Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster that had never been experience in the history of the United States. Therefore‚ we as Americans could only hope that we had efficiently plan for the worst‚ and expect the best outcome. As it turns out‚ August 29th‚ 2009 the worst did in fact happen‚ and America as a whole was less than prepared. A Category 5‚ Hurricane Katrina ultimately devastated the lives of millions of Americans‚ costing billions of dollars in damage and changing the way we viewed our reliability
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As one of the most destructive natural disasters in United States ’ history‚ Hurricane Katrina took hundreds of lives and amounted to billions of dollars in damage. As victims see their fallen homes and shattered lives‚ they wonder how this catastrophe could have happened. Some argue that hurricanes are unpredictable phenomena that cannot be controlled‚ and that our government responded to the best of its ability. Others‚ however‚ realize that controlling a storm is completely different than preparing
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The Diary of Anne Frank The Diary of Anne Frank‚ a play written by Franes Goodrich and Albert Hackett in the play they decribe the life of a young Jewish girl‚ named Anne Frank. Anne and her family were forced into hiding because Hitler’s discrimination against the Jews. The hiding place is small attic of a office owned by Miep Gies and Mr. Kraler in Amsterdam. The people hiding in the attic commonly known as the secret Annexe. The secret Annexe consists of Mr. and Mrs. Frank‚ Anne Frank‚ Margot
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In the film ’The Hurricane’ directed by Normal Jewison an important message that the character Rubin helps us understand is that of Racism. Jewison shows the viewer that the victims of racism have their lives destroyed and become aggressive because of the inequality served to them. We are also shown how unprotected victims of racism are‚ and how they are always in danger of becoming the target to blame things on. However Jewison directed this film to change these attitudes so towards the end of
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Michael Buda Professor Trujillo English 60 MW 8:15pm 25 February 2013 Word Count: 2‚600 I Will Conquer Veni‚ Vidi‚ Vici (I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered) - Julius Caesar It was March 31‚ 2008 and I my alarm woke me up at 7AM as it usually did. However‚ this wasn’t a normal morning. I was throwing up in the morning for the past 2 weeks. I went to doctors at Kaiser Permanente to get blood tests and everything seemed fine. They always had me in the room with the little bed thing and the weird
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Project Title: Stronger Turbines‚ Weaker Hurricanes Project ID # 970G Abstract Currently‚ fossil fuels plague our planet‚ destroying the environment and increasing the rate of global warming. This increases the frequency in which hurricanes are created‚ contributing to the end of numerous lives and billions of dollars in damages. The systems devised to protect cities from these natural disasters are often flawed‚ costing a large sum of money or requiring an excessive amount of land. However‚ according
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9/11 and Hurricane Katrina Disaster Evaluation While with help‚ the victims can overcome some of the psychological symptoms‚ however disasters can affect children different than adults. September 11th and hurricane Katrina caused psychological symptoms for the victims along with issues and elements because victims can experience PTSD symptomatology‚ acute stress disorders‚ generalized anxiety disorders and DESNOS‚ Many different types of disaster can cause chronic disturbance and illness. The media
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Title: The Recipe for the Highest Bouncing Super Ball Name: Date: November 14‚ 2013 Question: How much borax is needed from 1g to 5g to produce a super ball with the highest bounce from the height of 1.5m? Hypothesis: If 2 g of borax is used to make the super ball then it will produce the highest bounce because 2 g will make the appropriate number of bonds without producing a ball that is too soft or too hard to bounce. Materials: Paper cup Beaker Graduated cylinder Stir stick Pencil
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Anneliese Marie Frank‚ better known as Anne Frank‚ was born on June 12‚ 1929 in Frankfurt‚ Weimer Germany. Otto Heinrich “Pim” Frank was Anne Frank’s father. Otto died at the age of 91 due to lung cancer‚ but survived through all of World War II and the worst death camp of them all‚ Auschwitz. Edith Frank who was Anne Frank’s mother died at the age of 44 due to starvation in the Auschwitz concentration camp. After Edith died in 1945‚ Otto got remarried to Elfriede Geiringer in 1953 and remained
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hiding for two years change Anne Frank? Anne Frank went into hiding from the Nazis at the age of 13. During her two years of isolation‚ Anne desperately tried to discover who she was as a person while disagreeing with the people she lived with. While hiding for two years‚ Anne Frank struggled with the normal parts of becoming a teenager; who she was‚ her place in life as she tried to find personal space. Anne Frank struggled to discover who she was in her own world. Anne Frank often fought with her
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