The Secret River

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction – Albert Einstein. In the case of several instances, Huck, a character in a Mark Twain novel, used his uneducated mind to wrought several acts of genius, as well as teaching us a few valuable messages. In Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, three meaningful subjects are explored in equality, education and slavery.…

P.B.S. Pinchback, or Pincney Benton Stewart Pinchback was the U.S. Governor, was a Civil Rights Activist for African-Americans equality, and was a U.S. Representative. He was born on May 10, 1837 and died on December 21, 1921. He was born in Macon Georgia and his father was a slaveholder and his mother was a former slave of his father, and his mother was freed before he was born. His parents were of different races even though this wasn’t the social norm back then. This was called being…

The Hereford Mappa Mundi was created in around the 1300s and is currently being kept in the Hereford Cathedral. The map was drawn on a single sheet of vellum (calfskin). It measures 162.56cm by 132.08cm (64 inches by 52 inches) and has many drawings that delineate the period in which the map was made, showing us about how people lived in that time. The maps were drawn and written with lots of detailed information, but could only be read by people who spoke a certain branch of French (Norman…

The heritage of River Valley Civilizations • River Valley civilizations had their own achievements but started decline at 1200b.c.e. • Middle East civilizations emerged and introduced Judaism and other innovations. • River Valley accomplishments amazed lower civilizations and are developments are part of society today. • Dead River Valley developments are legacies that inspire other civilizations. • 1000B.C.E-river valley civilizations decline lived for 2500 years but completely taken over to…

The Spokane River in Idaho offers you access to some of the best waves for river surfing, and paddlers, anglers and floaters will all find an appreciation for waves that range anywhere in skill from beginner to expert. Not only are you surfing, you will see some of Idaho's most beautiful sites, and learn about the swims. Whether you want a mellow experience or something more rough, you can find it here. (-- removed HTML --) Lochsa River Surfing (-- removed HTML --) Lochsa's Pipeline is one of…

The Indian civilization that once lived at the Cahokia Mound historical Site is believed to have reached a population of over 22,000 people. Archeologist and scientist have speculated on the purpose of each mound located on the site. Some are thought to have been used to build residences upon. The taller the mound the greater your status was in the society. Others are thought to have been used to mark changes in the seasons and important occurrences though out the year. The once…

As discussed in chapter 1 there are three stages of culture; stone age, bronze age, and iron age. The bronze age also started in India and manifested during the Indus valley civilization. The civilization spanned approximately one million acres with the central location Indus delta. Punjab located beside the region formed the first civilization in India. The Indus Valley is divided into four eras; early food producing stage, emerging regions stage, Indus stage, and late Indus and transformative…

Getting rid of Mark Twain's original Huckleberry Finn from national education would not be such a bad. It would allow for a more diverse set of books used nation wide. As demonstrated by the National Council of Teacher of English the top 10 most commonly read books in High School, Huckleberry Finn came in third for the public school with 70% of all national highschool requiring it and also, came in third place for private high school with 56% of them requiring the student to read Huckleberry…

Literary Analysis Mark Twain is widely recognized as one of the most important writers in American literature . The effect of his discipline approach to the short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County” incorporated figurative language like simile as well as hyperboles to further expand the the characteristics of the frog as well as other characters . He also incorporated hyperboles to exaggerate the certain situation and features the characters have . Furthermore in the short…

know yit what he’s a-gwyne to do. Sometimes he spec he’ll go ’way, en den agin he spec he’ll stay”. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, is around a young man, Huck, looking for flexibility and experience. The shores of the Mississippi River give the background to the whole book. Huck is grabbed by Pap, his intoxicated father. The text description from Huck’s part shows how uneducated people in the past in terms of their language usage. In Jim’s part, it shows the language that was…