WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE Ron Young Bryant and Stratton College Phil 250 Ms. Obradovich February 8‚ 2013 In August 2005 there was a massive storm brewing and growing into a storm like no other storm‚ Hurricane Katrina. In the days before the storm hit‚ there were many agencies gathering information and trying to give a good guess on when‚ where‚ and how bad this storm was going to be. Some people listened and prepared and some did not. Why? Why didn’t some people even
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Media - ‘When the Levees Broke’ A Spike Lee documentary looking into the tragic event of hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. It shows camera footage and interviews from various people such as: residents ‚ politicians and police men who were all caught up in the disaster. Divided into four parts‚ the film goes on for four hours. During this‚ numerous people with different roles are interviewed regarding their experiences. Spike Lee has introduced the film but using archive footage and photos
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Gwaltney English 1102 18 March 2014 When the Levees Broke Rhetorical Analysis On August 25th at six thirty P.M‚ one of the most devastating natural disasters the U.S had ever seen touched ground in Florida. Hurricane Katrina was a category five hurricane that had made its way to New Orleans by August 29th. This storm was so destructive that not only did it leave a mark in the gulf coast‚ but it put the whole country into complete turmoil. Spike Lee was one of the first people to try to start
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Chase Caldwell Professor Gwaltney English 1102 14 March 2013 When The Levees Broke Rhetorical Analysis Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on the morning of August 29‚ 2005. The storm produced sustained winds of up 125 mph when it hit that morning. On that same day Katrina caused 53 different levee breaches in greater New Orleans‚ spilling the waters of Lake Pontchartrain into the city and flooding an overwhelming majority of New Orleans. The floodwaters destroyed countless homes
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leaving behind tremendous damage to multiple cities‚ specifically New Orleans. Along side infrastructural damage throughout the city‚ damage within the New Orleans race and class hierarchies was disclosed. In the documentary‚ directed by Spike Lee‚ “When the Levees Broke” it reveals that those heavily impacted were low income‚
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Spike Lee A man with many talents should be forever remembered by people that admired him. Sheldon Jackson Lee is a producer‚ director‚ and actor that was born on March 20th‚1957 in Atlanta Georgia. He was born and raised by a well off family and began making amateur films once he turned 20 years old. The very first he made was “Last Hustle in Brooklyn” and was done when he was still at Morehouse College. He later graduated from New York University Film School in 1982. Once he made “Joe‘s Bed
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Spike Lee was born Shelton Jackson Lee on March 20‚ 1957‚ in Atlanta‚ Georgia. He was making amateur films by age 20‚ and won a Student Academy Award for his graduate thesis film. Lee drew attention with his first feature‚ She’s Gotta Have It -- one of the most profitable films made in 1986 -- and continues to create films that explore provoking topics like race‚ politics and violence. He is also known for his documentaries and commercials. ‚ Lee was making amateur films by age 20. His first student
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Giles @02623399 Black Diaspora Shelton Jackson Lee‚ also known as "Spike Lee" was born on March 20‚ 1957 in Atlanta‚ GA. Spike Lee is one of the most famous African American filmmakers of all time. He is known for his innovative and groundbreaking films that uplift the African American community and define our culture. Lee is credited to be one of the most prolific African American artists of all time. From his extensive work in both television and film‚ Lee has given voice to race relations and issues
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I. Intro Spike Lee is one of the many directors who in my opinion always want to keep people alert. Lee is a film director‚ producer‚ writer and actor. He is with no question a very intelligent man that believes he has a responsibility to try and explain the world of black folks and other minorities in their most genuine form. When it comes to making films‚ he always fulfils his responsibility to show the behind the scenes black personnel who are underrepresented in an industry dominated by white
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Cruz 1 Carolina Cruz Professor Gwaltney English 1102 March 14‚ 2013 When the Levees Broke: A Rhetorical Analysis It is nearly impossible to imagine that one day you can be safe in your home and with all of your belongings and the next day a hurricane leaves you with nothing. Unfortunately‚ the 484‚000 people who lived in New Orleans had to experience those unimaginable thoughts first hand in 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina. “An entire city was nearly wiped off the face of the earth” (Kellogg)
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