Logan County

Mark Smith's novel 'The Road to Winter' explores the behaviours of characters after their experiences of loss, and their ability to persevere whilst trying to continue to act to their own ethical principles. The protagonist of the novel, Finn, is one of the many who have lost their family and way of life to the deadly disease that has ravaged the world, yet has managed to survive without much external help and relative isolation. Whilst he has managed to keep his benevolent nature, others have not

The Road to Winter - Topic 3 Mark Smith’s, The Road to Winter (2016), charts the narrative of Australian teenager, Finn, who has survived a virus that has wiped out the majority of his town. Finn is forced to survive, protecting himself from the violent gangs in the North on his own, following the death of his parents. With survival being the main theme of the novel, the characters in The Road to Winter exhibit their exceptional and awful capabilities when their survival is threatened

Wreaking havoc throughout Europe, The Black Death was a destructive plague that left over twenty million dead in its track. Despite the atrocious consequences of this disease, it yielded a favourable aftermath such as the stability of the European population and the increase in demand for work (Damen, 2015). Similarly to The Black Death, the novel Crusher by Niall Leonard shows that positive outcomes often appear from situations that may seem negative. The protagonist of the novel, Finn Maguire,

The Logan County Conservation District is an entity of State Government in Logan County, Arkansas. It is organized by local people to develop and carry out a program for the conservation of our soil, water and other natural resources within the county. The program is administered by a Board of Directors. Three are elected by landowners within the county and two are appointed by the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission. The District works as a partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation

undergoes unpleasant experiences, but did you know that these experiences help you grow as a person? The historical drama novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, portrays the Logan family, and the hardships they must experience as a black family in the segregated South. There are four children in the Logan family: Little Man, Christopher-John, Cassie, and Stacey. One of Stacey’s friends is T.J. Avery, but T.J. later goes on to be “friends” with two older white boys, R.W. and Melvin Simms

I woke up 4 am Christmas morin’ thinking why i told that story to ya’ll those Logans. Everytime it hits me just hit me and i’se come balling every time. I stayed in bed the rest of the morin’ thinking why i had to lose all my family. I heard Cassie, Christopher John, and Little Man knocking on the door around sunrise. I didn’t answer. When the sky was bright and the cold mississippi wind blew, I trudged out of the shack in the snow and went up to the back door, thinking I should go say Merry Christmas

She savored a sip of the sweet red wine every time she changed the picture on her computer screen, the deep cherry color staining her lips. It was a beautiful ring, shining at every angle. In the center was a large glistening diamond with four smaller diamonds surrounding it to represent the four years they spent together before he asked the inevitable question. She looked up from the computer screen and caught a glance of the invitation, “Please join us in celebrating the marriage of Thomas David

he wanted to save it. He drank the water quickly because there was many streams with fresh water he could drink if he runs out. On the second day, Logan felt disgusting so he decided to bathe in one of the streams. While he was bathing, a strange wind came towards him and turned into a ghost right in front of him. This ghost looked old and Logan recognized the ghost, his father had told him about the ghost before. This ghost was Fletcher, who told people prophecies that always came true. “Hello

This enraged the miners and they began to exit the mines and take arms. Miners along the Little Coal River were among the first to militarize, and began to patrol and the guard the area. Sheriff Don Chafin sent his troopers from Logan County to Little Coal River area. The troopers were quickly overthrown, apprehended, disarmed, and sent back running from the miners. Frank Keeney and Fred Mooney, the leaders of the UMWA District 17, called a rally at the state capitol in Charleston

Sheriff to their county and took the lead on the murder of Veronica’s best friend. Keith Mars, Veronica’s father is convinced that Lilly’s parents, specifically her father, were somehow involved in their daughter