feet below sea level and named La Nouvelle Orleans after Phillippe Duc D ’Orleans the city at the time was confined to what is now called the French Quarter. The French Quarter is laid out in a grid system. This grid system was put in place after a hurricane hit in 1722 and destroyed most of its structures. New Orleans was later ruled under the Spanish for nearly fourty years and then bought by the United States in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. In 1762 New Orleans came under the Spanish rule. Although
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What is a disaster? Disaster‚ in this article‚ a sudden‚ accidental event that causes many deaths and injuries. Most disasters also result in significant property damage. Common natural causes of disasters include earthquakes‚ floods‚ hurricanes and typhoons‚ and tornadoes. Tsunamis (popularly‚ but incorrectly‚ known as tidal waves)‚ volcanic eruptions‚ wildfires‚ and landslides and avalanches rank among the other natural forces that sometimes create disasters. Man made Not all disasters are
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Almost every year a hurricane blast through Florida and takes its toll on the business‚ industry and affects the lives and dollars of the company and its workers. One can ask themselves‚ "How do we prevent this from happening again?" This is usually what businesses and persons affected by a hurricane ask each other. What about a hospital? How would a hospital prepare for a hurricane? To complicate things more‚ how would a hospital prepare for a hurricane if the hospital is to operate 24 hours a
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in these coastal zones. Coastal cities in these zones would be highly vulnerable to flooding during storms and rising sea levels in the future. Weeks article argues that super storms like Hurricane Katrina can cause massive devastation along the coastline which proves her point that hurricanes like Katrina and super storm Sandy can do to these coastal cities
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principles of argumentation. He uses ethos‚ which is the character of the speaker; he uses logos‚ which is an appeal based on logic or reason; and he uses pathos‚ which is an appeal based on emotions. His piece is over poverty and what came from Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath for the people. He also discusses what other events in history have contributed to poverty‚ and how nothing is being done about it by the government. He begins in part 1 using pathos‚ “ There they were on our television screens
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1. there are many natural disasters but im going to focus on hurricanes. Homeland security digital library states "Hurricanes are strong storms that cause life and property threatening hazards such as flooding‚ storm surges‚ high winds and tornadoes.” a typical hurricane is about 300 miles wide and extends from 25 to more than 150 miles. The winds in a hurricane usually exceed 74mph. 2. one of the worst hurricanes was Katrina on August 23rd‚ 2005 the storm begins to form and it technically
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developed countries; however it is often the case that poorer countries are affected most adversely by tropical revolving storms in both humanitarian and economic terms. For example‚ whilst tropical storms in highly developed countries such as Hurricane Katrina is the USA caused substantial damage‚ the effect of Cyclone Nargis on the less economically developed Myanmar was arguably far greater. Warning systems and communication often play an important role in mitigating the effects of tropical storms
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families who have had to endure disasters. For example‚ throughout many major disasters such as tornados‚ hurricanes‚ floods‚ and many other chaotic disasters‚ American Red Cross makes it possible for families to access a database and post their name and a message which then pushes out to Facebook and twitter letting other family members know they are ok. As a matter of face‚ after Hurricane Katrina‚ the American Red Cross partnered with Microsoft Corp. to create Safe and Well‚ a website used during
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established. For instance‚ after hurricane Katrina; the local citizens of New Orleans were trapped in the dome with no assistance from FEMA or any other agency. A nation was watching as those who had nothing had to pillage and plunder in order to survive. However‚ laws did in fact change. This event in society brought forth The Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005. This act was created to give tax breaks to those people who had suffered casualties or theft during the hurricane. Furthermore‚ we can view
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American History. The effects of Hurricane Katrina have been shattering and long-lasting. However‚ could the question been plausibly raised whether or not to rebuild New Orleans? Evidently it was. Lance Winslow‚ freelance writer‚ from California did just that in an article titled: Why did God Destroy New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina? Winslow states “Many people believe that God was real angry at mankind and got a wild hair up his butt and sent Hurricane Katrina into the Gulf Shore and New Orleans
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