Preventing Lethal Violence in New Orleans‚ A Great American City‚ “These findings so far do not suggest a significant differentiation in the nature of homicide in New Orleans. However‚ this changes somewhat when one examines method. Nearly 90 percent of all homicides we reviewed were committed by firearms” (Voigt‚ Harper‚ and Thornton 133-140). Based on this dismal fact lead to the conclusion that something needs to be done about the gun violence in New Orleans. New Orleans have one of the highest gun
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the people of New Orleans when it was hit by a strong hurricane‚ called Katrina. The hurricane lasted 7 days‚ in between the dates of the 23rd of august and the 30th of august‚ 2005. There were an estimated value of 1833 causalities between those dates and wind pressures managed to hit up to 280 km/h‚ making it a category five hurricane‚ the highest you can go. The official city‚ state and the federal plan was basically a RLH plan‚ which stood for run like hell and as new Orleans was under sea
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Loran Ubriaco Professor Samuel Nicolosi English 110 December 4th‚ 2012 The New Orleans Saints: Taking Their City Back February 7th‚ 2010. Super Bowl XLIV. Four years post Hurricane Katrina. As smoke cleared from “The Who” halftime concert‚ Thomas Morstead‚ the kicker for the New Orleans Saints‚ set to kick the ball off to the Indianapolis Colts to start the third quarter. With the Saints down 10 to 6‚ and Indianapolis’s Chad Simpson standing in his own end zone ready to return the kick
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Introduction New Orleans‚ also known as the Crescent City which lies along the course of the Lower Mississippi River is one of the main tourist attraction spot in America. Lying at the southern part of America‚ New Orleans had a deep and long history in being involved in wars where it has been conquered by the French‚ Spanish and lastly the American which had left diversity in culture and also heritage buildings. Map of New Orleans: Famous tourism spots in New Orleans (USA Maps‚ 2012) The different
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you down‚ People taking the easy way. But I know exactly where I’m going‚ And getting closer and closer everyday. I’m almost there.” As a consequence of living in a homogeneous area for my entire life‚ I crave change. My intrigue for the city of New Orleans began with The Princess and the Frog‚ the Disney movie from which the previous lyrics originate from. My nine year old self was drawn in by the representation of African Americans in mainstream media‚ however I left with the awareness of a vastly
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Statement: The New Orleans Saints are a professional football franchise in the National Football League. The Saints are located in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. The New Orleans Saints are an exciting football team that you should watch. The Saints have some very interesting history‚ very talented football players‚ and are looking very promising to do something special this football season. Body I. I will begin informing you on the history of the New Orleans Saints. A. It was announced that New Orleans would
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Originality at its Finest If you want a quiet‚ humdrum‚ or mundane life‚ then New Orleans is not the place to be. With all of its quirky qualities‚ New Orleans is anything but ordinary. Between all the food‚ festivals‚ music and art‚ one will always be entertained in this city. The food is entertaining enough to keep people coming back. New Orleans is one of the only cities I’ve known where‚ when one goes out to eat‚ they discuss all the other places that they’ve tried around the city. The people
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New Orleans was left permanently changed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Mardi Gras season presents an opportunity for locals and tourists alike to collaboratively define this new and changed city. Carnival and Mardi Gras day itself can be viewed as theatrical performances in which local New Orleanians and tourists are involved in multiple dramatic interactions to present an ideal city and celebration. These reciprocal interactions between actor and audience result in a certain presentation
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Growing up more than half of my life in New Orleans‚ Louisiana and then moving to Baton Rouge‚ Louisiana‚ I find that the distance of the two cities is so close. Baton Rouge is far behind New Orleans in many ways. Although there are some features of the two cities that are alike‚ there’s an abundance of differences. For Instance‚ in New Orleans the food is full of soul. It’s compared to country food because of its fatty‚ tasteful‚ and very unhealthy‚ but it taste so good. A better word for it
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New Orleans Music and Culture Imagine it is prime time prohibition era in the city of New Orleans. Music is blasting‚ the alcohol is freely flowing‚ and there are crowds of dancing flappers and dapper gentlemen all over the French Quarter. For decades‚ New Orleans has been the epicenter for jazz music in America. It is essential to the culture‚ economy‚ and history of the city. Over the last few years‚ however‚ some of New Orleans’s city officials seem to think the beat has left the city‚ and
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