Southern Illinois

to reasons like student loans, moving away from friends and family, and meeting new people. One good reason why Southern Illinois University is a top choice school because it is not very far from Ste. Genevieve. Southern Illinois University is located in Carbondale, Illinois. According to the 2010 census Carbondale, Illinois has a population of 26,363. Since the city is rather large, there are many opportunities…

2016, students that are attending Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIUC) are forced to experience racism. Gordon (2015) has done extensive amount of research on racism throughout America. The only issue is no one can seem to pin point exactly why it is still lingering around. There are a thousands of colored students that are being victimized for the color of their skin and not the content of their character. This paper will analyze cultural markers (three photos-Appendix 1, 2, 3) that…

The Eastwood Campus at the SILP (Supervised Independent Living Program) is part of the Toomey Residential Community. The cooperate authority at the Eastwood Campus includes Judy Damone, the Executive Director, Teresa Sullivan, the Operation Director, Bob Moleny, the Program Director, Billy Brill, the Program Coordinator, and Nicole Malliard the LMSW. Their mission is committed to the advancement of all who enter The Eastwood Campus, including tenants, staff, family members, visitors, and service…

In 1832, ongoing tension in Illinois between American settlers and Native American tribes ignited into a summer of conflict where the participants failed to recognize opportunities to deescalate hostilities. This paper will begin by providing historical information relevant to understanding the conflict’s root causes. The paper will further explain that misunderstandings among both combatants regarding the root causes created an atmosphere that fostered an environment conducive for conflict.…

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Kentucky. When he was a boy, his family was very poor. He had a brother and a sister, but his brother died in childhood. They grew up in a small log cabin house, with just one room inside. When Lincoln was 7 years old, his family moved to Indiana and later to Illinois. So, Lincoln didn’t get much formal education. In his early years, he was influenced by his father who refused to own slaves even though it was legal at the time. Even though he…

when they are startled and can hit people or land in boats causing damage due to their heavy body weight. (National Wildlife Federation) As of now, environmental scientists and engineers have found that the most effective way to keep Asian Carp from invading the Great Lakes is hydrologic separation between the waterways of the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes (National Wildlife Federation) but environmentalists and engineers are continuing to look for other solutions to this issue…

of Antonio. They live in Alton, Illinois. Alton is a city in Madison County. It is on the Mississippi River and about 15 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri. The 2010 census listed the city's population at 27,865. It is part of the Metro-Est region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in Southern Illinois. It is famous for its limestone bluffs along the river north of the city, and as the hometown of jazz musician, Miles Davis and Robert Wadlow, the tallest known person in history.…

No one had known that on August 4th, 1961, an individual was born that would one day inspire the world. Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to parents Ann Dunham, an elementary teacher whom later on received her PhD in anthropology, and Barack Hussein Obama Sr., an economist in the Kenyan government. Mr. Obama Jr. is a descendent of a line of strong, independent people. His grandfather, Stanly Dunham, was a World War II veteran and his grandmother worked to become the first…

“Oh Captain! My Captain!” is about a son who is attempting to inform his father about good news, unaware that his father has just passed away in a battle. Walt Whitman, the author of “Oh Captain! My Captain!” laments over the loss of his hero, Abraham Lincoln and viewed him as the greatest president in United States History. Whitman saw a “grand tragedy that promised ultimate purgation and unification for America” in the death of Lincoln (Reynolds). Because of this view on President Lincoln,…

Dorothea Dix was at a young age relatively in charge of keeping house and taking care of her younger siblings due to her mother’s crippling depression and likely other mental illnesses and her father’s abusive achollisim. While her mother likely being her first and most formative experience with mental illness, she was in no way her last. Having always had a fascination with the mentally ill Dorothea took a teaching position at the East Cambridge Women’s prison where she was shocked to see the…