It unfolds in the sky above the Caribbean Sea and finally strikes the New Orleans. The police headquarters receive numerous phone calls as people are in need of help. As Hurricane Katrina uproots trees, destroys homes, puts down power lines, the floodwaters rise and people are trapped inside cars and buildings. This is one of the most terrifying natural disasters in history. This nonfiction/informational book has an abundant amount of personal experiences, facts and information (p.272).…
In the beginning of the passage, the author, a half Navajo woman named Dr. Alvord, reflects on her time near the end of high school when she had to decide whether or not to leave the reservation for her education. She identifies with the four sacred mountains that enclose the reservation, as the Navajo culture is one very sacred to her. Dr. Alvord made good grades in high school, though not much was being taught and college readiness was not on the forefront. However, she applied to Dartmouth, an Ivy League school where 50 other Natives attended, got accepted, and decided to leave the reservation. Upon her arrival at Dartmouth, she was shocked at the stark physical and cultural differences that existed between the reservation and Hanover.…
Larson, Erik. Isaac’s Storm: A Man A Time, and The Deadliest Hurricane in History. New York: Crown Publishers, 1999. Larson’s Isaac’s Storm: A Man A Time, and The Deadliest Hurricane in History perfectly depicts two main things throughout its story. It depicts the arrogance of that generation spurring from the excitement about, and confidence in their new technologies , inventions and break throughs, and the severity of the consequences that could follow if you weren’t humble.…
For those who lived through it the topic can be a hard one to digest. Many people can not only tell you what they were doing that day, but for the entire month after. It was sheer destruction and in The Storm: What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina-- the Inside Story from one Louisiana Scientist Dr van Heerden dives into a highly controversial topic. While the book is filled with hard hitting truths and honesty, it is at times difficult to process at times.…
Here in this paper it will explain the 1900 Galveston Hurricane, Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Harvey. One of the deadliest disasters in American history occurred in Galveston, Texas. Known as the 1900 Galveston Hurricane, it hit land on September 8th, 1900. The Weather Bureau predicted that the storm was going to pass over Florida and go up the East Coast. Their prediction was incorrect and the City of Galveston was completely surprised by the storm.…
Personally, I found agreeance in what Wright said throughout the first two chapters. Something that related to my own life, and what I have witnessed was Christians having a distorted view of Jesus. Wright speaks about Jesus not being sports team (Wright 9). What that implies is that Christians cheer for Jesus when He performs great miracles and blesses them and boo when He allows them to get sick, lose a parking spot, or fail a test. I can attest to doing this, and it is something that is utterly selfish.…
The formation of Hurricane Katrina started on August 23, 2005, when a cluster of thunderstorms became identified as a tropical depression. Following that day, the "tropical depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Katrina" by the National Hurricane Center (Ouellette 96). Then on August 25, 2005, "Tropical Storm Katrina was upgraded to Hurricane Katrina and made land fall near Miami, Florida," (Ouellette 96). During the meantime, Hurricane Katrina hampered beneath an upper level anticyclone that overpowered the whole Gulf of Mexico ( " Hurricane Katrina..."). This location was later recognized as the location where Katrina expeditiously gained strength and became atrociously monstrous.…
Hurricane Katrina “It’s looking better for New Orleans, and the very worst for the Gulfport area.” After hearing that, I said to everyone, “I want you to forgive me now, because I think I made a mistake. I’m afraid we’re all going to have to fight very hard not to die.” Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane that hit the gulf coast of the United States in 2005.…
Every store you could think of whipped out of food and water due to the massive hurricane on its way. August 23, 2005 - August 31, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit which affected several states mainly New Orleans, Louisiana. Most of Houston was affected as well as Galveston. It left many people in Louisiana without shelter, clothing, food and water due to the massive flooding throughout the city. Everyone evacuated before it got worse.…
The hurricane hit the Gulf of Mexico and destroyed vast portions of the surrounding area. President Bush had appointed “political cronies” to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) top positions. These “cronies” were quick to enact major cuts in FEMA’s budget and provided a poor execution in terms of preparation for Hurricane Katrina. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and by 10 PM, 80% of this city was underwater. Although most of the city had fled from their homes and businesses, about 15,000 people were unable to evacuate due to poverty.…
On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast with the force of a nuclear explosion. Less than 12 hours later, more than 80% of New Orleans was submerged in water. The resulting damage is predicted to have cost $300 billion and to have taken at least 1,400 lives. The progress in which cities along the Gulf Coast has amazed much of America, especially in New Orleans. As The New York Times stated, “It is a wonder that any of it is there at all.”…
Our world has suffered many tragic events. All of which have been broadcasted worldwide. Hurricane Sandy was one of many tragic events broadcasted on the news. Hurricane Sandy impacted my life when I saw it on the news. I It shined a light on how humanity comes together in times of need.…
On August 29, 2005, the third strongest storm ever documented in America, Hurricane Katrina, hit the coast of Louisiana at 125 miles per hour. However, the 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.…
In this book 1 Dead in Attic, Chris Rose speaks about aftermath and the real experienced people faced during the disaster that happened in New Orleans. Yes, Hurricane Katrina… Chris Rose explains how it it was after Katrina and make your realize what people of New Orleans actually experienced. Chris Rose talks about how him and his family evacuated New Orleans to Mississippi and then to Maryland. He describes what happens from the cat lady that survives the storm only to die from injuries, to the California National guard troops. He also talks about how when he came back to New Orleans a week later, and that he was fortunate because, his uptown home only had a broken screen door and loose gutter but that was the only way he was lucky, because all of his belongings were practically untouched by the disaster along with the rest of the properties in the upper region of the city.…
It was a hot and humid September evening as big black clouds started to fill the light blue sky. Everyone in Houston, Texas was getting ready for the horrific impact of hurricane harvey. My neighbors were placing sandbags in front of their wide wooden doors and boarding up their fragile glass windows. Some were evacuating but most were not. My family decided to stay in houston, not knowing what would happen to us or our home.…