In response to “A lesson from Hurricane Andrew” (Sept. 3 Viewpoints):
Leonard Pitts’s column was spot on. We went through Hurricanes Jeanne and Frances in Stuart, Florida, in 2004. We lost our roof and had no power for three weeks. In a disaster like this, you really find out who your friends are – and aren’t. People came out of the woodwork to help, some that really surprised me. Others that I thought of as friends never showed up or called. Black, white, Muslim, Christian – shouldn’t matter when people need help.
<span>Europe’s increasing global power
between 1500 and 1900, was caused by factors both internal to Europe as well as
external. Internal factors include the Renaissance, Reformation demographic
changes such as increase in population and economic changes particularly the
industrial revolution. External factors include the decline of the Ottoman
empires and raw materials obtained from colonies </span>
