Biographical Memoir Term Paper

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Memoir: My Mother's Memories of Hurricane Charley

My mother described to me how she felt during Hurricane Charley. The center of Hurricane Charley was located about 30 miles west-northwest of Ft. Myers, Florida, and about 115 miles south-southwest of Orlando.

Hurricane Charley hit landfall on August 13, 2004. My mother recalled the experience of preparing for and surviving the hurricane. Her account echoes descriptions of what victims of other hurricanes, most recently Katrina and Rita, have faced and continue to face.

My mother, however, was one of the lucky ones. She did not have to evacuate, and our house was not destroyed.
Still, she says "the trauma lingers, even now. After Charley, my heart goes out to hurricane victims everywhere."

"I felt sad and scared," my mother recalled. "We were all alone in our house, and confused. I didn't have time to board up the windows. I just hoped for the best. We had a two….....

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