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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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My name is Stephen Long and my family is from Virginia, but we have a thing for New Orleans. My mom frequents there on business trips, my sister Amanda graduated from Tulane University and my brother Andrew graduated…

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We didn\'t know my brother, Jim Bosco, was alive until my sister saw him walk behind Jim Cantore on the Weather Channel. Jim had boarded up the Sands Apartments, where he was a live-in manager, and spent the storm at the…

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I have visited New Orleans several times over the last 30 years as I have family there. Because of its location and unique architecture it is one of the most exotic cities in the country. I have traveled extensively…

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I remember when I first heard about Hurricane Katrina. I remember thinking about how distant I felt from those affected. It sounds cold, but it seemed like \"just another tragedy brought to me by CNN.\" In the…

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I remember one afternon sitting in my living room wachting evening news with my two sister. I still remember in the back of my mind; things that went on that day. Many lives were perished as we all know.I have never…

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