...Ryan Williams 10/27/15 Refugees of the Haitian Revolution and Their Impact on New Orleans Regions of Southwest Louisiana possess a very distinct culture that are commonly accredited to the French. Although this may be true it is also true that this area is strongly influenced by the refugees of Saint-Domingue during the Haitian Revolution. The Haitian Revolution occurred from 1791-1804, during this period thousands of refugees fled from this Island to other parts of the Caribbean. Eventually, New Orleans became the final stop for many of these refugees. The mayor’s report of January 18, 1810 published in the Moniteur de la Louisiane shows a chart shows the racial movement of 1809 compared to the population of Orleans Parish in 1806 and 1810 by racial caste. This is important because the influx of Haitian refugees further amplified the division of the already existing caste system in New Orleans among slaves, whites, and free persons of color. This account of the refugee’s racial classification was very important during this time because the three main groups had different ranking in the caste systems, yet played pivotal roles in the development of New Orleans. According to Fiehrer “Saint Domingue took the form of an uneven triangle of power distribution, with the rich and officialdom at the top, the affranchise (free men) at one corner and the modest whites at the other. Excluded, from political participation at least, were the over half-million slaves” [Fiehrer.11]. As...
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...Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was one of the worst devastating storms in U.S. history. The storm was unavoidable; the loss of life was. The Golf Coast was hit with category three winds from Louisiana to Alabama causing the water level to rise and flood over 80% of New Orleans and nearby neighborhoods (Raven, Berg, & Hassenzahl, p. 110, 2010). The levees simply could not hold the water and because New Orleans sits below sea level in most places, the city was submerged. Many people were asking how a tragedy like this could happen. This case study will attempt to review some of the key factors that contributed to the flooding. Factors to review will be the human factor, the destruction of the natural environment for anthropocentric reasons, and the technological mistakes. Each of the factors together had the power to weaken the natural environment unknowingly causing a vulnerability to the city and its inhabitants. Human population continues to grow and with this expansion comes the need for housing. The depletion of suitable land leads builders to begin to look at other options. In this case, many years ago it was decided to build levees and canals in the wetlands area of New Orleans. The initial purpose for the construction of the levees and canals was for commerce, but the city planners changed direction as the need for housing became more urgent, and the city was built. Humans through no fault of their own expanded into an area that was not suitable for construction and in the...
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...Jazz and It's History Jazz started when World War I had just ended and a social revolution was on it's way. Customs and values of previous were rejected. Life was to be lived to the fullest. This was also known as the era of the "lost generations," and the "flapper" with her rolled stockings, short skirts, and straight up-and-down look. They disturbed their elders in the casino, night clubs, and speakeasies that replaced the ballrooms of prewar days. Dancing became more informal - close of the nineteenth century in the unpleasant dance halls and whorehouses of the South and Midwest where the word Jazz commonly meant sexual intercourse. Southern blacks, delivered from slavery a few decades before, started playing European music Afro modifications. The first place of jazz has many origins: New Orleans, St. Louis, Memphis and Kansas City are just a few. But New Orleans was and still remains an important jazz center. The ethnic rainbow of people who went to the bars and whorehouses were a big part of the development of jazz. The city had been under Spanish French rule because of the Louisiana purchase. By 1900, it was a blend of Spanish, French, English, German, Italian, Slavic and countless blacks originally brought in as slaves The first jazz bands contained a "rhythm section" consisting of a string bass, drums, and a guitar or banjo, and a "melodic section" with one or two cornets, a trombone, a clarinet, and sometimes even a violin. Years later, jazz was taken over...
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...Elizabeth Reiter Mrs. Elizabeth S. Tyme ENGL 1101 – VV 8 December 2014 New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana was founded, during the eighteenth century, as a city of great culture. Since then, it has incorporated the many cultures of its early settlers. Each year, tourists flock to the city with the wish to experience its diversity. Due to receiving so many tourists, advertisers have to use different forms of imagery to capture specific audiences. In the case of New Orleans, visitors are exposed to various forms of promotion. Along with the use of different imageries, articles also include certain emotional appeals. When combined these imageries and appeals persuade audiences to visit certain places and festivities. For New Orleans, these advertisements are used to promote culture, the arts, and countless festivals....
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...everybody, causing them to have different views on what is best to be done for their loved ones. People who grow up in rural areas will have different opinions than city dwellers simply by virtue of their upbringings. In I Know Wlhy the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Maya spends the first portion of her life with her paternal grandmother (called Momma) and then moves to live with her mother, Vivian, in New Orleans. Later, she moves back to Momma in Arkansas. Due to their respective experiences, Maya’s two maternal figures impress different values upon her and treat her in different ways. First, Momma and Vivian raise Maya to value different things based on what they have been taught to believe. Momma, who lives in a sleepy,...
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...tropical revolving storm is an intense low pressure weather system, that can last for days to weeks within the Tropical regions of the world. On their journey they are spun by the Coriolis force of the earths spin hence their name. The storms have three more commonly used names depending on their location.In North America they are known as hurricanes, cyclones in India and typhoons in Japan and East Asia. The link between these location is that they all lie in a band between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and occur where the seas temperature rises above 27°C and is heated to a sufficient depth. When these storms occur the damage they cause can be catastrophic and often fatal. An example is Hurricane Katrina in late August 2005 which hit New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and caused 1,830 deaths. Another tragic storm was Cyclone Nargis which hit Burma in April 2008 leading to over 130,000 deaths. The extent to the severity of the impact however is often down to a number of factors usually environmental and human. The planning carried out by a countries government can often be vital to reducing the damage caused by a tropical storm. The two key elements are to prepare for the ricks and then to act on those preparations when alerted to a incoming storm. The action taken by the country is critical and can be the difference between the loss of many lives and extremely high repair costs. However the ability to monitor the weather and climate has a lot of dependance on the economy of the...
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...fighter, but every one of Joan’s action involved confidence and energy. The English army should have been scared the very moment they knew of Joan’s existence. As time passed, the French people gathered around her and supported every decision she made. Although, Joan was eventually captured and murdered; her life will always be vital to France’s victory. Joan of Arc is a national hero, a patron saint, and symbol of hope to every wandering soul of France. Joan’s motivation and dedication to God has inspired thousands of people over the last six centuries. Her persistence is sometimes seen as ignorance or stupidy but it is what made her the great leader that she was. Joan of Arc’s unmatched leadership, courageous mission, and tragic martyrdom propelled her to be one of the greatest military and religious heroines in Medieval France. Joan of Arc’s steadfast dedication to complete her mission from God acted as a guide and savior to the staggering nation of France. The task was given to Joan at a young age and Joan would forever carry the burdens and responsibilities of her mission. The mission was to crown Charles the dauphin King of France, relieve the sieged town of Orleans, and then rescue France from the treacherous hands of England. (Gordon, 16) Joan’s hatred of the English fueled the fire and kept her striving towards her mission given from God. Nothing stood in her way, and her success later turned her into one of the greatest heroes in Medieval France. From a young age,...
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...* From the e-Activity, evaluate the importance of the principal issue litigated in the case in question using the tax research steps outlined in Appendix A of your text. * Compare the American Institute of CPAs’ (AICPA) Statements on Tax Standards (SSTS) and the Treasury Department Circular 230 rules to practice before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Suggest which document creates better guidance in the preparation of tax returns and written advice provided to taxpayers. From the e-Activity, evaluate the importance of the principal issue litigated in the case in question using the tax research steps outlined in Appendix A of your text. Determine the Facts: The respondent, Marshall R. Jones, determined deficiencies in Alacare Home Health Services Federal income tax of $136,895 for 1995 and $58,726 for 1996 and accuracy-related penalties under section 6662(a) of $27,379 for 1995 and $11,745 for 1996. Identify the issues: As a Medicare-certified home health care agency, Alacare must comply with accounting guidelines contained in the Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual Publication. The respondent determined that Alacare’s policy of expensing assets that cost less than $500 was not a proper method of accounting, and that Alacare must capitalize the cost of the disputed assets over their useful lives. Locate applicable authorities: Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual (HCFA Publication 15-1): Guidelines for Capitalization of Historical Costs and Improvements...
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...Enron, Hurricane Katrina Examples of Leadership Gone Wrong Poor crisis leadership was on display after Hurricane Katrina and during the financial crisis The New Orleans masses who huddled in the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina, the Enron retirees who lost their life savings, and the laid-off workers buried under the economic ruin of financial companies all live with a simple truth. Just as spectacularly as great leadership can spark success, failed leadership can bring down cities, businesses, and economies. The collapse of major financial companies starting with Bear Stearns, the stunningly botched reaction to Katrina, the inept federal response to tips about Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, and the financial sleight of hand that brought down Enron are only the latest examples of leadership failure. "We keep making the same stupid mistakes, generation after generation," says William Baker, who holds a doctorate in industrial psychology and is the journalist in residence at Fordham University. Many of the most stunning leadership disasters have common ingredients, such as executives who lack integrity and build organizational cultures where dissent isn't heard. "Leadership is not position. It's moral authority. Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect," says Stephen Covey, author of several bestselling books on leadership and self-improvement, including The 7 Habits of Highly Effective...
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...simple, but also very complex style of music that’s exact origin is somewhat unclear; however, most associate the birthplace of jazz with the city of New Orleans in a French Quarter, in which prostitution was openly tolerated, known as Storyville. In these thirty-eight blocks brothels, gambling joints, saloons, dives, cabarets and newly emerging music such as jazz flourished and was an integral part of everyday life in New Orleans (Grauer and Keepnews 3). During the first half of the 20th Century, jazz was mainly viewed as non-intellectual or utilitarian music that primarily served the purpose of entertainment in the streets by brass bands and later in the cafes and smoke-filled nightclubs it was often performed in. It...
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...October 2008 / Published online: 5 November 2009 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009 Abstract We focus on the role that community plays in the continuum of disaster preparedness, response and recovery, and we explore where community fits in conceptual frameworks concerning disaster decision-making. We offer an overview of models developed in the literature as well as insights drawn from research related to Hurricane Katrina. Each model illustrates some aspect of the spectrum of disaster preparedness and recovery, beginning with risk perception and vulnerability assessments, and proceeding to notions of resiliency and capacity building. Concepts like social resilience are related to theories of ‘‘social capital,’’ which stress the importance of social networks, reciprocity, and interpersonal trust. These allow individuals and groups to accomplish greater things than they could by their isolated efforts. We trace two contrasting notions of community to Tocqueville. On the one hand, community is simply an aggregation of individual persons, that is, a population. As individuals, they have only limited capacity to act effectively or make decisions for themselves, and they are strongly subject to administrative decisions that authorities impose on them. On the other hand, community is an autonomous actor, with its own interests, preferences, resources, and capabilities. This definition of community has also been embraced by community-based participatory researchers and has been...
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...THE BOOK REVIEW : The Art of Personal Evangelism A Paper Submitted to Dr. Blake Newsom of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course Supervised Ministry I: EVAN 5230 Division of Pastoral Ministries Jieun Yun B.S., Korea Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004 March 5, 2014 The Art of Personal Evangelism: Sharing Jesus in a changing culture By Will McRaney, Jr. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Academic, 2003, 268 pp., $19.99 paper. This book “The Art of Personal Evangelism is not to hard to read all of the task of the person who winning to believe in Jesus Christ. McRaney well said about task of evangelism as a practitioner for both the Christian and the Church for the importance of personal evangelism. Also, He wants to approached the point of the scarcity of quality evangelism from North American churches, and address the foundational elements of personal evangelism, outline theories of communication, and overview techniques. About the Arthur of this book “The Art of Personal Evangelism”, the Arthur is Will McRaney. Will McRaney having served a variety position of evangelism. He earned his Ph.D. in Evangelism from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in 1992. And He has served as assistant professor of evangelism at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He also works for the Ministry Enhancement Group as co-founder for training and consulting group in the areas...
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...paper A Conflict as a Poker Game In the early twentieth century, women were still dependent on men. It was difficult for a woman to have a job and be financially independent. In addition, at this time, women had to keep their virginity to have a chance to get married. A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams is placed in the picturesque French Quarter in New Orleans. The play starts when Blanche DuBois comes in New Orleans to visit her sister Stella after she lost the family plantation Belle-Reve because of money problems. She then meets her brother-in-law Stanley Kowalski, a World War II veteran. As soon as they meet each other, a mistrustful rivalry starts between them. A Streetcar Named Desire depicts the conflict between two opposing views as a poker game between Blanche and Stanley for control. From the beginning of the play, Williams starts distinguishing Stanley and Blanche by their mentalities. In fact, Blanche has the Old South mentality. She grew up in a plantation where she learnt how to behave as an aristocrat whereas her brother-in-law is an industrial and a Polish immigrant representing the New South. Blanche is described as delicate and fragile whereas Stanley is rude and violent. Blanche lives in a world of illusion. She acts as a queen and wants the men to treat her like it. Unlike Blanche, Stanley lives in a rude world, a world where if a person are strong enough physically and mentally, he or she can succeed. In addition, Williams opposes Stanley...
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...the spectrum of popular music; one is what is referred to as “Industrial Rock”, the other is country. Indeed, the musical genres are diverse; however, the song “Hurt” transcends the boundaries between old and new, hard and soft, and especially the differences and similarities between these men. Nine Inch Nails is known for their industrial rock sound which combines synthesizers and percussion to produce sounds that remind you of a steel yard in Pennsylvania. This is probably a testament to the fact that the bands’ lead singer, Trent Reznor was born and raised near those steel yards (“The Nine Inch Nails Wiki,” 2012). Johnny Cash’s version speaks to those familiar with growing up during a rough time or not having much; people considered the down-trodden. Growing up in a religious family in Arkansas seems ingrained in the way Cash performs the song. Johnny lived a hard life on a cotton farm (“Johnny Cash,” 2012). Reznor and Cash both graduated from high school. Cash set his sights on the United States Air Force while Reznor decided to go to college to study production. Cash was seeing the world in 1950; he was assigned to Germany, specializing in Morse code used to spy on the Soviets. It was Johnny Cash who would be the first radio operator to pick up the news of Joseph Stalin’s death (“Johnny Cash,” 2012). On the other hand, Reznor dropped out...
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...the spectrum of popular music; one is what is referred to as “Industrial Rock”, the other is country. Indeed, the musical genres are diverse; however, the song “Hurt” transcends the boundaries between old and new, hard and soft, and especially the differences and similarities between these men. Nine Inch Nails is known for their industrial rock sound which combines synthesizers and percussion to produce sounds that remind you of a steel yard in Pennsylvania. This is probably a testament to the fact that the bands’ lead singer, Trent Reznor was born and raised near those steel yards (“The Nine Inch Nails Wiki,” 2012). Johnny Cash’s version speaks to those familiar with growing up during a rough time or not having much; people considered the down-trodden. Growing up in a religious family in Arkansas seems ingrained in the way Cash performs the song. Johnny lived a hard life on a cotton farm (“Johnny Cash,” 2012). Reznor and Cash both graduated from high school. Cash set his sights on the United States Air Force while Reznor decided to go to college to study production. Cash was seeing the world in 1950; he was assigned to Germany, specializing in Morse code used to spy on the Soviets. It was Johnny Cash who would be the first radio operator to pick up the news of Joseph Stalin’s death (“Johnny Cash,” 2012). On the other hand, Reznor dropped out...
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