Personal Narrative: My Life During Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Harvey just turned into a category 5 and it was about to unleash its Impetus on Angletown. Me and my wife Brooke and are toddler Celeb were about to witness something we have never seen before. We would witness a hurricane being the death of 100 people 5:00 am Hurricane Hurley strikes Texas with tremendous “BANG” and takes everyone by surprise. Me and my family went in our closet because that was the safest place to be when the hurricane hit. We waited there while the hurricane brews over.

Flooding in the Trailer Park- 1972 One summer day Carol’s mother called to make sure she was okay. Carol had heard that Hurricane Agnes was approaching the area she lived in Pennsylvania but it was just a steady rain outside her window.

There was no one else who could do it.” (Erdrich 261). Joe tries to relieve his mother of her burdens, which he believes can be done by killing Linden Lark. Joe feels that he is capable of handling this responsibility, when in reality he is far too young to handle the maturity that he attempts to take on. It is for this reason that Joe makes the irresponsible decision to kill Linden Lark, one that he should not have made.

“I just remembered while running to the bathroom, the windows all blew in and the second my dad closed the door everything went to grey. No idea how long after that I regained consciousness, but I finally woke up in the rubble of the house and everything was just gone” said by Scott Offerman as he recollects horrific memories of the day his house went up by the Plainfield tornado of 1990. On August 28th, 1990 an F5 tornado had blown through Plainfield, Illinois with no warning or sirens. Scott Offerman’s family wasn’t the only family to lose everything they had that day, hundreds of stories could be told by families as many were affected. After the Plainfield tornado of 1990, many weather researchers had looked into why no sirens or tornado

December, 2004 In Indonesia was a tragic month Because a tsunami hit and killed many people, in addition to all of the deaths, the tsunami destroyed everything in meulaboh. The author Richard lewis wrote the book to tell and to simulate the tsunami in the killing sea with two new characters, ruslan who once collaborated with sarah to save her little brother, peter. In the book The Killing Sea by Richard Lewis, Ruslan and Sarah have different viewpoints about what makes a good family.

Then again proving the statement to not always rely on others for the results that someone wants because it is not always a happy

It all happened three years ago. On the 11th of March 2011, 6:30 pm, when a savaging earthquake hit the north-east of the country, causing a shocking view of continuous water waves that suddenly and from nowhere, started sweeping across the shore. I was thirteen years old when it had begun. At that time, I was sitting in my room, reading comic books, when the freezing water smashed the windows and burst into the room. For a moment, it all seemed unreal to me, but as soon as the salty water rushed into my mouth and eyes, I knew that something was going horribly wrong.

August 28, 2005, at approximately 2:00 pm in Gulfport, Mississippi, was the beginning of the first traumatic event in my life. It was a pretty windy day, and the clouds were moving in. Nobody knew that by the time the sun came up the next day, the landscape, and everything we knew, would be changed forever. Hurricane Katrina was a category five hurricane making its way towards us on the gulf coast of Mississippi and Louisiana. As the day grew older, the air got dense and colder and that taste and smell hit me that said rain was on its way.

I mean the person who always had by back was now not going to share this new experience. I thought I was ok with it until bid day. When she left to join her new sisters, it suddenly hit me, I was going to be apart from the most prominent person in my life. While frighten at first, this was the best thing that could have happen to me. This experience has made me more independent and much more confident.

These are just a few reasons how my grandmother is not only the most important person in my life but also my hero and changed me to who I am today. A Personality is something people will always remember about you. You could have a funny personality or strict and anything inbetween. If I could give any examples of my personality it would include the words awkward, kind, and forgiving.

Irma was a category 5 hurricane. It hit Florida, debris left lying around everywhere. At least 36 people were reported dead, and over six million people were left without power. The flooding has makes walking the streets dangerous as the muddy water can hide sharp objects along with holes. The (FEMA) Federal Emergency Management Agency estimated that 25% of homes within the Florida keys are completely destroyed, and 65% have had major damage.

Hurricane Katrina had a bad impact on the city for several reasons that can be fixed. People will be better prepared in the future because of Hurricane Katrina. (history.com).They saw devastation with their own eyes and are scared to see it happen again. Their experiences before, during, and after the storm will change how they handle hurricanes in the future.

Although Hurricane Katrina wasn’t expected to ever hit land, it is one of the biggest storms to hit the United States. The storm devastated the city and the country more than anyone would have every thought. Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers, displays many of the disastrous events that take place during and after Hurricane Katrina. The book follows Zeitoun and his wife Kathy, a Muslim couple, with four kids and their own painting business, through the storm. After the storm, while Kathy and the kids are staying with friends and family, Zeitoun rides around in his canoe rescuing survivors and watching his properties which has a phone he uses to keep in touch with Kathy.

I awoke with a jolt to a loud thunderous boom. It was the middle of a hurricane and a tree had just fallen through the roof of my bedroom. I sprinted out to find my family and we all gathered in the bedroom closet with flashlights, cans of soup, bottled water, blankets and pillows. We were prepared for a long night.

Anger shouldn’t be put out on people who have caused no harm to the situation. The violence involved in the riots was a very negative impact on our society. It has led many killed, homeless, and even injured. The riots left people hopeless. According to the History Channel, “1,000 black families had lost their homes when they were torched by rioters.”