My World Without Me

Though the Sauk Rapids tornado destroyed the city of Sauk Rapids, the city was still able to rebuild back to the community that they once were and become an even stronger city. Before the tornado struck Sauk Rapids, the city was actually going through a period of growth. Many buildings were being built such as “a general store was built, then a hotel, and a large jail...new courthouse was built…” (Sauk Rapids Minnesota). Sauk Rapids was building to become a successful city, but unfortunately, that wasn’t able to happen because of the tornado. However, the tornado actually helped teach Sauk Rapids a valuable lesson in terms of what materials buildings should be built out of. A majority of the buildings, before the tornado had struck, in Sauk Rapids were built using wood: “The original businesses...a lot of them were wood. After the

Unforseen circumstances and all kinds of insurance goes into owning a home, which are also costly especially if the home is located in an urban environment or a state which suffers from hurricanes or earthquakes fairly often. Unfortunately, urban cities seem to be millennials’ cup of tea, along with the states down south which experience a variety of hurricanes and foul weather.

There are many people who, after they have endured the trauma of a hurricane, refuse to return to their old houses, or even the area in general. People have different experiences with these traumatic disasters and all deal with them differently. If there is one thing for certain, it’s that they all deal with some sort of loss. Hurricanes are a gigantic setback financially. According to AcuWeather, after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the average cost of damages jumped from $1.8 billion to $9 billion. Hurricane Katrina’s damages cost $145 billion and therefore increased the average cost of damages of a hurricane (www.acuweather.com).

I come from a small rural town nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. My hometown is split down the middle by a set of railroad tracks. On the north side, one can find pristine neighborhoods, newer schools, most doctors’ offices, and the only hospital in town. The south side of the town stands as a stark contrast. On the south side, you no longer find the wealthy neighborhoods but rather dilapidated and condemned homes and housing projects. One seems to find abandoned buildings on every corner, many inhabited by those that have lost their homes. Limited help is coming for those who need it, mostly through churches and volunteer programs targeting the underserved. Many doctors, dentists, and nurses are giving their time and resources to help

For years, post-modern writers have foreshadowed what the end of the world would look like through dramatic representations in literary works. Cormac McCarthy’s The Road and Margaret Atwood’s novel, Oryx & Crake, are no exception to this. Delving into the complexities that underlie man’s existence on Earth, these authors use their novels as vehicles to depict a post-apocalyptic world, in which all that once was is reduced to an inconceivable wasteland, both figuratively and literally.

Long-term impacts Disease may spread. People may have to be re-housed, sometimes in refugee camps. The cost of rebuilding a settlement is high. Investment in the area may be focused only on repairing the damage caused by the earthquake. Income could be lost. Important natural and human landmarks may be

For example, in Alas, Babylon it tells us how an atomic war had started leaving many places demolished except for the small towns that were not contaminated, and most of the houses in the smaller towns were still there. In Anthem, Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000 find houses after they have run away from their town. “And there, before us, on a broad summit, with the mountains rising behind it, stood a house such as we had never seen, and the white fire came from the sun on the glass of its windows.” () Most houses during the times of Anthem were white, solid blocks with no windows, but they had doors and only doors. The abandoned house that they

Often, the government responds to natural disasters with thorough preparation and planning. The federal, state, and local levels of government do this in an effort to help reduce injury and property damage as well as ensure the overall safety of the general population. The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season saw the costliest and one of the deadliest storms in United States history. This storm was Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina displaced of an estimated 645,000 Louisiana citizens (Cepeda, Valdez, Kaplan, & Hill, 2010). This paper will examine…

After Hurricane Sandy there was a bunch of damage done to theses states : Jamaica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, and the U.S. (“Superstorm Sandy”). “The hurricane left an estimated 200,000 people without shelter” (“Superstorm Sandy”). The property damage was an estimate from between $30-$50 billion (“Superstorm Sandy’’). Many people had no home for a long time nothing to come home to or

Alan Weisman’s diction is formal, neutral, and even informal. He includes no personal anecdotes, irony, metaphors, comedic relief, or anything throughout the entire book. Weisman has one distinct opinion on saving the earth, which is saving the earth, and remains neutral throughout the entire piece. His diction comes off as informal for he addresses the readers as “you” multiple times (Weisman). Right at the beginning, Weisman says, “You may never…,” which makes an instant, more personal connection with the audience (Weisman 9). To help his readers better interpret the world without us, Alan Weisman chooses to apply imagery and describe every detail mentioned. In doing so, he acquires a complex language to make his argument more concise. This may be due to his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degree and being culturally diverse from his previous travels (Author).

Katrina hit New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29th, 2005, but the failure of the local government started before this day “by allowing building and growing in areas in low flood lands.” The local government did not regulate these land areas that have always

Imagine driving through a town where there is no car dealership, no furniture store, no grocery store, and nowhere to buy clothing, shoes, toys, or electronics. What seems so bleak and empty could be the future of many ordinary American towns. Online

My parents have a condo down in florida that we visit yearly, when hurricane Irma hit the community was flooded, 165 trees came down. The golf course was tore up pretty bad, resulting in it being shut down for a few weeks for maintenance.

In the article “Earth Without Humans,” Bob Holmes describes what negative impacts humans are having on our

After Katrina, many people took regular household items and amenities for granted. Items such as the refrigerator a desk top computers were completely destroyed after flood waters reached a high of twenty feet in some