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“Leadership Essay” is approved:

Topic: Leadership Preparedness for Disasters

Abstract: In most cases, numerous people are unprepared in case of a disaster, (both natural and manmade), which might come to them. Despite that, it is not necessary or feasible for the citizen to possess a panic room or bomb shelter at his or her home; there are measures that people can exercise to be more adapted if a disaster should happen. This research aims at examining the common types of disasters, and the provisioning order for the types of accumulations people should have on hand and what their responses should be in times of such a disaster. First, the research will start by defining the term disaster (natural and manmade). The research will then proceed to focus on the vital steps that leaders can take so as to prepare for disasters. The research will also identify the areas where the manmade disasters are likely to attack and the actions that leaders in various institutions should take in case of suspicion regarding any manmade disaster activities in a given area. The paper will also cover the common patterns, types, and methods of manmade disaster attacks so as to ensure there is effective preparedness for such attacks. Moreover, the research will give the guidelines that the leaders should follow in case the manmade attack has taken place. The research will also focus on the common types of natural disasters that take place within the human settings. The paper then will give an outline on how leaders should be prepared for any disaster that may be experienced in their organization or any other setting. There will be a study on what action or plan the leaders should take in case the disaster has taken place.

References

Kapucu, N. (2008). Review of introduction to homeland security: Understanding terrorism with an emergency management perspective. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 5(1).

Olson, Elizabeth (2002, March). At rights meeting, anxiety that terror fight takes lead. New York, N.Y, New York Times Company. Retrieved from https://search-proquest- com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/docview/432010433?accountid=14580 on February 18, 2018.

Schwarz, Benjamin (2003, October). Examining terrorist’s roots and taking aim at its myths: [Review]. New York, New York Times. Retrieved from https://search-proquest- com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/docview/432426950?accountid=14580 on February 18, 2018.

Walden, Richard M (1992, August). The disaster after the disaster: New York, N.Y. New York Times Company. Available at: https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.umuc.edu/docview/4 28620031?accountid=14580 on February 18, 2018.

Whitaker, Barbara (2007, September). Ready for Anything (That's Their Job). New York, N.Y, New York Times Company. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.umuc.edu /docview/433687317?accountid=14580 on February 18, 2018.

Leadership Essay Instructions

After the title page, the paper should start with an abstract of 250-300 words summarizing the main topics of your paper. The main body of the paper should be between 13-17 pages, double-spaced, excluding the title page, abstract and the references (the references must be at least 10 in all).

Give an introduction of the topic that includes some background or historical information. In the main body of the text, critically analyze and assess why the topic is important, and what it means for emergency management considerations now and in the future.

Evaluate the significance, potential impacts, and the ramifications of the issue at hand. Provide your opinion, together with experts' opinions based on reference material. You may solicit the opinions of experts in the field, but make sure to refer to written material (scholarly, peer-reviewed journals and books) in order to support your thesis. In doing so, make sure to incorporate the concepts from this course into the paper. I will look for evidence of your understanding of the course material.

End your paper with a meaningful conclusion section. Don’t simply repeat what you've already described in the main body of the paper.

I strongly recommend the use of The Owl at Purdue https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/ for guidance on APA Style, especially regarding proper use of Interior Headings.

Note: University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is the required scholarly references by the Professor. I would appreciate if you can use exact required scholarly references. I would not mind to give you my login details in the UMUC library for those references you will need. My login: Username: RBALOGUN1 and Password: Oreoluwa75. Go to www.umuc.edu and check the page to click library and log in to use UMUC electronic references for this response. And samples of how the references must be written is given above. Thanks.

DUE MONDAY, February 26, 2018.