Hurricane Katrina is a disastrous event that took place in United States history. It is a very important and monumental catastrophe. Though Katrina had a lasting impact on society it was a life changing experience for the people who lived through it. Many lives were lost‚ billions of dollars were spent for repair and construction‚ it was one of the most powerful storms in U.S history‚ and it had an effect on the economy. Katrina was a powerful natural disaster that devastated the coasts of Louisiana
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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 was
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(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 poverty
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters to ever strike the United States. It took place on August 23‚ 2005-August 31‚ 2005. It hit a couple of cities‚ but it hit the city of New Orleans‚ Louisiana the hardest. New Orleans was very popular for tourists before Katrina hit‚ and still is (Jervis‚ 2015). After it hit New Orleans‚ it left many people devastated; killing an estimated amount of 1‚833 people. Many of people were left homeless. There are still places in New Orleans that hasn’t
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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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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 a dark
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Born In the U.S.A Bruce Springsteen hides the message he wants to get across by having an upbeat song that repeats “Born in the U.S.A.”. With the rollicking rhythm‚ enthusiastic chorus‚ and patriotic album cover‚ it is easy to think this has more to do with American pride than Vietnam shame. He gets the real message across in his music video. The camera is focused on his mouth and for me it made me listen to the truth behind the lyrics not just the upbeat rhythm of the song. Another way Springsteen
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To a lot of people‚ it was amazing that despite all the efforts supposedly occurring in the aftermath of September 11th‚ that a response to Hurricane Katrina was even fathomable. People were still fearful that another terrorist attack could be forthcoming any day and how the local and federal governments would respond. Hurricane Katrina made people question just how adequate their government was in responding to disasters‚ whether caused by terrorist or manmade. Americans were brought back
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Hurricane Katrina Response Unit 4 Assignment January 7th‚ 2013 The emergency responders that responded to Hurricane Katrina saved thousands of lives and hundreds of thousands of dollars in property. These men and women brought hope to a region devastated by one of the worst disasters in the history of the United States. However‚ the response to Hurricane Katrina was unsatisfactory by most people’s standards. This meager response greatly overshadowed the high-quality work that the emergency responders
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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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