Alabama

I am reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and I am on page 42. This book is about a girl named Scout, her older brother-(Jem), her dad-(Atticus) and her nanny-(Calpurnia). They live in Maycomb County, Alabama. Scout and Jem meet a new friend named Dill. They dare each other to try and touch Boo Radley house. Boo Radley is known for being a malevolent phantom. School starts and Scout meets her new teacher named Miss Caroline. Miss Caroline meets her new student named Burris Ewell which…

The early 1900’s were a confusing time for society. Slavery had been abolished, the depression was on the rise, and religious and political beliefs were being questioned. Martin Luther King Jr writes in his Autobiography that he was born in the later years of this segregation and from an early age questioned why and how culture could develop and exist in this fashion. His religious upbringing taught him about love and how men are created equal, yet confused him further about the existence of…

In to Kill a Mocking Bird Harper Lee creates characters that grab our interest. In the 1900’s, the rural town of Maycomb, Alabama where the story takes place, Lee creates a feeling of freedom through the young characters that contrasts to our 21st century structure to life. The rural setting compels the reader to feel freeness that couldn’t be compared to a large city setting. Lee choices when writing the book make it feel like real life. In To Kill a mocking bird, Lee creates multiple…

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a book about three children, Jem Finch, Scout Finch and Dill Harris, and their experiences in their town Maycomb of Alabama. At the beginning of the book, the three children give off the sense of innocence and are naive to the facts of true society. Major changes are noticeably made to these three children as the story progresses. These alterations are mainly made by the influence of prejudice in their town. After being exposed to the true evils of the word…

for others because in the end we all have a voice that needs to be heard. It may just be me but I feel like the law that passed in Alabama is very specious. Why is it that Alabama wants people to vote then the driver licenses office closes in black communities? Is it just because the people in those certain communities are not educated about voting? Or because Alabama doesn’t have enough money to keep certain offices open? Why…

Gold Star Park is located in Wetumpka, Alabama on the banks of the Coosa River. It is underneath the city's historical “Bibb’s Grave Bridge” in between City Hall and the Wetumpka Public Library. Gold Star Park used to house an outdoor church. Gold Star Park is surrounded by history, such as the city’s first jail and the antique movie theater. Furthermore, Gold Star holds outdoor activities, a playground, and festivals that make the community thrive. To begin, Gold Star Park is home to two…

Powell v. Alabama 287 U.S. 45 (1932) was a landmark case that would forever change the landscape of due process in the United States. This case brought into question what the courts were responsible for when it came to preserving the people rights, and more importantly how those rights should be carried out. The facts leading up to the case began in March when several white men in Alabama reported being thrown from a train by several African men, this prompted law enforcement to phone ahead to…

Queen of Alabama My mother once told me, “You can’t compete where you don’t compare.” And let’s face it, no one compares to me. Just one reason why I should be queen. I was born and raised in the state of sweet home Alabama. I’ve learned everything there is to know about this great state. From the looks of it, I’m all this state needs. You will have more freedom, tons of awesome privileges and let’s not forget about the fun times on the beach you’ll be having if you vote me as queen. With me as…

In Alabama, there are many animals that are not liked. Based on species, unwanted animals in Alabama can be classified into three groups, Mammals, Reptiles, and Birds. Some of these animals include the snake, coyote, rabbit, and the racoon. The reasons behind these creatures being unwanted could be that they are noisy, they are dangerous, they eat trash, or that they kill livestock, and tear up crops. Normally, a person will most likely have these problems is they live in the rural and country…

Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male Forty years ago, 600 of African Americans were horrifically involved in the Tuskegee syphilis experiments. In Macon County, Alabama illiterate black men were taken advantage of and were treated like objects instead of human beings. These victims were told they needed to be treated for having “bad blood”, including fatigue, anemia and syphilis. Instead, they just being observed because of their sexually transmitted disease, syphilis.…