Hurricane Katrina American Identity Essay

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Hurricane Katrina and American Identity Eleven years ago Hurricane Katrina hit us, hard. The levees failed to do what they were made for. It was both a natural and man made disaster that was destined to happen and too late to stop. The damage has been done; the lives lost. But this storm, awful as it was, did more than destroy. The hurricane brought people closer as we cleaned up cleaned up after it’s mess. There were people donating, volunteering. It all just goes back to show our identity as Americans. It shows that even when we get knocked down, we always resurface, united as one, and if that isn’t our identity; I don’t know what is. Now, as a three to four year old at the time, you can imagine what this would be like. Hearing …show more content…

It’s hard to explain though since we basically create it, and it’s ever changing. But I feel that in time of need, this is it. We never give up hope for better and keep improving to make our country a safer place for everyone. And that’s what we did. After the levees broke, they had to get fixed. And so they were, and because of that, our country is safer. After all those people lost their homes and evens jobs possibly, they needed new ones. And so, with time, they got new ones, and things got better for everyone affected over time. And now the question is, has this always been seen as our identity? Does our country still define …show more content…

But, this storm did do something, and that was show our true identity as American people. When it got bad, we stuck together as a nation and picked up the pieces of what Katrina left, and found solutions. What is that identity you ask? It is that no matter what obstacles are thrown our way we can always get through it, with our determination, faith, and strive for improvement, united as a whole. Individually, we are able to create or own, be who we want and do what we please, so long as we are not hurting others. That is our

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