Digital Memory Bank

In the September 11 Digital Archive and the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, they both compare in that they both talk about the impacts that these terrible events had on people’s lives. However, they differed in the way they were talked about. In the September 11 Digital Archive, it concentrated mostly on where the people were during these attacks, how these people remembered this day, and the impact it had on our country. In the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, it focused on what led up to this natural disaster, what the people needed to do to stay safe, how it changed these peoples lives, and how it changed the city of New Orleans forever. I believe that Hurricane Katrina was just as gruesome as September 11, but for some reason it does not seem …show more content…
The country as a whole came together to mourn the loss of the individuals who were killed in this attack and stepped up our national security to be ready to fight. We also had many other security measures implemented due to this day. An example of this is having stronger security measures at airports and updated x-ray machines. Hurricane Katrina differed from September 11 because they were not referred to as heroes for escaping this natural disaster. Instead, they were referred to as refugees because they were forced to leave their homeland and everything they owned behind them to survive. There were efforts to help these victims rebuild their homes and provide food and shelter for them, but not to as great of an extent as it was for the day of September 11. Since this event was not taken as seriously as September 11, it has taken a lot longer for the people of this disaster to recoup. Today New Orleans is still trying to recover from this natural disaster. I personally do not remember much about both of these events, but it one were to happen today I would be much more willing to volunteer and help anyone in need who went through a tragic event like