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    1995 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States of America which makes Leonard Fournette age of 22 years old now. He is the son of Leonard Fournette, Jr. and Lory Fournette. The Hurricane Katrina in the year 2005 changed his life as his grandfather died by the storm and family forced to move Texas. He has a younger brother named Lenard. According to Leonard Fournette bio, he studied at St. Augustine High School located in New Orleans and received a scholarship offer from Louisiana State as the…

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    BEFORE THE STORM: On August 23, meteorologists examined hurricane Katrina on a radar and realized that a major storm was nearing. Quickly after finding this out, they informed many people in the gulf states about what was coming there way. New Orleans knew that they were at great risk for the most damage. Even though, some of the city rests above sea level, the normal elevation is six feet below sea level. Plus, to add to the lists of downfalls, New Orleans is almost fully locked in by…

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    Title: The Awakening Author: Kate Chopin Setting: New Orleans, Louisiana and Grand Isle, Louisiana Genre: Drama, Romance (to an extent), Feminist Literature Historical context: Published in 1899. At the time, women’s issues were at the forefront of America. In particular, the setting (Louisiana) was a state that trended towards traditional attitudes (low divorce rate, traditional gender roles). Theme; Gender Roles “If it was not a mother’s place to look after children, whose on earth was it?”…

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    New Orleans is a major United States port and largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723. It was established by French colonists and strongly influence by their European culture. Before the mid-20th century, New Orleans was one of the largest port in the nation, with continued expanding in population (“Wikipedia”). It is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole…

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    I started my organization to help kids around the Louisiana area. For example my organization is to try help kids stay out of trouble. Like for the kids that 's in and out of juvnile detention is to help them change the life around while they are still young. Also on every 2nd saturday of the month I have…

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    struck the US as a 600-mile wide putting Hurricane Ike in category 2, causing floods, damage to cities and hitting areas still damaged by Hurricane Gustav and 2005’s Rita. Before moving to Hispaniola, Cayman Islands, Mississippi, Florida Keys, Cuba, Louisiana, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Dominican Republic, Eastern Canada, Haiti and Great Lakes region, but not before reaching its highest peak a category 4 hurricane. “I am a storm chaser from Leicestershire, I travel the world chasing…

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    Economics: When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, they had to stop oil production, this resulted in a chain reaction throughtout the whole event. The distribution of gas was much slower, and prices sky-rocketed. Grocery stores, Supermarkets and Convenience Stores were cleared out because of Harvey. Eventually because of this, water and foods ran out of stock, leaving a lot of people with no resources to get through the Hurricane. Supply and Demand, prices went up, and the need for it went up even…

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    great-grandmother and half brother dying when she was eleven and her father dying after that. Graduating from Academy of the Sacred Heart in 1968 she then took two years to be single, travel and experience the world. Then in 1870 she married a Creole man from Louisiana in 1870. Together they lived in New…

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    propaganda into New Spain. Crossing the Sabine with some 130 men on August 8, 1812, Magee scattered royalist’s frontier detachments and entered Nacogdoches on August 12.” Without the knowledge of Spain entire army in Texas Gutierrez travelled to Louisiana with a note from the president to get in contact with an army general that would assist him to get more followers. With the addition a former U.S soldier, he managed to find more men to help him with the filibustering. As time passed, his…

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    Introduction Children of all ages experience all types of trauma before, during, and after a natural disaster. For the purpose of this paper, the focus will be on children between the ages of (5 -18). The trauma they may experience are Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms (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…

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