In class we watched a documentary about the Katrina disaster and this is what it was about.
Part 1:
The hurricane Katrina devistated Louisiana and the automatic thought was that since it was a sad time of loss for the people in the area that they would help each other and stand together. Some of the people however were going balistic. People were out stealing, raping, killing, etc.
Part 2:
The News crews were down there in the next day after the hurricane but help didn't come for a week or so and the president was late and things were timed wrong. The president that was in office during the time, George W. Bush, didn't help as much as he should have.
Part 3:
New Orleans was still a mess a few weeks after but it seems as if the USA was hesitant to help them. When Haiti got hit America and a lot of other nations went over to help the Hatians. America called the people of Louisiana refugees but the people were AMERICAN!
Part: 4
The culture of New Orleans was different from that around it. Jazz was born there and the French incorperated some of their culture into the place that changed a little over time and the slaves were there and stayed there.
The people are obviously in pain and struggling about the loss of everything, even loved ones. A lot of people are taking different pills and medication because some can't sleep, post-dramatic stress syndrome, depression, etc.
Part 5:
The people needed something to help them through the times and the solution for the time was to have a Mardigraw Parade. The spirits of people raised but when it was done the mess of Katrina was still there. The people left and the smells and debrees was still there.
People were searching the houses for the dead but most houses weren't actually searched.
The Levees were built as a 3.5 storm protection but Katrina was a 5 point storm. And now the Levees were built again... the same way as before.
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