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    young man‚ Huck Finn‚ who runs away with a slave named‚ Jim. On their journey they break laws‚ encounter challenges‚ and Huck is faced with questions that define his identity. The events in the novel take place during the mid-1800s along the Mississippi river. Throughout the novel Twain uses sarcasm and ridicule to expose flaws in society during this time‚ making Huckleberry Finn a satire. Twain uses the characters to satirize the flaws in mid-1800s southern society by mocking the racism‚ church life

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    Mark Twain History

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    printer and editorial assistant which is where he found his passion for writing. He published his first story Gallent Fireman which was a humorous piece that helped him get a job in St. Louis to become a licensed steamboat pilot apprentice on the Mississippi River. Twains favorite job was as a steamboat pilot apprentice but it was short lived because of the Civil War. The would be the foundation of his pen name "Mark Twain" that is a riverboat term for two fathoms or twelve feet and "Mark Twain" means

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    m through the  stories they wrote. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a good example of such  a piece of literature. The novel follows Huck‚ a white boy‚ and his friendship with Jim‚ a  runaway slave‚ as they travel down the Mississippi River. Within the story‚ Huck discovers the

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    Hurricane Katrina

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    levees were not capable of handling a hurricane five category hurricane. According to‚ (News Round‚ 2005) New Orleans is in a really vulnerable position for hurricanes. It lies above the Gulf of Mexico‚ where lots of the huge storms start. The Mississippi river runs through the middle of town‚ and Lake Pontchartrain is to its north. Because the city is on ground which is below sea level‚ these things combine to put it in a dangerous position for flooding. The location of New Orleans contributed to

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    the different washes we now have one lane specifically for only outside washes (express lane) and one for the inside and out washes (full service lane). This may not seem to be a big deal but our store is the busiest in the company west of the Mississippi river. We have the most volume of cars in the state by a huge difference. The majority of which are inside and out washes. Thus‚ this line is usually the longest leaving the “express” lane usually open. With lines come people that want to cut in these

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    strong friendship throughout the journey on the Mississippi River. Jim starts off as just a runaway slave but later on‚ Jim strives for freedom at Cairo. The relationship between Huck and Jim wasn’t just a simple relationship but it came to the point where Jim was almost identified as Jim’s father. Jim has children himself but since they’re not with him‚ Jim felt the need to support Huck. After getting separated on the raft because of a mist on the river‚ Jim said‚ “I could a got down on my knees en

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    Steamboats

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    The Steamboat was a very influential invention in the 19th century. Not only did it revolutionize the economy‚ but the social life and character of the American people. Although eventually replaced by advancing technology‚ Steamboats were extremely helpful in propelling America to the forefront of Industry. The lasting imprint left upon America left by the steamboat was monumental. The Steamboat was a result of the invention of James Watt’s Steam Engine ("The History of Steamboats"). The idea

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    by Mark Twain‚ morals play an important role. In the story‚ Huck Finn is traveling down the Mississippi with an escaped slave named Jim. Huck’s moral development throughout the novel comes from learning to see Jim as a human being rather than a piece of property. Throughout the novel you can see how society has influenced Huck through his view of Jim. In chapter 15‚ a thick fog starts to settle on the river separating Jim and Huck. When Huck finds Jim again he decides to play a prank on him. He pretended

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    1803‚ US President Thomas Jefferson founded the Discovery Corps and commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clarke to lead the expedition to the northwestern United States. Since 1804‚ Lewis and Clark have led an arduous exploration from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean and set foot on a 3‚700-mile journey on a manned boat. They encountered many obstacles throughout the journey‚ including extreme weather‚ animal threats‚ and poor nutrition. In one of Meriwether Lewis’s journal dairies‚ he

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    society? Mark Twain’s best- selling novel called The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of young boy’s adventurous escape from a conformist society in order to preserve his own identity and lifestyle. To escape‚ Huck travels down the Mississippi river on a raft; during his journey‚ he meets a black runaway slave named Jim. Both want to start a new beginning‚ with their own freedom. In the society they are living in‚ both of them need to conform to the rules of what is right or they will be

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