Life on the Mississippi

It was late November on the day of the Egg Bowl in 2014. Mississippi State fans from all over Mississippi were traveling to Oxford to witness the Bulldogs to take on the Rebels. Just two days after Thanksgiving, it was a crisp and cold fall day. At the current time, I was more of a State fan over Ole Miss fan, so on that day I happened to be warmly dressed in maroon. Little did I know, dressing in maroon would turn out to be a horrible idea. It was my first Egg Bowl ever. It was also only my…

in his interview he had some good answers. One of the question we asked him was “can you describe a time when you felt “lost” in the process of defining your life and career?” he answered “many times we all go through ups and downs we all wonder if we are on the right track will achieve our goal”. This is exactly how I feel sometimes in life while finding my career. I always question myself is this the career you want do…

He was one of 10 children born into a Mississippi family with strong military tradition. Davis’s father and uncles fought in the American Revolutionary War, and all of his brothers fought in the War of 1812(“Jefferson Davis”). In 1824, President James Monroe requested that Davis, at 16 years old…

of the time. Should they really be free or not? Twain represents the topic of Freedom through the Mississippi River but also symbolizes the confusion Huck feels about helping Jim gain this freedom through the white fog. Twain also symbolizes the mob mentality going on at this time through Col. Sherburn and the lynching mob. One of the biggest symbols for freedom in Huckleberry Finn is the Mississippi River. Before embarking on his journey, Huck begins to feel the confinement of society both…

than a half of Cherokee’s land, “In the 1820s, Georgia pressed them to sell the 7200 square miles of land they held in the state” (Norton et al. 176). Since Andrew Jackson was elected, his first concern was to resettle the resistant tribes west of Mississippi. These situations became the main problem that ruin relationships between Cherokee and European…

Case management is the method of providing the needs of a client by assessing, coordinating, arranging, advocates, monitoring, evaluates, and linking multiple services to help obtain a desired outcome. According to the text, “a change in philosophy had occurred regarding the role of the case manager, emphasizing working with other professionals, coordinating care and other services, and empowering individuals to use the system to help themselves (Woodside & McClam, 2013, p 45). In order for…

Samuel Clemens’s life experiences, mainly as a Mississippi River Boat Captain are portrayed in Mark Twain’s writings. These very experiences on the river are the reason of why Clemens received the pseudonym Mark Twain. The term ‘mark twain’ was used by sailors who used their sounding lead…

Pro-choice Versus Pro-life A woman should have the right to choose what she wants to do with her body. There are many reasons why she may choose to keep or abort her baby. If a woman chooses to abort, she should have the freedom to do so. It is her body, it may not be the right time in her life to have a baby, and laws should not stop her or try to make the decision that is best for her. A woman should be able to do what she wants regarding her body. A person on the outside looking in never…

slave, Jim, who runs away from his owner. Twain uses the Mississippi River as one of the novel's most important symbolic figures to the stories plot. Both protagonists: Huckleberry Finn and Jim, start their journey together in St. Petersburg, Missouri. As time moves on Huck and Jim work there way down the river becoming closer and closer. Huck and Jim use the Mississippi River as their escape route from the challenges they both face in life. The river is not just…

into effect in Georgia, only three to five hundred Cherokees were there and none were the elected officials of the Cherokee Nation. About one hundred Cherokee signed the treaty called the Treaty party, in turn, ceding all Cherokee land east of the Mississippi River to the United States in exchange for five million dollars and land that has been set aside for them, Indian Territory (National Parks). Upwards of fifteen-thousand Cherokee Indians protested against the illegal treaty, there efforts…