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as well as its surroundings, but recently there have been methods put in place to prevent such a disastrous aftermath. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina primarily hit Louisiana and Mississippi. The total lives lost were estimated to be 1,836. In addition, public and private damages of around $150 billion as well as an estimated 230,000 jobs were lost due not only to disastrous storm conditions but mainly because they were in a state of under preparation. In 2012 Hurricane Sandy arrived, causing an…

as a means for God to punish sinners and for those that need help they look to God as a comfort and as a way to cope. In the chapter, Dyson discusses how several Christian role models made similar statements about how New Orleans is a hub of sin and that the citizens of New Orleans snarl in the face of God until they need help;…

real horror came when the levees breached, causing New Orleans to fill up like a bathtub. Gary Rivlin discusses the racial, political, and geographical change of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in Katrina: After the Flood. Gary Rivlin is a journalist and author of five books. His works have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Mother Jones, GQ, and Wired. Rivlin was born in New Woodmere, New York. He had no personal connection to New Orleans, and most of his interactions with the city…

illustrate the difficulties that arise when faced with a national disaster. The tensions develop when the various levels of governance as multiple stakeholders compete for authority, and resources. However, this is an oversimplified example of old public administration, and its hierarchal nature. The two articles for the summary: “The Katrina Breakdown” (Starling, 2005), & “Bill Gibson and the Art of Leading across Boundaries” (Morse, 2010) deliver extreme examples of intergovernmental…

transformed, killed, and hurt over a thousand people along the Gulf Region, and especially New Orleans (CNN, 2016). Within a matter of days thousands of children and adults had nowhere to call home, because home was no longer there. There were many questions asked throughout the duration of hurricane Katrina and after, if the government had executed their job properly in order to aid the people of New Orleans? There are answers, and opinions on this question, but after all hurricane…

Georgia, and Mississippi had 1,833 fatalities resulting from hurricane Katrina (CNN, 2015). The flooding caused by Katrina when the loves broke their banks, left millions of people homeless along the Gulf Coast and New Orleans. According…

New Orleans has been voted the number one location for creative professionals to thrive. As an aspiring writer, I was immediately drawn to this. The city is a hub for diversity–a potpourri of different societies, including influences from French, Spanish, African, Vietnamese, and Indian culture. A blend of Renaissance-era architecture and Romanesque semi-circular arches, Tulane's campus buildings themselves serve as a representation of the surrounding area's diverse history. The campus'…

Louis Armstrong used jazz to change the music world and left a lasting effect on the entertainment industry. Armstrong was born in New Orleans to fifteen year old Mary Ann and twenty year old Willie. His whole life, Armstrong identified his birthday as July 4, 1900. It is now know his actual birth date was August 4, 1901. Armstrong’s young parents were not ready for a child so Josephine, Willie’s mother, raised him until he was five. Over those five years, Armstrong did not see much of his…

(Eisemann, APHA). People had extreme trouble or were not able to leave the targeted areas in time for safety. Originally, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin issued a voluntary evacuation but by the next day it was declared as mandatory. This was first mandatory evacuation in New Orleans's history. Due to the lack of timely notice, the Superdome and Convention Center were opened up to the public as “refuges of last resort”. The Superdome alone was able to shelter 25,000 - 30,000 people (Rushton, USA…

“I didn 't have nothin ' going for me... school, home... until I found something I loved, which was music, and that changed everything” - Eminem “Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It 's rage, it 's creativity, it 's pain, it 's hurt, but it 's the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music.” -Kanye west “I believe that music is another form of news. Music is another form of journalism to me so I have to cover all the areas with my album.” - Lil Wayne Eminem, Kanye…