Mississippi State Penitentiary

Intro: Hurricane Katrina is an important event in history because it was a devastating hurricane that, damaged parts of the United States, the Federal government were unprepared, what has FEMA Changed to be more prepared? What happened after Hurricane Katrina hit? Thesis: Hurricane katrina caused damages to the united states and the United states was affected by the impact of the storm. History: Hurricane Katrina a devastating storm also known as a tropical depression that hit the Gulf Coast…

During the 1960s, each member of society had a mould, a niche in which she was expected to fit. For white women it was that of a wife and child-bearer, for African American women it was that of a maid paid 95 cents an hour while being expected to put food on the table for two families, and for those born in lower social class is was that of proverbial white trash, society’s backwater. While some at this time relented to the pressure exerted upon them by social standards and expectation, social…

Our Changing Welfare System: Mississippi Department of Human Services Isaiah 41:17 (King James Version) states,” When the poor and the needy seek water, and there are none, and their tongue failed for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.” God loves everybody, and he recognized that some of his children would be at a disadvantage; therefore he recognizes the poor and made provision for their wellbeing. God commanded that his people help the needy.…

Video Discussion Questions Behind the Scenes: “Our World Turned to Water” 1. Author Lauren Tarshis calls the flood in Louisiana “devastating.” What details in the first section of the video (0:10 to 0:48) help you understand how the flood was devastating? It was the first major disaster after hurricane sandy. 2. According to Tarshis, why is it important to share stories of people who have gone through difficult experiences? So that we an connect to thdm even though we are not living in…

When it comes to understanding yourself and your personality on a deeper level than normally, you must take personal stories into perspective that have shaped your life while growing up. According to McAdams, “defining oneself through a personal story is an act of psychological and social responsibility” (Engler 2009). Psychological and social responsibility relate to how you act onto actions around you and how you tie society into your viewpoint of the world. In other words, explaining yourself…

The Civil Rights Movement was a tense and emotional time period for society, especially in the southern United States. It was a callous fight that disrupted the civilization that our ancestors had strived to build. People were shamed, humiliated, and disgraced for individual beliefs and rights. Public areas were segregated between black and white people causing major controversy among the races. There was a lurking apartheid that still has a subtle presence even in our enlightened society today.…

In William Sydney Porter’s (pen name O. Henry) novel The Gift of the Magi, (1906), the young married couple, Jim and Della, the setting takes place during Christmas. The force that makes it difficult for the couple is having one dollar and eighty seven between the two of them and trying to find more money and of buying gifts for each other. The setting takes place during Christmas holiday. Jim and Della both admire what they possess already and want to enhance their worldly possessions (Jim’s…

very disastrous event that occurred in New Orleans. The hurricane was a very effective one but not as effective as Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Katrina did various amounts of damage to the people and the areas. It was the deadliest to strike the United States since the year of 1928 (“U.S. Census). Hurricane Katrina was the 11th tropical storm in the 2005 hurricane season (Hurricanes: Science). This hurricane had many aspects throughout…

Louisiana Costal Wetlands: Save the Big Easy Across the United States, there are over six million acres of wetland, that shelter countless species of fish, birds, and animals. The nation’s largest coastal wetlands are located in the southern part of the country along the entire Louisiana shoreline. “Louisiana wetland is the perfect habitat for oysters, shrimp, crabs and home to the most abundant fisheries in the world. Louisiana accounts for about thirty percent of the countries’…

In the story A Worn Path by Eudora Welty is a story that represents high spirits, trust, brave, and life and death. Phoenix Jackson, from A Worn Path, has a mission/journey to go into town for her grandsons medication. She goes through many obstacles she is a very elderly women around her 80’s. The connection Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” the character Phoenix Jackson is symbolic to a Phoenix bird from mythology because they both rebirth, go on missions/journeys, and have high spirits to where…