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As we have seen repeatedly, hurricanes are forces to be reckoned with. Bringing immense and severe damage as they roll in, hurricanes are definitely systems that are well feared in our communities. In November of 2012, the east coast of the United States suffered one of the worst hurricanes killing over 200 people: the 18th storm of the Atlantic season, leaving thousands homeless. Although, preparations had been arranged, no one was ready for the damage that would be coming. Tropical storms…

in which the case of Hurricane Katrina there was none (Eisemann, APHA). People had extreme trouble or were not able to leave the targeted areas in time for safety. Originally, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin issued a voluntary evacuation but by the next day it was declared as mandatory. This was first mandatory evacuation in New Orleans's history. Due to the lack of timely notice, the Superdome and Convention Center were opened up to the public as “refuges of last resort”. The Superdome alone was…

explore the culture by embedding himself in with the local people, which by doing so opened his eyes to a lot of individuals who are being affected by the vanishing cajun culture. The culture of the cajun coast is struggling due to the motivation loss of new generations, poverty, oil dredging, and the flooding of the Louisiana's bayous. While venturing on the Bayou in the beginning of his journey Tidwell notices that generations of shrimpers have thrived on the land. For some families…

Through improvisation and virtuosic playing, musicians were able to combine both traditional melodic phrases and new chord progressions that led to the emergence of jazz music. Bebop and cool jazz incorporated fast tempos from African American cultures with European harmonies in order to create new music, representing the existing ethnic diversity in the US. The sociocultural environment of Harlem allowed for African American musicians to gather and produce bebop music by drawing from their folk…

This reflection paper is basically summarized how intergovernmental agencies failed to work together during the Hurricane Katrina. It was due to “federal, state and local officials did not have a clear understanding of their own roles and responsibilities or how the entire inter-governmental response system should operate” (Schneider, 2008). He also mentioned that it was the “mismatching of what various levels of government expected to do and what they actual do in any emergency situation” are…

Georgia, and Mississippi had 1,833 fatalities resulting from hurricane Katrina (CNN, 2015). The flooding caused by Katrina when the loves broke their banks, left millions of people homeless along the Gulf Coast and New Orleans. According…

All around Louisiana, the people celebrate Mardi Gras in early spring. Urban cities such as New Orleans and Baton Rouge utilize fancy bright lighted parades, celebrity kings and queens, and shiny beads to celebrate the festivities. Growing up in south Louisiana, I attended many of these parades in the Big Easy. My grandparents would tell stories of rural Mardi Gras and the Cajun culture. After hearing their stories, I decided to attend the Courir de Mardi Gras. The Courir de Mardi Gras is a…

all of this, rap has generated a huge fan base, made up of teenagers. Although rap is commonly seen as having a negative effect on society, rap has had a numerous amount of positive influences on society. Ethan is a teenager that lives in New York City, New York. He is in the constant presence of popular music, and with the rap genre rising constantly he listens to a lot of rap music. At home,…

One of the most current natural disasters is known as hurricane Maria. It started as a category 4 storm, and progressively Maria left catastrophic damage all around Puerto Rico. . Many people are stuck on the island because the transportation facilities are still closed. On the same note Dozens of cities remain inhabitable, and the people have abounding needs for help. So all across the map there are complications throughout the Puerto Rican territory. On September 30, the Cruise line The…

The word Klezmer is derived from two Hebrew words, “kle” means instrument or vessel and “zemer” means song (Netsky, p.5). Klezmer music was born from the villages of Eastern Europe where Jewish troubadours (also known as klezmorim) would entertain at different a functions that were happy and joyous like weddings, birthday parties, and anniversaries. Klezmer music can be dated back to the 1800’s from Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrants (Netsky, p.5). The Bible talks about music being played in…