Hurricane Katrina started a tropical depression on August 23rd‚ 2005. On August 27th‚ President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency for the states of Louisiana‚ Alabama‚ and Mississippi. By August 28th‚ Katrina become a Category 5 hurricane. However‚ when Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on August 29th‚ 2005‚ it was a weakened Category 3 hurricane. As Katrina made landfall‚ the levees in the greater New Orleans area began to fail causing large amounts of water to begin flooding the city
Premium George W. Bush Hurricane Katrina New Orleans
Starving on Every Street Imagine having only $122 dollars to live off of for every two weeks‚ with a family of four or five to feed‚ and at least one of those family members is a small child. If the family does not get the proper nutrients‚ then all are at risk of health problems such as diabetes‚ or malnourishment and failure to thrive. Problems in school are also associated with food insecurity because students are too hungry to focus‚ or may have learning delays. What gets sacrificed first to
Premium Nutrition Poverty Food
Olive Hoover is a seven year old that is afforded an opportunity to compete in the Little Miss Sunshine pageant by chance. Little Miss Sunshine is the story of a family who‚ in the face of many physical‚ emotional‚ and social obstacles‚ band together to support the dreams of Olive. The following discussion is a theoretical analysis of Olive Hoover applying concepts from four theories‚ and a critical analysis of each theory. Case Description Background The Hoover family is a blended lower-middle
Premium Little Miss Sunshine Family Psychology
May 2007 Hurricanes A hurricane is one of the most severe storms the country has to endure. A hurricane can easily damage millions of dollars of property and even kill anyone in their paths. A hurricane is a local name for tropical cyclones in the Caribbean‚ Nnorth Atlantic and Eeastern Nnorthern Pacific. On average there are about six hurricanes in a season and of those about 2 reach become a major hurricane. Hurricane season starts in June and ends in November. A hurricane is a low press
Premium Tropical cyclone Storm Wind
Advice to Little Girls By:Brenden Medders In Advice to Little Girls‚ Mark Twain satirically delves into the stereotypes society allocates with females‚ especially young ones. Although the short paragraphs make one assume this story was meant to be taken in a serious sense‚ the satire hidden in them‚ and the humor associated with Twain can corroborate that Twain was writing this story in a joking manner. In the short story‚ he humorously uses diction and satire to make the story come across the
Premium Satire Comedy Humor
States there have been approximately sixty-five-hundred deaths incurred from hurricanes when taking into consideration only the top twenty deadliest. The numbers are incredibly difficult to verify when trying to account for a cumulative total and become especially staggering if taking into consideration the more than sixteen-hundred lives lost just last year in Hurricane Katrina‚ which was the second deadliest hurricane known to the United States. (source 5) While death tolls are obviously the worst
Premium Hurricane Katrina Tropical cyclone Louisiana
Everyone has been aware of the damage that Hurricane Harvey has done to the state of Texas‚ yet the devastation is not only hitting the average American’s heart‚ but their wallets as well. Texas is a major supplier of oil to the country and Hurricane Harvey has put an abrupt halt to its oil production and refining. It is even quoted by Tom Kloza‚ the global head of energy analysis for Oil Price Information Service that “Satan could not have drawn up a more horrible geographic scenario for knocking
Premium Petroleum Peak oil United States
Leyte Normal University Tacloban City Project in Personality Development “The Little Prince “ Submitted by: Precious Viloh B. Dadap BSSW-I Submitted to: Mrs. Lilibeth Faliorina‚ RSW Assistant Professor 3 Table of Content Summary -------------------------------------------------------------p.1-2 Insights ---------------------------------------------------------------p.3-6 -1- Summary of “The Little Prince “ By: Antoine de Saint-Exupery The story begins when
Premium Love The Little Prince Sahara
Hi‚ I’m Lilly. I am ten years old. I live in New Orleans on 22nd Avenue. I heard that there’s a hurricane coming and it is called Hurricane Katrina. It is also a category five hurricane. Two days later mom‚ dad‚ Cleo‚ and Michael woke me up and the house was full of water. Dad told us to get on the roof. My best friend‚ Claire‚ lives next door to me. I saw her on the roof. I yelled her name and asked her if she’s okay and she said she was. I was very nervous. I could hear the wind blowing in
Premium Family English-language films Mother
Throughout the book‚ Every Soul A Star by Wendy Mass‚ almost all the characters change‚ however‚ some characters change more than others. The character who changes the most is Bree. She starts off being a very arrogant and girly person. Eventually‚ she becomes someone who loves her family and appreciates science and nature. In the beginning of the story‚ Bree is a judgmental‚ self-conscious‚ and a popular person. She really loves fashion and wants to be a model when she is older. Bree’s parents have
Premium