Hurricane Katrina. Many still hang on to the memories they once had. Some try to forget‚ but for others the damage is still there. Not only did the victims or Hurricane Katrina lose their homes‚ belongings‚ and loved ones but they lost a piece of mind. Will these people ever get back what they lost through government funding‚ or will the city just stay worthless and trashed with nothing but devastating memories to haunt them every time they view their once called home? As tropical storm Katrina formed
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severe hurricane like Katrina‚ which occurred in August‚ 2005. This paper‚ based on secondary research‚ discusses the influences of Katrina on the American life. In particular‚ the findings explore and answer three questions of what this hurricane was‚ how it damaged the most developed country in the world and what responses were given by the authorities and the non-governmental organizations together with the criticisms of the people. Finally‚ the paper draws conclusion that Katrina remarkably altered
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Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest five hurricanes that happened in the history of the United States. Hurricane Katrina was mapping since August 24th‚ 2005. The tropical storm started on the Bahamas and moved to Florida in days. Meteorologists were able to warn people in the Gulf Coast States that a major storm was on its way. New Orleans was the main impact of Hurricane Katrina. On August 28th‚ 2005 the mayor of New Orleans Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation. Major Nagin also declared
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The Traumas Associated with Hurricane Katrina Michael A. Porch Saint Leo University Abstract Trauma is defined as; an extremely distressing experience that causes severe emotional shock and may have long-lasting psychological effects (Encarta Dictionary‚ 2013). Hurricane Katrina was one of‚ if not‚ the most devastating natural disaster to hit the United States (US); while being the costliest and the third deadliest (The Weather Channel‚ 2009). The physical‚ social‚
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Hurricane Katrina‚ constructed over Bahamas on August 23‚2005‚ and the weather predictors soon had the ability to warned people living amongst the Gulf Coast region‚ that a large storm is on its way. By the time August the 28th had hit evacuations were under way through out the Gulf of the United States. That same day National Weather predictors predicted after the storm the majority of the Gulf Coast would be unsafe for weeks or longer. What was the Death Toll? Hurricane Katrina was one of
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The Government’s Response to Hurricane Katrina In this analysis‚ the role of the government and it’s response to Hurricane Katrina will be examined. This is a complex subject which raises many questions‚ such as: (1.) the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina resulting from the layered government administration‚ (2.) several types of errors in policies causing neglect in decision making‚ (3.) the political manipulation of disaster declaration and relief aid to win votes‚ (4.) the problems of acquiring
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English 1101 Essay #1 6 September 2013 Beyond Katrina Analysis Perhaps Tretheway focused a portion of her novel on the idea that the economy was demolished after Hurricane Katrina due to the building of Casinos and Resorts. In “Beyond Katrina: A Mediation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast‚” Natasha Tretheway infuses parallelism between the destruction of the city/ people and the destruction of the casinos‚ “some memorabilia washed away in the storm. They are like us in their appreciation of loss”
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Save New Orleans How would you feel if your town where you were born was flooded and never built back again? In the summer of 2005‚ in the city of New Orleans‚ a hurricane‚ which was named Katrina‚ destroyed the city‚ leaving people homeless and source less‚ and because of that‚ the government and the town’s council started thinking if they should really re built the city or not‚ because of possible future disasters. New Orleans is an important city because it was the home of many people‚ and without
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Since Hurricane Katrina‚ the recovery work faced many challenges. After the storm with few days and because of the flooding which prevents the access to many parts of New Orleans it was very difficult to start the rescue missions. Financial‚ emotional and health elements made each Katrina survivor’s recuperation story diverse and every component made remarkable issues for those people and their families. Protection tricks and temporary worker extortion made numerous individuals watchful and wary
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Federalism in Action Part One: The Storm 1. According to Frontline‚ what problems were caused by the following groups: The Local and state officials? was unprepared‚ uncoordinated and overwhelmed in dealing with the Hurricane Katrina disaster The U.S. military? The U.S Military was not used to working with civilians on a daily close bases and lacked proper guidance from Washington. FEMA? FEME was not prepared to handle such a large number of people-lacked assets and lacked
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