Hurricane Katrina: Development and Devastation Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storm systems to ever collide with the coastal United States in the last century. Strong winds sustained during landfall of over 140 mph combined with a very low central pressure (920 mb) to wreak havoc on many coastal communities in ways not seen before in the US (1). Despite monitoring the storms development‚ tracking its movement‚ and issuing early warnings‚ Hurricane Katrina has proved to be the most
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“Hang on. I only count two doppelgangers. Where ’s Crazy Pants?” “It ’s called being secure. I can tell you believe in that by the way you wear your hair.” “I don ’t speak crazy person Jer‚ you ’re gonna have to translate that for me.” Some people may have heard these lines from Damon Salvatore on the hit show The Vampire Diaries‚ but that role is portrayed by a completely different person. Damon Salvatore the mean‚ bad‚ and sarcastic vampire is nothing like the real Ian Somerhalder. Ian Somerhalder
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became bored with the job‚ he went back to New York City to work as a printer and journalist. There he enjoyed the theater‚ the opera‚ and the libraries. Whitman wrote poems and stories for popular magazines and made political speeches‚ for which Tammany Hall Democrats rewarded him with the editorship of various short-lived newspapers. For two years Whitman edited the influential Brooklyn Eagle‚ but he lost his position for supporting the Free-Soil party. After a brief sojourn in New Orleans‚ Louisiana
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Prompt: “One of the important themes in the class has been “assimilation; ie. The desires and efforts by social reformers to ‘americanize’ various peoples: freed slaves‚ Indians‚ immigrants‚ and so on. ;assimilation; could be problematic‚ however‚ because it involved forcing on groups’ various values and viewpoints on other‚ even if it was done with the best of intentions. Consider ‘assimilation’ in the context of Coney Island amusement parks. According to Kasson’s Amusing the Million‚ who embraced
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Changing the economy in various ways‚ such as Industrialization and Immigration can affect the country in either good or bad ways. Back in the late 1800’s‚ the economy and the country was very different than it is known to be today. Westward expansion‚ industrialization‚ presidents and their decisions‚ immigration‚ and W.W.I are some events that have occurred to have changed the economy. Woodrow Wilson passed many laws such as the Clayton Antitrust Act‚ Federal Trade Commission Act‚ Federal Reserve
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Early reformist ideas in the late nineteenth century contributed to the progressive movement in the early 1900s due to similar ideas and programs throughout both time periods. The economic‚ political‚ and social policies during the early twentieth century correspond with the reform movements of the late 1800s. While the changes in labor and trusts related to the formation of labor unions‚ and public operation and restraint of the government was similar to the Populist group and the ideas of corrupt
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In the nineteenth century‚ America was sizeable as it delved into the Industrial Revolution and watched its economy grow. With new technology and a voracious appetite for capital goods‚ the nation’s productive capacity multiplied. Cities formed as business owners built factories that attracted and hired millions of workers. Immigrants poured into the country‚ while prospective settlers west found the frontier closed. The working class was scrambling for employment and factories willingly provided
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The most common and well-known example of political bosses in America was Tammany Hall‚ but bosses extended to much more than just New York City. The popularity of bosses began during the Progressive Era in an effort to improve the lives of the impoverished and migrant populations‚ but quickly became associated with corruption
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After Reconstruction‚ the makeup of American life changed dramatically with the Second Industrial Revolution. The Second Industrial Revolution was driven by rise of the patented inventions and the formation of corporations. Many of these corporations were bought out by a few wealthy men to form trusts. These trusts such as the Carnegie Steel Company and Standard Oil Company were essentially monopolies that controlled the economy and politics. This rise of big business from 1870 to 1900 was achieved
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Study Guide Chapter 20-Progressivism Progressive Beliefs Gilded Age | Progressivism | Gospel of Wealth * Rich=good=heaven * Poor=bad=sinner=hell * Wealth= an outward sign of wealth * You are a failure if you don’t have wealthHuman Existence=Atomist * You are nothing but a don’t * Random‚ chaotic mess * Solitary existence | Social Gospel * Interconnectedness * Christian notion of love * Brotherly love‚ uplifting‚ “together” * Connected as peopleHuman Existence= Connection
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