over by European control. Hernando de Soto was the first recorded European to reach the Mississippi River‚ but French explorers‚ Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette were the first to explore the river while searching for a water route to the Pacific Ocean. Although the two explorers did not discover all there was to the river‚ Sieur de La Salle was the first to sail and complete the journey of the entire Mississippi River. La Salle declared that the river belonged to the King of France (Lecture Notes
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on the Mississippi River It was a sunny afternoon in New Orleans‚ the passengers were starting to board the steamboat and every one of them was smiling while they were entering the boat. The passengers had so much joy and excitement for being part of a ride along the Mississippi river (Déjà Vu)‚ this joy and excitement made me think that an event like this meant something very special for the people of this city. When I knew I had been accepted into the University of Southern Mississippi‚ I immediately
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Central Mississippi River Valley I chose to write my paper based off of the article “Geologic history of the central Mississippi River Valley area in a nutshell” written by Dr. Roy Van Arsdale. Dr. Van Arsdale starts his book off by saying that we often associate the Mississippi River Valley with the adventures of Lewis and Clark‚ through Mark Twain‚ and finally to where it is now‚ expansive farming. He goes on to explain that in order to really understand and grasp all that the Mississippi River
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Anne Moody in his book ’’Coming of age in Mississippi’’‚ isn’t sure that the civil rights movement will end up as being a success. She is having a lot of doubts about the future‚ questioning herself about her sacrifices and the suffering she had to endure as an activist. In 1968‚ the civil rights movement and the freedom summer are still recent memories and nothing is won. The author wonder‚ if Mississippi will always be stuck in another time. She had gave so much to the cause that she cannot envision
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Bride Burning: A Global Problem Bride burning is a form of domestic violence that is practiced mainly in India‚ Pakistan and Bangladesh. It is estimated that many hundreds‚ and probably thousands‚ of brides are killed in this way each year. However bride burning is traditionally under-reported so it is very difficult to determine the exact figures. In all the countries concerned‚ government action is being taken to try to limit the number of bride burning deaths each year‚ but the problem is that
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Montreal Is Burning Essay #1 Presented to Professor In the Course of History 260 The day was April 10th 1734 and Montreal was on fire. Undoubtedly back then‚ Montreal was a very different place than it is today; it was a trade and military town of about 2000 people. Canada would still have 100 years before she became a nation and it was a time when Montreal’s social class mirrored that of its indigenous home France. Slavery was very much a part
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studies that judging people gender practices can reinforce gender equality as well as take for granted the human body. Have you ever watched the film Paris is Burning? Paris is Burning is about the 1980’s and queer culture. Paris is Burning describes how queer communities survived during this time. In Gender is Burning Butler writes “Paris is Burning documents neither an efficacious insurrection nor a painful resubordination‚ but an unstable coexistence of both.” What does she mean? Addressing this question
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Mike Fiato 10/25/13 English 102 “Barn Burning” Analysis In William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning‚” the protagonist Sarty‚ the son of Abner Snopes‚ witnesses his father’s negligence in taking care of his family. Abner Snopes continues to cause trouble and disrespects authority in different areas of a specific southern county‚ thus leading to his eventual death because of his failure to adhere to certain standards of society. The conflict that arises involves Abner Snopes being accused of being a
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again recently is the controversy of flag burning. The people that burn the flag claim they are making a statement; however‚ what is that statement? Is it appropriate to burn the flag as a statement of political discord or is it a disrespectful action that should be illegal? Below I will draw out the thoughts and reasoning behind both stances that have become a major issue in the U.S. again in the past several years. Although the dispute of flag burning has come before the Supreme Court several
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The lecturer talks about a weapon called burning mirror that Greeks used to defended themselves. She says that the points on the reading that support the idea that the story of burning mirror was a myth are uncertain. First‚ the Greeks were not technologically advanced enough to make a large sheet of copper. The lecturer refutes this point by saying that the burning mirror were not a single shape of mirror. The burning mirror could have been made with mirror pieces with the specifications of a
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