targeted African Americans and this angered the African American community. What journalists should do to avoid racism when covering natural disasters‚ such as Hurricane Katrina‚ is to steer clear of stereotypes‚ choose their words carefully‚ and include stories from individuals who were actually affected by the storm. Hurricane Katrina was a powerful storm to hit New Orleans. The aftermath of the storm caught the attention of world. The storm
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but also a family’s life. Furthermore‚ understanding this substantial effect and ways to care for and heal the trauma of a natural disaster is an important goal for environmental psychologists (Veitch & Arkkelin‚ 1995). In August 2005‚ hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana (NOAA‚ 2007). The overwhelming aftermath left Louisiana in complete destruction‚ leaving thousands displaced and almost 2‚000 lives lost (NOAA‚ 2007). In addition‚ children were lost as well as numerous children left without families
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morning of August 29‚ 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. When the storm reached land‚ it had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale bringing winds of 100–140 miles per hour. The Hurricane ran some 400 miles across. Hundreds of thousands of families in Louisiana‚ Mississippi and Alabama lost their homes‚ and experts estimate that Katrina caused more than $100 billion in damage. By the time Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans‚ it had already been
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History. The effects of Hurricane Katrina have been shattering and long-lasting. However‚ could the question been plausibly raised whether or not to rebuild New Orleans? Evidently it was. Lance Winslow‚ freelance writer‚ from California did just that in an article titled: Why did God Destroy New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina? Winslow states “Many people believe that God was real angry at mankind and got a wild hair up his butt and sent Hurricane Katrina into the Gulf Shore and New Orleans
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developed countries; however it is often the case that poorer countries are affected most adversely by tropical revolving storms in both humanitarian and economic terms. For example‚ whilst tropical storms in highly developed countries such as Hurricane Katrina is the USA caused substantial damage‚ the effect of Cyclone Nargis on the less economically developed Myanmar was arguably far greater. Warning systems and communication often play an important role in mitigating the effects of tropical storms as
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References: Shotgun house : http://www.myneworleans.com/ orange house vernacular : http://thearchitectstake.com/editorials/new-orleans-post-katrina-making-right/ http://sigus.scripts.mit.edu/x/archived/files/Rewinding_New_Orleans.pdf
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On accounts both of her beauty and her father’s wealth‚ which he is eager to inherit‚ Ichabod begins to court Katrina‚ who responds in kind. This attracts the attention of the town rowdy‚ Abraham "Brom Bones" van Brunt‚ who also wants to marry Katrina and is challenged in this only by Ichabod. Despite Brom’s efforts to humiliate or punish the schoolmaster‚ Ichabod remains steadfast‚ and neither contestant seems able to gain any
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18-year-old Katrina Van Tassel‚ the daughter and the student of Ichabod who sole child of a wealthy farmer‚ Baltus Van Tassel. As Ichabod leaves a party he had got invited to at the Van Tassel home on an autumn night‚ he is stop by the Headless Horseman‚ who is the ghost of a Hessian trooper who had his head shot off by a stray cannonball during the American Revolutionary War‚ and who "rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head". Ichabod disappears from town‚ Katrina marry Brom
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Zeitoun was a hero. In Zeitoun‚ author Dave Eggers narrates the story of Abdulrahman Zeitoun the Syrian-American owner of a painting and contracting company in New Orleans‚ Louisiana who chose to ride out Hurricane Katrina in his Uptown home. However‚ in 2005 Katrina was a hurricane no one was prepared for and‚ for those who lived in Louisiana‚ New Orleans‚ it was nothing short of a disaster. Many residents left their homes in search of shelter from the approaching hurricane. While some residents
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Nobody really understood. They didn’t understand what they were talking about when they told me my mom was "perfect". Sure she was beautiful‚ intelligent‚ successful‚ and rich as well. But‚ everyone always seems to forget about the past. The scars. It didn’t show on her surface‚ but my mom had at least one hidden scar that she now covered up. And‚ because she covered it up‚ nobody knew about it‚ and she became the "role model" person in my life. She had always told me she left him out of love.
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