Battle of New Orleans

zWe may know what happened during Hurricane Katrina, we might know what happened to the city of New Orleans, but what we do not know is how Hurricane Katina affected the people involved. The documentary, “The Old Man and the Storm” informs us about the devastation of the hurricane on a personal level. It shows love, devastation, and the courage one can have to sacrifice for his family. It also shows how the community comes together as the government stalls. It gives the audience a different…

In New Orleans, Louisiana, before the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, the community consisted of a majority of African American people, with a unique style of music, food, and history, integrated into the New Orleans culture. In the aftermath of the West Sumatra Earthquake, the indigenous people of the Nias Islands hold their history and cultural assets…

August 17th, 2017 was when it all started, but it wasn’t until August 25th when Harvey decided to take a shot at Texas. The nation was shocked by the highest winds of 130 mph, the 84 confirmed deaths, and the thousands of homes destroyed. Why did Harvey develop into something so destructive? In “Hurricane Harvey: Why Is It So Extreme?”, Mark Fischetti successfully explained the science behind how and why Hurricane Harvey became so powerful and destructive in Texas to the public, from a natural…

corruption during Hurricane Katrina? The novel Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers, tells a story about Abdulranman Zeitoun, who makes the decision to ride out Hurricane Katrina. Zeitoun abandons his family in order to stay in New Orleans to protect his land and business. As Zeitoun paddles around New Orleans in his canoe, he experiences a widespread of corruption. Through law enforcement, Camp Greyhound, and the FEMA, “Zeitoun” examines corruption in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The law enforcement’s…

American writer, Dave Eggers, in his nonfiction book, “Zeitoun,” delineates the treatment and the circumstances a Syrian man named Abdulrahman Zeitoun goes through during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, in the year 2005. Egger’s purpose is to spread awareness on how Islamophobia affected the way one with a racial background was treated than one who did not. Egger covey’s this idea through Zeitoun by telling the readers about how Zeitoun was captured standing in his own home. He adopts an…

Hurricane Katrina was a purely devastating storm that left new orleans and the surrounding area in ruin for months after the storm had passed. David Helvarg describes the devastation that has taken place throughout the hurricane’s path in the story, “The Storm This Time”. The story starts off with Helvarg arrival in Baton Rouge immediately describing the relief efforts that are taking place to help those affected by this disaster of a storm. As Helvarg continues his documentation of the storm's…

The following page states that depression was a common factor in all the mixed-matched characters and the whole demeanor of the city. “No more than Job saw God and Satan, make their wager at his expense” could the city see the news coverage, wich lead to a bunch on confusion . “ All you could hear and smell were the echoes and the stench of everyone around you. Your own clothes itchy and sore, no basic toiletries to take care of the basic fundamental everyday…

citizens of New Orleans became victims of Katrina. This hurricane packed winds of 174 mph, which put it at category 5 hurricanes. Once it ground, the winds dropped, which made it a category 4 hurricane. However, due to city being below Sea level, water from the Atlantic Ocean was forced into the city causing the levee system to break down as water rushed into the city…

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.” (Robertson and Fausset) However, New Orleans and many other cities have yet to fully recover from the…

Comparative Essay “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka was written in 1962, set in London. Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright who was the first African that won the noble for literature in 1986. Few years later, “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou was written in 1978 set in the American Slums of Harlem. Angelou is an educator, and civil rights activist. Together both poems explore the themes of prejudice and racial discrimination. “Telephone Conversation” explores the idea of racial prejudice…