Devon’s Blog

During today’s class I found out that Ra had many children and that Mut acutally formed into more goddesses than I thought.  I leanred when some of the great pharoahs lived and died, how some gods or goddesses were like each other, what some of the gods and goddesses did, and who wanted and built the pyrimids. 

If I could do this presentaion again then I wouldn’t have waited as long as I did and mabey have been one of the first few people because I kept getting even more nervous every time someone went.  I also would change my cotume so I could look more like my goddess, Mut by adding the royal crown of Upper and Lower Egypt or a vulture head-dress.  i would have changed how I said my soeech and gave it more enthusiasm and maybe have practiced a little bit more so I wouldn’t stumble with any of the sentences.

Title:  3 Deaths Blamed On East Coast Storm

 Link to website: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070416/ap_on_re_us/spring_storm_65

The nor’easter hitting the coast.  link to picture

People evacuating the low lying islands.  link to picture

What is the issue?

The issue is that a nor’easter storm hit the East coast of the United States.  There were lots of floods because up to 5.5 inches of rain fell and the seas were up to 20 feet high.  Many homes, cars, businesses, boats and properties were destroyed by flooding, high winds and at least three tornadoes.  Areas from upstate New York to Maine are being threatened be heavy snow.  Some islands were evacuated because of coastal floods.  About 500 flights in and out of the North East were canceled or delayed for hours.  Three deaths are blamed on the storm on the East Coast and five more in the mid-West.

Who is involved?

• The citizens of the East coast
• the people who had to leave thier property and belongings
• the people who were on the canceled or delayed flights
• the airlines, car rental companies, hotels, etc.
• the relatives of the people who died
• the people who are trapped in their houses

Who is affected and how? 

The citizens of the East coast are affected because the nor’easter might have hit their part of the state.  The people who had to leave are affected because now they might not have a place to stay, their house or apartment might have been destroyed, or they might not have any relatives outside of the state.  The people who were on supposed to be on the canceled or delayed flights because the place that they were supposed to stay might not be there because it got destroyed.  The airlines are affected because they are losing money since nobody is on the canceled flights and the airlines won’t get money for the customers.  The car rental companies will lose money as well from the canceled flights because not as many people will rent cars.  Hotels will lose money also because some people who booked rooms won’t be there because of the canceled flights.  The people who are trapped in there houses are affected because they don’t know how long they have to be there and when it will be safe to come out again.  The people who had relatives die will be affected because they lost a family member and will miss them.

What would you do if you were directly involved?

If I were directly involved then I would try to send boats into towns once it is safe then rescue anyone who was stuck in their house or anywhere else and make sure that they got to a safer place.  I would also help to clean the town up after the flooding went down or the snow melted.

How does this affect the world?

This affects the world because a storm like this costs a lot of money in damage.  Many fishing boats were affected and the fishermen couldn’t go fishing which would affect the fish market.  Flights were delayed to and from New York City and other airports up and down the coast.  Due to connecting flights this affects air travel through out the world.  This makes the airlines, car rental companies, and hotels lose a lot of money.  Insurance companies will have to pay a lot of money for damages from the storm.  Fire fighting departments, police departments, emergency management and aid agencies will spend a lot of money and supplies for the storm.