What is Katrina's problem?

►Today, you will give your opinion about what happened in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. You will post your thoughts on your blog, and then you will comment on what other people said. Before you blog though, I want you to read Bill O’Reilly’s opinion. Bill O’Reilly is the big man at Fox News Network:

“If you're poor, you're powerless. Not only in America, but everywhere on earth. If you don't have enough money to protect yourself from danger, danger's gonna find you. The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina should be taught in every American school, if you don't get educated, if you don't develop a skill and force yourself to work hard, you'll most likely be poor, and sooner or later you'll be standing on a symbolic rooftop waiting for help. Chances are, that help will not be quick in coming.”

►Now, go to your blog and answer the following questions:

1. What do you think Bill O’Reilly is trying to say?
2. Do you agree or disagree with what he said? Why or why not?
3. How do you feel about what he said?

Create a link in your blog showing where people can hear what Bill O’Reilly said. The link is http://www.thislife.org/ra/296.ram

►Now, let’s listen to the opinion of a teenager who actually lived through Hurricane Katrina. She also talks about her experience during the Hurricane.

Ashley is a senior at John McDonogh Senior High and the author of The Combination, a book about her life in public housing and the closeness of her community. She has tutored students at elementary schools in her neighborhood, won poetry contests, and introduced journalist and public education advocate Jonothan Kozol when he spoke at Loyola University in the fall of 2004. At the Neighborhood Story Project, she writes stories, conducts interviews, participates in public speaking events, and helps with publicity.

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