On August 21st of the year 2017‚ a massive storm named “Hurricane Harvey” struck Dallas‚ Texas. Because the South western communities of Texas were heavily affected‚ it has left them in a stance of desperation and lose of hope. As a result of the thunderous storm‚ thousands of Texans have had to leave their homes‚ belongings‚ friends‚ and even what one would consider a life to escape the storm’s flooding. Houses‚ neighborhoods‚ and even the roads have been submersed in water. Even though just Fifty
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Running Head: The Devastation of Hurricane Katrina The Devastation of Hurricane Katrina Gregory Forbes Our Lady of the Lake College Abstract: A Hurricane is a storm with a violent wind where it forms from ranges of categories 1-5 through large areas of rainfall. Hurricanes can also turn into tornadoes depending on the category it is in. Hurricane Katrina (2005) is one in particular that has left the Nation in devastation where many will never forget. The Levee in New Orleans led to massive flooding
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Hurricane Irene was a massive‚ and destructive hurricane‚ traveling many miles from the coast of Africa‚ reaching the eastern shores of the United States and northern Canada. The hurricane destroyed houses‚ and nearly injured several innocent people‚ creating mass tornados following in and around its path. The major dates of Irene’s occurrence span from August 20th to August 29th 2011. Precipitation solely from the storm reached over 17 inches in some places where the storm was at its height‚ with
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The Okefenokee Swamp is a well-known marshland and wildlife refuge located in southeastern Georgia and northern Florida. Its prominence in the world of nature has led to a variety of different opinions and feelings from the people who have researched or visited it. Two particular articles‚ Passage 1 and Passage 2‚ written two years apart‚ paint clearly separate pictures of the famed swamp. Passage 1 admires the swap and uses the details included to impress nature lovers or potential visitors‚ while
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During my English comp summer session class‚ I was instructed to read several essays and give my feedback on them. In my opinion‚ the last three writings were probably the most memorable and important. “Hurricane Katrina”‚ a story on the immediate and after affects of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans‚ was first of these three stories. It focused on real life experiences of people who lived through it‚ victims giving their heartrending testimonies. “It’s Not Just A Bike”‚ is about
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1. Define the decision problem. : The decision problem is that Hurricane Katrina has struck Louisiana now there is no location to have the conference. 2. As part of defining the decision problem‚ the following questions should be addressed: * What is the general nature of the problem? * What event triggered the situation? * Are we imposing any constraints on the situation? * What are the underlying elements of the problem? * Are there dependencies on
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Katie Dugan Final Paper Conley 12/3/13 The Politics of Katrina and Sandy Devastation. Loss. Starvation. Desperation. The victims of natural disasters all over the world know what it is like to feel completely and utterly hopeless. The rest of us are lucky‚ we have never experienced the pain of losing next to everything from a real-life nightmare. Most of us cannot imagine something like that ever happening. But it did. And when it happened‚ there was panic‚ and no time for messing around with
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After the strong winds damage a 102 meter long ferry Panagia Parou at port of Algeciras Spain. The ferry suffered a hull breach at the stern after struck against the pier caused by the strong winds. After that the port authorities alert when the mooring ropes of the vessel is snap and the flooding continued unabated ‚ and the port authorities is try to attempted to keep the ferry afloat. But the strong winds and flooding is continued. Now the chance of vessel to survive is 80% to 20%‚ but the
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The Rise and Fall of the Ku Klux Klan By Aj Roennebeck HIST102 D008 Spr 13 With the Civil War over and tensions still high between the south and the north; the country saw a rise in violence against African Americans. Those in the south still didn’t believe blacks rated the same as them. In this paper I will discuss the rise of the Ku Klux Klan‚ the activities the Klan participated in‚ and the eventual fall of the Klan. After the Civil war ended many southerners still had the belief that
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The advancement of technology and the progress of man makes humans feel as though we are invincible‚ but when a natural disaster strikes we are reminded that Mother Nature still cannot be tamed and can strike at any time without warning. We have seen this in the past weeks with hurricane Harvey flooding Houston and displacing people who never in their life thought that their houses and neighborhoods might be underwater one day and left with nothing. Similar to current events‚ this image shows New
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