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interesting history? Like the fact that most of Lake Jackson sits on an old sugar plantation by the late Abner Jackson, hence the name. The museum mainly sponsored by local businesses enables the museum to offer free admission to all visitors. In fact, The Clarion at Brazosport College was the sponsor for January 2015. All visitors…

Book Review: The Radical and the Republican by James Oakes James Oakes, a historian and renowned professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, is also the author of the book The Radical and the Republican. His book goes into details depicting the debates and the civil war, which took place in the mid-1800.These debates were focused on Fredericks Douglass’s attitude towards slavery and the emancipation of slaves, as well as the political attitude of Abraham Lincoln. Oakes…

Like many cities in America graffiti art and murals are a big part of the local culture; there is even a famous place called Clarion alley which is covered from the walls to floors with street art. Street art is a very common part of urban culture which people use to tell different stories or to send messages. Rock and rap are the most common music genres in San Francisco like…

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced,” - James Baldwin. It is the same with us, whether the change is for the better or for the worse, our life circumstances will always involve change in one way or another. This is the very reason behind the struggles against racism, as it is the basis for us to face the deeply embedded prejudices and systems that drive inequality, and to the transformation of the oppressive structures that have been…

Graveyard for the Hardworking Three Messages from Elegy The poem Elegy, written by Thomas Gray, is about the working class, or better known as the lower class. Thomas Gray is a romantic poet, which means that he mainly focuses on nature and the simple life. The definition of lower class is, “the social class that has the lowest status; the working class.” In this specific poem it is relating to the people and the overall town; the town is what some may call a farming town. Such as, how people…

individuals. The text under review, Whosoever Will: A Biblical-Theological Critique of Five-Point Calvinism is a collection of essays resulting from the Southern Baptist Convention conducted in November 2008. As Pastor Mac Brunson explains, “Here are the clarion voices that are crystalline clear about one of the most important issues of our day. This scholarly work with pastoral practicality gives great guidance through a thorny issue”. This review will summarize the text’s content and survey…

Have you ever made history? How did you feel? Well, for me, I felt like I was on cloud nine. My softball team had made it all the way to the state tournament. Only the best of the best get to go play each other for the state championship title. It was one of the best experiences of my life. I will never forget this wonderful memory. School was almost out for summer break. My high school softball team was still playing. We had won our district tournament and moved on to the regional tournament.…

Andrew Jackson President Andrew Jackson barred the proposed bill re-chartering the Second Bank of United States in July 1832. He disputed that the bill, in the form with which it had been presented to him, was totally incompatible with sound policy and justice as well as the constitution. In the veto message, the President argued that the Bank’s license was completely unfair by virtue of the fact that it gave the bank extensive, almost monopolistic power in the market particularly in the…

car, at which time he stopped. Parker said he told the man to stop, at which time the man charged him. According to Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance, the man was able to get his hand on the officer’s gun during a struggle and turn it on him” (The Clarion Ledger). When my parents told me the news, that’s when my heart stopped. Then all I could think about was when was the last time I told him I loved him. This has taught me how fragile life can be, because every life should…

Being part of a library means you spend your time helping others and sharing knowledge for a specific reason requested, whether you are assisting a patron or a colleague. One of the primary goals of being a part of a library, whether it is public, academic, special, or other types, is to be able to freely share information, resources, and access with people across the spectrum, regardless of who they are. In addition to these aspects being a part of our job, we respect the notion of learning and…