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Introduction Southern American English is one of the most widely recognized dialects of American English; however, it is also the most negatively viewed dialect of American English followed closely only by New York City speech. With this negative view comes the perception that those that speak this dialect of Standard American English are ignorant. This could not be farther from the truth. According to many linguists, the Southern American English dialect is rooted in British regional dialect

mills within the United States. For the most part many historians tend to throw the idea of Southern manufacturing in the backseat since the North had a firm grasp on textile factories. The reason for this view is that many historians appeal to the idea of a Southern economy based on cotton and agriculture. However, this is not the case and many historians have failed to see this critical power move by Southern entrepreneurs. In many instances, business owners from the South would invest in internal

Southern Gothic Literature is a subgenre of literature that took place in the nineteenth century, inspired by Gothic writing from the previous century (Surber Study.com). In Gothic writing authors oftentimes wanted to bring to light the conflicts they realized were occurring at the moment (Surber Study.com). It was one of the most commonly written genres during that time. Containing very depressing stories, oftentimes in the horror category, Southern Gothic Literature focuses on deep feelings and

Current Organizational Culture Southern Company’s culture revolves around four main tenets: Unquestionable Trust, Safety First, Superior Performance, and Total Commitment (Our Culture). The first tenet, Southern Company outlines that qualities such as honesty, respect, and integrity; in addition to ethical behavior, is the driving force of company behavior. The next two tenets, Safety First and Superior Performance, work hand in hand. Southern Company prides itself on providing quality work in a

Presbyterian around 10% or so ( Wison 1).Throughout the entire range of life of many religious denominations since they were first introduced to the South, they have been able to preserve their culture even during the social changes. To fully understand the southern religious establishments, we must compromise motives, interaction and movements

The Traits of Southern Gothic Literature American Literature was shaped by the traditions of the Southern Gothic genre by exposing the dark side of the south. It criticizes the moral blindness of Race/ Class/Social Structure, Being an outsider, hypocrisy, Unrequited love, disturbed personality and much more. These traits exemplify the personalities and scenarios of the characters in the stories.Some examples of Southern Gothic works are ”A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, “The

Southern Comfort "The old ball-and-chain" is a phrase that many Americans are familiar with. Oftentimes we imagine it spilling forth from the lips of some distressed, fatigued, overworked man who is with his nagging wife. It is this image that the advertisers for Southern Comfort are trying to reproduce. They want the person looking at the ad to sympathize with the man in the image, the man dragging his imaginary "ball-and-chain". We associate the ball and chain

The Southern Manifesto urged states to oppose playing out the commands that were come to in the Brown v. Board of Education choice with respect to the racial reconciliation of government funded schools. The manifesto, signed by nineteen members of the U.S. Senate and eighty-one members of the U.S. House of Representatives, explains why these southern politicians in the federal government expressed that it would invert the choice since the court’s decision opposed the U.S. Constitution. The first

Jake Wild Period 7 DBQ Essay Southern Secession of 1860 and 1861 “If slavery must not expand in your mind, it’s settled, we as a state secede from the governing of the Union and join a greater power, the Confederacy. We will no longer be hampered in your hatred towards our way of living. ”…“Then be on your way, I shall not dabble in your cruel pro-slavery reasoning. Just bear the knowledge in mind, we are stronger as a whole.” The Missouri Compromise kept inevitable split of the Nation at bay

Hannah Daigle Dale Bailey English 131/03 23 September 2017 An Age Old Southern Controversy The Civil War began in the 1860’s and was one of the most important events in southern and U.S. history. In the south one of the major symbols of the war was the confederate flag. For me personally since I am from South Carolina I have found that there are two separate views on the flag which would be the supporting and opposing sides. The supporting side is said to be majority of white southerners and the