Life on the Mississippi

had a female Martin Luther King.” was born Fannie Lou Townsend on October 6,1917 in Montgomery County, Mississippi to Lou Ella and Jim Townsend .She was the youngest of 20 children. Both of her parents were sharecroppers which are tenant farmers who give a part of each crop as rent. For six years she got play in her mother and father's fields but when she turned 6 her playful, carefree life was over. Hamer started…

forced to leave their homes for fear of racial segregation; unfortunately, these journeys are met largely with disappointment and heartbreak. The speaker’s parents in “Miscegenation” face the emotional pain of leaving their home in Mississippi in the hopes of finding a life free of racial prejudice in the North. It is stated that the speaker’s parents’ trip to Canada “followed a route the same as slaves,” but their route of choice is not the only reason that their journey is similar to that of…

When writing about the Mississippi river, Twain uses a lot of imagery to paint a better picture of the past. He writes, “The great Mississippi, the majestic, the magnificent Mississippi, rolling its mile-wide tide along, shining in the sun.” This statement is packed with a lot of emotion, clearly letting the reader know that the Mississippi River was much more than a river—it symbolized hope for the people who sought to work on the…

only your life, but the people 's lives around you. However what do you do when the state that you reside in does not have a lottery system? Welcome to the state of Mississippi where the casino system reigns supreme, and a statewide lottery system is for the most part an afterthought. Many people in the state of Mississippi say that the lottery is a waste of money and that our state already has a casino system, but the lottery should be replace the casino system in the state of Mississippi…

The top three colleges I chose are Hinds Community College, Mississippi State University, and Alcorn State University . Hinds is my first choice because I visited Hinds’ Nursing Allied Health Center on one of my various CDC field trips and I was amazed. I was shown how to be prepared for CPR, how to read the blood pressure machine, and just learn about all the programs they have to offer. I actually did plenty of .research on nursing and I think Hinds is just the place for me . The mission of…

Poverty has been a topic in America for while now dating back to the beginning of the recession that began in 2007. Many Americans faced a loss of some sort when the economy crashed, such as job loss and even losing their homes. According to Jazeera, “Poverty rates have nearly doubled among African-Americans and American Indians since 2008, and hardship is most severe in the South and Southwest”. Although Americans are receiving jobs, the jobs are not paying enough to pay for a family,…

From the 1820s to the 1860s, Americans began to expand westward beyond the Mississippi River. Americans were beginning to move west of the Mississippi River without any consent of the government, and many of the them were moving for their own personally reasons such as to start a new life or he/she wanted to be a pioneer in a newfound area. The federal government played a mostly passive role in the American expansion, but the United States government intervened in some areas more than others.…

Mississippi Goddam! Slavery and racial discriminations are both irremovable stain for the history of America. Not many American people are proud of these historical facts, and many were against the idea of slavery and racial discrimination. However, until the Civil rights act in 1964, which abolished racial segregation, there were few southern states who supported the racial segregation. The song “Mississippi Goddam” written and performed by Nina Simone in 1964, expresses the feeling of…

and/or ideas. In the novel, Jim and Huck set out on an adventure along the Mississippi River in search of freedom. Huck yearns to make his own decisions and lives for adventure, in order to achieve these things he needs to be free of his drunken father and from the Widow Douglas. Although they are in search of the same thing, to Jim freedom is a more literal thing; being free from slavery. Through their journey along the Mississippi River Twain shows the struggles and excitement of their…

interesting way of teaching. If you pay attention to his stories or what he has to say that day, you will pick up knowledge on many different aspects of life. You might as well drop his class if you are a Mississippi State fan, for Dr. Cross graduated from "THE University of Mississippi itself," and you will hear this a few times. The University of Mississippi is a rather prestigious school, so I can understand why he is proud. The stories of his childhood interest…