We all heard the stories about the homes being destroyed by Hurricane Sandy but we didn't hear what happened to all those people. The news seems to only tell you what they want you to hear. Many of the people who lost their homes had to go into shelters. Can you imagine having to leave your house and having to go into a shelter. Think about losing all the things you worked hard for and all the things that can never be replaced all gone because of a hurricane. In the video Shelter a man who only wanted to give his last name Green from Coney Island talks about his experience at the shelter. Green says " I miss my alone time usually I'm not a people person" (Green). Many people enjoy having time alone and some prefer not to be around people at all. Having to be in a shelter filled with many people you don't know puts you in a tough situation, you cant just walk into your own room and separate your self from the world your forced to be around all those people. I personally have trust issues so I couldn't imagine having to live with strangers.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Sandy Storyline
Remember Hurricane Sandy the story that was on the news for a few weeks? If your wondering what happened to those people and want to hear the story from there point of view continue reading. It seems like the news only talked about them till the next big thing happened. The news seemed to focus on the MTA having to fix the subways and the subways are very important, But Hurricane Sandy was a lot more personal then just messing up the subways, it destroyed homes and changed lives forever. In the video Post Traumatic Sandy Disorder Herminio Maldonado a tenant of Red Hook West Public Housing talks about his Hurricane Sandy experience and how it effected him. He states "have outside help come and help you" (Maldonado). Many people receive a certain amount of pride from doing things on their own and when a disaster happens and leaves them helpless, there left in shock and have to depend on others for help. I agree with Herminio Maldonado I couldn't imagine having to depend on strangers to help me.
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I agree the media didn’t focus on the people as much. I have not read anything about the city having detailed plans with a budget of things they will or still trying to fix for the people affected by Hurricane Sandy. The City seems to think their problems doesn’t exist anymore. However, you didn’t begin your response with a claim like the assignment asked for example I do or I don’t agree of believe New York City’s response was adequate. I also didn’t come across the key word relate to the story you picked. You did a good job explaining your point and adding the quotes.
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