Kosciusko, Mississippi

Hurricane Matthew has been the most destructive hurricane, therefore being classified as a very deadly category 5 cyclone. Hurricane Matthew had been just as bad as the destruction it left behind. The Haitian government is to blame for Haiti being unprepared for the destruction of Hurricane Matthew because they did not save enough money for this specific cause, did not save enough food, and did not make enough shelters for this purpose. “Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of…

Hurricanes are powerful forces of nature that can destroy houses, towns and if powerful enough, multiple cities. Recent hurricanes like Hugo, Katrina and Andrew, are powerful and do leave a mark, but a forgotten hurricane of 1938 still shocks many of the people who survived the living nightmare. Weather, human error, and impact is what made that hurricane so powerful. 682 people died during that storm, and that could’ve been avoided, but how? Weather is also a key factor, considering the…

Hurricane Matthew has been a very severe weather event. Hurricane Matthew started on September 28th, 2016 through October 10th, 2016. Lasting a total of thirteen days. The reason that Hurricane Matthew became such a major event is because it traveled a really long path, and how many people lost their lives because of this hurricane. There were a total of 1,384 deaths caused by Hurricane Matthew. This hurricane occurred from the Caribbean to Cape Hatteras. It went through many places. Such as,…

Hurricane Andrew was the third largest hurricane that struck the southeast part of the United States on August 24, 1992. “Andrew was a small and ferocious Cape Verde hurricane that wrought unprecedented economic devastation along a path through the northwestern Bahamas, the southern Florida peninsula, and south-central Louisiana” (Rappaport, 2014). Before Hurricane Andrew struck land it was reported as being a category 4 storm, but was later updated as a category 5 that pass through the…

On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy, pummeled the East Coast, slamming into numerous states. Some of the hardest hit were New York, and New Jersey where the storm surge, produced the largest amount of destruction. According to the National Weather Service (2012) the storm surge occurred near the time of high tide along the Atlantic Coast, causing record tide heights; some measuring 12.5 feet high. Alongside the damaging storm surge, Hurricane Sandy gave way to explosions and downed power lines…

In the story entitled “A Worn Path, the author, Eudora Welty, develops an “old, negro woman” by the name of Phoenix Jackson. The story starts off as Phoenix Jackson traveling through the pinewoods. Despite her long dress that draped over her unlaced shoes, she looked straight ahead with rage. She was determined. Throughout the story, Phoenix Jackson perseveres many obstacles. Her first encounter was with a “quivering in a thicket” in which she exclaims, “Out of my way, all you foxes, owls,…

In Galveston Texas, 1900 there was a hurricane. It wasn't just any hurricane, it was one of the most massive hurricanes in history with winds up to 145 mph and lasted from August 27, 1900 to September 17, 1900. The Galveston hurricane damaged 21 cities, and left up to 6,000-12,000 people dead. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is the deadliest natural disaster ever in the United States. They first detected the hurricane over the tropical Atlantic on August 27th. The storm first got to the Texas…

For my photoethnography project, I decided to observe local dive bar Frank & Marlee’s in Oxford, Mississippi. Frank and Marlee’s hosts a special every Tuesday called “Taco Tuesday” and offers dollar tacos, as well as eight-dollar margarita pitchers. Many students and residents frequent this tavern to enjoy drinks and food everyday. However even though many people find Frank & Marlee’s accepting and inviting, I discovered many attributes often don’t represent that notion. Todd Lynch and his…

Survival There was a time when the world was almost completely dried up. The beauty of lakes and rivers disappeared and children felt sorrow with no snow to play with during the winter. Humanity was slowly being wiped off the planet, and there was no way two orphaned boys, Daniel and Matthew, were going to live normal lives during harsh conditions. Every day, the two boys decided who was going to line up to wait to get their daily rations of food and water. The waiting lines were like a long…

Symbolism in A Worn Path In the short story, A Worn Path by Eudora Welty there are many symbols. The story takes place in the American South during the mid-twentieth century. The main character of this story is an elderly African American women named Phoenix Jackson, who is on her way to get medicine for her grandson who is sick. She ends up taking an extremely worn path to get to the clinic and on her way through the path she encounters a hunter. The hunter raises his gun and aims it at the…