Once they introduced and acquainted themselves with one another, the husband asked the man for his honest opinion of whether or not the land would be a good purchase to make. The man said no, and told them that a witch had cursed the land many years ago. When asked to elaborate, the man then elaborated on the history behind the land that they were speaking of. The man tells the married couple the story of how many years ago the land was owned by a…
For those who lived through it the topic can be a hard one to digest. Many people can not only tell you what they were doing that day, but for the entire month after. It was sheer destruction and in The Storm: What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina-- the Inside Story from one Louisiana Scientist Dr van Heerden dives into a highly controversial topic. While the book is filled with hard hitting truths and honesty, it is at times difficult to process at times.…
In Al Katrina’s, “We’re Watching What We Eat,” he talks about how food portrayed on television tells us a lot about the shifting cultural attitudes. Katrina attacks the extreme levels television portrays healthy and unhealthy eating habits by mentioning shows like The Biggest Loser and Bulging Brides treating hunger as an almost sick shameful necessity. The author also talks about one’s opinion on Western culture or primetime programming may infer that hunger is matched only by one’s self-loathing; he uses Homer Simpsons severely eating disorder which leads to anything ranging from a heart attack to a spiritual journey. Finally, Katrina explains a few shows showing the satisfaction we can get out our food with the mobster drama The Sopranos who revelled in an endless consumption of ziti, cannoli, and capicola ham. Watching TV over the years has shown me a few ways of my own how television illustrates unhealthy eating habits with numerous amounts of fast food commercials, TV characters, and popular TV shows.…
In Katrina’s Wake: Rethinking the Military’s Role in Domestic Emergencies Regional Commands SFC Karissa M. Maradol 17 April 2018 In Katrina’s Wake: Rethinking the Military’s Role in Domestic Emergencies Regional Commands Hurricane Katrina was one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history, amplified by human error. There are National Response Plans for every possible disaster whether it is homeland security or natural disasters. During Katrina, the mass confusion was a result of gross underestimation of the potential threat and a poor understanding of the different levels of responsibility. Currently, Regional Command and North Command only oversee portions of the relief effort and only provide assistance…
After reading a book, write down the title (underline and capitalize), the author of the book, the date you finished the book, the genre of the book and a one sentence summary of the book. If you abandon a book, please write that as well, but it does not count as a book read. 1.I Survived the Joplin Tornado 2011 by Lauren Tarshis The tornado was terrible but this is a historic fiction book about 11 year old Dexter going with a storm hunter/ show host that is chasing the Joplin tornado which is a very brave thing to do.…
It was a Thursday afternoon, everyone in the Houston area and the surrounding city´s were getting prepared for Hurricane Harvey. I watched the news as the Hurricane approached us. I was concerned if we were going to go to school, the upcoming day I wanted school to be canceled so bad, later on during the day I was ready to lay down in my bed after a long day at school. I received a message as i swiped down my phone and viewed the text as a message from Conroe ISD stating “No School Tomorrow, Friday” I was so hyped up knowing that I didn't have to attend school the following day. Friday morning, nothing really happened I didn't really know why they canceled school as absolutely nothing happened that whole day.…
During this week’s readings, you will learn about human response to hazards, disasters, emergencies, or catastrophes. For this assignment, discuss how you think you would respond to a hurricane, a terrorist incident, and a home fire. How are your natural responses similar or different from the guidelines provided in the text? Why do you think these similarities and differences occur?…
Its August 18, 1793, Its boiling hot outside on the empty streets of Philadelphia, dirt is filling my lungs every time I breath, the streets are filled with the nauseating stench of death, and fever. I have no place to go. My family are all fever victims, I am left with no money, no home, no family, and worst of all -no job. As I am walking past the coffeehouse, My friend Mattie who I thought died of fever, comes to me and and gives me kind smile with a tight hug. “Oh Taylor,” Mattie said with worry in her voice, “ get inside tell me what's happened since the fever!”…
A Town Waiting for Mass Destruction "The water's rising pretty fast. I got a hammer and an ax and a crowbar, but I'm holding off on breaking through the roof until the last minute. Tell someone to come get me please. I want to live," said Chris Robinson during the duration of Hurricane Katrina.…
The hurricane I did my project on was named hurricane Carol. Hurricane Carol affected all aspects of the life of people in New England. This hurricane was a category 3 hurricane. It developed from a tropical wave near the Bahamas on August 25, 1954, and slowly strengthened as it moved northwestward with winds of 105 mph (165 km/h). This happened on August 27, but weakened as its motion turned to a northwest drift.…
The New Orleans is a Louisiana city beside the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico. The Nickname for New Orleans is Big Easy. New Orleans is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723. Beginning of the Morrison's administration, and for the entirety of Schiro's, the city was a center of the Civil Rights Movement. In 2005 New Orleans was catastrophically hit by the Hurricane Katrina like other places of USA.…
On August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast with the force of a nuclear explosion. Less than 12 hours later, more than 80% of New Orleans was submerged in water. The resulting damage is predicted to have cost $300 billion and to have taken at least 1,400 lives. The progress in which cities along the Gulf Coast has amazed much of America, especially in New Orleans. As The New York Times stated, “It is a wonder that any of it is there at all.”…
Throughout time, the famous and not so famous have kept journals. These journals were highly personalized and represented a glimpse into the daily lives and cumulative life of each and every person. Journaling still matters today for a variety of reasons. There was a time when journaling was simply the standard thing done by a majority of people. Also referred to as keeping a diary, journals served as fascinating records of a person's life whether theywere in one sport or traveling the world.…
As I mentioned in my previous New Orleans post, I recently had my first trip to the Big Easy! Here is how I navigated through it all. Getting to New Orleans While flying into Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is an option, Shreveport is only about five hours from New Orleans so I drove. Driving meant, I had to go pay my friends at Avis a visit.…
Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina has been one the most devastating natural disasters to hit USA ever costing a total of 125 billion dollars, and leaving almost 1000 dead. We need to look at ways of preventing such a disaster. As this is the only problem, we can predict and perceive how dangerous a hurricane can be but preventing one is a different matter entirely. The U.S. National Hurricane Centre (NHC) reported on August 23 that Tropical Depression Twelve had formed over the south-eastern Bahamas this was soon to be named hurricane Katrina, it was upgraded to a hurricane on the 25th of august, it hit land the same day lousing its strength while…