Human Rights research questions (proposal)

Was the government shortsighted in their attempt to secure New Orleans?
Why weren't the levees checked thoroughly?
why did it take so long for government to respond to Katrina?
how did the govn't react in other situations similar to the Katrina disaster?
unorganized refugee management? could it have been handled better or was it too much of a mess?
the public showed sympathy for New Orleans before the govn't did. Why is this?
Years later, how does the government really feel about their reaction to hurricane Katrina?



The sources that i will have to look up would be interviews or documentaries of people who were in office during the hurricane Katrina. I would like to see both sides: those who reacted right away and those who did not have a reaction at all. And I am sure there is someone who was not even aware of it. Furthermore, refugees who were witnesses of the poor management of the Katrina disaster (i.e the girls in "Prisoner of her Past") would provide an effective emotional appeal to my research.

Exam Research

So far, I am looking at human rights that are going on in the United States. More specifically, these human rights issues are focused on the treatment of the Black Community. One of the options that I have chosen to research is the failure of the US to help evacuees during Katrina. A documentary by Spike Lee ("If God is Willing, Da Creek won't Rise") sparked my interest in this particular topic. Also, a documentary called Black and Blue: Legend of the Hip hop Cop made me think of the police brutality going on in cities such as Chicago and New York. If i were to choose this topic, I would like to focus on evidence found from the documentary.

http://watching-tv.ew.com/2010/08/24/spike-lee-katrina-brad-pitt/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4846759