On August 29, New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina, one of the “largest and 3rd strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall in the US” according to (Holden, 2006) until recent natural disasters. Thousands of civilians were affected personally and financially. Hurricane Katrina started in the Gulf of Mexico and moved west to New Orleans. Around August 26-27, 2005. The Mayor at the time Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. ordered an emergency evacuation after getting a call from Max Mayfair stating “This is one of the worst storms that I have ever seen in my 33-year history.” The sociological perspective is a “perspective on human behavior and its connection to society as a whole” as claimed by (Vivkas, 2012). One group wanted to “ride out” the storm due to experiencing a “similar” storm, Hurricane Betsy, another group left as soon as possible, and the last group had nowhere to go due to homelessness and poverty. And what makes this even worst, the levees broke.
“Hurricane Katrina actually missed New Orleans when at the last minute it veered slightly to the east,” in the opinion of an impassioned New Orleans radio personality, Garland Robinette. “The worst winds to hit the city were of Category 1 or 2 force, he says. But even then, the levee …show more content…
It is important that people are able to relate the situations in which they live their daily lives to the local, national, and global societal issues that affect them,” as stated by (Josh, 2007). This can happen to anyone, which is why we need to take necessary steps to improving a natural disaster from doing as less damage as possible. One solution is during an emergency evacuation, instead of higher the prices for traveling, lessen it and give people in need transportation assistance. Second, build better levees and a super dome so the citizens would be better protected. Bring more supplies as in water, food, maybe even
“Hurricane Katrina actually missed New Orleans when at the last minute it veered slightly to the east,” in the opinion of an impassioned New Orleans radio personality, Garland Robinette. “The worst winds to hit the city were of Category 1 or 2 force, he says. But even then, the levee …show more content…
It is important that people are able to relate the situations in which they live their daily lives to the local, national, and global societal issues that affect them,” as stated by (Josh, 2007). This can happen to anyone, which is why we need to take necessary steps to improving a natural disaster from doing as less damage as possible. One solution is during an emergency evacuation, instead of higher the prices for traveling, lessen it and give people in need transportation assistance. Second, build better levees and a super dome so the citizens would be better protected. Bring more supplies as in water, food, maybe even