Personal Narrative: Life Before And After Hurricane Katrina

There were many things that surprised me when watching the film. I was surprised that for being a city under sea level, and for being a place that has a high risk of hurricanes that there was no plan for a catastrophic event like Hurricane Katrina. Another thing that surprised me was the amount of time it took the Federal Government to come and send help to those affected by the storm. All of the dead bodies, all of the people that were struggling to find a way to survive, and the destruction of Katrina to the city all horrified me. The National Government, also know as the Bush Administration, did a terrible job at maintaining social order before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. I would give them an F on …show more content…
I have decided to give the state government a D for the duty of maintaining social order because although they sent in troops to help, the troops were only there to protect citizens from other citizens. They only sent the troops to shoot and kill people, and that didn't make matters any better. I give the State Government a letter grade of a D+ for providing public services because they did indeed send in rescue boats, but they also didn’t provide a way for the citizens to get out of the city at the same time. They also wouldn’t take 911 calls, so many were in need of help and they wouldn’t answer the phone calls. The Blanco Administration would get a grade of a D- for the duty of providing national security because the only thing they did was declaring a State of Emergency which did open up funds, but yet they decided not to do anything else. Lastly, I decided to give the Bush Administration a letter grade of an F for making economic decisions because they never were able to finish the levees, and the ones that were finished couldn’t withstand a hurricane as big as