brother‚ and two sisters in Gulfport‚ MS. Growing up as a child everyone thought that I would follow in my mother footsteps as a nurse‚ but that was not my desire. In 2000 I graduated from Gulfport High School and furthered my education at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Jefferson Davis campus where I graduated with an associate degree in General Studies. Unfortunately after graduation I did not go into that area right away. I was introduced to my husband Sedrick where we married
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slavery which leads to gangs. Hurricane Karina: was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Most notable in media coverage were the catastrophic effects on the city of New Orleans‚ La.‚ and coastal Mississippi. Criticism of the federal‚ state and local governments’ reaction to the storm was widespread. The bombing of Black Wall Street: community was the sight
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First Writing Assignment “Two Views of the Mississippi” As Mark Twain learned the trade of steamboating he needed to be able to discern between the beautiful aspects of the river which he talked about figuratively and the critical awareness of those same aspects as they pertain to navigation. The two sets of details are in juxtaposition. However‚ there is something larger happening in the excerpt. What is it? Define it as the thematic concern for your paper. Develop your thesis around the
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hurricane caused New Orleans to suffer great losses and the state was practically covered in just ruins and water. The remaining people had to travel in boats and other water transportation vehicles. The hurricane hit Louisiana‚ most of New Orleans‚ Mississippi‚ Florida and Alabama. Not including‚ other places outside of the U.S. The hurricane stopped and dissolved on August 30‚ 2005. The storm proved to be a force not to be reckoned with. After August 30‚ 2005‚ immediate relief was given to
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Prentiss Austin I decided on watching Mississippi Burning to write my final paper on. This movie came out in 1988‚ and stared Gene Hackman (Anderson) and William Dafoe (Ward) as F.B.I agents. Mississippi Burning was loosely based on the real life events of the search for three Civil Rights Activists who were kidnapped and murdered in summer of 1964 during the Freedom rides. This film interested me because I wanted to see how my acquired knowledge of the CRM influenced my feelings about the movie
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The Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan is a secret organization made up of white Protestant Americans who discriminated against black people‚ Jewish people and other minority groups. The Ku Klux Klan made society realize that there was still prejudices and racists in America. This group encouraged the government take action to stop discrimination from growing in the South. The Ku Klux Klan is an evil organization but‚ it made the people and government realize how bad discrimination was occurring. Members
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white passenger on a segregated city bus asked Parks to move‚ she refused to do so. She did what was righteous‚ not looking at the repercussions. A novel that explores this concept is The Help‚ written by Kathryn Stockett‚ and set in Jackson‚ Mississippi in the 1960’s. This book is about three different women – Eugenia ‘Skeeter’ Phelan‚ Minny Jackson‚ and Aibileen Clark – coming together to write a book and start a movement that changes Jackson‚ and the way the people view division of race forever
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Effect of hurricane katrina on insurance industry stock prices Abstract This study tests the efficient market theory by measuring the effects of Hurricane Katrina‚ one of the most deadly and destructive natural disasters to occur in the United States‚ on stock prices in insurance industry. It hypothesizes that insurance providers who offer services in the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina should incur a loss in the market-price of their stock following the natural disaster. This event
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devastated area right away.” It was after the disaster when the former President responded to the incident. He raised over $90 million for the Gulf Coast higher education institutions and regional faith-based organization in all states of Louisiana‚ Mississippi and Alabama. Bush’s presidential reputation was ruined‚ people blamed him for failing to provide relief for people in time. Bush’s involvement in the disaster‚ is a prime example‚ why government officials play a key role in responding to natural
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new orleans is a Louisiana city on the mississippi river‚ near the Gulf of Mexico. New Orleans is a mix of the culture and history of French‚ African and American. Mardi Gras‚ the unique festival that adapts from French culture celebrating public and parades on the street that only happens in New Orleans and the culture and seafood that bring many visitors to the city. But New Orleans was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina‚ because of its proximity to the coast and low elevation the city was completely
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