Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster waiting to happen to the state of Louisiana. Katrina formed from the interaction of tropical waves and tropical depression. What was the most severe impact about Hurricane Katrina? It had one of the worst oil spills in history from Louisiana to Alabama. Katrina caused a long-term environmental and health impact. What effects were caused in state of Louisiana? In John Levine research about Hurricane Katrina (2005) he stated‚ “in the city of New Orleans‚ pollution
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Chase Caldwell Professor Gwaltney English 1102 14 March 2013 When The Levees Broke Rhetorical Analysis Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana on the morning of August 29‚ 2005. The storm produced sustained winds of up 125 mph when it hit that morning. On that same day Katrina caused 53 different levee breaches in greater New Orleans‚ spilling the waters of Lake Pontchartrain into the city and flooding an overwhelming majority of New Orleans. The floodwaters destroyed countless homes
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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 wake of a dark time‚ Hurricane Katrina proved to America how crucial preparedness
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Van Heerden‚ who is a hurricane expert at Louisiana State University‚ predicted that a great storm would occur. “A slow moving storm category 3 Hurricane will flood the city. There will be between 17 and 20 feet of standing water‚ and New Orleans as we know it will no longer exist” (www.pbs.org). In order to find out how the hurricane could affect New Orleans‚ Heerden generated different types of computer models that depicted how hard the state of Louisiana would be hit. The impact of the storm was
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Hurricane. Hurricane Katrina was formed on August 23‚ 2005 over the Bahamas as a moderate Category 1 hurricane. The storm weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 storm on August 29 in southeast Louisiana. The majority of lives lost and property damage happened in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. The storm was estimated to be responsible for $ 81.2 billion in damage due to its destructive
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And every season I undergo the crustacean eater’s equivalent of a fashion crisis..." Sara Roahen feels that she has become part of Louisiana‚ and that somehow she has fit the culture. However‚ it can be notice from the beginning of her story that even though she has experienced different crawfish seasons‚ every time she has to relearn the technique. Meaning that she has not truly become
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Over the millions of years that humans have been on this earth‚ many communities have come to existence. The great Egyptians‚ and the Roman empire‚ are just to name a few but none are more diverse and complex than the city of New Orleans. A city founded on the worlds’ second largest river‚ New Orleans is a place that has thrived for many years. Though it is always at risk of natural disasters‚ the people stay true to its’ traditions and diversity. The “Who Dat Nation” will always be strong and supportive
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years‚ Kleinpeter Farms Dairy has served the south Louisiana area as the leading milk processor and distributor‚ but now the company has invested millions of dollars in a new‚ but related product. Jeff seeks to build on the loyalty and goodwill generated among consumers because of Kleinpeter’s excellent reputation for high quality milk products in the south Louisiana area. Kleinpeter appeals to local customers through cross-branding other Louisiana products‚ such as Ponchatoula strawberries‚ Bergeron
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Pat Smith is a writing instructor who composed a piece called “Laugh Baby Laugh‚ Cry Baby Cry”. The article is about the 2010 BP oil spill and claims that chanting is what big businesses use to control everyday people. To support this claim‚ Smith writes about the 2008 National Republican Convention‚ and how the leaders like Sarah Palin and Rudy Guiliani were chanting in support of BP drilling in the Gulf Coast. However‚ this is her only referable evidence she uses. Any other piece of evidence that
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The Big Easy The city of New Orleans‚ Louisiana is incredibly strong in multiple humanities. A town that has been seasoned‚ fried‚ and served in original culture for hundreds of years. Everywhere you step in this floozy city‚ you are guaranteed a taste of what elegance it has to offer. Whether it be a metaphorical taste‚ or a spoonful of gumbo‚ you are in for an exciting ride. New Orleans is brimming with rich culture from everywhere‚ like how it contains a plethora of Haitian background‚ French
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