tropical storms‚ and dramatic temperatures ruled planet Earth. In the 2004 Hurricane season‚ four storms affected Florida which is the only time in recorded history a catastrophe like this has happened. In 2005‚ Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc in the New Orleans area‚ bringing over one hundred billion dollars of damages; making thousands of people homeless‚ mostly minorities‚ and killing many others. The Federal Government‚ unprepared for this unforeseen tragedy‚ was slow to respond‚ leaving people on
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to go to a city underneath ocean level? It’s a puzzle to me‚ yet New Orleans is underneath ocean level and that is the place I need to visit. New Orleans is renowned for the Mardi Gras‚ which signifies "Fat Tuesday." Mardi Gras is a celebration that pulls in a large number of individuals from all around the globe‚ and it highlights music‚ show‚ road gatherings‚ parades and the world’s finest jazz‚ Cajun style. New Orleans is in Louisiana‚ the Pelican state. It’s somewhat wild‚ yet sightseers
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Research Proposal Page 1 * My disaster paper will focus mainly on the direct and indirect effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans were made by the community and the state‚ which also affected New Orleans and surrounding areas. My initial research on this topic of Hurricane Katrina was that‚ although there was a slew of different aids and reliefs sent to New Orleans and other surrounding areas‚ there were periods where there wasn’t enough or too much time was taken so that the community and
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income neighborhoods‚ like New Orleans. Before hurricane Katrina‚ about 40 % of citizens living in New Orleans were living in poverty. Making it the second highest city in America with concentrated poverty. Due to the fact that a large percentage of residents in New Orleans were poor‚ many housing properties were not structurally prepared for Hurricane Katrina. The lack of preparation in poor locations plus the failures of the levees ‚ resulted in 80 % of New Orleans being
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apprenticeship soon becomes better and stronger than their teacher. Louis Armstrong nicknamed “Satchmo”‚ “Pops”‚ and then later “Ambassador Satch’ was born on August 4‚ 1901 in New Orleans‚ Louisiana.
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From here‚ the traditional revelry of "Boeuf Gras‚" or fatted calf‚ followed France to her colonies. On March 2‚ 1699‚ French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville arrived at a plot of ground 60 miles directly south of New Orleans‚ naming it "Pointe du Mardi Gras" when his men realized it was the eve of that festive holiday. Bienville also established "Fort Louis de la Louisiane" (which is now Mobile) in 1702. In 1703‚ the tiny settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile celebrated
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two types of voodoo: Haitian voodoo & New Orleans voodoo. Although they are similar for the most part‚ they do have their differences. Haitian voodoo is a pagan religion which means it involves only one God. However‚ voodooists believe in communication through spirits called the Loa. The Loa are similar to the Greek gods in their religion. New Orleans voodoo exists because of Haitian immigrants who have traveled to the United States and resided in the New Orleans. These immigrants have changed voodoo
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New Orleans– The Portrayal of African American Citizens during Hurricane Katrina. (10191108) Throughout the countries brief‚ yet eventful History there has been many recorded incidents of black oppression in the United States of America. A nation built on the notion that all men are created equal. However‚ this is not a view shared by a large number of the African American population‚ past or present. A prime example of this is the aftermath and controversial treatment given to many in the wake
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Hurricane Katrina On the early morning of August 29th‚ 2005 on the Gulf Shore near New Orleans a treacherous hurricane struck with one hundred and forty mph winds. Hundreds of thousands of residents near the area evacuated days before the storm was supposed to hit. Katrina was one of the most powerful storms to ever form in the Atlantic Ocean and affected the Bahamas‚ Florida‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi and many other areas. Nearly six months after the hurricane‚ more than 1‚300 bodies were found and
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Danny Glover once stated‚ “When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf and the floodwaters rose and tore through New Orleans‚ it did not turn the region into a Third World country…it revealed one” (Glover). As the winds reached speeds of 100 to 140 miles per hour‚ water crashed against the levees‚ breaking them‚ and flooding 80% of Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina’s peaked at a category five‚ but disintegrated into a category three. The third deadliest hurricane is what Hurricane Katrina achieved. In the
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