Minnesota River

“dead zone”. A dead zone, also known as a hypoxia zone, is an area with little to no dissolved oxygen in the water. It is believed that these areas are depleted of oxygen because of the pollution in the runoff delivered by the mighty Mississippi River. A fair amount of this pollution comes from fertilizer runoff from Midwestern farms that leach into…

Mark Twain was a brilliant author liked and loved by many people. It did many great thing and wrote many great stories. He had many achievements and succeded through all of the good and bad. Mark Twain’s stories will be noticed and remembered forever. This is how it all happened. Mark Twain’s parents were Marshall and Jane clemens (Aller 7). He was born in Florida, Missouri on November 30, 1835. Mark was born two months early (Aller 9). Mark had four siblings in 1835 Orion, Pamela,Margrete, and…

A major symbol in the novel was the Mississippi River (The Adventures). “So in two seconds away we went a-sliding down the river, and it did seem so good to be free again and all by ourselves on the big river, and nobody to bother us” : to Huck, the river symbolizes freedom, not just from rules of society but also from child abuse (Gise 204). The river also symbolizes freedom from captivity and transportation leading them to freedom (The Adventures)…

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain is a satiric novel written about the antebellum South. In the novel, a young boy, Huck, goes on a journey with an escaped slave, Jim, up the Mississippi river. Along the way, the two form a friendship that crosses the line set out by society. The major theme of the novel is the conflict between the individual and society. Within the novel, Huck battles with his conscience and societal pressure over his decision to help Jim escape the bondage of…

The Kyrie is possibly the oldest part of Christian liturgy, used in the Eastern Orthodox Church as well as in Roman and Protestant rites. Kyrie Eleison is a Latin transliteration of the Greek Lord, have mercy on me. Today’s Gospel reading gives us ten lepers who are standing a bit of a distance away from Jesus (as prescribed by Jewish law and custom) and shouting at him, “Lord, have mercy on me!” Our OT lesson story of the healing of Naaman and the healing of 10 lepers are very unique healing…

mountains in large numbers. By 1820, Missouri, on the western side of the Mississippi River, had enough people to apply for statehood! The idea of “the West” constantly changed as Americans pushed the farther and farther away from what had been the original 13 colonies. In the early 1800’s the "West" was generally considered to be the area west of the Appalachian Mountains to the territories and states in the Mississippi River Valley. Some people moved west because the eastern states were…

This wet seasons covers the entire Amazon floor and makes this remarkable Jungle into a flooded river way through the giant canopied trees. In the National Geographic documentary on the Flooded Rainforest points out that these new waterways brings in several different types of fish that wouldn’t usually be there. According to film fish that are usually found in the main portion of the Amazon River come to the inward parts of the newly formed Flooded Rainforest. One…

Throughout American history, it’s clear to see that the majority of white interaction with Native Americans didn’t end well for the natives. Although this is the case in most circumstances, there is one instance that boded well for both parties. In the case of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the treatment of native people was intended to be fair and kind from the onset, and was executed as such. Thus, Lewis and Clark were respectful to the Native Americans and their cultures. The beginning of…

In Mark Twain’s, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn is portrayed as an uneducated, rebellious kid. Although he may not have formal education, Huck is far from unintelligent. He survives an incredible journey and faces many challenges in which he has to make life changing decisions. Throughout this novel, Huck struggles with his sense of morality, but in the end, even though it may not be what society dictates is correct, he always manages to do right. Huck is a poor and uneducated…

Outside perception of Louisiana is spicy crawfish, deep accents, and bad hygiene, but this perception does not portray Louisiana’s rich culture. Mike Tidwell, the author, felt like researching was not enough to grasp the full feel for the unique southern Louisiana living. Tidwell takes it upon himself to explore the culture by embedding himself in with the local people, which by doing so opened his eyes to a lot of individuals who are being affected by the vanishing cajun culture. The culture of…