Joplin, Missouri

during the late 60s, artists such as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin sparked a “hippie” movement that stemmed from The…

Ever since I can remember I have always been afraid of the dark, especially sleeping alone in the dark. Although it may sound silly because of my age, it is very much true. It is not the darkness that scares me so much, it is being in a room alone, in the dark, with open doors. Whether it is my bathroom door, closet door, or room door, they all have to be shut tightly and my main room door must be locked. I also have to sleep against the wall so I know nothing can creep up behind me. In a sense…

Janis Joplin (“1960s Fashion- Hippie clothes”). Also,“Twiggy”, who was a famous model, she was the first to prove that hippie fashion went mainstream and got super popular (“1960s Fashion- Hippie clothes”) This shows that even famous people found the Hippie clothes stylish and unique. Another famous lady in the 1960s was Carly Simon who was well known for her outgoing Hippie style and beautiful voice. Lastly another famous singer in the 1960s, was Jade Castrinos, just like Janis Joplin, she…

want the white house with the picket fence covered with climbing roses, but I just don’t.” Janis Joplin was an amazing Rock & Roll singer. She was out of control and many people loved her for that. Although she was wild for her fans, she hid her personal problems well. The height of her career was the downfall of herself. Her early life would be characterized more or less of being an outcast. Janis Joplin was born on January 19, 1943, in Port Arthur Texas. Her high school years are unlike most…

believed that, “The Presidents army to make war upon the people of the seceded states.” Knowing that Jackson intended to take his state of Missouri out of the Union, General Nathaniel Lyon took action to prevent this. The first thing that General Lyon did was that he chased Jackson and his band of Missouri State Guards out of Jefferson city, the capital of Missouri. When Lyon entered the capital, he found that the city was nearly abandoned. After he took the confederate flag off of the capital…

mystery. At the young age of twelve she was captured by and enemy tribe, Hidatsa. After her capturing she was sold to a french Canadian trapper, Toussaint Charbonneau, who forced her to be one of his wives. Sacagawea and her husband lived in the upper Missouri river area, also known as present day…

When the racial incidents of the University of Missouri System made it to the national headlines it looked like the banner of racism was back, the incident reminded us that racial inequality was a serious issue in the United States, a topic many have forgotten. To myself and many others, the civil right movements in the 60s and the 70s seemed to have “solved” the problem of racial segregation, but in truth as we all see today, that was not the case. The discussion of racial topics was often…

Brian Robeson is an intellectual person. He had dramatic and traumatizing experiences in the wilderness. He gained intelligence, courage, and confidence during these experiences. He learned information that an average person wouldn’t know. He knows what to do in a time of trouble. He is not afraid to do the right thing. He knowns that plans are going to work out. Brian is a very intelligent person. When Brian and Derek first arrived Brian knew it was going to rain in six and a half hours just…

The United States faced many challenges in becoming an independent and new country and along the way those challenges included fighting other countries. As soon as we became our own country we faced another challenged with the British in the war of 1812. Contrary to how we functioned over the years and even in modern times this was a time where as a country, America banded together fighting for this new freedom and demanding it stay that way. And It was done with passion and love for our country…

Missouri Compromise (1820) A Free State: (before the Civil War) A state in the United States in which slavery was illegal (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20state). A Slave State: Any of the 15 states of the Union in which slavery was legal before the Civil War. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/slave+state) In 1819, a huge debate grew in Congress as to whether or not to make the new state of Missouri and free state or a slave state. Missouri wanted to become part of the union…