Southern Illinois Essays

Kristjana Popovski is currently pursuing a Computer Science degree at Binghamton University. Prior to attending, Ms. Popovski resided overseas in Europe with her two parents. Born in Albania, Ms. Popovski migrated to Italy with her family when she was five years old. After being entered into and winning the lottery Popovski had to make the arduous to immigrate to the United States, a decision which granted Popovski the ability to “build herself up from the bottom”. Once settled in America Popovski

1809. He was raised in a one-room log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky,  but later he moved to southern Indiana in 1816. Lincoln didn’t go to school often because he had to support his family. He moved to Southern Illinois in 1830 with his family, and Lincoln worked on a river flatboat hauling freight sown the Mississippi to  New Orleans when living in Southern Illinois. After moving to Salem, Illinois he got jobs as a shopkeeper and a postmaster. Later, he became interested in politics and supported

enough in 1818 Abraham’s mother, Nancy Lincoln, died of milk sickness. After the mother died, Thomas found a new wife named Sarah Bush Johnston. A few years later, the life in Indiana wasn’t as expected and the family had to move to Macon County, Illinois (Abraham Lincoln/Biography.com Editors- Childhood). Abraham believed that

was a lawyer and many other jobs before being a president. Lincoln’s nickname was Honest Abe because he was always honest during the time he was a lawyer. After that, Lincoln lost his mom and his sister because of poisoned milk. Lincoln moved to Illinois and that’s when he first saw slavery. He thought it was cruel so he joined the republican party to become President. He eventually became the President of the U.S. but people in the south part of the U.S. hated him because he wanted to ban slavery

received only 40 percent of the popular vote but handily defeated the three other candidates; The Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Constitutional Union candidate John Bell, and Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, U.S. senator for Illinois. Lincoln, a Kentucky born lawyer and former Whig representative to Congress first gained national fame during his campaign against Stephen Douglas of Illinois for a U.S. Senate seat in 1858. The senatorial campaign included an extraordinary series of public

law office. On June 16, 1858 the Illinois State Republican Convention asked Lincoln if he would run against Stephen Douglas for the United States Senate. The seven Lincoln-Douglas debates occurred during the summer and fall of 1858. The debates were over slavery. Lincoln's anti-slavery talks made him very disliked by the southern states, and when he ran for president in 1860 that made them even angrier. Without any votes or support from any southern states, Lincoln still managed to win the

County, Kentucky. Early in his youth, his family moved to southern Indiana in 1816. Lincoln’s childhood schooling was restrained to three short periods in local schools due to having to work constantly with his father to support his family. In 1830, Lincoln’s family moved to Macon County in southern Illinois. Abraham got a new job working at the Mississippi River, hauling merchandise for New Orleans. After finding a household in New Salem, Illinois, Lincoln became a shopkeeper, postmaster, and was first

business. The city is the biggest city in the state of Illinois, and the 3rd largest in the country. It has an estimated population of 2.7 million people and covers 234 square miles. Area code 312, 773 and 708 is in Cook County in the northern part of Illinois. Chicago is on of the most important cities in the Midwest because of its strategic location on Lake Michigan and central location in the country which gives it access to the western, southern, and eastern United States. History

away to Indiana. Abraham had to work hard splitting logs and other manual labor. But, he also had a thirst for knowledge and worked very hard to excel in his studies. This led him to become trained as a lawyer. He spent eight years working on the Illinois court circuit; his ambition, drive and capacity for hard work were evident to all around him. He also had a good sense of humor and was depreciating about his looks.(biography online) Lincoln taught himself law, passing the bar examination in 1836

1828, Abraham Lincoln sailed to New Orleans. During his time there he worked on multiple jobs, and impressed the locals with his good-natured personality. Lincoln “saw brief service in the Black Hawk War” [rogerjnorton.com], and tried to run for the Illinois legislature in 1832, but was unsuccessful. He continued running 1834, 1836, 1838, 1840, and was successful on all four. Lincoln was a member of the Whig party up until 1856 when he became a Republican. Also, he was studying law in his spare time

The Life and Accomplishments of Dorothea Dix Claire M. Okkema Valparaiso University I have neither given nor received nor have I tolerated others’ use of unauthorized aid. A humanitarian devoted to the welfare of the mentally ill, Dorothea Dix challenged 19th century America’s most incorrigible social problems. Dix was a tireless evangelist, and her extensive work has left a selfless legacy. Dismissing all opposition, Dix created a solution for the growing crisis of public institutions,

In 1843, Dorothea Dix submitted one of her first memorials to the Massachusetts Legislature. Following her visit to East Cambridge Jail in 1841, the inadequacies in the treatment of the mentally ill Dix had witnessed were highlighted in this memorial; whilst there she saw how prostitutes, drunks and criminals were housed together in unsanitary, unfurnished and unheated quarters. During this period, the mentally ill were treated inhumanely and many believed there was no cure and that the mentally

About Hyde Park - Chicago http://hydepark.uchicago.edu/ The neighborhood of Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most well-known neighborhoods. Located on the South Side of Chicago along the southern banks of Lake Michigan, the historical neighborhood is considered by many to be the city's most diverse and eclectic neighborhood. The neighborhood of Hyde Park is home to the University of Chicago and multiple historic sites, museums, great shopping, and dining. In recent years the area has received notoriety

rather than his relationships, that were most influential in shaping his personal beliefs. A second tragedy befell the family in 1828, when Abraham’s sister, Sarah, died in childbirth. After helping his father establish a farm in Macon County, Illinois at the age of twenty one year old, young Lincoln set out on his own. He worked with different people and got himself with different occupations. Lincoln worked as a boat man, store clerk, surveyor, soldier, militia, and became a lawyer in

Southern Cross University is a dynamic, youthful and associated provincial university with energetic campuses in northern New South Wales and the Southern Gold Coast. They are in the locations of extraordinary natural beauty and creativity. It has a strong focus on industry and community collaboration to produce engaged teaching and research outcomes. I have chosen Southern Cross University among the range of many other Australian universities like MIT Sydney, CQU, and CSU in Australia. In the latest

There are both pros and cons to the location of Maryville University. Cons include the high crime rates in the St. Louis area around Maryville. St. Louis is ranked far above average compared to other cities nationwide in crime. Aggravated assault and robbery are among the highest crimes committed in St. Louis. The most common crimes committed on-campus at Maryville are burglary and forcible sexual assault. On average, there are 15.2 criminal offenses per 10,000 students on campus each year (“Maryville

The above statement was made by Barack Obama, President of the United States of America during his acceptance Speech, November 7 2012. In this essay I will set out to break down these statements and analyse the content critically using Merton’s strain theory and Durkheim’s concept of anomie. I will initially set out some of the core principles of strain theory and the concept of anomie. . Furthermore I will analyze the concept of ‘’The American Dream’’ As Merton’s theory akin to President Obama’s

“Late one night, when we were all in bed, Mrs. O’Leary lit a lantern in the shed. Her cow kicked it over, then winked her eye and said, ‘There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight!’ (Abbott)” In 1871, a disaster arose in Chicago and reshaped the city permanently: a fire scorched around three square miles of land, leveled thousands of buildings, and stole hundreds of lives (“Chicago Fire of 1871”). Although the effects of this tragedy were harrowing, it actually served as the catalyst which allowed

When students go home after school they should be able to relax right? In an ideal world students should just be able to take there bag off and chill, go out with friends, play video games or go play sports at the park or something right, but no. Nowadays the average high school teenager has to go home, sit down at a table and basically continue school for another two-three hours. We have to do homework almost immediately after school because if we don’t then we will be up until 12 or later doing

in the air. This image of a balmy summer’s evening in the South is tainted and marred with horrific images of brutal lynchings. Holiday mournfully cries out about the ‘sudden smell of burning flesh’(Holiday 1939), the ‘black bodies swinging in the Southern breeze’(Holiday 1939) and the ‘bulging eyes’(Holiday 1939) and ‘twisted mouth’(Holiday 1939), of the dead bodies, left as ‘fruit for the crows to pluck’(Holiday 1939). This deeply graphic, and quite frankly, stomach churning portrayal of the murderous