patorgis ([info]patorgis) wrote,
2005-09-01 18:42:00
  • Mood: tired
  • Music: Coldplay- A Rush of Blood to the Head

Katrina

I was reading CNN.com a little while ago and saw that the mayor announced a dearth in supplies, food, etc. It is hard to imagine something like this happening so close to home. Not even seven hours away people are swimming through town with bread, supplies, and anything else they need help with. Natural disasters are always the hardest to fix the damage to because there is no restitution involved. The country is almost solely defending itself against such a disaster. I typically like CNN.com because if there is anything late breaking, you can always find it there. ESPN.com is for all my sports needs, Rolling Stone and Amazon for music, and Imdb.com for all the latest movies. My favorite funny website is www.gorillamask.net (not really for those who don't appreciate ALL types of humor). At home I always tried to read the paper in the morning, Sports, Living and the Front Page. I like the internet the most because it gives you a great variety of sources to acquire information from.

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[info]c_rite_thru

September 2 2005, 17:10:12 UTC 6 years ago

Congratulations on being the first to post!

But I do think you have two different posts here: the first half is a reaction to this week's major news story, the second half is more along the lines of the assigned prompt.

One thing for you (and everyone) to start thinking about: Is there a difference between CNN's coverage of the damage and the coverage of other news outlets? This question may become easier to answer in the weeks to come, when Katrina no longer dominates the news.

-C Waters

[info]patorgis

September 5 2005, 02:19:07 UTC 6 years ago

I'm not too sure that Katrina won't be dominating the news in weeks to come. It seems the damage is almost incomprehensible at this point. With all the Tulane students migrating north, things might not be back to normal for some time.

[info]linz1626

September 5 2005, 19:14:50 UTC 6 years ago

katrina response

I totally agree that Hurricane Katrina is almost surreal. I always have pictured such severe natural disasters happening in other countries far away where even though you feel terrible, you cant help but feel disconnected. Now, it is almost impossible to feel disconnected from this tragedy. There are so many stories going around, it seems that everyone knows someone who had something tragic happen to their home or their family. When the hurricane first started my friends family said their brand new summer home in Florida was completely devastated. When i heard this i felt awful. Now however, the that story doesn't even rank close to some of the tragedies that are going on. The whole thing to me is shocking and hard to grasp.

[info]jvanneman

September 6 2005, 02:12:19 UTC 6 years ago

When you mention that you pictured disasters like this happening “in other countries far away” I couldn’t help but think of the tsunami that devastated Asia right before the new year. Much like that disaster CNN is covering Katrina it is hard to turn on the television without seeing New Orleans, but after a while the coverage seemed to dissipate and it seemed like everyone just forgot. aybe this will be different because its local, we’ll see soon I guess.

Anonymous

September 6 2005, 03:59:31 UTC 6 years ago

Katrina

I don't think there's really a word to describe the destruction of Katrina. One of my good high school friends was going to Loyola (of New Orleans) and he spent a total of three days down there before he had to come back. I don't think it really clicked in my head that when New Orleans got destroyed, that anyone I know would be significantly affected by the damage. Right now, he's living back in his house again, and frantically looking for another college program where he can get some class credit. A lot of his stuff is still in New Orleans, and the stories of the riots and violence seem more characteristic of a third-world country than something that would happen right next door. I'm just getting settled into my Emory life; I can't even imagine uprooting my life and suddenly being homeless and looking again.
-Adna Muliawan

ps. nice choice in music, coldplay rox my sox
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