of Hurricane Katrina‚ but does everyone know what has cause it‚ and the long-lasting effects it has had on the United States? Many people may not know just how strong Hurricane Katrina has been. Hurricane Katrina was named the sixth-strongest Atlantic Hurricane ever recorded. Katrina has also been recorded as the most expensive Natural Disaster ever recorded‚ and caused major flooding to many parts of the southeastern United States‚ mostly in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina hit many places
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Composition II-42: ENC 1102-42 Professor Richard Kamerman February 9‚ 2013 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
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Hurricane Katrina has hit many parts of the southeast region of the U.S. It is one of the most disastrous forces that we have seen in years. Many parts of Louisiana and Mississippi have been hit the hardest and the remains of the states are very little. Almost everything that has not been destroyed is under water. One of the big problems that the young residents of these areas are now facing is where to go to school. Grammar schools‚ high schools‚ and colleges have been destroyed‚ leaving thousands
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Hurricane Katrina is in category five of the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. This is the most catastrophic category because of its heavy damage to an area. In 2005‚ the city of New Orleans experienced this tropical storm and collapsed to its mercy. Although the destruction of New Orleans was horrific to the culture and history‚ rebuilding this city to its former ways should be put off until this devastation is sure to not occur again. Investing millions‚ maybe even billions‚ to a city
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are more likely to fall victim to the environment they live in because that is all they know. After this happens for decades and decades‚ perception sets in and we don’t view them as individuals but as a certain type of person. During hurricane Katrina all the people that lived in those areas of poverty had no means of transportation to leave. They stayed hoping and praying they could survive the storm. When it came they were flooded‚ trapped on the roofs of houses and buildings for days with no
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Which of the three perspectives do you find most persuasive? Least persuasive? Setting aside the philosophical and legal issues this case raises‚ what are the management or efficiency arguments for and against a more centralized response to large national disasters like Hurricane Katrina? Why would we not want to have a federal fire department? If the federal government tells the states and cities they will receive no assistance in the event of a disaster‚ what do you
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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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Joshua Darnell Hillard Composition I 17 April 2008 Dr. MacVaugh A Much Needed Change: FEMA & Hurricane Katrina It has been almost three years since the catastrophic hurricane winds and water of Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf Coast. New Orleans was the most damaged city and media coverage showed the outcries of the neglected people. Many feel that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is to blame and‚ rightfully so. FEMA is a very disorganized and dysfunctional agency;
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The Katrina Breakdown. The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina may be remarked as a very important aspect to understand the relationship between federal‚ state‚ and local governments when it comes to major catastrophe. In Katrina’s case‚ federalism is seen as central to what was largely a government-created disaster. Numerous scientific articles are trying to offer various interpretations of what went wrong and why; however‚ out of all perspectives‚ I find Stephen Griffin’s argument most persuasive.
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On August 23‚ 2005‚ Katrina was formed merely as a tropical storm that the people of the United States thought wouldn’t do any damage. On August 28‚ 2005‚ cities in southern Louisiana and Mississippi started to demand a mandatory evacuation‚ but numerous people were stranded with no form of transportation or anywhere to go. Thousands were left waiting to see if Katrina would really strike as the weather stations had predicted. “That day‚ the National Weather Service predicted that after the storm
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