A New Saint‚ A New Art is a documentary film produced by Early Renaissance Productions in 2004 as a part of the series‚ First light: Tuscany and the dawn of the Renaissance. Authors of the documentary film are Jeff Siberry‚ Alberta Nokes‚ and Colm Feore. Narrator of the documentary is Monsignor‚ Timothy Verdon‚ an art historian at Canon Florence Duomor. Interviews are also featured with Franciscan Friar Maurice Richard‚ and Alexander Nagel‚ art historian at the University of Toronto.
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(2005) he stated‚ “in the city of New Orleans‚ pollution and diseases were the most compounded effects that happened to the city.” John Levine also stated that‚ “the water that inundated New Orleans contains sewage‚ the bodies of humans‚ animals‚ oil‚ gasoline‚ various industrial‚ and toxic household chemicals.” Katrina’s biggest impact was with surge and water. Hurricane Katrina had one of the worst oil spills in history from Louisiana to Alabama. In New Orleans it spilled about 1 million gallons
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congratulate them as well! This class was dubbed the "Katrina Class" for being survivors of the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Katrina was named one of the deadliest Hurricanes‚ causing more than 1‚836 deaths. Tulane University is located in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ where the most significant amount of deaths took place and 80 percent of the city was destroyed. These graduates have survived a lot ‚ and Ellen wants to congratulate them on their achievements. In Ellen’s commencement speech to the
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Keira King King1 Ms. Nuygen English April 1‚ 2014 Murder capital of the world? In both 2009 and 2012 the great city of New Orleans was label as the most dangerous city in the United States. Despite the cruel critics and misconception of New Orleans‚ that didn’t stop the hundreds of thousands of tourist from visiting. New Orleans may be label as a lot of things but most importantly this city is label as the biggest tourists’ attraction in the world. On average about 6 million tourist
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In the summer of 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina unleashed what resulted in a widespread devastation wreaked on the city of New Orleans. New Orleans—the colorful‚ zealous Mississippi Delta city‚ home to world-renowned restaurants‚ jazz and blues’ clubs‚ and universities‚ saw many of its neighborhoods flooded‚ even washed away by Katrina’s strong waters that breached the barrier of its levees. The extent of this catastrophe has triggered fierce debate over how the city should be rebuilt; taking into
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Hurricane Katrina Response Unit 4 Assignment January 7th‚ 2013 The emergency responders that responded to Hurricane Katrina saved thousands of lives and hundreds of thousands of dollars in property. These men and women brought hope to a region devastated by one of the worst disasters in the history of the United States. However‚ the response to Hurricane Katrina was unsatisfactory by most people’s standards. This meager response greatly overshadowed the high-quality work that the emergency responders
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29th August is the exact date the Katrina hit my home town in New Orleans. After the catastrophic incident‚ it was obvious that we needed more help than we were getting. I am a driver of a 15 passenger that belongs to my church. My church made the van available and was also willing to provide supplies to help the relief victims. 2nd September‚ it was completely impossible to communicate. I left a message at catholic social services that my church had a van and was willing to provide some vital supplies
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Many places in the city have been measured at 17 feet below sea level‚ making New Orleans one of the lowest inhabited spots in the United States of America. It is continuing to sink at an estimated rate of about an inch per year. This sinking is due to several different factors. The flooding of the Mississippi river has been controlled by levees since the late 1800’s. The river used to leave sediment when it flooded. When levees were put in to prevent flooding‚ the delta downstream was starved of
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Gumbo is often cited as an example of the melting-pot nature of Louisiana cooking‚ but trying to sort out the origins and evolution of the dish is highly speculative. The name derives from a West African word for okra‚ suggesting that gumbo was originally made with okra. Gumbo is a stew that originated in southern Louisiana during the 18th century. It consists primarily of a strongly-flavored stock‚ meat or shellfish‚ a thickener‚ and what Louisianians call the "Holy Trinity" of vegetables‚ namely
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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 impact would be felt for years to come. How could New Orleans be wiped out? How could so many lives
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