Final College Composition Ii

CM220: College Composition II

Professor: Marilyn Sahiba

Final Project – Floods in the State of Louisiana

By

Haycha Salazar

Kaplan University

January 14, 2013

Table of Contents

Title Page……………………………………………………….. 1

Table of Contents…………………………………….………… 2

Body………………………………………………………….. 3-5

References………………………………………………………..6

Power Point Presentation…………………………………….7-11

Unit 5 Letter……………………………………………………..12

Unit 6 Draft Essay…………………………………………...13-15

Reflection Piece…………………………………….……………16

Floods in the State of Louisiana

Imagine living in a region where you and your house are at risk of flooding because of hurricanes or heavy rain. You reside in a region where every time it rains, you get scared, worried or even panic trying to get as many sand bags as possible. To think that you did not do your homework in finding the flooding issues in the area where your house is located, or that back in the days, the sewer system worked better than today, it is kind of scary, and it does take things to another level. The main issue with homeowners these days is that, most of them do not do their homework, to find out how the flooding in that area affects the condition of the houses and the lifestyle of the people in that neighborhood. If we had any control of the situation, what would we do? What can the people do? Let us take a look at three leading causes of the floodings and figure out a solution to each problem.

Residents in the State of Louisiana who are confronted with flooding each time it rains incessantly in that region need to stand up for themselves to solve this lingering problem. The residents need to find the main cause of flooding before making a change, and one of the biggest problems that does cause flooding is the hurricanes. During hurricane season, the situation becomes very tense; people always tend overbuy food, flash lights, candles, etc. so they can prepare themselves and their homes...