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The Lincoln Penny To most, the Lincoln penny is just a burden weighing down our pockets. Most people don't even give it a second thought, just one more thing to keep track of. But what people don't know is that the Lincoln penny has gone through numerous changes regarding the design honor and composition. In the early 1900s, the penny had the initials of its original designer, Victor D. Bronner (V.D.B.) Many people complained about the initials. They said it was distracting to the overall…

The Papaschase Land Claim is a battle that is still currently ongoing today. What was it that sparked such a major event? It is events such as the Papaschase Land Claim that show us the flaws in our judicial system, and allow us towards the betterment of society. What is the cost of such a learning curve? It all started when Chief Papaschase and his brother, along with their individual families started moving in the late 1850s. Over the next few years, the band moved through the Lesser…

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…

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…

Southwest Louisiana is characterized by extensive coastal marshland interrupted by numerous forests atop relict beach ridges, or chenier ridges, and natural ridges or levees. The cheniers of southwest Louisiana and the natural ridges of southeast Louisiana are unique geological features that are critical components of the ecology of these areas. They support a diversity of wildlife and, because of their location along important migration pathways, are especially important for Neotropical…

Imagine you lived in the time of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In a time,where kids under the age of eighteen,could get away with much more than they could possibly get away with nowadays. In a time, where not everyone shared the same rights, if you even had any rights. Huck Finn is one of the main books thatI believe, should be taught in every school, because it teaches many life lessons. The book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnteaches a numerous amount of life lessons. Firstly is…

In “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Passing of Grandison” we see two slaves that overcame great obstacles and proved to the world they are not there stereotypes. Races other than white had been painted as inferior and less than but both Jim and Grandison in each of these stories prove other wise. In the “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” we see a character named Jim. Jim is a slave and so is his entire family. Jim decides to run away from his master Miss Watson; Jim’s plans is to…

Huckleberry Finn Essay The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most widely debated books taught in schools. The controversy surrounding it is mostly due to the frequent use of the “N-word.” The use of this word and other racial situations incorporated in the novel have a lot of discriminatory background and tend to make students uncomfortable. This being said, it is very important for this kind of language to be used because it truly shows how people used to speak and how black…

that the examples of Huck Finn’s sound heart occur on the river while the examples of his deformed conscience occur on land. Those scholars are incorrect. The examples of Huck’s sound heart and the examples of his deformed conscience are not limited to a single place. Though most of the examples of Huck’s sound heart do occur on the river, some also occur on land. Furthermore, most of the examples of his deformed conscience occur on the river. An example of a sound heart would be anytime Huck…

Boating down the Wabash River near Lafayette on July 16, I witnessed firsthand the broad, winding river’s scenic beauty, but also got a lesson in the environmental challenges the river faces when two Asian carp hurled themselves out of the water and landed in our boat. The Wabash is Indiana’s iconic river and inspiration for our state song, yet in recent years two species of invasive Asian carp have infested portions of it. These voracious non-native fish consume nutrients in the water,…