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    Roosevelt during WW II‚ and it later became an Amendment to the Constitution. Second‚ Washington talked at great length about isolationism in his farewell address‚ specifically citing that America should avoid foreign entanglements in Europe. The Louisiana Purchase was an unconstitutional act committed by Thomas Jefferson. The land was purchased from France was sold by Napoleon Bonaparte who needed the money to fund his European wars The purchase more than doubled the amount of land owned by the United

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    Coast on August 29‚ but first touched down in Florida a few days earlier. In Florida the storm was only a Category 1 and caused minimal damage to people and the environment. However‚ the well documented damage caused in Alabama‚ Mississippi‚ and Louisiana was one of the greatest natural disasters to ever strike the United States. While much of the Gulf Coast was adversely affected by the hurricane‚ the majority of damage to human life and the environment was in and around New Orleans. While the

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    Angela K Sites Composition II-42: ENC 1102-42 Professor Richard Kamerman February 9‚ 2013 August 29‚ 2005 presented the residents of New Orleans‚ Louisiana a devastating blow. A category five hurricane made landfall and wiped out life as they knew it. Hurricane Katrina was one of the most deadly to hit the United States. One thousand eight hundred and thirty six people lost their lives and this incident provoked many to wonder‚ how could this happen? Loss of life was tragic and the economic

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    Texas coastline later that day‚ Celia began to rapidly intensify again. At 1800 UTC on August 3‚ Celia attained its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 945 mbar (27.9 inHg).[1] In Louisiana‚ tides caused minor coastal flooding.[18] Late on August 3‚ Celia made landfall near Corpus Christi‚ Texas.[1] In Nueces County‚ wind gusts as high as 180 mph (290 km/h) were observed.[17] Severe damage occurred in the county‚ with 85% of Celia’s

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    Administration Program 4-1-2009 An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in New Orleans‚ Louisiana Kevin L. Bailey Texas State University-San Marcos‚ Dept. of Political Science‚ Public Administration Program‚ kevinbailey444@hotmail.com Recommended Citation Bailey‚ Kevin L.‚ "An Evaluation of the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Crime in New Orleans‚ Louisiana" (2009). Applied Research Projects‚ Texas State University-San Marcos. Paper 304. http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/304

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    The history of New Orleans is both expansive and complex. It is a city that prides itself in its cultural diversity. This was the result of many factors; The slave trade‚ exiled Acadians‚ and adventurers chasing easy money in an active port city are a few of the reasons why New Orleans is an American anomaly. One of New Orleans most noteworthy exports is jazz. First thought of as the “Devil’s Music” jazz eventually became immensely popular and well respected among many people‚ including for example

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    Communication and Crisis Michelle Cato HCS/320 July 16‚ 2013 Diedra Sawyer Communication and Crisis Many of us know about the devastating hurricane Katrina that took place in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ in 2005‚ but how many of us actually thought about the communication issues. From the writing of James L Garnett and Alexander Kouzmin‚” Hurricane Katrina was as much a communication disaster as it was a natural and bureaucratic disaster. Communication gaps‚ missed signals‚ information technology

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    | _M6_Doc | LASA 2 The Case For‚ or Against‚ New Orleans | | | 4/22/2013 | | Economics of New Orleans “In order to understand fully the economic impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans‚ it is important to assess the impact of the economic forces driving the city.” (Michael L. Dolfman‚ Solidelle Fortier Wasser‚ and Bruce Bergman‚ 2005). When looking at New Orleans and its current situation after Katrina one must remove themselves from the common emotions that are so easily

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    Authorities (DSCA) while assisting local authorities to help speed the recovery efforts. The effort of recovery was slow at first because the laws and policies that were in place did not allow the President to assert control of the situation in Louisiana. The Federal Emergency Management Agency during Katrina was unable to conduct joint operations with the military. The fundamentals of DSCA have changed to allow for a more conducive joint environment during natural disasters. The Military’s role

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    what she does to make herself happy. The Awakening is about a mother who is not so happy with her life and marriage. She even abandons her family to attempt to find happiness. The first part of the story is located at an island off the coast of Louisiana named Grand Isle. During the summer time‚ Grand Isle is usually taken over by New Orlean families who go there to escape from the heat. During the summer‚ Edna Pontellier and her family went to Grand Isle for a vacation. Edna was not very fond of

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