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List five facts that you already know about this topic: 1. Hurrican Katrina was a catastrophic event to the city of New Orleans. 2. The poorer parts of New Orleans are still rebuilding and recovering from the disaster. 3. New Orleans is a city that is rich in culture. 4. The failure of the levees was due to system design flaws for the most part. 5. An "X" is marked on the houses in the poor part of new orleans if its residents died in the hurricane. ** Answer these questions about this topic:  **  1. How did it/will it impact the world?  Hurricane Katrina's damage impacted not only New Orleans, but the rest of the world. It is human nature to want to help others who need it badI 2. Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it? It is human nature to help those who need to be helped. This was obviously an event whose aftermath is not something that can be repaired/fixed in a snap of the fingers. Help is still needed, and because it happened in a city so full of life and culture, it makes the impact hit even harder.  3. Why are you interested in researching this topic? I am actually interested in learning more about the New Orleans as a city. In my Intro to Social Work Class last semester, a woman from Marrywood University talked to us about her students' mission trip to New Orleans, and how impactful it was.  4. How do you personally connect with this topic? I have it in my heart to want to help people. I want more than anything to go on a mission trip to New Orleans to help them out. I also think learning more about the culture of the city woudl be interesting. ** Resources  ** What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? To find information on this topic, books, videos, magazines, newspapers and getting in touch with the guest speaker from Marrywood University.
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