The Tragedy Of San Jose

Managers within organizations are faced with the challenges daily of making excellent decisions. In everyday life we are challenged in making sound decision, decision that will last for a life time. Folk often wonder after making a decision if it was the right choice, will it affect the people around me, was this a good choice for my family, and will the decision affect them. In order to be an effective manager you have to possess the skill of outstanding decision making skills. In order for one to be successful within their personal life they may also need to possess an understanding of effective decision making. The decision- making process should be one that makes a positive change. Can the decision making process work

The Texas City disaster took place on April 16th, 1947, with the detonation of 2300 tons of ammonium nitrate, near the Texas City docks. The Grandcamp was set to embark on an assigned trip to Europe to help in the reconstruction of various countries in the aftermath of the Second World War. The ships were loaded with 32.5 % ammonium nitrate fertilizer, which is a high explosive used in military and mining operations. The result of which was a DDT which is a deflagration to detonation causing a massive explosion leading to many deaths, destroyed homes, and the surroundings being ruined. The leading causes of this horrific tragedy were poor transportation and storing laws of ammonium nitrate which was a main component in the disaster, if these two components had have been handled with more care the lives of innocent people would not have been lost.

The San Andreas fault line has caused constant development nightmares for large urban areas such as San Francisco as well as the other cities built on top of it. Fault lines are one of the side effects of the earth’s tectonic plates shifting that can result in devastating earthquakes. Some of the most devastating earthquakes in our modern era have occurred along the San Andreas fault line due to a dense population. The most notable and destructive earthquake on the San Andreas fault line occurred in San Francisco in 1906. The reason this earthquake was so deadly was because of its magnitude and the city’s poor planning. This earthquake was a wakeup call for San Francisco and force the city to revolutionize its knowledge on earthquakes and how to protect their city. Today San Francisco is one of the most well prepared cities for an earthquake and has made great discoveries in earthquake safety measures. The 1906 earthquake in San Francisco has drastically changed how the city has developed its zoning and building code policies, and its earthquake research.

The struggles of the City of San Bernardino, California are well documented; one of the highest crime rates in the state and the country, extensive acres of urban blight, a median household income under forty-thousand, which has left residents living in poverty, a cash insolvency as a result of mismanagement, which has left the City in chapter nine bankruptcy for three and a half years, and a political climate distorted from lack of experience, and conflicting ideologies and agendas. Also well documented is the strained relationship of between the City and the Unions that represent its employees. Most notably the firefighter’s union, which has sued the City on numerous occasions over pension, overtime and overall work conditions. As part of the City’s plan to exit bankruptcy the firefighters will be annexed into San Bernardino county fire. This moves makes it that much more important for the City and the union to resolve its differences for the good of the firefighters.

In the text, Kreitner and Kinicki (2013) states that decision making is one of the primary responsibilities of a manager, and the quality of one’s decisions can have serious consequences. As the title of this cause study shows Faulty Decision Making is the Cause of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. Faulty decision making or lack of any decision making is the key to this disaster.

In the early months of 1898, fundamental events took place in fairly rapid succession that led up to the Spanish American War and in turn the Battle for San Juan Heights. Together, these events solidified U.S. public opinion towards the U.S. involvement in a war to liberate Cuba from Spanish rule. A war some saw as a necessity to end the appalling conditions on an island so close to the American mainland. Some American officials including the U.S. Consul-general in Havana, Fitzhugh Lee, believed that it was only a matter of time before Cuba would be annexed by United States. (The Spanish-American War: American Wars and the Media in Primary Document, W. Joseph Campbell 2005).

We drove up the coast to San Fransisco and it took forever! Someone broke in, I got promoted and we saw the Phillies lose to the Dodgers. I got stuck in the airport for 2 days, we found Randy’s donuts and stayed in an airstream in the middle of Malibu.

A tragedy that struck California that will change history forever, happened the Monday of February 2, 2025. After a major earthquake, approximately 47% of California is now floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and is removed from the United States. A week has past since this tragic and horrifying moment happened. About 200,000 people are still left on the now what is called “The Floating Island.” Thousands of lives were lost during this earthquake, and the people still left on the island have diminishing resources so they must fend for themselves until help has reached them. The government is trying to track “The Floating Island” but it moves too fast for the government to be successful

JOHNSON CITY (WENY) - Clean up crews continue to pull cars and rubble from what use to be a two story hospital parking garage, in Johnson City, after it collapsed Thursday afternoon.

American frontiersmen, including some of their most brave leaders gather together to support a solution against the enemy, and hold out against massive odds. Until the climactic moment when they 're destroyed, taking large numbers of the enemy with them. Their sacrifice changes history. And since then the Alamo has entered itself deeply into the American spirit and for reasons that have nothing to do with aggressive pride, militarism, or passion with blood. No, it has to do with the fact that we measure our experiences against the situations, not against average ones.

The four phases of San Diego’s history starts the passive margin phase that took place from 400 to 200 million years ago. What is currently San Diego started as sediment produced above an oceanic rift. This sediment became the underwater edge of the continental crust that would soon break off from Pangaea to become the North American Continent.

Once there lived a priest in San Luis Potosi, however, one day he decided to take a trip to an unknown destination to collect donations for the church. He was accompanied by two boys who he hired to help him around his house. When he returned he took a walk down an alley to his house where he was brutally murdered. The two teenage boys that the priest had been acquainted with were convicted of his murder and were hung by the neck. After their death, their hands were cut off and dangled on the wall of the alley near the house of the priest as a lesson to the people of the town. Many were terrified to walk down the alley and tried to avoid going down it, however, those who went down it rehearsed a prayer until reaching the end. Eventually, the

Quite easily the city council could have let the citizens in the community vote on this topic of decision. The council also could have had a backup plan just in case this disaster would occur, which it actually did. There are so many ways this situation could have been handled, yet no precautions took place. The Flint water crisis was a tragedy felt by hundreds of thousands and will affect some for the rest of their lives. A simple plan to conserve money, has now caused an economic crisis. Ten citizens have lost their lives due to a disease linked to the toxic water. Other citizens are left stranded without water, some now infected with lead poisoning. The time of the government rebuilding trust and a relationship with their citizens is unforeseeable in the near

“Pack your bags” my mom said “we’re going to San Jose.” What is that I ask, is that a country? No. “Then what is it?” “Your new home” she tells me. “But I can’t move. I won’t leave West Covina, you can’t make me!” I yell to my mom. “Nos vamos a ir y es fin” she yells back. And it was final. I knew we couldn’t afford to live here anymore. My dad was no help. He did not live with us anymore. No dad means we have to move. It’s not fair. All my friends have happy mom and dads. Why can’t I? It did not matter anymore because we were going to leave and my dad was staying. Here we are, San Jose. I didn’t know where this place was nor did I care. All I knew, it was 6 hours away from everything I had ever known. The schools here were supposed to be better.

Throughout history there have been many successful companies as well as companies that have been a debacle. The success of the company has to do with the management and how it executes its strategy. If the management is ineffective, the company will most likely fail; however, if the company has good management it is more likely to prosper. There are many responsibilities that a manager must complete, chief among them are the four functions of management are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling (PowerPoint). In order for the company to be successful the management must fulfill all four functions. In some case not all four functions are met to expectation, with the results that the company to be not as successful as it could be if they