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    This tornado was formed along the Mississippi River in Louisiana and Mississippi. It hit Louisiana and Mississippi on May 6‚ 1840. this tornado was an EF-5‚ that is the highest category in fastest tornadoes.this storm was in between 261-318 miles per hour. The tornado killed 317 people and injured 109 others. The damage cost

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    State senators of Mississippi State senators of Mississippi thad cochran is the first senator i foundWilliam Thad Cochran (born December 7‚ 1937) is the senior United States Sena tor from Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1978‚ he is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and was its chairman from 2005 to 2007. Cochran is the fourth most-senior Senator and the second most-senior Republican member. Roger wicker Roger

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    The storm caused breaches in levees in approximately twenty places on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet‚ which flooded nearly all of Saint Bernard Parish and the East Bank of Plaquemines Parish. There were three major breaches in the city that included breaches at the 17th Street Canal levee‚ The London Avenue Canal‚ and the wide

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    Alliteration The repetition of sounds makes the speech more catchy and memorable. In a sense we have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No‚ no… I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Allusion By using a classic

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    2012 Re: McAnzen Case QUESTION PRESENTED DUI Under Mississippi law‚ can McAnzen establish a defense of necessity for his DUI charge‚ when after realizing the severity of Hurricane Katrina and fleeing his home‚ he was arrested while driving under the influence even though that action was only done to prevent a significant evil and was his only adequate option to avoid the impending dangers of the storm? ESCAPE Under Mississippi common law‚ can McAnzen establish a necessity of defense to

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    Nick Crain Comp 1 Redemption in “O brother Where art thou” “O Brother‚ Where Art Thou” is a film that is based in Mississippi in the 1930s. It’s the story of three friends‚ Everett‚ Pete and Delmar‚ who are escaped convicts and their journey through the south dodging the law. This story is loosely based off of Homer’s “Odyssey.” The men run into many obstacles while in the pursuit of a treasure like in the “Odyssey.” Everett‚

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    Case – 1 - A perfect response to an Imperfect storm Twelve days. That’s how long it took for Mississippi power to restore electric power to the heavily damaged areas of southern Mississippi after hurricane Katrina slammed into the Mississippi gulf coast on august 29‚ 2005‚ with 145-mph winds and pounding rain. That’s remarkable‚ given the devastation that news photos and television newscasts so graphically displayed. It’s something that even the federal and state governments could not accomplish

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    Hygienist Phillip Fry Introduces High Tech Mold Inspection for Mississippi Homes and Workplaces Certified Environmental Hygienist Phillip Fry premieres advanced mold inspection and testing procedures for residences‚ income properties‚ and commercial buildings in Amory‚ Biloxi‚ Cleveland‚ Greenwood‚ Greenville‚ Gulfport‚ Jackson‚ Natchez‚ and elsewhere in Mississippi. Montrose‚ MI‚ September 20‚ 2015 -- Certified Environmental Hygienist Phillip Fry is now providing advanced mold inspection and testing

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    It was the storm that everyone saw coming but no one did a thing to stop it‚ Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating hurricanes to strike the United States. The category 5 storm struck a wide swath of destruction in Florida‚ Mississippi and Louisiana. Katrina is estimated to have caused close to $81 billion in damages (NHC‚ 2005). A category 5 storm has wind-speeds greater than 155 mph and typical storm water surges are greater than 18 feet (ASCE‚ 2007). This paper will look

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    In August of 2005 the strongest hurricane ever recorded to make landfall‚ struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. When Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana in the early morning of August 29‚ 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina was thought to be a Category 3 Hurricane bringing winds sustained at 100-140 miles per hour‚ but when landfall was made it peaked at a Category 5 hurricane with winds up to 175 miles per hour and was measured about 400 miles across (history.com). On August 29‚ 2005 the New

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