Personal Narrative Essay: Hurricane Katrina

When one reads a book or article, conflict, setting, and point of view are critical to understand what they're reading. “I Survived, Hurricane Katrina, 2005”, by Lauren Tarshis is a fiction book based on the event of Hurricane Katrina. The novel is about a young boy who lost his family, and is trying to survive. The nonfiction resource “Hurricane Katrina Coverage for Central Alabama” by the National Weather Service is also about Hurricane Katrina but, the author took a different way of writing it. The website basically summarizes Hurricane Katrina and the damage effects of it. Hurricane Katrina was a serious event, and both of these resources helped inform everybody about it but, took very different approaches while doing it, both, the nonfiction

The people of New Orleans, Louisiana believed that it would be a storm like any other, nothing to set this Hurricane apart from the others that they had dealt with over their lives living in their beloved city below sea level. Unfortunately, that proved to not be the case and indeed it would be a storm they would remember for the rest of their lives.

Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. Hurricane Katrina started out as any other hurricane, as the result of warm moisture and air from the oceans surface that built into storm clouds and pushed around by strong forceful winds until it became a powerful storm. Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005 and crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane, causing some deaths and flooding there before strengthening rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane over the warm Gulf water, but weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the morning of Monday, August 29 in southeast

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.

Hurricane Katrina hit the southern coast of the United States on August 28, 2005. The center of Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on the morning of August 29, 2005. The devastating effect of this hurricane resulted in more than 1,800 citizens losing their lives, as well as more than an estimated $81 billion dollars in damages occurred. By August 31, 2005, eighty-percent of the city became submerged under water because the storm surge breached the city's levees at multiple points. If the levees are damaged massive water will flood Louisiana from the Gulf Coast, the Mississippi River, and other surrounding bodies of water. Some areas of New Orleans were 15 feet under water. Winds of Hurricane Katrina reached an astounding category 3 as

Even though it is the responsibility of the federal and state governments to aid citizens during times of disaster, the people devastated by Hurricane Katrina were not effectively facilitated as according to their rights as citizens of the United States. The government’s failures to deliver assistance to citizens stem from inadequate protection systems in place before the storm even struck. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security were the two largest incumbents in the wake of the storm. The failure of these agencies rests on the shoulders of those chosen to head the agency. These directors, appointed by then president George W. Bush, were not capable of leading large government agencies through a

In times of emergency, life and death, and tragic despair, people often are reminded of the umbrella of stress that hangs over us. With such a world people live in today, at times its common to be caught up in the minor details of life; rather than enjoying the beauty of it all. Almost everyday, we live in a sheltered life, hidden away in our communities, just trying to skate by. But there are sometimes moments that occur in a lifetime, where that sheltered routine, that is so ingrained in our minds, is taken upon differently. August 29, 2005, day one of hurricane Katrina; this date, is one that is permanently ingrained in thousands of citizens of New Orleans. On this day, people have seen family members drown, houses destroyed, as well as

This hurricane that’s going down the coast, has demolished two towns. They weren’t small towns, either. We’ve had so many people calling because of a fire, we’re running out of firetrucks and firefighters! It’s not ending, either. This storm...right now, it’s a Category 4, and it’s headed directly up the coast toward Northern California, where we are. We’re going to have to devote our lives to saving these people, and I’m quite uneasy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m ready, but...I’m afraid. I can’t be scared, though. I have to prevent wildfires, stop buildings from burning, and save people who are trapped. I have to do it. And I

I wandered out of our alley and went up to her and said, “Hi Mrs. Mason, quite the storm we’ve had, huh?” To which she replied in her Southern accent, “You know, Ben, besides for the storm of 78’, this must be one of the worst, maybe the worst storm I’ve ever seen.” I was so shocked to see her outside. Never before had I seen her outside in such brutal conditions which really attests to how strong of a woman she was. Sure, I’d seen her walking outside in the freezing cold when I glanced through my bedroom window, but never had I seen her out in such atrocious weather. Reflecting back on it, though, I shouldn’t have been so surprised because this was who she was. That was her routine. Still, Mrs. Mason keeps walking around, always chatting with our neighbors and mailman, giving lost Brown students directions in sweet Southern accent, and keeping up her fashion.

time to come. There were some people who even had boats and tried to help, but there

I am a girl named Chloe that is 12 years old and lives in Galveston,Texas. A report one night on the T.V was the weather

A year past since Katrina did it. The fall of her life, such a terrible incident. Through the time Kitty was herself, I never thought she would ever do something like that. I’d be lying if I said I don’t think about the noise of her hitting the ground or wondering how her body went splat. At the worst times, I have vivid dreams of that day. I dream of looking up at her from the entrance of the building watching her flail her arms and legs for anything to grasp on to. Nothing is there except for air that she thought was being wasted with each breath she took. That isn’t even the worst dream. The worst one is when I’m on top of the building with her, talking to her to come down from that ledge. She starts to come down but then for some reason I push her off myself. I can’t ever do anything to stop myself, no matter what I end up pushing her off.

Some or maybe all of us have been a part of some event that has taken place throughout their existence. The events that you or other people may have taken part in have been for enjoyment or for pleasure as for others or there are people who have gone through a series of events that has completely ruined their lives in a matter of days. Just to throw this out there, some events that could ruin people lives are natural disasters or manmade disasters, losing someone that you cared about most in this world. These events leave us looking hopeless, needing a sense of direction and a big contribution from the man upstairs. I’m here to talk to you about a natural disaster that happen just a little over 10 years ago and the event that had taken place was Hurricane Katrina. What comes to mind when we think of the word natural disaster? Well my take on it is that it’s a major adverse event resulting from the natural processes of the Earth. Natural disasters can claim properties, damage the economy, and can even result in death. You know as well as I know what happened in Hurricane Katrina. I went through it back in 2005. I’m here to research and provide a summary of the event, to examine the precautions (preparations) that were taken beforehand when the storm was still in the tropics, to take a look at how the local, state, and federal governments responded to the event and talk about the recovery process and where the state of Louisiana is today.

The floor started to shake and buildings toppled. Some people hit by cars, as they attempted to run. I ran to the nearest building and some of the classmates followed. I closed the door, looked out the window, and dread hit my face. Trees laid on the roads and powerlines plunged onto homes and

It was one great adventure as we shielded ourselves from the rain and ran to the old store near the bay. We rushed inside and placed ourselves near the flaming orange fire. Nobody seemed to be inside of the small store, so we decided to stay until the end of this massive, bold hurricane. As soon as it had started it had ended, the coldness of the air was replaced by the warmth of the sun. We walked outside and headed back on the trail to our old, comfy hut. Riviera, Susan, Michael, Mama and I had just survived a hurricane and we were glad. We were so glad, grateful, and happy that we had made some new family members and that we had fought together as a family against the hurricane. I knew I didn’t have the best shelter, or resources that I needed, however I had the best family in the world. All you need is a little bit of friendship.