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Oath of Allegiance The Oath of Allegiance was an Oath made so the Acadians could promise the British that they would practice their religion and would be on their side at all times. The Oath of Allegiance was made so the Acadians couldn’t revolt against the British. Acadians should take the Oath of Allegiance. Acadians should take the Oath because by doing this they would get some protection. By that I mean if they followed what the British wanted them to do the British would probably…

WOOSTER — No matter the metric one uses, Wooster, Orrville and Wayne County continue to be a top performer when it comes to economic development among 18 counties in Northeast Ohio. Wayne Economic Development Council President Rod Crider and Project Manager Shawn Starlin met with the Wayne County commissioners to talk about some of the latest projects and the key success metrics released by Team NEO/JobsOhio. Wayne County was second in number of jobs created through the end of the third quarter…

Although the DHH, CMS, and JACHO, FEMA and guide Louisiana hospital emergency preparedness plans, before hurricane Katrina, many of these regulations were more apt to handle an influx of patients, potential chemical warfare, or an armed intruder. These state and federal programs were not prepared to handle the extreme conditions and restricted communication dealt by the levee breaches. In fact many health systems were more prepared for a volcanic eruption than the flash flooding that occurred…

In many ways, the recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina were just as devastating as the storm itself. The United States currently uses a three-Tiered system consisting of State, Local, and National entities responsible for responding to natural disasters. Accordingly, these regional Commands have a responsibility to ensure that they are ready to respond to events of this magnitude. In the case of Hurricane Katrina, there can be faults found at every level. Perhaps the most telling fault…

It’s been 12 years when we had one of the deadliest hurricanes that brought us into difficult situation. On August 29, 2005, a storm made landfall in the Gulf Coast of the United States. The rating of the storm in Saffir-Simpson was Category 3, and it had 100-140 miles per hour of sustained winds. Many people underestimated the strength of Hurricane Katrina that caused more than $100 billion in damage, and it killed almost 2,000 people. Hurricane Katrina has led to massive residential flooding…

Help After the Hurricane Have you ever seen a hurricane? Many people have experienced a hurricane and it is a traumatic experience. When you see homes under water and stray animals that were left behind to die and suffer. Don’t you want to help? There are many organizations that have helped in hurricane relief. Three major hurricanes have hit multiple locations across the Gulf of Mexico and Florida in the past months. Organizations and people are donating supplies to citizens that have been…

Devastation, destruction, trauma. These are just three awful things that come from the hurricanes. Recently Hurricane Harvey left southern Texas torn into pieces, and many people terrified. This nine day hurricane left cities in shambles. Derrick Freeman, the mayor of Port Arthur said, “Our whole city is underwater.” These hurricanes can be ghastly, and many react differently. Hurricanes can also be utterly deadly. According to the New York Times, “At least 39 people have died…” Although…

Louisiana has faced many environmental problems throughout its history. Problems such as shoreline loss, wetlands being destroyed, and oceanic life dying. These problems are because of Hurricane Katrina, human population density, and the oil spill. The hurricane wiped out the region’s shoreline and the oil spill killed many of the oceanic life in the Gulf of Mexico. According to Marquina (2015), a storm like Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster waiting to happen for the state of Louisiana.…

Historical Essay: Tropical Storm Irma Hurricane Irma is the strongest basin hurricane ever recorded, no hurricane has ever maintained 185 mile per hour winds for as long as Irma, which was a total of thirty-seven hours. The winds were only 135 miles per hour when Irma hit the US. It also caused for the largest evacuation in the Bahamas history. It spent three days as a category five hurricane which is the longest recorded time period for a hurricane to stay that strong. The US has never had…

still alive in her imagination as heralds of apocalypse. “Any day now the fabric of the Universe is comin’ unravelled,” she says. The film is set in the region beyond the levees of southern Louisiana, in which uneven porches and sidewalks show the fact that the land is gradually sinking. Hushpuppy…