Early Monday morning six years ago one of the worst natural disasters to ever occur in the United States took place. On that fateful morning a city that is known for its good times and crazy outlandish behavior was forever being changed by Hurricane Katrina. B. Reason to Listen: The more you know about hurricanes‚ the better your chances of surviving and while minimizing the danger you put yourself in. C. Thesis Statement: The more knowledge you have and with a good
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the Mayor’s responsibilities prior to the hurricane? Stock the shelters with food and water. mobilize cities and school buses for evacuation. Where were state and local officials during the aftermath of Katrina? 80 miles away at the state capital during the aftermath of Katrina. This was a problem because they did not know about the extent of the damage and were unable to help. What were the critics pointing out as trouble with the governor of Louisiana? They said the governor of
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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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The two essays I chose for my final portfolio were Maira Kalman’s “Back to the Land” interpretive essay and Josh Neufled “A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge” interpretive essay. I found it quite easy when it came to deciding which two interpretive essays I would have to choose for evaluation because I was able to analyze both the purpose and audience clearly in the two essays. Also‚ with both Kalman and Neufeld’s essays I received positive responses‚ and felt that I could confidently write about both
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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. Along side infrastructural damage throughout the city‚ damage within the New Orleans race and class hierarchies was disclosed. In the documentary‚ directed
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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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Eng102 Tabor 11/28/2012 Why Zeitoun’s Story should be told There are many stories out there that one tends to hear about horrific tragedies that have occurred over the years‚ and one of the most devastating events that had happened was Hurricane Katrina. Dave Egger’s Zeitoun details the events and struggles of one man and his family‚ Abdurrahman Zeitoun during this devastation. In a time where everyone was panicking and rushing to find ways and areas where they can evacuate and stay safe from the
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29th 2005‚ that day will forever go down in infamy in the history books of New Orleans. It was on this day that Hurricane Katrina touched down in New Orleans and absolutely destroyed the city in the catastrophe that left at least 1‚800 dead. I heard all about the hurricane‚ on the news‚ the internet‚ the radio‚ school‚ everywhere. I thought I knew all about Hurricane Katrina‚ I thought I was well aware of all the horrible things that happened during this time. The thing is however‚ I wasn’t. Not
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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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A natural disaster places an immense amount of strain on our civilian population as well as the political leaders who are responsible for their state’s overall well-being. Hurricane Katrina was a perfect example of how bad a natural disaster can affect a single state. Louisiana was in a state of emergency and the state elected officials held all the power to assist in the palm of their hands. At the time of this state’s crises‚ Governor Kathleen Blanco was charged with this responsibility. Each
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