the people of New Orleans when it was hit by a strong hurricane‚ called Katrina. The hurricane lasted 7 days‚ in between the dates of the 23rd of august and the 30th of august‚ 2005. There were an estimated value of 1833 causalities between those dates and wind pressures managed to hit up to 280 km/h‚ making it a category five hurricane‚ the highest you can go. The official city‚ state and the federal plan was basically a RLH plan‚ which stood for run like hell and as new Orleans was under sea
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Introduction New Orleans‚ also known as the Crescent City which lies along the course of the Lower Mississippi River is one of the main tourist attraction spot in America. Lying at the southern part of America‚ New Orleans had a deep and long history in being involved in wars where it has been conquered by the French‚ Spanish and lastly the American which had left diversity in culture and also heritage buildings. Map of New Orleans: Famous tourism spots in New Orleans (USA Maps‚ 2012) The different
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you down‚ People taking the easy way. But I know exactly where I’m going‚ And getting closer and closer everyday. I’m almost there.” As a consequence of living in a homogeneous area for my entire life‚ I crave change. My intrigue for the city of New Orleans began with The Princess and the Frog‚ the Disney movie from which the previous lyrics originate from. My nine year old self was drawn in by the representation of African Americans in mainstream media‚ however I left with the awareness of a vastly
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New Orleans was left permanently changed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Mardi Gras season presents an opportunity for locals and tourists alike to collaboratively define this new and changed city. Carnival and Mardi Gras day itself can be viewed as theatrical performances in which local New Orleanians and tourists are involved in multiple dramatic interactions to present an ideal city and celebration. These reciprocal interactions between actor and audience result in a certain presentation
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and uniqueness to the city. The New Orleans Saints are another good example of a positive influence on society. After Hurricane Katrina‚ the morale of the city of New Orleans was at an all time low. They were forced to play all of their home games at other teams’ stadiums in the 2005-06 season‚ but this year they have their own home stadium. The new stadium symbolizes that the whole city can start rebuilding and overcoming the hardships they went through. The Saints have taken a
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Cited: Lavigne‚ Paula. "Concussions news worries parents." Espn.com. N.p.‚ Aug. 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. Lewis‚ Michael. The Blind Side. New York: W.W. Norton & company‚ Inc.‚ 2007. 15-50. Print. Thompson‚ Wright. "The price of football fame." Espn.com. N.p.‚ 27 Aug. 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2013.
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In his article “Racially Disparate Views of New Orleans’s Recovery After Hurricane Katrina‚” Campbell Robertson (2015) portrays the racially separate views of New Orleans’s healing process after the hurricane Katrina was hit in 2005. A recent survey taken of the residents of New Orleans shows a racial difference in the view of the recovery from the hurricane Katrina. About 4 out 5 residents that are white believes that the city has recoiled from the damages while nearly 3 out 5 blacks say otherwise
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firefighters thought they wouldn’t collapse and they would be able to save everybody that was trapped. The responding units to the towers that sunny morning were approximately over half of all the units in the New York City Fire Department. There are actually 218 Fire Departments in the New York City fire department and between those departments only 210 of them went to world trade center on 9/11. Most of these departments lost either majority of their men or they were ones that got out early before
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However‚ there is a plan in place for incidents like this and many more and I will be taking a look at one in particular‚ a chemical attack at the Super Bowl. The scenario is Hydrogen Cyanide is released into the venting system of the Superdome in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. The venting system maybe connected together in some way. The fans in the bathroom’s are experiencing the worst symptoms but everyone else is starting to display symptoms too. Hydrogen cyanide has a colorless or pale blue liquid
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References: NFL Films (2011). A Football Life: Mike Ditka. NFL.com a football life 2011 NFL Head Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary‚ 1920-2011 - John Maxymuk - Google Books GET MOTIVATED! : Bear Coach Mike Ditka Tells You How in His New Video - Los Angeles Times
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