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I am a Floridian and am very lucky this hurricane didn\'t hit Florida. Florida has has its fair share of hurrricane disasters, but nothing close to the effects of Katrina. Florida has been pretty lucky not to have a…

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My school ran a donation program for the victims and made a video to send to a school destroyed by hurricane Katrina. I can\'t remember the exact amount that we raised, but it was a substantial amount. We got a video a…

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This paper is titled, \"Remembering Sabine Pass,\" Hurricane Rita\'s ground zero. Ninety percent of the historic town\'s dwellings were damaged by Rita. It is based on my field trip to the town in June, 2006.

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Recently (July 2006) I had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans, where my hosts were gracious enough to take me on a tour of the city. My overwhelming impression is that if you haven\\\\\\\'t seen it for yourself,…

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I wish to say that the media coverage did not affect me or that I did not see it. But how can anybody say that. It was heartbroken to see all the animals dying and then to see them dead. To see how people had to abandon…

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Generally I try to avoid watching the news because all they seem to do is emphasise tragedy and leave out happier news, but I somehow found myself tuning in during Katrina. And, as expected, they hammered in the death…

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The media coverage was very heartening and I felt so helpless. I prayed and still pray for all those that have been displaced. To this day I still feel the sadness and I may never really understand the full impact of the…

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Devastated,\r\nThe media coverage made me feel more thankful, and lucky to be alive. Very sympathetic of others near and far but more importaintly devastated. That and I think the media really opened the eyes of myself…

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When i first saw the effects of Katrina on the news I knew God was calling me down to help.My school Brentwood Academy that is is Tennessee holds winterum which is a week where we take off of school and can do different…

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Even though I am from a small in Minnesota, I still was effected greatly by Katrina. The stories on the news, and in the papers grabbed my attention and I knew instantly that I wanted to help. We started with some little…

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