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    Home on the Mississippi

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    “Home on the Mississippi” Brian Stewart’s oil painting‚ “Home on the Mississippi”‚ is an exceptional piece of artwork from the culture it unfolds to the characteristic composition of how it was made. “Home on the Mississippi” is beautifully painted with oil onto canvas‚ colors exuberating realistic features and setting the mood. The painting portrays the reality of America in the late 1800’s. Picking a piece of artwork that I appreciate was easy for me. I turned my attention directly to the

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    The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was of the most powerful natural disasters of the 1900’s in 11 states along the Mississippi River from Illinois to Louisiana. The flood lasted from the beginning of April‚ through May‚ June and July and finally ended in August. During the flood‚ the river got to be as wide as 80 miles in some places and submerged residential areas in as much as 30 feet of water. The flood affected multiple states and the country in countless ways. Some of the ways it changed the

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    BArn Burning Essay

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    Johnathan Hill Dr. Patsy Daniels ENG 111-41 23 September 2014 The Eye of the Flame In William Faulkner’s Barn Burning‚ Sarty Snopes’s dad‚ Abner‚ has a thing for burning down his landlords’ barn‚ and he wants Sarty join him‚ or at least cover for him. Sarty knows barn burning is wrong‚ but doesn’t want to betray his dad. Throughout the story‚ Faulkner allows the readers witness how in 1890 Mississippi the indictment of social classes started uproar in a character such as the narrator’s father‚ Abner; the

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    Sarty Snopes in terms of his personality‚ his actions‚ and his moral conflict. In the story “barn Burning” by William Faulkner‚ Sartoris Snopes battles with the major conflict of loyalty and being able to be loyal to his family at all times. He deals with the struggle from distinguishing right from wrong as he is vulnerable to his dad’s way of living. Sarty prevents his father from burning de Spain’s barn as the barn gives him a feeling of joy and peace. This shows that Sarty’s personality entails

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    Barn Burning and a&P

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    5:15 – 6:30 Compare-contrast essay A & P Barn Burning The two books share the common thread about the struggles of a boy growing up in the recent past but differ in the detail of the setting and the point of views. The short stories “A & P” by John Updike‚ and “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner share a lot of similarities‚ as well as a lot of differences between their characters‚ narrators‚ settings‚ and themes. “Barn Burning” was written in 1939‚ while the story “A & P” was

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    The Mississippi civil rights workers murders involved the 1964 lynching of three political activists during the American Civil Rights Movement. The murders of James Chaney‚ a 21-year-old black man from Meridian‚ Mississippi; Andrew Goodman‚ a 20-year-old white Jewish anthropology student from New York; and Michael Schwerner‚ a 24-year-old white Jewish CORE organizer and former social worker also from New York‚ symbolized the risks of participating in the Civil Rights Movement in the South during

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    Ghosts of Mississippi

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    juries and over thirty years. "Ghosts of Mississippi teems with the carefully recreated details of a relentless quest for justice and features special appearances by three children of Medgar Evers and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter Yolanda."(Rob Reiner) The three main characters in this movie were Myrlie Evers‚ Bobby Delaughter‚ and Bryon de la Beckwith. "Myrlie Evers‚ the faithful and strong wife of Medgar Evers‚ was his secretary for the Mississippi NAACP and supported Medgar in all of his

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    Obesity in Mississippi

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    Running head: Obesity in Mississippi Caring for Populations: Part I Assessment and Diagnosis Obesity in Mississippi Carla Hudson Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 443: Community Health Nursing Summer session 2012 Community Jackson‚ our states capitol‚ was founded in 1821 beside the Pearl River (City of Jackson‚ n.d.). Jackson is centrally located in Hinds County. Hinds County has a rich cultural heritage‚ including 3 museums‚ the home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers‚ Pulitzer

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    Burning Barns

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    In the short story Barn Burning by William Faulkner the main character is Colonel Sartoris Snopes‚ or other wise known as Sarty. Sarty starts as a flat character and grows to be a round character. He is a young ten year old boy living with his family in the South after the Civil War. Though he has little to no book-knowledge that he shows in the story‚ he has the knowledge of right and wrong. In the beginning of this short story Sarty is put on the witness stand to testify against his father

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    The Economy of the Trans-Mississippi West‚ 1850-1900 During the mid-19th century and early 20th century‚ the promoters and government officials viewed the West as a land of opportunity and prosperity. However‚ people with economic and political power took advantages of westerners for their own benefits. As a result‚ the rich got richer and westerner suffered economy downfall. A few was benefited from railroads and federal land grants‚ while others faced several conflicts. In the end

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