Mississippi River and Essay

Mississippi is so … poor, racist, and unhealthy. These might be the top answers given if you asked anyone about their thoughts on Mississippi. Mississippi consistently tops the list of the poorest states in the nation. The history on the state of Mississippi past and present is still defined by its racist past. Today Mississippi tops the list of the fattest states. The Mississippi Delta region exhibits all these conditions in the worst degree.

In this paper I will inform you with a few of these events and topics such as the Civil war, slavery, as well as facts of the state. I hope my readers walk away with a new respect and outlook of Mississippi and learn how the past can affect the future, as well as the beauty.

Mississippi has a very rich history, and its history has made it the glorious state it is today.

Mississippi is in the United States that is located in the southern United States. The name of the state derived from the Mississippi river which flows along the western boundary. Mississippi is lowest median household income. Mississippi is covered by wild trees such as pine, pecan, and sweet gum. Mississippi has more acres of cotton than soybeans. Mississippi is the second cotton production in the United States and Texas is the first state.

Mississippi Delta became very industrialized in the early 1980s. The Delta had risen from a swampy wilderness through its heyday as the New South’s Old South to its post-New Deal status as a planter’s paradise, where those who reaped the benefits of a rapidly modernizing plantation economy also managed to maintain their dominance in social and political sphere. Agriculture remains the backbone of the region 's economy, but farms that once required hundreds of people have become more technical. In the Delta, cotton was once king and many people became dependent upon the development of cotton, and now cotton no longer need someone to pick it, farmers have target the growth of livestock, soybeans, sweet potatoes to make profit. By the late 1980s to 1990s, the proportion of all jobs in natural resources and manufacturing had decline from 31 percent to 29 percent in the Delta. Recently, U.S. Department of Labor has proven that the unemployment rate in Tallahatchie County was about 10 percent, reaching a year high of about 13.5 percent by the mid of 2010.

“Originally published in 2006, Mississippi Politics quickly became the definitive work on the state’s political history, campaigns, legislative battles, and litigation, as well as how Mississippi shaped and was shaped by national and regional trends.” While the second edition of the book still shows Mississippi’s gradual change from a blue state to a red state, it also examines the aftermath of Haley Barbour’s re-election campaign in 2007 along with the 2008 presidential elections. The one thing that I found most interesting about this book has nothing to do with its contents but everything to do with the two authors Jere Nash and Andy Taggart. Jere Nash is a well known Democrat who has held many political positions including chief of

Essay: What does the narrator seem to want from the reader? How does she go about getting what she wants?

The city of Greenwood, Mississippi was founded in 1830 by John Williams also known as Williams Landing. In 1844 Greenwood was initially named after Choctaw Chief Greenwood Leflore. Greenwood, Mississippi is also known as the heart of the Mississippi Delta. The city of Greenwood is well known for being rich in vegetation and wildlife. Greenwood has also been known for having lots of cotton and is known for being the cotton market. Being known for cotton, Greenwood was named “The Cotton Capital of the World. Prior to the Civil War Greenwood shipped cotton throughout New Orleans, Louisiana, Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Louis, Missouri.

Upon the conclusion of the Civil War, the United States was tasked with rebuilding a fragmented country. The reconstruction of the southern states posed the greatest challenge, for these states were left in the worst condition due to the majority of the war having been fought in their territory. More daunting than the reconstruction of infrastructure in these war ravaged states, was the reconstruction of their governments and the underlying duty these governments would have to protect the rights of newly emancipated slaves. The task of reconstruction was unique in each state, with states where slavery was more prominent posing the greatest resistance to change. Mississippi is one such state, whose history during reconstruction reflects the difficult task of weeding out the deep roots of racism in the south.

Domestic work and other types of work that is typically associated with women has always been undervalued and overlooked. Many types of work fall under the umbrella of domestic labor, such as: cooking, cleaning, mending, child care, running errands, managing the household, and much more. This type of work is highly undervalued and often ignored. Many of the works that we have looked at in this section highlight how many women felt about the domestic sphere that they were placed in. In this essay I will discuss this point using points from "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "Professions For Women". Both women commented on the domestic sphere for women and what that meant for them.

Judy Ortiz Cofer uses chronological order throughout her essay, A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood, to tell a memory that stands out in her mind. The use of chronological order in Cofer’s essay gives readers a visual of the events of the day starting with coffee hour to the end of the Mama's story where everyone is laughing. Cofer helps the reader visualize the room, the people, and what is happening in the room that day by fading in and out of storytelling. This is seen when she writes, such phrases as “On this day…” (110), “The whole time she was speaking, Mama would be weaving my hair…” (110), and “…Sara, played jacks by herself on the tile porch…” (112). When Cofer goes back to telling the memory of Mama’s story she puts Mama’s words into quotations, which helps the reader know that it was Mama speaking. Cofer also gives details about the women in the room that day, for instance, she states “…I was distracted by the sound of Aunt Laura’s violent rocking.” (112) and “Mama ignored Laura’s obvious discomfort, digging out ribbon... (113). The reader can see that Mama's story agitated Laura, however, Mama just continues on and pays no attention. Without the use of chronological order, the essay would be all over the place and the reader would not be able to put themselves in the story and have the feeling they were

During my visit to the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, PA, I viewed pieces of modern art that intrigued me, but did not invoke any strong emotion. After walking through the Harlem exhibit with paintings presenting social issues and other ceramics exhibits, I finally stumbled across the gallery of “European and American Art ca. 1820-1860.” This period of American history fascinates me because my 3rd great-grandparents Johannes and Johanna Engel, were first-generation German immigrants, who watched the steamboats roll down the Mississippi River across the town of St. Louis.

With the structure of this essay, I opted to go with a shorter introduction to merely set a light groundwork on what the two additional frames would build upon. Dr. Moe suggested this type of intro and I found that anything much longer than this would almost seem like filler that would only take away from the true meaning of the essay. In addition, I expanded my argument of Muriel Rukeyser’s essay to build a complete frame rather than just a brief foundation before diving into Alexie. This was an effective move in my eyes because her essay allowed for this expansion and offered many good quotes and points to build another frame from. With this larger portion of the essay established, it made my following frame even stronger than previously.

Upon the arrival to the North America continent the majority of the European settlers stood close towards the Eastern waters. Decades would pass for an idea to spark for the attempt to discover the West side of the Mississippi River. Two Native American tribes dominated the West, however in completely different geographical regions. Both the Chinook and Navajo tribe resided in the Western part of North America, the Chinook had a different ideology and society structure then the Southwestern Navajo tribe.

In this poem “Woman’s Work”, the mother is forced to do household cleaning which represents a domestic life and the impact of gender specific roles. This poem is written in the third person point of view. The speaker is the daughter of a mother who doesn’t work outside, but only inside of the house, and is forced to do household cleaning with her as she hears her friends playing outside in the street. Author Julia Alvarez uses imagery, simile, and alliteration to portray the meaning of the poem that women work harder than men.