Glover once stated‚ “When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf and the floodwaters rose and tore through New Orleans‚ it did not turn the region into a Third World country…it revealed one” (Glover). As the winds reached speeds of 100 to 140 miles per hour‚ water crashed against the levees‚ breaking them‚ and flooding 80% of Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina’s peaked at a category five‚ but disintegrated into a category three. The third deadliest hurricane is what Hurricane Katrina achieved. In the wake of
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Effect of Hurricane Katrina According to dosomething.org‚ Hurricane Katrina affected over 15 million people in different ways varying from having to evacuate their homes‚ rising gas prices‚ and the economy suffering. Citizens in Louisiana and New Orleans suffered the most from this disaster because the levees were designed for Category 3 Hurricanes while Hurricane Katrina was much stronger. Not only the levee system failed in this disaster‚ but also the US government failed the people of Louisiana
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Edition (New York: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin‚ 2008) Did Hurricane Katrina Expose Racism in America? Adolph Reed is a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania and Stephen Steinberg is a professor of sociology at Queens College in New York City. Both Reed and Steinberg challenge the tendency of policy makers and other commentators to focus on African-Americans as the source of the problems faced by New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and emphasize the need to address race and
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Hurricane Katrina Have you hear about the Hurricane in New Orleans that changed a lot of people’s lives? A hurricane is a natural disaster. Hurricane is a tropical phenomenon caused by the weather changes. For example‚ Hurricane Katrina was a powerful hurricane that caused several damages in New Orleans. The effects of Hurricane Katrina were property damages‚ displaced people‚ and lost of people’s lives. One of the Hurricane Katrina effects was property damages. Hurricane Katrina
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How I Remember Hurricane Katrina By: William Ford Thesis: How Hurricane Katrina changed my life. On Saturday August 27th 2005‚ my wife and I had a lot of things on our minds. I was home from an eight hour overtime outcall‚ at my new job with Cable One in Long Beach‚ MS. Having only been there five days and also in the middle of packing to move from Bay St. Louis‚ MS over to Long Beach‚ only a little over six miles away‚ the stress level
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Drones for Homeland Security WRTG 101/ 101S Joseph Leone July 20‚ 2014 Drone and Homeland Security Introduction Increased security threats caused by heightened global terror activities‚ for instance‚ sectarian groups or Mexican drug empires‚ has prompted the development of decisive technologies‚ which will respond directly to the increased sophistication of these radical groups. A reliable technology is the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) commonly known as a
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Kevin Bieschke Dr. Kim English 102 11/30/2012 Homeland At the beginning of the twenty-first century everything changed for the United States of America. Hundreds of people were forced to jump to their deaths. Four airplanes‚ used as suicidal attack vessels‚ quaked the earth and the Pentagon as they hit their targets. Thousands of people died as the towers fell. It all happened Tuesday morning‚ September 11‚ 2001. Al-Qaeda‚ an Islamist militant group‚ was responsible for this brutal terrorist
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frightened or afraid of ever breath‚ not knowing if it was their last. As a child‚ I was ignorant and naive to what was happening around me in the world. I didn’t know that the city surrounding me‚ would soon be drowned and submerged in the legendary Hurricane Katrina.Though I was only four and couldn’t recall many details of the catastrophic event‚ my mother remembered everything. We had heard two weeks prior ahead of time what was to come‚ however my mother having always been a strong-willed woman was
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the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) focusing on the United States Citizens Immigrations Services (USCIS). Both agencies work in deterring Terrorism in our country. By exploring the roles these agencies play in securing our borders‚ we will have a better understanding of what also needs to be done to maintain that security. Homeland Security In order to understand how to protect our country we must first become familiar with the agencies. Crank and Gregor (2005) explain how Homeland security
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Both victims and those who abused their power lose a sense of humanity. After Hurricane Katrina‚ Zeitoun observes that although the old woman he rescues will survive the storm‚ she has lost her dignity. When he himself is imprisoned‚ he objects the most to procedures which dehumanize him and efface his dignity‚ such as the strip searches and being served pork‚ which is forbidden in Islam. Independently of the hurricane‚ Kathy appreciates Islam because she believes its principles of purity and chastity
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