.
The people in New Orleans didn't know that it was going to be that strong after it hit Florida. But then it picked up speed again while going over the Golf of Mexico. Then, when it was moving toward New Orleans, the people got scared and went to the super dome all at once.
8. I'm sorry. I can't answer this question.
9. I'm sorry. I can't remember
Domenico Rizzo
1) FEMA was most effective and this is because it is suppossed 2 always be prepared and ready for anything to happen. It didn't even come close to the other agencies because the other agencies weren't prepared.
2) The point the film-maker seems to be making about leadership is the point thatwe must all help eachother out and be leaders in our own way.
3) The Cajun Navy are volunteers who went to the New AOrleans and saved thousands among thousands of people and it was needed because the people needed them.
4) I personally think George Bush is really in idiot in the first place and he should have been ready because I know anything can happen but you have to be ready for anything especially if your ruinning the country.
5) I thought it was ironic and stupid because the Federal Government should've been there before anyone to help.
6) It reflects the fact that they just don't care or just "don't have the time".
7) I think everyone knew it was going to be destructive so I'm convibced that they knew as well.
8) He said "Brownie, you're doing a heckuva job" and the filmmaker showed that he thought it was the wrong time and place to say that.
9) He said "This is your President! Im here to help you!"
-Shannon Doran 931☻
1.I think the military was the most responsive because they were the first people to actually help New Orleans and other people didnt really help.
2.He is trying to say that the people cant allows depend on the gov't.
3.The Cajun navy was abunch of volunteers who helped save people in the hurrincane.
4.He said that nobody thought that levees were going to explode.
5.I think it is bad that the people got help from the Canadian Army rather than the Federal Gov't.
6.It says that the governments don't really care about the people which is pretty bad.
7.I think the Federal gov't did know that the hurricane was going to be bad but they didnt want to scare the people.
8.Bush told him he was doing a heck of a job even though he wasnt helping the people at all.
9.He ordered in teams from the Office of Emergency Planning and the Army Corps of Engineers as soon as he could have.
Phillip Lluberes Period 2
1. I think the national guard was the most responsive because they continued to help people in the water, over the amount of hours they had to.
2. The film-maker showed how leadership is a big responsibility, so you have to make sure that the other people are safe.
3. The "Cajun Navy" came in boats to save the hurricane victims from the flood. It was needed because there was so many people floating around in the water, dead or alive.
4. President Bush's statement, "no one anticipated the breach of the levees", i think no one expected the storm to have been as bad as that even though people were told to evacuate.
5. When the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrived in New Orleans before the Federal Government, i thought there was something wrong with that because the federal gorvernment has more authority and could probably do more to help out the victims.
6. The lack of response doesn't say much about the local, state, or federal goverments considering they could have helped more.
7. I believe that the Federal government had no warning that Katrina would be so destructive because they didn't think that the leeves would break.
8. President Bush praised FEMA director Michael Brown with a lot of appreciation. The film-maker communicated his view of praise by show how he truly felt.
9. President Johnson warned all the residents what could happen if they didn't leave town, when Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans.
Brianna R. Period 4
1. During the events in New Orleans the Coast Guard was the most responsive. It sent in boats and its Helicopters to save anyone trapped in the city. For example Helicopter pilots are only allowed to fly for 8 hours. They were told fly for 16 hours and they did. All other agencies failed during the events of the perfect storm.
2. That the leadership of the United States is in a way corrupt, and that the gov't kind of turned a blind eye to the events.
3. The Cajun Navy was an armada of boats that saved trapped people and brought them to safety.
4. They President's statement was a lie because a day earlier as it was caught on camera the President was told that this was going to be the mother of all storms. The Perfect Storm.
5. It showed that the American Federal Gov't failed in its mission to help its own people and a foreign country had to help us.
6. There was an extreme collapse in the chain of communication and command.
7. The Feds had an detailed file on what was
coming. As shown of film recorded during a meeting with Bush.
8. That brown was doing nothing to help the problem
9. He placed his feet upon the ground on Sept 11, 1965 and said " Your president is here".
David W Period 4
901
1. The agency that was most responsive to the emergency was FEMA. I think that this orginization was very affective because these guys gave it their all to try and help the people of New Orlenes, unlike all of the other agencies who just did a few things.
2. The point that the film-maker is trying to make about leadership is that you must be willing to think on your feet, and take all risks possible, and that leadership is not exactly easy.
3. The Cajun Navy was a group of civilians who helped people that were suffering, drowning, etc. during Huracane Kitrina. It was needed because many people were dying, and if these people decided not to help, then many more people would have died.
4. I think that president Bush's statement about no one knowing that the levees were going to break was a lie. I think this because the French Quarters blew up the levees during huracane betsy, so someone should of expected it to happen agian.
5. I think that it is just sad and disipointing to find out that the Canadian Poliece Force had to help the people of New Orlenes instead of us just helping ourselves by sending suplies.
6. I think that the lack of response of the governments shows us all that our government did a very lousy job since we couldn't provide them with shelter, food, immideate evacuation, and we didn't even let them leave.
7. I believe that the government knew exactly how destructive the huricane would be due to the fact that the weather channel reported it a catagory 5 huricane.
8. President Bush praised the director of FEMA in a very possitive way, but Spike Lee showed us that he wasn't doing a very good job at all.
9. When Huracane Betsy hit New Orlenes, President Johnson went there twentyfour hours after the flood to provide shelter, food, water, and evacuation.
Andrew Villa Period 2 931
1. i think the
2. that it is very important and needed in times like this.
3. the cajun navy was an army of citizen volunteers from Louisiana that were the first people to help the people from new orleans
4. i dont think that the breaking levees were meant, but the government definitely did not put inenough effort, time and money in their building.
5. it was dissapointing because this shows that the U.S. government cant save it's own citizens before another country does.
6. that they dont care that much about the people of new orleans.
7. i think that the government should have been aware of the levee's weakness at that time and figured that a hurricane could break them.
8. he said that he was doing a good job.
9. he acted immediately
1. The National Guard was the most responsive to the emergency. I think it was the most effective because it was there as soon as possible. The other agencies took longer or didn’t come at all.
2. The filmmaker wants the people to see that even the leader might not be able to control the country.
3. The “Cajun Navy” is people in New Orleans who want to protect their country. They were like a militia almost. It was needed because no one else was helping New Orleans.
4. I think that Bush’s statement was trying to make people notice that not only did the hurricane ruin New Orleans, but also the levees breaking added to the mess.
5. I felt that America was a helpless country. I was sorry for my country because they couldn’t take care of them selves.
6. It makes the local, state, and federal governments look like they don’t care about their country and that they didn’t care if their people were in need.
7. I feel that they knew something was going to happen, but they didn’t think it was going to be so destructive. But I feel that they should have been prepared for anything.
8. Bush was grateful for what FEMA did.
9. President Johnson went to New Orleans to help the people after Hurricane Betsy. He cared about his citizens and wanted to help them.
Anastasia Ioannou Pd.2 J
1. Which agency, or part of the gov't is most responsive to the emergency? Why do you think it was effective, and how did it compare to other agencies and response organizations? I think it was the coast guard who did the most work
2. What point does the film-maker seem to be making about leadership? how different people where doing different things
3. What is the "Cajun Navy?" Why was it needed?
4. How do you evaluate President Bush's statement "no one anticipated the breach of the levees?" I believe he jus said that to seem that he turely care for the people of new orleans
5. How did you respond to the images of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arriving in New Orleans before the Federal Government?i think that is wrong because how could a Canadian government cover more miles of land to save people when the fed gov't had to make at least on plane trip
6. How does the lack of response reflect upon the local, state and federal governments? i think it shows the government believes that other disaters are more inportant then the new orlens one
7. Do you believe, or are you convinced that that the Federal government had no warning that Katrina would be so destructive? i dont not believe that because as the new repoter said how could a 23 year old research have moe information then the own fed gov't
8. How did President Bush famously praise FEMA director Michael Brown? How does the film-maker communicate his view of this praise? i think president bush praise the director of FEMA in the wrong way because he did not do any good work.
9. What did President Johnson do when Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans?
Ariadne Rodriguez pd. 2 902
1.based on the documentary "when the levees broke" the agencies who responded best to hurricane Katrina's victims were the red cross. the red cross didn't come after 5 days like the president Georges bush try to do the red cross came in as soon as they were able to and helped a lot. the other agencies and response organizations didn't really help as much the arid force came in to late and so did FEMA.
2.the point that the filmmaker is trying to make about leaderships that George w. bush wasn't such a great leader he didn't know how to control this kind of situations, also the senator government, mayor they were all doing things such as shopping making interviews and didn't really show good leadership to help their fellow Americans.
3.the "Cajun navy" were a group of citizens who were able to evacuate before Katrina hit Louisiana they found volunteers and went to Louisiana and helped all of "their people" by giving them food, water ..etc.. this group of people were needed because there were many victims dying in new Orleans because of the lack of food and water and the fact that 80% of Louisiana was flooded.
5.when i saw that the Canadian mounted police arrived before the federal government i was mad. i was mad because i put myself in their shoes thinking about seeing my relatives drown to death seeing my people crying, screaming it all must be very hard and then to know that a country like Canada coming first than the federal government from my own country that really would've made me mad.
6.the lack of response in new Orleans affect the state and federal government a lot because these people were looking up to them for help and by the federal and state government coming in after 5 days of the hurricane happening made them look really bad. it really showed they didn't care!
7.i am convinced that the federal government knew that hurricane Katrina was going to be destructive. it was on national television it was in level 5! even if they didn't know they found out in the first or second day they could've helped immediately and not wait until halve of the people were dead.
8.president George bush praised FEMA director by patting him on the shoulder and telling him that he was doing an excellent job and that he was proud oh him.the filmmaker communicate this like 'he said what?" proud? of what if he wasn't doing anything.
9.president johnson did the complete opposite of what George bush did when hurricane Katrina hit new Orleans president johnson took a flashlight and went down as soon as he could to see how the people were doing he cared and helped them.
Angela Rivera 903
second period :]
meagan betances 902 period 4
1. which agency or part of the government is most responsive to the emergency? why do you think it was effective and how did it compare to other agencies and response organizations?
i believe bushs branch was suppose to take care of it. it did not really help though ... they were oviosly not organized because they had too much trouble taking care of the war and at the same time this
2. what point does the film-maker seem to be making about leadership?
in spificics he was trying to say how bushs leader ship was off. people who had way less power had to take controle and because of their lack of power they were not able to help as much as bush could have
3. what is the "cajun navy?" why was it needed?
i am not really sure but it must have been to help the people
4. how do you evaluate president bush's statement "no one anticipated the breach of the levees?"
well ... he should not try finding excuses. ok! the levees broke. we dont want to hear how you did not want it to happen. no one wanted it to happen. just fix it.
5. how did you respond to the images of the royal canadian mounted police arriving in new orleans before the federal government?
it is sad how the government really looks like they are putting no effort in to helping.
6. how does the lack of response reflect upon the local state and federal governments?
the citizens now have a bad view on the government and you really can not blame them.
7. do you believe or are you convinced that that the federal government had no warning that katrina would be so destructive?
that is a lot of poop! no way in the world. if the white house can find a fly in the bed room and kill it within a minute then they can see a state under water.
8. how did president bush famously praise fema director michael brown? how does the film-maker communicate his view of this praise?
in the video he repeated the part were bush told him he was doing a heck of a job. it is iritating the way bush is!
9. what did president johnson do when hurricane betsy hit new orleans?
he went down there to let them know he was there to help and he cared.
meagan betances 902 period4
1. the agency FEMA is most responcive to the emergency. it was affective because this agency is specialized for fixing these kinds of emergencies.
2. that leadership si very important and can help people in these bad situations.
3. the cajun navu helps people in these bad times
4. he was basically saying that nobody ever imagine that the levees would break like it did from hurican katrina
5. i thought it was good because atleast they had helped out.
6. it doesnt help because the states need a responce
7. yes because they couldnt tell if it would be destructive like it was, by just looking at the weather finder thing.
8. he showed him that the film was really good, and spoke with him.
9. He tryed helping out everyone by getting them evacuated and stuff.
-isabela janashvili
period 4
1. The Cajun Navy. They decided to stay out for 16 hours insted of 8, to save peoples' lives.
2. I think the fill-maker wanted to show the viewers how the people in New Orleans dealt with the hurricane and see the effect of Hurricane Katrina.
3.The Cajun Navy are the people who helped the people in need after Hurricane Katrina. They saved the evacuees and trapped people.
4.I think he meant that no one expected the levees to break even though they were not finished yet,which may have been the cause of them breaking.
5. I thought that the Canadian Mounted Police probably, actually cared that the people were in trouble. They came all the way to New Orleans to help and save the people while the Federal Government wasn't even there yet, while people were starving.
6. They probably didnt care about the poor people in New Orleans or they thought they could wait longer.
7. The hurricane was all over the news and they even repeated that this hurricane was strong and a category 5. As soon as they found that out, they should have sent in people to save the citizens of New Orleans.
8. He said "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." I looked for the quote on google and it was on "stupidest quotes" so maybe they wanted it to sound bad.
9. He wanted to help and went to check on some people.
-Gaby period 2
1. The agency that was most responsive to the emergency was the New Orleans Police Department, and the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard flew in 2 days after the storm to save people stuck in their flooded houses and on their rooftops. Usually the pilots could only fly 8 hours, but many were doing a double shift and flying 16 hours to save people's lives. Many other agenices didn't react as quickly and took almost 4 to 5 days after the storm to help, so the Coast Guard was defintely more effective.
2. Spike Lee shows in his documentary, that the government, especially President Bush, as a leader didn't respond to New Orleans in their crisis. The government didn't try to help or report that Hurricane Katrina needed federal government help.
4. I think President Bush's statement was making an excuse for the government lack of responsibilty and awareness of the damage of Hurricane Katrina. When he said "no one anticipated the breach of the levees" he was generally stating that people thought the levees were strong enough to last through a category 5 hurricane, so they didn't realize that the city was 80% underwater and didn't want to hurry on the recovery action.
5. I thought that the government were not doing there job and was defected during this horrible crisis. The fact that the local police and other citizens had to help each other before the government actually decided to become aware, shows a lack of responsibilty.
6.The lack of response reflects a bad light on the local, state, and federal government. The government didn't finally start reporting and talking about Hurricane Katrina until 5 days after it hit, and many people died even if they survived the storm because the lack of the food and water.
7. I absolutley did not believe that the federal government didn't have any warnings about the strength of Hurricane Katrina and how destructive it would be. The U.S. Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida made a broadcast on how Hurricane Katrina was moving down to New Orleans and it was getting stronger and could possibly be a Category 5. As well, Mayor Ray Nagin made an annoucement the Saturday before the hurricane, that New Orleans residents should be evacuated, so that should have been enough for the federal government to make a move.
9. When Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans, President Johnson flew done there the night after in the night and went up with a big flashnight and said that there president was here and that that the U.S. government cares. He made an effort the help the surviors.
Gabrielle Rosado
Class Period 4
1. I think the only part of govt responise was local governemnt because they were closet to the city and wanted to make sure they got as many people out of harms way as possible. I think it was effective because it meant that at least someone was listening to the peopels prayers for help. This comapred to other organiztions because FEMA did not put their plan into action untill later when the local government went to work as soon as possible.
2.The film-maker seems to make a point that even in the worse of circumstances those who wouldnt be considered heros in the big world become te most mportant peopels during times like these. Like the Katrina victims ordinary citizens became heros by ehlping out there fellow citizens.
3.The Cajuan Navy were Louisiana volunteers who helped save thousands of Katrina Evacuees. They were needed because help was not isssued to these victims untill a cople of days after the hurricane. The Cajuan Navy were first on the scene, before even the Nation Guard came to help.
4.I evaluated his statement because Presidne t Bush had heard about how serious this strom might be he talked as if the leeves were never going to be broke, eben when he was warned it was Category 5. I think he just wasnt thinking and thought that it would all be ok.
5.I think the image of the Royal Canadian Police comign to help was a relief but then again you cant help but noticed that we had to recieve help from other countries before our own governemnt came to help.
6.I think that the lack of reponse from any type of governemnt was sad because those people were dying and needed help. The government was able to see it on television and its not like they couldnt see it.
7.I believe that the goverment did have some kind of warnign but it wasnt as serious as they thought and therefore took no extra measures to make sure that the people were ok and taken care of.
7.President Bush praised FEMA direcotr Mike Brown because they were a big company that dealt with problems such as these and since FEMA was the first to identify the hurricane he would give them most of the credit. The film maker seemed to what to show that Bush praised him and when people thought he didnt deserve it he stood up for himself saying that they were doing as much as they could.
9.When Hurricane Besty hit New Orleans President Lyndon Johnson was on his way to New Orleans only a couple of hours after the attack to let the people of New Orleans know he was there to help.
Allison OHagan
Period 2
1.The agency or part of the government that was most responsive to the emergency was the united states coast guards. They were working more then they had to day and night they were there earlyer then the rest of the agencies.
2.?
3.Cajun Navy is made up of the 1st respnders of hurricane katrina. The citizens that helped out. It was needed because they were the ones who were there they saved lifes.
4.?
5.I thought that, that was amazing because someone from another country came in to help before our own country.It shows that the US really didnt care it was a lack of fast responce and that canada did.
6.It shows that they didnt care as i said before in question 5. They knew what was going on but didnt pay to much attention to it.
7.I believe that the federal government knew what was going on. Even though it might have taken time for the information to get across they should have done something abou tit as soon as possible but they took a long time. I believe they didnt care becuase as the video shows most of the people stuck were poor people and african american people. There are so many troops and so many US army helicopters airplanes to evacuate people humvees everything, but they couldnt bring any of that in.
8.He said that Mr.Brown had done a great job. He believed that Mr.Brown was doing an excelent job. The film maker is trying to show that he really wasnt and president buch didnt even know what he was talking about.
9.President Johnson went down to New Orleans and he helped out he met up with the victims. He took a flashlight and lit up his face and said i am your president and i am here.
-Christian Segura 9th grade per.4
1. Which agency, or part of the gov't is most responsive to the emergency? Why do you think it was effective, and how did it compare to other agencies and response organizations?
I think the local police, fire department along with the hundreds of local volunteers were most responsive to the emergency. They were more effective because they were close to the devastated area. They were decisive in what they had to do and seem to be better organized. The other agencies and response organizations had to wait for the ok to proceed and often had no leadership. Too often other agencies had to wait for FEMA to act on their request because FEMA wanted to make sure everything was done properly which slowed down everything.
2. What point does the film-maker seem to be making about leadership?
The point the film-maker is trying to make about leadership is that there was none.
3. What is the "Cajun Navy?" Why was it needed?
The Cajun Navy was named for a group of volunteers from the Louisiana area who formed a search and rescue team to assist in rescuing the flood victims after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The idea was created by State Senator Nick Gautreaux of Abbeville who wanted to help the flood victims. He asked for any volunteers who owned a boat and who wanted to help meet him the next day to make their way towards New Orleans. Hundreds of boats showed up the next morning and they made their way towards New Orleans. The group went around picking up stranded flood victims and took them to safety. Their assistance was much needed help because of all the flood victims that were still stranded either at home, in tree tops and roof tops. The Cajun Navy was able to help rescue thousands of flood victims in the several days spent in New Orleans.
4. How do you evaluate President Bush's statement "no one anticipated the
breach of the levees?"
I think President Bush’s statement “no one anticipated the breach of the levees was just an excuse to cover up their lack of preparedness to handle emergencies like this. Early predictions were made that due to the size of the storm the water surges would have gone over the top of the levees and major flooding was to be expected anyway. The initial levees were designed to withstand storms up to category 3, so obvious questions arose if these levees were strong enough to withstand category 4 and 5 storms.
5. How did you respond to the images of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
arriving in New Orleans before the Federal Government?
My reaction to the images of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arriving in New Orleans was surprising because I didn’t expect that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to show up. I was surprised because they had to travel all the way from Canada which is way up north from New Orleans and was able to arrive before the Federal Government. The Federal Government was well aware of the potential destructive power of Katrina way before it hit New Orleans and should have been prepared to react and respond right away.
6. How does the lack of response reflect upon the local, state and federal governments?
The lack of response makes for a negative reflection upon the local, state and federal government. The slow response gave the impression that what happened in New Orleans was not top priority. There appeared to be no sense of urgency in trying to help rescue the people who refused to leave their homes. Rumors started that the lack of response or lack of a quick response by the local, state and federal government was because most of the victims were black. I think many Americans might have lost a little faith in the Federal Government’s ability to handle and respond to these types of emergency. President Bush was actually on vacation at his Crawford Texas home when Katrina made landfall. He then attended a V-J Day commemoration celebration the next day in California. FEMA was slow in responding and coordinating rescue efforts with other agencies. The lack of leadership was widely criticized.
7. Do you believe, or are you convinced that that the Federal government had no warning that Katrina would be so destructive?
I think that the Federal Government received enough information on the destructive power of Katrina well in advance. While watching and listening to the news leading up to Katrina hitting New Orleans, all the reports stated how powerful Katrina was and the potential dangers ahead. It may have been a little more powerful than reported but I feel the Federal Government should have been better prepared for the worst case scenario.
8. How did President Bush famously praise FEMA director Michael Brown? How does the film-maker communicate his view of this praise?
President Bush famously praised FEMA Director Brown for his efforts in handling the disaster by saying quote “Brownie you are doing a heck of a job”.
9. What did President Johnson do when Hurricane Betsy hit New Orleans?
President Johnson response stands in stark contrast to President George W. Bush. President Johnson landed in the city 5 hours after receiving a call from Louisiana Senator Russell Long while it took Bush 4 days to touch down in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina. President Johnson took control of the situation himself while President Bush relied on his people. Hurricane Betsy was the most devastating hurricane of the 1965 hurricane season causing enormous damages in the Bahamas, Florida and Louisiana. Total cost in damages from this hurricane went over one billion dollars and was the most costly hurricane in U. S. history at that time.
1. the gov. that was most responsive and help full were the troops and navy although they couldnt really do much. it was effective because they were pulling people out of houses and trying to prived as much as possible. they were the only ones who responded quickly.
2. the film maker seems to be saying that the leadership of this country was weak
3. the cajun navy were people who responded to the crisis with their boats and worked tirelessly saving stranded flood victims. it was needed because all help was needed in this disaster, they saved lives.
4. i evaluate the statement as Bush being unprepared for the storm and unprepared for the aftermath & what to do.
5. i felt a sense of respect for the canadian police because they came along way and were more help then our own police from other states.
6. lack of response reflected poorly on all governments. they were seen as weak & unfit. it makes us wonder what if this hhappens again?
7. i believe & am convinced that the gov did have a warning about katrina's severity but chose to take it lightly and underestimate its power. they had no excuse (whether or not they underestimated the storm) to not prepare for the worst.
8. Bush praised FEMA director by saying in his speech what a great job hes doing. the film maker communicated his view of praise as something humorous because he replayed the "good job" part several times.
9. when hurricane betsy hit new orleans, president johnson went down to the disaster area, saw the catastrophe, and spoke to the people reassurring them that everything will be fine in a matter of time.
Crystal S
Period 4
1. the most responsive to the emergency was the national coast gaurd,they were in there ASAP.
2. Spike Lee, made it as in leadership is a very important thing. People need someone to guide them through troubles and tough times.
3. the Cajun Navy was needed because they work with water,they were rescuing people trapped in houses surrounded by nothing but water.
4.
5.that goes to show that the Canadian Goverment is better,more responsible and know what to do in a moment of trouble.
6.It shows that they really didnt do much until the mayor came out and spoke his feelings toward everything.
7.no i don't believe that, i think they knew and just didn't warn with time.or that they knew just didnt think it was going to be such a big hurricane.
1) The national guard. I say this because they got right in there & worked doulble shifts to get people out of the flood waters.
2) I think that the film-maker is trying to say that leadership comes with a price & responcibility. Those with these responcibilities should act quickly & do their designated jobs.
3) The Cajun Navy was just citizens helping citizens. This "navy" was needed because no help was coming, & the only way to survive was to help eachother.
4) I think that when Bush said that he was trying to justify the reason he was not so involved.
5) When i saw the Canadian police arrive, I breathes a sigh of relief because I knew these people weren't going to be totally abandoned, but it also made me feel embarressed for America, because they came in to help way before we did for out own country.
6) The lack of responce to me shows that the local and federal governments have a lack of communication.
7) No, I am not convinced that the federal government was unaware of the intensity of this hurricane. It was all over the news & the president was properly notified.
8) President Bush thanks Mr.Brown on national television, and the film-maker exaggerates it by repeating the thank you line, sarcastically showing that the president feels no fault for not responding sooner.
9) When Hurrican Betsy hit New Orleans he personally went there to comfort the people & let them know that they were not alone & that they would be helped.
-Taschya Maisonet
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