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    Flood Management Plan

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    Hurricane Katrina levee’s along the Mississippi River were essentially sturdy and strong; however, the levee constructed to hold back Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, and the waterlogged swamps and marshes to the city’s west and east were less reliable. Since Hurricane Katrina, it has let other states to observe, verify, and inspect their flood control systems and implanting this catastrophic event if it happened in their cities. Sacramento has implemented and introduces an overhauling flood…

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    Hurricane Katrina Thesis

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    rescue. It requires the establishment of a family registry within six months after a storm. New Orleans has a new way to communicate to and give evacuation and alert information and inform citizens and prepare for hurricanes which is NolaReady which is an email and text message system which citizens have signed up for. The region is still recovering from Katrina, New Buildings are still being built. The New Orleans metro area 's population had dropped dramatically, from 1.386 million in 2005 to…

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    then three and then, when around 300 or so miles out from New Orleans(8), it reached a category five level when winds amounted to around 175 mph. Moving through Louisiana, wind speeds decreased to 120 mph but Katrina still being at a category three level. It then started calming down more than 150 miles inland near Meridian, Mississippi by downgrading to a tropical depression(1). Hurricane…

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    One study done after Hurricane Katrina revealed that children were exposed to new traumas after the natural disaster. Some of these traumas were due to community violence during evacuation is well as overcrowding and difficult living situations as a result of evacuation.( cite) An example of a difficult living situation during evacuation…

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    symbolizing in” The Story of an Hour” displays pain of a woman’s marriage and wanting to live her own life. Mrs. Mallard didn’t want the feeling of being a possession to her husband, and the pain was simple release from the news of her husband dying. It was shortly live when finding out the news was false in which the pain return and Mrs. Mallard couldn’t withstand this lifestyle any more causing her death. Symbolism created and resolves conflicts within the stories and best overall help get the…

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    personal first-hand experience of Hurricane Katrina. The theme of corruption can been seen through the middle of the book, as it shows the government being irresponsible and unjust at the time after the storm. Soldiers and officers who were in New Orleans didn’t assist civilians which forced them to helped one another during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Zeitoun helped as many citizens as he could, and at times asked for the officers’ support, but to no avail. Eggers…

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    emotional tone to show the struggles that Zeitoun faces in the book. Throughout the book Eggers uses many examples to represent his theme of the importance of a home. Before Katrina hits New Orleans, Zeitoun is persistent to leave his house unguarded when Katrina hits, Zeitoun was steadfast in his decision to stay in New Orleans. Even through harsh…

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    Author, Dave Eggers, in his piece, “Zeitoun,” depicts the story of Abdulrahman Zeitoun and the people of New Orleans following the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Eggers’s purpose is to enlighten people about the impact of Hurricane Katrina and the prejudice against Muslims post 9-11. He creates a sympathetic tone to appeal to the audience’s emotions. Throughout “Zeitoun”, Eggers shows how people, including Zeitoun and his family, have to struggle with keeping their dignity after the disaster of…

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    Video Discussion Questions Behind the Scenes: “Our World Turned to Water” 1. Author Lauren Tarshis calls the flood in Louisiana “devastating.” What details in the first section of the video (0:10 to 0:48) help you understand how the flood was devastating? It was the first major disaster after hurricane sandy. 2. According to Tarshis, why is it important to share stories of people who have gone through difficult experiences? So that we an connect to thdm even though we are not living in…

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    Personal Reflective Essay

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    When it comes to understanding yourself and your personality on a deeper level than normally, you must take personal stories into perspective that have shaped your life while growing up. According to McAdams, “defining oneself through a personal story is an act of psychological and social responsibility” (Engler 2009). Psychological and social responsibility relate to how you act onto actions around you and how you tie society into your viewpoint of the world. In other words, explaining yourself…

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