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Puerto Rico is an island part of US territory which was recently stricken with a massive hurricane that washed over it completely, leaving Puerto Rico in ruins and having to work from the ground up. Puerto Rico’s road to recovery is very different than any other hurricane stricken area because they were already in massive debt, they weren’t prepared, and other disasters happening around elsewhere were taking up all of the resources. The conditions of hurricane Maria were very prime for a strong…

introduction of Hurricane Katrina to provide a basic background information of this event at the very beginning, also to relate this event to the topic of this paper. Hurricane Katrina was one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States, it brought a huge damage to New Orleans, both ecologically and socially. Though it happened naturally, human influence is still an inseparable factor of this disaster. B. Definition of terms: ‘natural’ and ‘man-made’. 1. Definition of…

Before this summer study-travel seminar, in all honesty, I had never read any of the writings of Asheville native author, Thomas Wolfe. We were assigned an assortment of different works such as story: “The Child by Tiger” and excerpt from novel, Look Homeward, Angel “The Return of the Prodigal”. I am happy that I was introduced to this author, for I found that I thoroughly enjoy Wolf’s writing style, with his descriptive word choice, vivid imagery and characterization. Today we had the…

per hour. The Governor of Louisiana and Mississippi declares states of emergency. With the eye of the storm only 460 miles southeast of the…

different ways by the political cartoon, Helicopters by State Journal and the poem “After the Hurricane” by Rita Williams-Garcia. Both of the artifacts include a theme that is similar to each other. The artifact “After the Hurricane” by Rita Williams-Garcia shows the theme by using sad, devastating and descriptive words that leave you thinking about what you would have done or where you would be in the situation. For example, the poem states, “ If toilets flushed, if babies slept, if…

Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters that occurred in the United States history. This hurricane caused major damage to city infrastructure, residents homes and left many people homeless, starving, and without water because of this storm. The lack of leadership willing to assume responsibility and take control of this situation was purely embarrassing. Officials ranking from New Orleans mayor, all of the way up to president bush were simply finger pointing and would not accept…

I. Meet the author: Tennessee Williams 1. Tennessee Williams, birth name Thomas Lanier Williams, was born on March 26, 1911, in Columbus, Mississippi. He was the second three children. 2. Williams was raised by his mother, his father was absent during most of his life a his salemnas who was more interested in money than his children and his truant lead to complex relationship with his son. Williams often described his childhood as pleasurable and joyful. But his carefree and boyish childhood…

majority of the population was looking for a place to stay, Mississippi was making a new justice for people who need help to recover. The main reason for this was because people couldn’t afford to live in their homes because rent was increased. The economy couldn’t stand, so gas prices grew and many people lost their homes. However, $132 million dollars was saved for those who have low-incomes in nine of Mississippi…

Page 2 of 2 TyKenzie DanielsMarch 11th 2018URST 1001Professor PratoHurricane KatrinaThis video of the natural disaster of the trailer was a very good story. Being so youngwhen this took place one really wouldn’t know what was going on everything seemed like a blur.Watching this video gives a great insight it shows a great amount of detail of things that tookplace during Katrina. Like most my family and I were reviewing this from the news so we onlyknew what they were telling us, but there is a…

I went to Sterling Surgical Hospital for an abdominal ultrasound. The Ultrasound Technologist name is Shannon Risher. During the ultrasound I asked Shannon if I could talk to her right after we were done with my ultrasound. Shannon said, “She would be glad to!” Shannon is 41 years old from Metairie, Louisiana. She looked normal on the outside, but when she told me what happened it changed my perceptions about her. During 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit, she so happened to be the Ultrasound…