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Hurricane Katrina was a devastating natural disaster that took the lives of many and affected millions across the nation. The government failed the people of New Orleans by giving faulty information about Katrina , taking too long to deliver supplies, and giving money to people who did not need it. The people of New Orleans were not expecting hurricane Katrina to be as fatal or relentless as it was. The “key federal officials were not proactive, they gave faulty information to the public, and…

I have recently experienced Hurricane Harvey. I learned that we had a hurricane heading for us the wednesday before it hit on friday. I was at fish camp as a counselor for my school. We ended up having to cut it short so we could get back to our houses before the hurricane hit on friday. That friday and saturday I could have never imagined what would happen in the following days. The hurricane would not move away from us. We were pummeled with rain. My street was filling up then draining…

First of all, the location of New Orleans is a very distinctive state in the United States Of America. New Orleans sits on the southeastern side of Louisiana where the Mississippi River 's mouth leads into. North of New Orleans is Lake Pontchartrain. New Orleans used to hold more than 450,000 people, with an additional 1.3 million located in the metropolitan area(Ouellette…

The end of August 2005 is a period of time that many along the entire Gulf Coast area will never forget. Hurricane Katrina, even ten years later, is one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in United States history. Despite the awareness and preparation that is afforded when anticipating a hurricane, the Gulf Coast was severely devastated when the storm made landfall on August 29, 2005. Although there was widespread destruction, the region most decimated by the hurricane was New Orleans.…

August 29, 2005 was a tragic day for the residents in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama. It was a day that would change their lives. On August 25, Hurricane Katrina hit land in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 40 mph. On August 28, in the Gulf of Mexico, Katrina became a Category 5 with winds of 175 mph. At 6:10 on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Louisiana. When it finally reached Louisiana on August 29, it had weakened to a Category 3 with…

United States of America was overtaken by one of the most destructive natural disasters it had ever faced. Hurricane Katrina, a Category 5 storm which passed over the Gulf of Mexico and landed on the shores of New Orleans. As one of the top five deadliest hurricanes, this natural disaster changed the geological landscape and in 2016 there are still scars on Louisiana from this tragedy. In the beginning of the storm, which developed to be one of the most violent hurricanes in United States’…

hurricane of all time to have ever hit the United States of America. The hurricane Katrina originated in the coast of Bahamas where it was formed Hurricane Katrina caused major havoc that affected the planet earth in a very big way. The hurricane Katrina damaged the oil mining of Bp along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico leading to massive oil spillages…

for anyone’s safety. They both hit different areas, Texas was hit by Harvey and it moved to some of Louisiana but it was not horrible for Louisiana. When Katrina hit Louisiana it completely flooded it and broke all of the levees, when Katrina hit Mississippi it decimated the coast with its strong winds. The coast still feels the effects of Katrina, it left behind tons of empty streets and destroyed lives. The two hurricanes are very different but still very…

Throughout the years a lot of catastrophes happens around the world causing death and destruction. On September 8, 1900 in Galveston, Texas, a category 4 hurricane hit (Hurricane Galveston, nicknamed the “Oleander City”). As a result of the damaging winds and major flooding, many people to lost their lives. The 38,000 residents of Galveston were unaware of the disastrous hurricane coming there way. It was extremely horrible that it took more than 8,000 of their fellow citizens. At the time of…

In Eudora Welty’s short story, “A Worn Path”, Phoenix Jackson, the old black woman who journeys to town, is reborn whenever she has a goal to work towards. Throughout the story, Phoenix faces challenges along the way to town. However, after she reaches the end of her well-traveled path, Ms. Jackson forgets why she made the journey and seems to distance herself from the people around her. As soon as she has a purpose again, the old woman is reinvigorated and ready to work towards her goal once…