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    chose this image because Hurricane Katrina was very important in the book. It killed and wiped out people homes and dreams. When Hurricane Katrina finally hit Louisiana‚ a lot people thought it was going be ok to stay‚ but the outcome was more then what they expect. Summary Twelve year old Lanesha lives in tight-knit community in New Orleans Ninth Ward. She doesn’t have a fancy house. She live with mama Ya-Ya. She can see ghost and is very special. Mama Ya-Ya saw Katrina in her dreams. So Lanesha

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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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    About the article | Title of the article : Extension Responds: Katrina’s aftermath : How Hurricane Katrina will affect energy and fertilizer costs? | Source (Newspaper) and link to the article : University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension http://www.uwex.edu | Summary of the article :In 2005 Hurricane Katrina caused massive shortage on natural gas and fuel in the USA.Due to the location of the hurricane in southern USA‚ agricultural shipping‚ fuel production and processing and transport were

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    In the excerpt “The Hurricane” from Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ the main character Jaine refused to leave her husband and town over a storm; assuming it would not be bad and would be easy to repair any damages. To her surprise‚ much devastation was created by the storm and many racial and class discrepancies in the social system were realized. Similarly‚ on the 25th of August 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast; leaving behind tremendous damage to multiple cities‚ specifically New Orleans

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    BEACH RESORT DISASTERS‚ AN ECONOMIC HAZARD Many areas alongside the coastline of the USA are very prone to large scale and highly destructive natural disasters‚ such is the case of Dauphin Islands‚ Ala.‚ whereon severe storms and massive hurricanes can decimate whole towns. Often such regions are inhabited by well-off communities who simply choose to live in a beach resort knowing so well about the risk and its magnitude. Such communities then rely on the fact that the federal government put

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    4. What were the Mayor’s responsibilities prior to the hurricane? The Mayor’s responsibilities prior to the hurricane was to stock the shelters with enough food and water and to mobilize city and school buses for evacuation. Five hundred were flooded when the levees broke. 5. Where were state and local officials during the aftermath of Katrina? Why was this a problem? 80 miles away at the state capital during the aftermath of Katrina. This was a problem because they did not know about the extent

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    Hurricane Katrina Hurricanes are one of the most dangerous natural disasters because of their strong winds‚ massive rains (causing floods) and storm surges. Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadly hurricanes in history and is still dreadful to even think about. Hurricanes form near the equator over ocean waters. When they are near the United states they are called hurricanes. However when these storms are near places like Africa they are called cyclones. But it doesn’t matter what they are

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    Olivia Ince “The impact of tropical storms Katrina and Nargis were beyond the scope of government to manage effectively” Discuss. Tropical storms have different names depending on their location i.e.‚ in North America and the Caribbean they are known as hurricanes whereas in India and Bangladesh they are known as cyclones. There are various factors which need to be in place for a tropical storm to occur including sea temperatures to be over 27ºC to provide a source of energy‚ warm water extending

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    Massimo Professor Gwaltney English 1102 18 March 2014 When the Levees Broke Rhetorical Analysis On August 25th at six thirty P.M‚ one of the most devastating natural disasters the U.S had ever seen touched ground in Florida. Hurricane Katrina was a category five hurricane that had made its way to New Orleans by August 29th. This storm was so destructive that not only did it leave a mark in the gulf coast‚ but it put the whole country into complete turmoil. Spike Lee was one of the first people to

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