Mississippi’s Microbe In developing a microbe to represent Mississippi best‚ one must ponder the item most important to many Mississippians—food. For some the food of choice may be a juicy steak; but for others‚ the favorite part of any dinner is dessert. Those in search of the best desserts of every state choose to come to Mississippi for the “Mississippi Mud Pie‚” also known as the “Muddy Mississippi Cake” (Penn; “Mississippi”). The “Mississippi Mud Pie” is a tasty treat composed of three tiers: a cookie
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multilinguals tend to switch languages within the sameutterance. This phenomenon is referred to as code-switching. Eyamba Bokamba‚ a professor of Second Language Acquisition at the University of Illinois defines code-switching as‚ ’ [...] themixing of words‚ phrases and sentences from two distinct grammatical (sub) systems across sentence boundaries within the same speech event’ (Bokamba‚ 1989). Code-switching is then one phenomenon that results from bilingualism and multilingualism. Sociolinguists
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Marvelous History Makings for Women from 1865 Suzann Sumner HIS204: American History since 1865 Instructor Jacquelyne Howard June 17‚ 2013 Women have sought out equality and its benefits for the longest of time. Their desire to own themselves and control the world’s perspective of women has been motivation throughout decades. Looking back as far as 1865‚ Women have always worked hard to care for the family even while they stood behind the man. Women used their skills to manage the home by
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The Mississippi River system was the highway of the western part of the Confederate and United States. At the beginning of the war‚ the South controlled the Mississippi from the meeting of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers at Cairo‚ Illinois to New Orleans‚ Louisiana. There were several important rebel strongholds along the Mississippi‚ including Memphis‚ Island Number Ten‚ on the Tennessee-Kentucky border‚ and Vicksburg‚ Mississippi. The Union realized that controlling the Mississippi River was essential
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RECONSTRUCTION: HIGH HOPES AND SHATTERED DREAMS 1865-1877 CHAPTER 15 Rodrigo Gavilanez Rodrigo Gavilanez Professor Bonanno History 152 Section H1 9 October 2008 Reconstruction: High Hopes and Shattered Dreams‚ 1865-1877 The United States of America faced a lot of difficult times during its history to get of what today we call America. At the beginning‚ two of the most important changes that American’s History remembers were the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1‚ 1863
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Code of Hammurabi The Code of Hammurabi is an ancient set of laws that was used to establish order in ancient Egypt. Although this code would be viewed as brutal by today’s standards‚ it was a huge step forward in the pursuit of stability in the ancient world. Perhaps the most brutal aspect of this code is the concept of lex talionus‚ or the “eye for an eye” system of punishment that it established. The Code of Hammurabi is thought to be one of the earliest forms of written law. This code was
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The Code of Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC.) is the most prominent legal document of ancient Mesopotamia. It was discovered by French archaeologists in 1901 during the excavation of the Elamite city of Susa. Black basalt pillar on which was carved the Code retained the image of Hammurabi. The Code consists of 282 laws and represents the centuries-old result of legal thought and practice. It demonstrates the significant influence the laws of ancient Sumer and Akkad. The Code of Hammurabi provides a clear
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Hammurabi’s code Hammurabi was the King of Babylonia from about 1790 BC to 1750 BC Hammurabi is believed to be the sixth ruler of the Amorite Dynasty. Although he was a successful governmental and military leader‚ his name will always be known for his Codes of Law. Hammurabi was the first King ever to record all the Laws of his Empire. He had a black stone carved with the 282 laws of Babylonia. On top of the stone sits a statue of a God handing the laws to Hammurabi. Because of his codes‚ Hammurabi
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The code of silence within minority communities contributes to more violence and crime.The code of silence runs so deep that many blacks‚ who snitch‚ morally struggle with their decisions. No-snitching culture is engrained into our everyday life in these communities through music‚ television‚ and personal relationships. Not snitching on criminals and a violent act can lead into injustice for the victims and unsafe environment. The code of silence can and will affect individuals‚ families‚ and communities
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belong is to understand the tacit codes of the people you live with”‚ meaning that in order to be suitably linked to a specific crowd‚ you must understand their implicit codes and know to abide by them. Although some believe these tacit codes cease to exist among groups‚ I feel as though they have been implanted into every group within our society no matter what its size or purpose is. For example‚ one of the tacit codes I know far better than any other is girl code. Not all girls understand the
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