Meridian

delivered a solo act with his acoustic guitar and harmonica. The Philadelphian musician appeared to have influences of Johnny cash and Bob Dylan tossed in. It seemed it was a heavy influence for a majority of musicians that I’ve seen at Shady’s. “Meridians” was an honest display of his musical influences. Yares has a warm soft-spoken voice accentuated by the bright balanced hums of his guitar. |Utilizing the harmonica at the same time provided another timbre. His multitasking created a little…

central turning point that has key events both leading up to it and following it, the Ms. Cunningham class outburst serves as this chapter’s climax. Both Jem and Scout are somber when Charles Baker Harris, or Dill, leaves Maycomb to head back up to Meridian at the end of the summer months. However, Scout’s sorrows are soon quelled when she realizes that this is the much-anticipated year that she begins school. On her first day of school, Jem, who adjured Scout not to address him during school…

When readers first hear the name Alice Walker, the first thing that will probably come to mind is one of her most popular works, The Color Purple. Well, besides receiving the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and National book award for The Color Purple, Walker has written several other pieces, such as seven novels, four collections of short stories, four children's books, and volumes of essays and poetry. Her work continues to reach out to people, especially African American women who she writes about…

For instance on June 21 1964 three civil rights workers named Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney were killed by a Ku Klux Klan near Meridian, Mississippi. These men were pulled over by deputy sheriff Cecil Price whom was also a part of the notorious Klan. He claims to have pulled them over for speeding nether less the clan prepared for their murder as they were in custody. After they…

I have wealth, there's nothing I can't buy on this planet. I have the strongest martial arts, with enough Qi in my meridians to rival an ocean. Yet, I still feel empty… I don't know when it began, but a sense of boredom and despair began to crawl up my mind. I don't have anything left to conquer. I have nothing left to obtain. I have no opponent to improve my skills.…

What to expect when reading ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ The things you should expect when reading ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ are the themes. The themes that are most recognized in this book are reunion, coming of age, and love and sacrifice. You can find theses themes in almost every chapter in the book. In this book, it’s full of these themes to make the audience understand what the characters are really going through and makes them who they are. In Harper Lee’s novel, ‘To A Kill Mockingbird’,…

Sam Kerley Henderson 3/19/18 Per.8 The Freedom Summer Murders On June 21, 1964, three civil rights workers went missing in Mississippi. James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were working with the Congress of Racial Equality during the summer of 1964, also known as Freedom Summer. During this time, white people came to Mississippi to register black people to vote. This act showed that citizens wanted the American Society to cease segregation and racism from continuing in their…

Growing Up With Courage “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are” said E. E. cummings, a poet. This quote relates to the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee because the three people I believe that show courage while growing up are Scout, Jem, and Dill. All three of these characters are young when the story begins and you read about them growing up. As they grow up they show courage in many different ways. I believe that people could learn courage from the characters…

What is OSAP? The Ontario Student Assistance Program or OSAP is an Ontario and federal government funded program aiding students with funding their post-secondary education. OSAP offers grants; free money that does not have to be paid back and student loans that have to be paid back. OSAP offers money to students attending any public or private postsecondary schools in the world, as long as OSAP recognizes it. When filling in an application a student has access to different financial aid…

Background I was raised in Union, Mississippi by Larry and Sue Addy and was involved in First Baptist Church of Union. At the age of 17, our youth minister sked me about my relationship with Christ. I had to admit that I did not have one. He lead me to Jesus and I accepted Him as my Lord and Savior. Throughout high school, I was actively involved with our youth group; however, when I started college I began to drift away from the Lord. After graduating from Mississippi State University,…