Red River Rebellion

Ernest Hemingway stated, “All modern literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.” With that being said, this essay is to further discuss and analyze the novel through four different filters; purpose, audience, method, and reflection. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain writes, “Human beings can be awful cruel to one another” (245). This statement shows Twain’s outlook on society and his purpose for publishing this story. Throughout the entirety of the…

Jim and Huck found a abandoned houseboat floating down the river and decide to investigate the houseboat when they find a body on the floor. “[Jim] went and bent down and looked: ‘It’s a dead man… He’s ben shot in de back... doan’ look at his face- it’s too gashly’... Jim throwed some old rags over him”’(Twain 50). Jim can be seen as a father figure from this citation because it shows that he cares…

I think that Thomas Jefferson and the united States government should buy the Louisiana Territory, and the port of New Orleans because it would expand the United States and add more states. Imagine the United State's growing and gaining more land. Sounds great huh? Once we buy the Louisiana Territory and New Orleans port we will have so many great outcomes. Buying the Louisiana Purchase and the New Orleans port will increase land. If we buy the land and port we could expand territory. The…

Sanmenxia Dam would block all the silt from upstream and make the Yellow River “run clear”. (Yellow River, pg.184) After completion, the dam failed to block all the silt in the Yellow River because the rapid silt accumulation has exceeded Chinese leader’s expectations. The purpose of the dam was later changed to discharge silt back into the river downstream. Not only was the Sanmenxia dam rendered “next to useless”, (River Runs Black, pg. 52) Chinese people have also paid a significant economic…

In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, author Mark Twain attacks the corruptness of Southern civilization after the Civil War. Through Huck’s wild journey in helping a runaway slave named Jim, Twain ridicules numerous problems facing American society in the 1800’s to give the reader insight on the social horrors embedded in the culture and lifestyle of Americans in the South. In particular, Twain satirizes the South’s perspective of “civilization” within white society and the…

that spanned the Columbia River. In the center of this arch lived a…

The article, “Study Finds that Abuse Causes Children to Flee,” reviews a research project concerning adolescents who have been physically abused and the probability of their running away from violent situations. Dr. Ann W. Burgess, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, analyzes a large group of teenagers to identify reasons for running away. According to the investigation, “...physical and sexual abuse are important contributors...to chronic runaway behavior…” and…

Two Ways of Viewing the River When Mark Twain starts his career as a riverboat captain, he is enthralled and captivated by the grandeur of the Mississippi River. He is aware of the hidden dangers lurking beneath the water’s swirling surface, but his first impressions of the river’s majestic beauty clouds his perspective. Twain eventually recognizes that the river, although beautiful, was a dangerous, treacherous waterway with no compassion for people or the boats that traveled its route.…

Louisiana Purchase was a worthwhile purchase for America because of the new resources it brought, it doubled the size of the country, strengthened the relationship with the Native Americans, and gave America control of both sides of the Mississippi River. When Meriwether Lewis and William Clark went on their expedition of the territory, they reported an abundance of lakes and live animals that could support a large number…

Throughout the ages adventures whether they be fictional or realistic have impacted the lives of various people, no matter what their age or where they come from. Books such as Fable Haven or the Percy Jackson series broadcast various adventures through the eyes of different people and showed how it has impacted them as a whole. With this in mind, “The Odyssey” shows how a man is trying to get back home to his family, “The Cruelest Journey” has a woman trying to paddle all the way to Timbuktu in…