Essays about: "Mississippi"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Mississippi.

1. 1. How has the initial governmental policy ‘The Cares Act’, which emanated from Covid-19, affected entrepreneurship in Mississippi and Alabama?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Erica Hasselberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Covid-19 pandemic; entrepreneurship; USA; Mississippi; Alabama; the Cares Act; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This Bachelor Thesis discusses the American government’s initial fiscal response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Cares Act, and investigates how the different disposition of money in the two States Mississippi and Alabama has affected entrepreneurship. This comparison is made through a descriptive analysis of how the two states, have distributed, focused and used their Cares Act capital. READ MORE

3. 2. Analysis of floodplain population dynamics in the USA from 1790 to 2010​

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Firoza Akhter; [2020]
   Keywords : Floodplain; levee; flood damage; flood insurance; population dynamics; population growth rate;

   Abstract : Floodplain is an important location for the economic and social development of society throughout history, although it afflicted by different disasters like floods and bank erosion from time to time. Population dynamics and distribution trends have important effects on the landscape and society. READ MORE

4. 3. Nina Simone In Concert : Identifying Activism and Self-awareness Through Interactive Qualities

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för musikvetenskap

   Author : Nadja Ali; [2018]
   Keywords : Nina Simone; musicology; performance study; interaction; self-awareness; activism.;

   Abstract : The singer and activist Nina Simone played a crucial role in the political and musical outcome of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s. This thesis aims to assess how Simone’s activism and self-awareness are expressed through interactive qualities by doing a case study of the performances of “Go Limp” and “Mississippi Goddam” on the live album In Concert. READ MORE

5. 4. The River as a Symbol of Liberty : An analysis regarding the Significance of the Mississippi River in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Soran Afrasiabi; [2015]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Despite the extensive research on slavery during the antebellum, few authors have investigated the connection between the Mississippi river and its importance and status as a symbol of freedom throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain. Therefore, this essay attempts to analyze just how much the river actually meant for Huck and Jim during their journey towards freedom. READ MORE

6. 5. The Usability of Remote Sensing Data for Flood Inundation Modelling: a Case Study of the Mississippi River

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Åsa Horgby; [2015]
   Keywords : Flood inundation modelling; LISFLOOD-FP; LiDAR; SRTM; remote sensing; hydrology; Översvämningsmodellering; LISFLOOD-FP; LiDAR; SRTM; fjärranalys; hydrologi;

   Abstract : The probability and impact of flooding is projected to increase in the future. This is due to climate and land-use changes (e.g. urbanization) in addition to the ongoing socioeconomic development of many floodplain areas. READ MORE