Augusta

prior to the sinking, she did not survive and the reason is quite devastating. Child of Per Larsson and Mathilda Gustafsdotter, Jenny Lovisa Henriksson was born on December 21st, 1883. She had a few siblings including Carl Adolf, John Birger, and Augusta Vilhelmina. For…

Community in the Islamic faith is deeply integrated into the religion. For Islam you must follow the five pillars of Islam, in which each pillar is a compulsory act. These five pillars of Islam revolve around ummah. Ummah is an Arabic word that means community. The pillars are the salat, sawm, zakat, hajj, and the shahada. Salat, the first pillar is for the prayers, in this religion prayers are performed 5 times a day. There are specific times that one must pray while praying everyone in the…

They have the same mother and grandmother. Dee was actually named after her aunt Dicie. They can also both read. Maggie reads to her mother even though she has poor eyesight. Both girls have varying education; Dee was sent off to finish school in Augusta while Maggie was not. Maggie and Dee both learned to sew, yet Maggie is given more credit as a seamstress than Dee. The debacle over heirloom quits signified their mother taking a stand for Maggie, as Maggie would appreciate them…

Today, there are very little, if any, class distinctions. However, when Jane Austen published Emma in 1815, a person was classed by the family from which he was born in and how much money he possessed. Marriage between classes was uncommon and deemed degrading for the spouse of the higher class. Within the first two chapters of Emma, the reader observes the disunity of the classes. In Chapter Two, the narrator mentions that Mr. Weston's first marriage "was an unsuitable connection, and did not…

Mother always thought that Dee hated Maggie because during the house fire, Dee watched the house go up in flames. This explains the burns on Maggie’s skin, probably the reason why she is so insecure. After the house fire, Dee left for school in Augusta. Mother pictured Dee’s arrival would have been like those reunion shows where a long lost child goes away with home and reunites with her parents. Mother also pictured Dee on the show with a fine probably white man like Johnny Carson. This did not…

brown.” On the other hand, Walker uses multiple characters to show different levels of assimilation throughout history. Mama states, “in 1927 colored asked fewer questions,” when referring to the school closure, Dee/Wangero was sent to school in Augusta for a better education, that opportunity did not exist for mama when she was growing up. Maggie feels awkward and shy around her sister. Maggie does not know how to feel about the influence of her sister’s more modern life-style because she has…

"I Stand Here Ironing" and "Everyday Use" are similar stories with one difference. Similarly, both stories share a main theme of resentment, and mothers who blame themselves for their daughters' feelings. Yet differ in their central symbols: an iron and a pair of family quilts. "I Stand Here Ironing," introduces us to Emily, who resents her sister for needing more attention, and her mother, who blames herself for not giving Emily what she needed. Which she believes contributed to Emily's…

Strom Thurmond was born on December 5, 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina. Thurmond was the son of successful lawyer, John William Thurmond. Strom Thurmond graduated in 1923 from what is now called Clemson University with a degree on horticulture. Strom Thurmond ended up serving in the senate from South Carolina, running for presidency in 1948 receiving 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes. Donald Trump was born June 14, 1948 in Queens, New York City, NY. Trump was born the son of…

Today, political propaganda is used throughout the world. In democracies such as The United States, propaganda is an essential component of any campaign. It allows candidates to represent themselves and share goals for the future—helping them gain voters and improving their chances of winning an election. In China and other countries with dictatorships, propaganda is utilized to both justify and illustrate the power of the leader. However, while propaganda is rampant throughout our modern world,…

Being a soldier with multiple combat tours I have seen in some cases the worst humanity can offer. During my last combat tour my experiences helped myself define the direction I wanted to take, both in the military and eventually when I transition back into the civilian world. I made the decision about month six of my tour that I wanted to stay in the Army, but above all that I should return to my roots as a professional computer nerd. In 2009 I was running my own Information Technology Company…