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Coast and surrounding areas of the United States. Whilst moving towards land in the form of Florida on the 25th of August 2005, Katrina started of as a tropical storm then slowly turned into a category one hurricane. After passing Florida, the hurricane gradually increased to category two and then three and then, when around 300 or so miles out from New Orleans(8), it reached a category five level when winds amounted to around 175 mph. Moving through Louisiana, wind speeds decreased to 120 mph…

(PTSD), anxiety, depression, and a whole range of other types of stressors. Natural disasters are hurricanes, tornados, floods and fires, and earthquakes. The focus of this paper will be limited to disasters that have occurred in the continental United States. Many of these disasters can cause serious harm, injuries and even death to people who have the misfortune of being in the path of these disasters. Some are so severe they can destroy a home, entire neighborhoods,…

Kate Chopin, in her short story The Awakening, vividly describes the timeline of Edna from her immediate arrival in New Orleans, to the beginnings of her culture shock and awakening, to her tragic suicide. Upon her arrival to Grand Isle Resort in New Orleans she meets Robert and Madame Ratignolle, both of whom take her breath away, or as the book puts it “left her stunned in amazement”. Compared to her life growing up in the slower small towns of Kentucky, the upbeat large city of New Orleans…

Gabriel Montegut, born in July 30, 1839, was the great-grandson of Dr. Gabriel Montegut, who came to Louisiana from France in 1760. Dr. Montegut held a military commission as a surgeon under Spanish rule, and was the first resident surgeon of the Charity Hospital in New Orleans. Dr. Montegut’s wife, Francoise Delisle Dupart’s family came to Louisiana with Bienville. One of their sons and grandfather of Gabriel, Edgar Montegut was the mayor of New Orleans in 1844 and established St. Sophie…

Turned to Water” 1. Author Lauren Tarshis calls the flood in Louisiana “devastating.” What details in the first section of the video (0:10 to 0:48) help you understand how the flood was devastating? It was the first major disaster after hurricane sandy. 2. According to Tarshis, why is it important to share stories of people who have gone through difficult experiences? So that we an connect to thdm even though we are not living in louisiana. 3. How does the mood (or feeling) of the video…

When it comes to understanding yourself and your personality on a deeper level than normally, you must take personal stories into perspective that have shaped your life while growing up. According to McAdams, “defining oneself through a personal story is an act of psychological and social responsibility” (Engler 2009). Psychological and social responsibility relate to how you act onto actions around you and how you tie society into your viewpoint of the world. In other words, explaining yourself…

Background, Problem, and Hypothesis On August 29, 2005 a massive hurricane struck the gulf coast damaging billion dollars’ worth of land, and killing millions of people. Hurricane Katrina caused so much damaged to people mentally and emotionally. This research study shows how different type of people respond to the question, how much aid was received by different racial and economic groups. They were testing if the social economy statue was a factor that changed the results of how much aid was…

The Northern Territory government declared a state of emergency and gave financial assistance to the households in the most affected areas by giving them each $1, 245. Management Strategies The Northern territory government posted a public message “We have crews on standby to fly into areas to begin…

Life In Louisiana, 1765-1803 As a descendant from the Acadians and growing up with the large influence of Cajun culture, discovering a historical work on how the culture of Louisiana derived seemed quite appealing. The author of the novel, Carl A. Brasseaux, is a historian of French Colonial North America, and is known for his many works on the history of the modern-day Acadian culture. The author was born in Opelousas, Louisiana, which allowed him to become proficient in studying Louisiana 's…

century, Louisiana has had reoccurrence natural disasters. The most predominant and frequent one is hurricane. This is a life threatening disaster that has caused plethora of harm to the inhabitants of Louisiana, in particular New Orleans. George L. Sills, article “Overview of New Orleans Levee Failures” speaks about the protective system that was put in place to stop Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (Sills, 2009, para. 4). On August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina had struck the southeast of Louisiana.…