Racism and Poverty as Metropolitan Problems
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Racism and Poverty as Metropolitan Problems
R A C I S M A N D P O V E R T Y 215
Hurricane Katrina
Formed on August 23, 2005, and hitting New Orleans on Monday, August 29,
Hur ricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in U.S. history with estimated
damages at more than $100 billion, and one of the five deadliest. “The federal
flood protection system in New Orleans failed at more than fifty places. Nearly
every levee in metro New Orleans was breached as Hurricane Katrina passed just
east of the city limits. Eventually 80% of the city became flooded and also large
tracts of neighboring parishes, and the floodwaters lingered for weeks. At least
1,836 people lost their lives in the actual hurricane and in the subsequent floods.”
Initially, hundreds of thousands of residents were displaced, with many having to
start new lives in other cities. Four years later, thousands of former residents continued
to live in makeshift trailers, some of which were discovered to be giving off
toxic fumes. Reports and several books have blasted the Bush administration’s handling
of this massive disaster along with the dubious choice of former president
Bush’s appointed head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA,
Michael D. Brown.
“In a September 26, 2005, hearing, former FEMA chief Michael Brown testified
before a U.S. House subcommittee about FEMA’s response. During that hearing,
Representative Steven Boyer (R-IN) inquired as to why President Bush’s declaration
of state of emergency of August 27 had not included the coastal parishes of Orleans,
Jefferson, and Plaquemines. (In fact, the declaration did not include any of Louisiana’s
coastal parishes, whereas the coastal counties were included in the declarations
for Mississippi and Alabama.) Brown testified that this was because Louisiana governor
Blanco had not included those parishes in her initial request for aid, a decision
that he found “shocking.” After the hearing, Blanco released a copy of her letter,
which showed she had requested assistance for “all the southeastern parishes [but
not by name], including the New Orleans metropolitan area and the mid-state Interstate
I-49 corridor and northern parishes along the I-20 corridor that are accepting
[evacuated citizens].” “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of job!” is now the famous
quote by an oblivious George Bush that captures the incompetence of his administration’s
response to the great human tragedy.
The disaster response to Katrina redistributed over 1 million people from the central
Gulf Coast elsewhere across the United States—the largest diaspora in the history
of the United States. Houston, Texas, had an increase of 35,000 people; Mobile, Alabama,
gained over 24,000; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, over 15,000; and Hammon,
Louisiana, received over 10,000, nearly doubling its size. Chicago received over
6,000 people, the most of any non-southern city. By late January 2006, about
Box 9.1
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Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. |
30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. |
40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. |
50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. |
Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). |
Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. |
5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. |
10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. |
15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. |
20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. |
Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) |
Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. |
5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors |
10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors |
15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. |
20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. |
Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) |
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3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. |
5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. They can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper |
7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. |
10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally, the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. |
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