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    Jennifer Bahol 10/25/12 “No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong Only racists make them”. The great debaters movies and the Mississippi trial have their difference and also similarities about racism. In the great debaters and the Mississippi trial has their distinctness. The great debaters there was justice served. When one of the debaters James farmer give his audience a powerful speech about civil “disobedience is a moral weapon in

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    MUS 107 The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927 The Great Flood of 1927 had a major effect on African American culture and music. Specifically the Mississippi Delta blues. The blues is a genre of music created by African American communities of the deep south at the end of the 19th century. The blues consist of themes such as; relationships‚ emotions‚ work‚ sex‚ problems‚ travel‚ and life. There are more‚ but these are the most common themes of blues music. The Mississippi River flood of 1927

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    50 Inspirational Book Excerpts From "Discover Your Destiny with the Monk Who Sold his Ferrari" by Robin Sharma You are far greater than you have ever dreamed of being. And no matter what you are experiencing in your life right now‚ trust that all is good and unfolding in your best interests. It may not look pretty‚ but it is exactly what you need to learn for you to grow into the person you have been destined to become. Everything occurring in your life has been perfectly orchestrated to inspire

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    Coming of Age in Mississippi The autobiography Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody is the story of her life as a poor black girl growing into adulthood. Moody chose to start at the beginning - when she was four-years-old‚ the child of poor sharecroppers working for a white farmer. She overcomes obstacles such as discrimination and hunger as she struggles to survive childhood in one of the most racially discriminated states in America. In telling the story of her life‚ Moody shows why

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    Topic: Food In The Cafeteria Should Be Healthy Type of essay: Persuasion Introduction: Introduction Sentence: Parents spend a lot of time keeping their children healthy but at a young age‚ they start school and many schools n Topic: Food In The Cafeteria Should Be Healthy Type of essay: Persuasion Introduction: Introduction Sentence: Parents spend a lot of time keeping their children healthy but at a young age‚ they start school and many schools now a days have cafeterias

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    On the Mississippi River in New Orleans‚ there is a place where ships drop out of the water. These ships catch a current and go at least thirty feet‚ and then the ships will continue to descend to the east or south. This movement of the ships shows that there is a relationship between the rivers and the terrain that is around them‚ which can be seen with any river‚ not just the Mississippi. For the New Orleans River‚ the adjacent terrain is Cajun Country. There is a triangle formed in southern Louisiana

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    What One Sees Is Not Always What It Seems “Two Views of the Mississippi”‚ by Mark Twain is a very remarkable piece. In this short story he is reminiscing back to a time when he first sees the Mississippi River‚ the beauty he took in that day. Then he looks once more only to find that it is not all that enchanting. He looks back‚ only to find something that contradicts the beauty he is witnessing. When people look at something‚ they only see what they want to see‚ the truth is there is always a darker

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    Life EssayLife‚ you can’t subdue me because I refuse to take your discipline too seriously. When you try to hurt me‚ I laugh — and the laughter knows no pain. I appreciate your joys wherever I find them; your sorrows neither frighten nor discourage me‚ for there is laughter in my soul. “Temporary defeat does not make me sad. I simply set music to the words of defeat and turn it into a song. Your tears are not for me‚ for I like laughter much better‚ and because I like it‚ I use it as a substitute

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    MONOGRAPH PAPER COMING OF AGE IN MISSISSIPPI Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody was published on 1968. This autobiography is memoires of Anne Moody about growing up poor and black in the rural Mississippi. The book was divided into four parts from childhood until her late 20s that described the experiences of Anne Moody in the Civil Rights Movement and her struggles against racism. Anne Moody was born in the 1940s which was the time after World War II. This was

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    In “The Adventures Of Huck Finn”‚ the Mississippi River plays several roles and holds a prominent theme throughout much of the story as a whole. Huckleberry Finn and Jim are without a doubt the happiest and most a peace when floating down the river on their raft. However‚ the river has a much deeper meaning than just a compilation of water. It almost goes to an extent of having its own personality and character traits. The river offers a place for the two characters‚ Huck and Jim‚ to escape from

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