Hurricane Katrina carries a great impact on the lives of American as well as the view of infrastructure and engineering in the public mindset. If you ask the general public what lead to the demise of New Orleans back in 2005 many will say it was the failed levees that left Louisiana and the 9th District underwater and cost the lives of innocent people who believed they were safe. But why did these levees fail? What could have been done from an engineering standpoint to fix these levees and perhaps
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Dear Katrina‚ From reading the passage that you have included in your essay‚ I was able to understand how you were confused about being accused of plagiarism. However once defined‚ plagiarism is imitating the thoughts of another person without having permission to do so‚ as well as not crediting the original person for his work. This includes whether it was copied word for word‚ or even closely imitated. Plagiarism is therefore considered‚ when a person fails to insert borrowed language in the
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Case Study: Hurricane Katrina Ashford University April 29th‚ 2013 Case Study: Hurricane Katrina On day 23 of August tropical storm Katrina formed of the coast of the Bahamas. During which time residences throughout the east coast of Florida were already preparing. During the next six days Katrina made a turn to the south west and when it crossed under the Florida Keys it quickly veered north as it gained strength and turning from a category one hurricane to a category 5 in a matter of
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Hurricane Katrina was a category 4 hurricane when it hit New Orleans on the 29th of August 2005. It had formed over the Bahamas and hit southern Florida as a category 1 hurricane. It had strengthened into a category 5 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico before weakening to a category 4. Hurricane Katrina was the deadliest and most destructive Atlantic hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the costliest natural disaster‚ as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes‚ in the history
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Case Study: Hurricane Katrina 2005 What are hurricanes? Hurricanes are storm with violent wind‚ they are also known as typhoons or cyclones that form in specific conditions. Some hurricanes are more violent than others‚ the Katrina Hurricane in the year of 2005 was the one of the most strongest‚ deadliest and most destructive hurricane recorded in the U.S. Where‚ When‚ Why‚ Causes? * Hurricane Katrina affected more than just one area. It was formed over the Bahamas on August 23rd 2005 and
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approximately 12 hours for Hurricane Katrina to be labeled as a category 3 hurricane. It then took 3 hours for it to transition from a category 3 to a category 4 hurricane. It also took 3 hours for Hurricane Katrina to transition from a category 4 hurricane to a category 5 hurricane. 10. The relationship between Sea Surface Temperature and Hurricane intensity is direct. As the SST increases‚ so does a hurricane’s intensity. An example of this is Hurricane Katrina. As Katrina traveled into the warm water
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African Americans Decision not to Evacuate during Katrina There are several different reasons African Americans decided not to evacuate during Katrina. There were income restraints‚ lack of knowledge in a timely fashion and race bias. The mayor made it confusing for some and they were unaware that it was a mandatory evacuation until two days before the hurricane hit‚ and they were unaware of the severity of the storm. The mayor had stated on television if they didn’t want to go they didn’t have to
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State University-San Marcos Public 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
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Sean Phillips Rome English 101 20‚ February 2013 Keeping the Faith Is there a certain date that has forever impacted your life and you will never forget? For me‚ that date is August 29‚ 2005 (the dreadful day Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States and mainly the city of New Orleans). What was once thought of a few days before as a non-threatening storm would forever change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people forever. My grandma
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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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