Katrina's Addiction: A Short Story

The roads were blocked, grocery stores were empty, all that remained were the “fearless” residents. The coast of Florida prepared for the incoming hurricane by hitting the road. Many people stayed behind, only to be injured in Irma’s path.

Katrina is probably going through a pathology from Erikson’s 8 stages of man, "basic trust vs. Mistrust". This stage happens from birth to one and a half years old. During this stage the virtue of drive and hope or the pathology of withdrawal is developed. Considering that the first two years of Katrina’s life was spent in three different foster care situations, it is very probable that she did not develop basic trust from her primary caregiver. As a result, Katrina developed the pathology of withdrawal. This pathology is can be proven by her fear of different activities and people she does not know.

The devastating and deeply rooted traumatic effects of Hurricane Katrina will live in the psyches of the people of New Orleans and beyond for generations to come. Katrina was the largest and third strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States barreling in as a Category 5 with up to 175 mile-per-hour winds and a 20-ft storm surge that would create a humanitarian emergency with the likes never before seen in the United States. This hurricane caused unimaginable death, destruction, and displacement, leaving a death toll of 1,836 and an unknown number thought to be washed out to sea. The real truth is we will never know exactly how many people lost their lives during Hurricane Katrina.

The tragedies caused from the failure of people to listen to others views can be represented in the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina had struck the Gulf Coast of the United States and directly hit the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia and Alabama. However, it mostly targeted the poverty stricken city of New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster and one of the five deadliest hurricanes in the United States. The death toll was almost 2,000 people. However, the immense death rate was caused from the failure of people to listen to authorities and evacuate. Many lower class citizens didn’t evacuate because they didn’t own cars, which in turn would cause an expensive evacuation

Hurricane Katrina not only tore the city apart and forever changed the lives of the people living in New Orleans, but truly hit home for the rest of America as well. Nothing of this brutal disaster had really hit the nation before August 23th, 2005, so the shock of it all struck the nation at an all time high. The after math of Katrina was catastrophic on the worst levels. Families were torn apart, homes and vehicles swept away or completely ruined by the massive amounts of water, and all that was planned to save lives was partly ironically what drown them. In a situation like this one would expect a hospital to be sophisticated and more equipped to keep it together, but it ultimately the opposite happened entirely. When the lives lost were

Hurricane Katrina was a devastating hurricane that hit New Orleans in 2005. It made landfall in New Orleans August 29, 2005. It was a separating storm between Grand Isle, Louisiana, and the Mississippi River. In these areas there were severe floods. When this tragedy happened I was three years old. I remember watching this on the news with my grandparents saying, “Wow, that’s crazy, I hope everyone is ok”. Even though I was very young, I still knew what was going on in the world at the time.

As Hurricane Katrina approached New Orleans, federal and local officials underestimated the severity of the storm. Once the storm hit, they believed that it was not horrible and that it would be easy to recover from the storm. They were not expecting the levee system to fail and that 80% of the city would be under water hours after the storm passed. Once the levees failed, it took days before residents of New Orleans to get the help that they needed and many people lost their lives waiting for help. Since many New Orleans police officers lived in the city, they were the first to respond to the crisis. Due to the lack of electricity, it was hard for officials to communicate with each other, making crisis response difficult. People reported acts of violence without actually having proof. The media publicized the inaccurate information without getting evidence.

On the other hand, I didn't have a problem making friends. In matter of fact, my mother used to get concerned when I bring more than five friends over to the house. My buddies and I used to have a good time every single day until Hurricane Katrina came. Hurricane Katrina has change my life in a flash, I lost all my friends because I didn't have any way to communicate with them. Social media didn't exist and I was too young for a cellphone. I forgot about my friends and my friends forgot about me but I still miss those people today. I realize the true definition of a hurricane, clothes destroyed, family photos soaked, and furniture destroyed and stolen. We had to shop at goodwill and thrift store just to replenish our closets of clothes. My

I was around seven or eight when Hurricane Katrina hit. I do not remember much about the event besides what the news said and what my family relayed to me. I had been living in Georgia for about a year or two when Hurricane Katrina had hit. Being so young I was not as knowledgable about the disaster until I was older. It was hard for me to be sympathetic because I was ignorant to what was truly going on. I remember my mom watching the news and telling my older brother and I to be more grateful for things but I never truly understood why. I remember lots of people moving to Georgia especially to my neighborhood. There was one family that I remember vividly. They lived in the same building as me, they had three boys, a girl, and a dog. They were

Most of the people that had to live through this hurricane have developed mental problems. People have developed post-traumatic stress disorder because of this awful tragedy. Some of them have also developed serious emotional disturbance. The psychological effects caused by Hurricane Katrina changed the lives of many people, but evidence has been found that suggests that children who experienced this disaster will be at more increased risk of emotional and psychological changes than adults (“Hurricane Katrina” 2). The memories that children have of Hurricane Katrina might slowly disappear, but the memories could also be there for awhile. People say coping is good for the children who have lived through this hurricane. Not only did Hurricane

The rough water surrounding the man atop the blue van in the photo is a small fraction of what Hurricane Katrina brought into the United States in 2005. It is clear from the intensity of his grip that he’s facing real danger and is fighting in order to remain out of the dangerous water. On August 25, 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, being placed as a category one storm. Within three days it escalated into a category five storm with winds ranging from at least 175 mph winds. Photos from the storm were everywhere, with the main focuses being the result of the catastrophe. Images of people crammed together like sardines inside a gymnasium to piles of debris that were once family’s homes. Rarely do those at home, safely watching, get to

The catastrophic Hurricane Katrina began on the morning of August 23, 2005. The deadly tropical storm began at approximately 5:00 PM as a Category 1 hurricane in the Bahamas, but by the morning of August 29, it grew from the south and up north into the states of Texas, Louisiana, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, New Jersey, Arkansas, New York, and Pennsylvania in the United States, as well as the provinces of Ontario, and Quebec in Canada. The worst of the damages seemed to be from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, with a total of 1,836 casualties overall. It is estimated that this hurricane caused over $108 billion in damages, left 15 million homeless, and at least 135 people still missing to this day.

Hurricane Katrina was coming over to New Orleans and people thought that the levees would protect them (but 80% of the town left anyways). Even though that’s what they thought, the 26 ft. storm surge did not keep away and the levees broke. Because the levees broke, everyone who stayed went to their last resort (was said to withstand 200 mph winds) which was the Superdome, the roof had broken at 100 mph winds.

Tariq HollandsworthURST 241Anthony PratoTHE STORMWhat government leaders, agencies, and officials were responsible for the political falloutof Katrina?● FEMA director Michael Brown gave a false and misleading statement about theeffort and effectiveness given by the president and governor to the public. Makingthe situation look as though it were being taken care of. He also said thegovernment just learned about the information “today”. Also says he couldn’thelp because he says the people didn’t ask exactly what they needed or a list ofpriorities. FEMA didn’t deliver any of the requests specifically from the 45 pagerequest sheet. Also the president didn’t make enough effort or initiative afterKatrina. It took the president 6 days

Natural disasters are adverse events caused from Earth’s processes such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes that cause catastrophic damage, loss of life, and devastating economic conditions. One such terrible event will forever be sketched into the United States (U.S.) history, known as Hurricane Katrina. This category 5 hurricane made its way through the Gulf of Mexico and eventually made landfall in the U.S. in late August, of 2005. Hurricane Katrina claimed over 1800 lives, caused Billions of dollars of damage, and is currently the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. This storm was unprecedented in its impact on our nation, the city of New Orleans, and exposed many opportunities in our