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corruption during Hurricane Katrina? The novel Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers, tells a story about Abdulranman Zeitoun, who makes the decision to ride out Hurricane Katrina. Zeitoun abandons his family in order to stay in New Orleans to protect his land and business. As Zeitoun paddles around New Orleans in his canoe, he experiences a widespread of corruption. Through law enforcement, Camp Greyhound, and the FEMA, “Zeitoun” examines corruption in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The law enforcement’s…

American writer, Dave Eggers, in his nonfiction book, “Zeitoun,” delineates the treatment and the circumstances a Syrian man named Abdulrahman Zeitoun goes through during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, in the year 2005. Egger’s purpose is to spread awareness on how Islamophobia affected the way one with a racial background was treated than one who did not. Egger covey’s this idea through Zeitoun by telling the readers about how Zeitoun was captured standing in his own home. He adopts an…

Hurricane Katrina was a purely devastating storm that left new orleans and the surrounding area in ruin for months after the storm had passed. David Helvarg describes the devastation that has taken place throughout the hurricane’s path in the story, “The Storm This Time”. The story starts off with Helvarg arrival in Baton Rouge immediately describing the relief efforts that are taking place to help those affected by this disaster of a storm. As Helvarg continues his documentation of the storm's…

The following page states that depression was a common factor in all the mixed-matched characters and the whole demeanor of the city. “No more than Job saw God and Satan, make their wager at his expense” could the city see the news coverage, wich lead to a bunch on confusion . “ All you could hear and smell were the echoes and the stench of everyone around you. Your own clothes itchy and sore, no basic toiletries to take care of the basic fundamental everyday…

citizens of New Orleans became victims of Katrina. This hurricane packed winds of 174 mph, which put it at category 5 hurricanes. Once it ground, the winds dropped, which made it a category 4 hurricane. However, due to city being below Sea level, water from the Atlantic Ocean was forced into the city causing the levee system to break down as water rushed into the city…

force of a nuclear explosion. Less than 12 hours later, more than 80% of New Orleans was submerged in water. The resulting damage is predicted to have cost $300 billion and to have taken at least 1,400 lives. The progress in which cities along the Gulf Coast has amazed much of America, especially in New Orleans. As The New York Times stated, “It is a wonder that any of it is there at all.” (Robertson and Fausset) However, New Orleans and many other cities have yet to fully recover from the…

Comparative Essay “Telephone Conversation” by Wole Soyinka was written in 1962, set in London. Soyinka is a Nigerian playwright who was the first African that won the noble for literature in 1986. Few years later, “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou was written in 1978 set in the American Slums of Harlem. Angelou is an educator, and civil rights activist. Together both poems explore the themes of prejudice and racial discrimination. “Telephone Conversation” explores the idea of racial prejudice…

An Impactful Event in History Everyone has that one historical event that affected them. According to Henry Maldonado, a student that goes to Apollo Junior High an historical event that affected him was Hurricane Patricia that happened in October 23rd, 2015.” The event in history that affected me was Hurricane Patricia knowing my country and family is in danger worries me.” Henry said. Other people that were in mexico that survived the Hurricane Patricia were thankful but yet they were miserable…

saxophone player standing on a street corner in the French quarter of New Orleans. Or a thought of the roaring 20s' and imagine your self at a party where everyone is dancing to the sound of a live band with trumpets, saxophones, and trombones. However these are actually surprisingly accurate to what jazz really is. But how did such an innovative type of music come about? Who was the first one to bend the rules of music and create a whole new genre? Who created these versatile instruments that…

about the hurricane. The barometer is a type of instruments that helps us measure atmospheric pressure or the air pressure. Barometer was created in 1643 by the Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli. He was a brilliant scientist. The news man in the news during the time of the hurricane told the people to evacuate the…