Life on the Mississippi

because of the bad road conditions but Baton Rouge’s awful traffic. Every day for approximately 45 minutes to an hour I have no choice but to deal with the traffic, because I work in WBR and there’s only two ways to enter into EBR from WBR, the New Mississippi Bridge or as I know it the old bridge. It’s becoming one of the most frustrating issues for me and I'm pretty sure the rest of the city. Due to the traffic congestion consequently commuters suffer from this issue, disabling people to get…

for anyone’s safety. They both hit different areas, Texas was hit by Harvey and it moved to some of Louisiana but it was not horrible for Louisiana. When Katrina hit Louisiana it completely flooded it and broke all of the levees, when Katrina hit Mississippi it decimated the coast with its strong winds. The coast still feels the effects of Katrina, it left behind tons of empty streets and destroyed lives. The two hurricanes are very different but still very…

Introduction/Thesis: Medgar Evers born on July 2, 1925 in Decatur Mississippi was a multifaceted civil rights activist. He advocated for organized boycotts of discriminatory white business, fought for equal, no longer separate, education for black and white children. Broke barriers in his time with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He also fought for legal justice for African Americans during that time. Evers is one of the most prominent figures in the pre…

with the lower Mississippi River. Sections of the original road, however, followed ancient Native American trails that had been in use for thousands of years before European explorers arrived in North America. It once was an essential trade route for farmers, Indians, and boatmen. The Natchez Trace links three of the largest water courses in the United States; Cumberland River, Tennessee River, and Mississippi River. The earliest people known to use the trace were the Mississippi mound…

It was year of 1919 and poverty was at an all time high for the African American society especially in Mississippi. But on June 2, 1919 Dorothy Skaggs and Alvin Skaggs became parents for the third time. Their three children Betty, Alvin Jr. and William were the love of their lives and their inspiration to survive these hard times. Yes they were financially struggling but they were rich with love and affection for their family. Alvin Sr. worked fourteen hour shifts five days a week and his wife…

consider setting aside lands west of the Mississippi River for the Native American to use as they wish. It was there, Jackson asserted, the Native Americans “may be secured in the enjoyment of governments of their own choice, subject to no other control from the United States.” It also seemed like Jackson did not want to make this change forcefully and made it appear as if the Native Americans could eventually become more civilized on the other side of the Mississippi. However, Jackson made it…

which one would benefit me the most in the long run was an intense process I began my junior year. By the second semester of my junior I began visiting and researching different colleges. Considering the fact that I am a resident of the state of Mississippi, my search started with colleges located in my home state. Although I started my search in my home state, I began receiving letters and emails from colleges from all over the country. Also, in my ninth grade computer class we had to enroll…

Eudora Welty’s Images of Life in the South Eudora Welty is well known as a southern writer, but has also been recognized as a talented photographer. Demonstrating an innate sense of vision, Welty is able, through both her writing and her photography, to provide intimate images of life in the south. Welty was born in 1909, in Jackson, Mississippi. From a very early age she had an interest in story-telling, which developed into a love of writing. Even before entering her teens, Welty…

1.) Some of Anne Moody’s most important early childhood experiences were her uncle (who wasn’t much older than her) watching her and her baby sister, Adline. Her uncle, George Lee, would abuse the two children, mainly Essie Mae. George Lee would abuse the children because he wanted to play out in the woods rather than watch babies all day long. He burned down the house accidentally after telling the two young children “I’m goin’ to burn you two cryin’ fools up. The i won’t have to come here and…

states, like Mississippi, provide certain rights to breastfeeding mothers, many women are unaware of these rights and are left without the tools to advocate for themselves and their children in public, medical, and workplace environments which threaten their breastfeeding relationship.” (Delta Directions, 2014) Also due to social norms, mothers are not as comfortable to breast feed as they should be. According to a report, “Infant formula has become the norm in many places, such as Mississippi,…