...ability to cope with the loss of a loved one, the acceptance of failure, and intellectual growth and maturity. What Tidwell says about time in Louisiana, however, conflicts with the previously quoted description because “In Louisiana, the opposite is true: since that day a year ago… the state has lost 17,845 more acres of land” (291). This chilling statistic prevents us from accepting time as a natural healer and leads us to believe that it is, in fact, the most influential factor in the loss of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, fishing industry, and Cajun heritage. In Tidwell’s Bayou Farewell, evidence suggests the state’s failure to anticipate the problems from leveeing of the Mississippi River, the unintended consequences of the levees and mechanical drudging, and an overall attitude of denial are the main contributing factors in the destruction of Louisiana’s wetlands. The most pressing problem overlooked by the engineers responsible for building the Mississippi River levees is the lack of nutrients deposited into the land surrounding the river during floods. The Mississippi River carries sediments and soil from all over the country downstream where it eventually empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Along its route, the river deposited sediment that reinforced the surrounding land as well as creating new land. One estimate suggests that before leveeing, the Mississippi deposited an average of 85 million tons of sediments across coastal Louisiana and the wetlands each year. Parts of...
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...Kimberly Scott Wednesday, March 26, 2003 The Pursuit of a Dream Janet Sharp Herman Mississippi History 411 1. In this book there is a dream trying to be achieved. First, Jefferson Davis tries to create an ideal society. This society would be one in which members would strive to make the society work for all of its participants. Davis leaves his job as a successful lawyer to implement this dream. He buys a plantation and slaves. Among his slaves he tries to construct this new society. The Civil War put an end to Davis’ pursuit of this dream. But all was not lost for it. Benjamin Montgomery, one of Davis’ former slaves, brought Davis’ land and tried to continue the dream himself. After a period of prosperity, the society again began to decline. His son Isaiah Montgomery moved himself and a number of Davis’ former slaves to a small settlement in the Mississippi Delta. The area later was named Mound Bayou and served to be the ideal society for post-war blacks. The colony prospered and later declined. The theme of the book was the ultimate achievement of the dream. No matter who was trying to execute it or where they were trying to achieve it, the dream was the most important element of the book. The author’s main points were the start of the dream, Davis’s persistent pursuit of the dream, and Montgomerys later taking the dream to another level. 2. Joseph Davis’ dream was an ideal society. This society would be an efficient, prosperous slave plantation...
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...peacefully, lulled to sleep by the gentle, rhythmic, clickety-clack of iron wheels passing over jointed rails. Crewmembers roamed the aisles and halls making sure that those guests still awake were accommodated and comfortable. In less than a second, this peaceful scene was shattered by a thundering roar as seats were torn from the floor and passengers were sent flying through the cars. At 2:53 a.m. Amtrak’s only transcontinental passenger train, the Sunset Limited, plunged into Big Bayou Canot, killing 47 passengers. Eight minutes earlier at 2:45 a.m., a towboat, pushing six barges and lost in a dense fog, unknowingly bumped into the Big Bayou Canot Bridge knocking the track out of alignment. The train, traveling at a speed of 72 mph in the dense fog, derailed as a result, burying the engine and four cars five stories deep in the mud and muck of Big Bayou Canot.4,7,8,10,12,13 Bruce Barrett, a locomotive engineer, has described what might have been occurring in the cab of Amtrak engine Number 819 prior to the wreck.2 This scenario is based upon my 17 years’ experience as a locomotive engineer on a major western railroad and upon the compilation of bits and pieces of data from public records and accounts of the accident. Engineer Michael Vincent was at the controls of the two-week-old General Electric “AMDCopyright © 1999 by the Case Research Journal, H. Richard Eisenbeis, Sue Hanks, and Bruce Barrett. All rights reserved. 103” locomotive. Engineer Billy Rex Hall was in the cab with...
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...to sleep by the gentle, rhythmic, clickety-clack of iron wheels passing over jointed rails. Crewmembers roamed the aisles and halls making sure that those guests still awake were accommodated and comfortable. In less than a second, this peaceful scene was shattered by a thundering roar as seats were torn from the floor and passengers were sent flying through the cars. At 2:53 a.m. Amtrak’s only transcontinental passenger train, the Sunset Limited, plunged into Big Bayou Canot, killing 47 passengers. Eight minutes earlier at 2:45 a.m., a towboat, pushing six barges and lost in a dense fog, unknowingly bumped into the Big Bayou Canot Bridge knocking the track out of alignment. The train, traveling at a speed of 72 mph in the dense fog, derailed as a result, burying the engine and four cars five stories deep in the mud and muck of Big Bayou Canot.4,7,8,10,12,13 Bruce Barrett, a locomotive engineer, has described what might have been occurring in the cab of Amtrak engine Number 819 prior to the wreck.2 This scenario is based upon my 17 years’ experience as a locomotive engineer on a major western railroad and upon the compilation of bits and pieces of data from public records and accounts of the accident. Engineer Michael Vincent was at the controls of the two-week-old General Electric “AMDCopyright © 1999 by the Case Research Journal, H. Richard Eisenbeis, Sue Hanks, and Bruce Barrett. All rights reserved. 103” locomotive. Engineer Billy Rex Hall was in the...
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...Kate Chopin research report Kate Chopin is most known for her literary works such as, At Fault, Beyond the Bayou, Her Letters, The Story of an Hour and Lilacs. As any one could imagine, her life events greatly impacted her writing. You see tragedy, independence, happiness, and freedom within her works. Catherine (Kate) O’Flaherty was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on February 8, 1850. She was the second child of Thomas O’Flaherty and Eliza Faris. Her father, Thomas, was from Galway, Ireland and her mother, Eliza, St. Louis. Kate’s family of her mother’s side was of French descent and Kate grew up speaking both English and French. She was not only bilingual but bicultural. The influence of French life and literature if evident throughout...
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...than a decade, enduring horribly violent conditions. Northup was freed in 1853 with help from colleagues and friends. Northup was born a free person of colour in what is now Minerva, New York. Though he claimed to have been born in July 1808 in Twelve Years a Slave, a later deposition in which he specified his birth date and age indicates that he was likely born a year earlier. His father, Mintus, had been born into slavery but was freed following the death of his master, Capt. Henry Northup, whose will contained the stipulation that his slaves be manumitted. Mintus eventually acquired his own farm and enough land to fulfill the property ownership requirement that African Americans faced in order to vote. Solomon received some education and worked on his family’s farm as a child.He married Anne Hampton in 1828. In 1834, after selling their farm, the couple moved to Saratoga Springs, New York, where they worked odd jobs to support their three children. Northup also established a reputation as a talented fiddler.His experiences are the subject of the book and film 12 Years a Slave. Background Solomon Northup was born in July 1808 in Minerva, New York. His father Mintus had once been enslaved but was released upon his former master's death, and hence Solomon and his older brother Joseph grew up knowing freedom. Northup worked with his father on a farm growing up, and also took to books and playing the violin. Establishes Family and Farm On Christmas Day in 1829, Northup...
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...extraction, and Kate grew up speaking both French and English. She was bilingual and bicultural--feeling at home in different communities with quite different values--and the influence of French life and literature on her thinking is noticeable throughout her fiction. From 1855 to 1868 Kate attended the St. Louis Academy of the Sacred Heart, with one year at the Academy of the Visitation. As a girl, she was mentored by woman--by her mother, her grandmother, and her great grandmother, as well as by the Sacred Heart nuns. Kate formed deep bonds with her family members, with the sisters who taught her at school, and with her life-long friend Kitty Garasché. Much of the fiction Kate wrote as an adult draws on the nurturing she received from women as she was growing up. Her early life had a great deal of trauma. In 1855, her father was killed in a railroad accident. In 1863 her beloved French-speaking great grandmother died. Kate spent the Civil War in St. Louis, a city where residents supported both the Union and the Confederacy and where her family had slaves in the house. Her half brother enlisted in the Confederate army, was captured by Union forces, and died of typhoid fever. From 1867 to 1870 Kate kept a commonplace book in which she recorded diary entries and copied passages of essays, poems, and other writings. In 1869 she wrote a little sketch, "Emancipation: A Life Fable. Around age nineteen, through social events held at Oakland, a wealthy estate near St. Louis, Kate met Oscar...
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...ENG 102 Writing Project 1 3 Oct. 2012 My Mother’s Baby In “Désirée’s Baby,” by Kate Chopin, the main character, Désirée, is shunned from her home because her baby has colored skin. Although I can’t directly relate, my mom can. Years ago, my mom had a baby with colored skin, and my grandfather did not approve, much like Armand in the story. For Armand and Désirée, it was like love at first sight, and they marry. Soon they expand their family with the birth of a baby boy. Désirée’s world is perfect until Armand starts acting strange. She has no idea what could have caused this sudden change. When Désirée confronts him about it, he indirectly tells her that it is because their baby’s skin is not pure white. He can’t accept that their baby’s skin doesn’t match his, and he asks Désirée to take the baby and leave. My grandfather is very old-fashioned. He was raised on a farm in Missouri long before the civil rights movement. His grandfather lived with him, and they were very close. His grandfather’s family had owned slaves, and my grandfather grew up believing that the white race is superior. So, when my mom married a Hispanic man in 1986, my grandfather started acting similar to Armand in “Désirée’s Baby.” In the story, Chopin writes about Désirée, “A strange, an awful change in her husband’s manner, which she dared not ask him to explain,” (Chopin 191). My mom can relate to Désirée because her own father was doing the same to her. ...
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...Course Project MGMT570 – Managing Conflict in Workplace Professor September 2012 Introduction I. Work Environment A. History of Bayou Sorrel Lock B. What we do and how. II. Background A. What is the conflict and how did it begin? 1. What parties are involved? a. What are their conflict handling styles? 2. Factors contributing to conflict a. Different cultures b. Communication failure B. What has been done to mitigate the conflict? i.i. What conflict handling modes have been utilized? i.ii. Which mode was most effective/ ineffective? III. Recommendations A. How to bring closure to the conflict 1. Communication 2. Team Work 3. Compromise IV. Reflection A. What I learned from this assignment. B. How I will integrate what I have learned into my daily work routine. V. References Introduction I am a Lock & Dam Operator at Lock & Dam structure in . A Lock & Dam Operator I operate electrically, electronically, and/or hydraulically controlled lock or lock and dam gates, control valves, and other associated equipment required for passage of a variety of private and commercial traffic through the lock structure. Work Environment Our structure is a part of the Operations Department within the of the US Army Corps of Engineers in...
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...before the Civil War, Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a free black man from upstate New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the South. Subjected to the cruelty of one malevolent owner (Michael Fassbender), he also finds unexpected kindness from another, as he struggles continually to survive and maintain some of his dignity. Then in the 12th year of the disheartening ordeal, a chance meeting with an abolitionist from Canada changes Solomon's life forever. Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details his being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana by various masters, Northup was able to write to friends and family in New York, who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state. Northup's account provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, and describes at length cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on major plantations in Louisiana. The work was published eight years before the Civil War by Derby & Miller of Auburn, New York,[2] soon after Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling novel about slavery,Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), to which it lent factual support. Northup's book, dedicated to Stowe, sold 30,000 copies, making it a bestseller in its own...
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...was the livelihood of the country and with it held the greatest economic feature to trade in the country and the world for agricultural products and their export and intercontinental transfer. It was the last stranglehold the Confederacy held on the Union and the prevention of military supply and aid to the Deep South, commerce of the middle and northwestern states to the world and a waning support of the war in enthusiasm and economic demand. President Abraham Lincoln said of Vicksburg and the importance of its seizure, “See what a lot of land these fellows hold, and Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until that key is in our pocket… We can take all the northern ports of the Confederacy, and they can defy us from Vicksburg.” He went onto say after a trip made as a boy in a flat bottom boat to New Orleans, “I am acquainted with that region and know what I am talking...
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...completing work during the month of November 2014. Refer to the text book or help menus for any tasks that seem unfamiliar. For any items that are missing use your judgment and knowledge of accounting to make decisions and set up data. Assume you bought a restaurant called Bayou Fine Dining, Inc. This is an S-corp located in St Bernard Parish with one employee. Preliminary Work- 1. Create the following inventory items, Steak, sale price $10, purchase price $3, reorder point 20. Potato, sale price $2, purchase price $1 reorder point 20. Coca Cola, sale price $1 purchase price $0.50 reorder point 30 2.Ocotber 31, 2014 you take a physical inventory of your shop and find the following items are all the remains: 2 Steaks, 4 potato, and 15 Coca Cola. Make your adjustment as of Oct 31. 3.Balance on your MasterCard, Acct # 2050- is $174.00. Adjust if needed 4.Sales Tax Payable at October 31 needs to be $900 total. This consists of $500 due to St Bernard Parish and $400 due to Louisiana. 5.Create a new checking account, 1010 at St Bernard Bank & Trust. Record a deposit of $35,000 into the account and code to Loan from Owner. Transaction takes place October 31 6. Activate the payroll features in the program and set up your one employee, Raymond Nagin who just moved back to the area and is single with no exemptions. You will pay him $10 per hour. Transactions- 1. November 1, 2014 order the following items from Joe's Wholesale and charge to your MasterCard (2050) 45 steaks....
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...of societal roles and the way women were treated in this time period. Although in different locations, both women: Edna from The Awakening and Desiree from Desiree’s Baby can relate their struggles in their marriage. In both novels, it is evident to the audience that both couples lack a strong connection and at least one partner has a detachment from the other. In The Awakening and in Desiree’s Baby, Edna and Desiree’s relationship with their husbands negatively...
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...with a hug and a kiss on each cheek is not only normal, but also expected. Other cultures find it completely normal to stand very close to someone you don’t know while talking to them. If either of these things happened to us in America we would be shocked and probably very uncomfortable. In America, personal space is a social norm that will definitely receive negative sanctions if violated. We also refer to our personal space as our “bubble”. Because when someone is facing us, they must be a certain distance away or we begin to feel uncomfortable. At the same time, if they stand too far away we also feel uncomfortable and begin to wonder. What is uncomfortable because they had a cart full of equipment and I had my push bag with my books? I said I have the right to ride this elevator because I’m handicap with leg and knees problem and I received negative sanctimonious remarks, “so do I.” They stated to me can’t you...
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...Realist Essay What was the realist movement? The Realist movement was in the late 1800's and continued through the early 1900's. During the Realist movement, the world woke up and realized it had changed so much. Electricity, telephones, and radios were created at this time and effected how people lived. Artist became creators of cultural, for the first time in human history the Artist weren't depended on just drawing what the world looked like. They could leave the world of perfect drawing and pursue a different aspect of art. The realist movement didn't just help artist, it helped authors. Authors didn't have to write about romance, or fictional. Author could just be realistic. they did not need elaborate settings, weird/ attention grabbing stories. they wrote simple stories with extraordinary detail which made the story that much more better. Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy also known as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Tolstoy was a master of realistic fiction and is widely considered one of the world's greatest novelists. He is best known for two long novels, War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877). Tolstoy first achieved literary acclaim in his 20s with his semi-autobiographical trilogy of novels, Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth (1852-1856) and Sevastopol Sketches (1855), based on his experiences in the Crimean War. 3 questions is another master piece that Leo Tolstoy created. The story starts out with king...
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