1. The Louisiana Purchase was of huge importance to the United States because it secured more trade opportunities. When President Thomas Jefferson purchased the land from France for only $15 million‚ it was for Jefferson’s own idea of how the U.S. should be. The purchase gave the United States access to the Mississippi river and to New Orleans‚ so that no other country could close it off and threaten the trade of the United States. The purchase was meant to strengthen the U.S’s trade with the other
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Loran Ubriaco Professor Samuel Nicolosi English 110 December 4th‚ 2012 The New Orleans Saints: Taking Their City Back February 7th‚ 2010. Super Bowl XLIV. Four years post Hurricane Katrina. As smoke cleared from “The Who” halftime concert‚ Thomas Morstead‚ the kicker for the New Orleans Saints‚ set to kick the ball off to the Indianapolis Colts to start the third quarter. With the Saints down 10 to 6‚ and Indianapolis’s Chad Simpson standing in his own end zone ready to return the kick
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expanded the United States territory immensely. This purchase is known as the Louisiana Purchase‚ which is arguably the best decision in US history. With all the new land resulted in lots of unknown questions. Some of them were what does this land provide‚ what animals are out there‚ who can be found on this land? To answer some of these mysterious questions Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to go explore the Louisiana Purchase. One of their stops on their journey was at what now is known
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America’s acquisition of the West took huge strides during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A major move in American history towards this innuendo was the Louisiana Purchase in 1803‚ under Thomas Jefferson. It was a land deal between the United States and France‚ in which the United States acquired more than 800‚000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River. Another major factor was the result of the Mexican-American War in 1848‚ the Treaty of Guadalupe. It was a peace treaty that
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At the age of 18‚ I decided to attend a local community college to fulfill started my education goals off. I attended Southern University in Shreveport‚ Louisiana in Shreveport where I accomplish so many goals. I was Freshman Class President‚ on the Chancellor Board‚ and in 2002 I was crowned Miss Southern University in Shreveport‚ Louisiana. Also in 2002 I received my Associate Degree in Business Management with a Minor in Accounting while doing this I was employed at a local casino. Once‚ I graduated
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This past summer I went to Louisiana with my wife and her family. It was the first time I’ve ever been to Louisiana in my life. This was going to be very special because I have never been out of Texas. We took this trip during summer break. My wife and I decided this trip so all of our family can go together. My father in law and I were taking turns driving it took us about 12 hours to get to Louisiana. The ride was very exhausting for everybodyI had gotten tired so my father in law took the wheel
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“Kingfish”‚ was a politician from Louisiana who had an interesting and tumultuous political career that culminated in his assassination attempt on September 8‚ 1935 and subsequent death two days later on September 10th. The book The Huey Long Murder Case by Hermann Deutsch provides a good description of the events surrounding his assassination before‚ during‚ and after. Deutsch explains Long’s political career‚ his views‚ and his popularity with the people of Louisiana and the media. He also examines
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marriage to Oscar Chopin by all accounts was a happy one. Taking on the role of a high society lady as well as wife and new mother‚ Chopin fit in well with the New Orleans culture. She enjoyed the Louisiana atmosphere so well that most of her writings were based here. Chopin continued living in Louisiana raising her six young children until the sudden death of her husband brought her back to St.‚ Louis (Skaggs 3).<br><br>Oscar Chopin died while their youngest child‚ Lelia was only three. Soon after
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Flowing in two directions‚ east and south‚ for 2‚341 miles (3.767 km)‚ North America’s longest river‚ the Missouri River‚ is a gem of natural resources and a vital transportation pathway. Nicknamed the “Big Muddy” because of its silt material‚ the river begins at the confluence of the Madison‚ Jefferson‚ and Gallatin Rivers in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana‚ and meanders through mountainous canyons and from bluff to bluff across the Great Plains. Around 1500‚ the Missouri River valley was
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Should We Abandon Louisiana explains the disdain that the people of Louisiana feel towards media coverage‚ the rest of America‚ as well as for relief agencies and their lack of contribution towards the rebuilding of the state after natural disasters. The author states multiple times that due to media outlets not covering the flooding of his state‚ many Americans did not know about the natural disaster. The people of Louisiana feel that because of natural disasters occurring frequently‚ cable news
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