reactions to disasters

Both 9/11 and the San Francisco earthquake had similar reactions from the public, but also had many things that contrasted them. In both circumstances people came together rather quickly as a community to help each other and grieve about their loses. Help form around the country started instantly in both circumstances. Disasters are one of the only circumstances where class structures and cultural restrictions seem to become irrelevant. People are all put in the same boat and are essentially all put at the same playing field. This type of reaction was seen in both the San Francisco quake and 9/11. The only difference between the two is that 9/11 stirred up a different type reaction from the public that the quake. The quake was a natural disaster and there was nothing one could do from stopping it from occurring, but 9/11 was planned as an attack. This brought people together on a global level to hear about and deal with the conspiracy. The San Fran quake even though many years ago still had the same relative reaction from the public as natural disasters we have today do. In Hurricane Katrina and was sent from all over the country and the community was rebuilt. All disasters have the basic same reaction from the public it just depends on the circumstance it occurs.