Annotated Bibliography : Parks And Recreation Ravaged By Hurricane Katrina

“There are natural hazards, but disasters are the result of human actions that put people and property in harm’s way” (Cigler 2007: 64). Throughout history New Orleans has been continuously altered by the presence of humans through the creation of levees and canals, the introduction of artificial irrigation systems, and through human induced processes that have ultimately accelerated the process of land degradation and erosion. While a natural hazard struck New Orleans in 2005, the disaster portion resulting from Hurricane Katrina was a result of human induced interactions throughout the history of New Orleans.

On June 16, 1933, President Roosevelt signed into law the widely debated Glass-Steagall Banking Act. Sponsored by Virginia’s U.S. Senator Carter Glass and Alabama’s U.S. Representative Henry Steagall, the Glass-Steagall Banking Act was one of the attempts to restore the American people’s confidence in the banking system. Congress knew the current banking system needed reform. They desired to restrict the use of bank credit for speculation and instead direct bank credit to more productive uses, such as agriculture, commerce, and industry.

After reading a portion of Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith by Vincanne Adams, it is difficult to wrap my head around the horrible effects of Hurricane Katrina. At the time of Katrina, I was about 8 years old. I remember seeing the news and hearing people talk about it, and I thought it was frightening. However, I do not think that it registered properly in my mind. Even as I got older, and there was still mention of it, I never fully understood what really happened until I read this book. It is very easy to throw something off to the side and think “Oh, it’s not that bad” because the media only shows people getting help and they tell us that conditions are improving. No one spoke of the tragedies and lasting effects written by Adams. In this essay, I would like to discuss the issues presented throughout chapters four and five surrounding the environment, the people, and the government in New Orleans.

The City Park, on the other hand, is not quite as lively or active. The City Park is a place where visitors, and even local residents, come and take in the park’s tranquil ambience. With the park’s Botanical Garden, large oak trees, and golf course, it becomes a place where many come to relax and relieve every day stress. Lastly, New Orleans even takes an educational outlook and provides places like museums and aquariums where anyone, of all ages, can learn about the history of the region or aquatic creatures such as at the Aquarium of the Americas which was built less than a year after Hurricane Katrina. This aquarium is splits into four main exhibits: The Caribbean Reef Exhibit, The Amazon Exhibit, The Mississippi River Gallery, and The Gulf of Mexico Exhibit. Each exhibit features sea creatures from different regions of the world in different ways such as a 30-foot long tunnel, a large tank, and even a regular walk through gallery. All of these, along with many other locations, are what brings in a major part of the revenue for the city. The year before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans had made a record of 10.1 million visitors (Rudawsky 2010). Excluding the recording breaking year, New Orleans has an average of 8.5 million visitors per year (Rudawsky 2005). This shows how important the tourist industry is to the city and the purposes of why these areas were prioritized first in restoration of the city after Hurricane Katrina. Although this may give a reason to

Katrina hit New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29th, 2005, but the failure of the local government started before this day “by allowing building and growing in areas in low flood lands.” The local government did not regulate these land areas that have always

This case summarizes events preceding the Hurricane Katrina, which was one of the worst natural catastrophes in the modern history of the USA. It raises questions about the lack of reasonable prevention and preparation actions due to flimsy structure and management of the responsible organizations and persons, invalidity and inconsistence of their actions and incapability of making the decisions in a timely manner. As a result of the unstructured and incoherent activities, we could observe several ineffective and costly attempts to mitigate floods and hurricanes. In the beginning the local officials, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and “White Houses past and present always seem penny-wise and pound-foolish” because of the chain of the wrong

The Washington Times opens with a statement describing the path of Hurricane Katrina and also shares the known death toll. This article gives the audience more of a general overview of the first known effects of the hurricane, without having too many newly revealed facts. The article has quotes from the governors of Mississippi, which gives the reader a feeling that

The 2004 hurricane season established new records for hurricane landfalls in the state of Florida. More major storms struck the state then in any other time in recorded history. Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jean crisscrossed the state wreaking tremendous damage estimated in the tens of billions of dollars. The city of Coconut Creek was just one of a number of municipalities affected by the storms. Coconut Creek a suburban “bedroom” community known for its trees and tropical landscape looked a lot like a barren wasteland devoid of its lush flora and magnificent canopies. The City Council determined to restore the natural beauty of the neighborhoods developed and implemented the “Tree Canopy Replacement Program”. This program was created to improve the overall environmental heath of the City and increase the percentage of canopy citywide. This policy has been considered successful because of the significant benefits the trees provide including the capacity to sequester green house gases, provide a habitat for wildlife and improve property values.

The issue with the re-developing of New Orleans is an area that has been debated between governors, investors, urban planners, residents and other professionals since hurricane Katrina, the costliest “natural” disaster in 2005. This wonderful place, is a Louisiana city near the Gulf of Mexico. Its strategic position, becomes the exit of the great Mississippi-Missouri river system, which drains the interior North of America. New Orleans is one of the lowest spots in the United States, it is already as much as 17 feet below sea level in some places, and it continues to sink more than an inch a year. Re-developing New Orleans will be a difficult aspect because of its location, topography and weather conditions. However, New Orleans is one of the most culturally rich urban

Hurricane Katrina resulted in massive loss of life and billions of dollars in property damage. There are many lessons worth learning from this event. Finger pointing started before the event was over. Most of the focus on Hurricane Katrina was on its impact on New Orleans; however, the storm ravaged a much wider area than that. This paper will briefly summarize the event, the impact on the city of New Orleans and the lessons learned to ensure preparedness today.

People who view this should feel the agony that the city felt at this time, though they may not fully grasp the heartache this tragedy brought New Orleans, they can understand what Katrina did to the city of New Orleans. Emergency responders bringing people to safety and making sure they have clean water and food to eat. A firefighter or EMS worker visiting from another state can understand how hard it must of have been for these responders saving other families not knowing where there families were. Mothers rocking their babies to sleep, maybe a mother walking with her family to see this monument will hold her children tight and feel the agony mothers’ during this time felt. Feeling the reality that the people who had to sleep in sleeping bags on the unsanitary floor of the superdome felt. Shedding a tear for the people who never got to re-unite with their families and for the lives lost during this tragic event. This monument is meant for people to stand at for quite some time and honor the lives that were lost, and the heartbreaking tragedy that struck the city so many people

The Best of Challenging Society with Satire: A Critique of Chaucer’s use of Satire in the General Prologue, the Wife of Bath’s Tale, and the Pardoner’s Tale Satire is a writing technique often used to demean a certain person or group of people, and it is something that also can challenge the beliefs of someone. Satire is defines as, “The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.” As before mentioned, satire is a part of making poems and stories. One author who made use of this literary idea was Geoffrey Chaucer.

During our week in New Orleans, we will have excellent opportunities to learn about different cultures, the effects of natural disasters, and reasons as to why New Orleans is facing poverty and economic distress through our volunteer work with Project Homecoming, 1 in 5 homes in New Orleans is still blighted, 10 years after Katrina. New Orleans still has a high rate of blighted (abandoned) homes. We will be helping to rebuild homes, but we will also be helping to improve the surrounding community spaces such as there local gardens.

Hurricane Katrina hit on August 23, 2005 and lasted until August 31, 2005. The hurricane hit the following cities and states, Morgan City, Louisiana, to Biloxi, Mississippi, to Mobile,and Alabama. A big part of the hurricane hit New Orleans. Events all over the world happen everyday, but Hurricane Katrina was almost the deadliest hurricane to hit the US in 2005.

In this digital age we have a tendency to be extensively dependent on electronics particularly on mobile devices. There are various mobile electronic devices: laptop, tablet, and cellular phone to name a few. In the early 1990’s even with the bulkiness students started bringing cellular phones to school back then. Schools began to place a restriction on the use of mobile phones in the classroom. Initially, the cell phone was only able to make calls and receive calls. Now, the cell phone or more commonly named smart phone is the most favorable with students since they are able to stay connected to a wide variety of social media. For example, “Students can access the Internet, send or receive text messages, check email, and even video chat with others quite literally from the palm of their hand” (Kuznekoff, Titsworth 234).