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Hurricane Katrina Reflection
I moved to New Orleans 2 weeks before Hurricane Katrina happened. The hurricane had a major effect on the city’s educational system. I attended schools where we were operating in schools that still had damage from Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita. The instruction in the classroom was often not challenging and many resources for advancement were not available because of the limited amount of course offerings and
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