Jackson Resilience

This worker spoke with Ja'Nasiah Thomas Jackson at Brookdale office. Ms. Lucinda was present. Privacy practices and Tennessen notices were reviewed verbally the interview was recorded.

“What Curtis has done is to interpret Old Hickory's life and career in a fresh manner. Using an incisive, no nonsense, psychological analysis, Curtis argues that Jackson's life represented a continual search for personal vindication” another online source

A democratic society was on the rise and many Americans believed in equality but ignored enslaved African Americans. Government moved out of the houses of rich men and into the houses of the middle and lower- classes; education improved, suffrage laws were enacted, and newspapers were increasingly circulated. The political parties greatly changed; third parties began to rise, four candidates were chosen for one party, and Andrew Jackson lost his first election to John Adams. Adams lost his reelection to Jackson; both of whom created smear campaigns for each other, this improved voter turnout. Jackson represented the common man, throughout his presidency he served

Setting a novel in the south during the 1940s bring upon certain racial stereotypes that are deeply rooted in the mainstream culture. While these stereotypes may not always be true, they are extremely difficult to ignore and escape from. In Ernest J. Gaines’s novel A Lesson Before Dying, Grant Wiggins struggles to break away from the social norms of Bayonne Louisiana, and finds it challenging to convince others of his own worth. Although Grant has led a successful life, and has a respectable career, his white counterparts still treat him as a second-class citizen. Jefferson is another product of the system, who is also unable to elude the oppressive justice system of the time.

Secretary of State Melvin Johnson walked up to congratulate them and they were cordial to him since he bit down on his pride and made a heartfelt apology to Jackson for all the pain the State Department caused him, even though he wasn’t in office when it happened. Of course, being a gentleman Jackson accepted the apology graciously and pointed out to the secretary he needed to make the same apology to the other two men, to which he agreed and went off in search of Lt. Carter and Sgt. Blackwater. At that moment, Jackson hoped Chief would be cool and not hit him when he made his apology, he didn’t need to get him out of the Marine Corps stockade this time for hitting the Secretary of State.

Not a wealthy plantation owner, or a cruel person, but a fellow citizen. How was Andrew Jackson considered “a spirit who works through masses of men” if he was not one of the common men? Jackson’s character demonstrates how he was an American. His frontier fighter personality was admired by many during his time, as shown by being elected president twice.

Jackson embedded numerous themes without the biography. One of those major themes was social status within the African American community. Throughout the book the author discusses the leaders

It was dangerous and hard. Many times they had to turn back around and take a different route because they had come to a dead end. Finally after fifteen days they stumbled out of the mountains, exhausted and panicked. The weary party still had the Great Salt Lake Desert to cross though.

George W. Jackson, a state operated mental health center became Mid-South Health in 1997, and in 2010 Mid-South merged with Counseling Services of Northeast Arkansas. It has been a part of Northeast Arkansas for over 3 decades and is the only non-profit community mental health center serving Northeast Arkansas out of 14 community health centers. Mid-South is a public entity governed by a 14 member board of directors from the 13 counties with a staff of 500 that includes full time grant writer, support staff, pharmacists, psychiatrists for both adults and children, clinical psychologists, licensed counselors, social workers, case managers and nurses. In 2008, Mid-South saw 72,300 patients and served 10,000 clients in 2010 at all of its locations. Mid-South accepts all insurances such as Medicare, Medicaid, AR Kids, private insurance, and they also offer an income based sliding scale for those who don’t have insurance. They have many services that include outpatient, child and adolescent, and community support systems; also, they have resources like the speaker’s bureau, people skills training, and DHS offices. The speaker’s bureau offers half hour presentations on a variety of mental health issues at no charge for business and civic groups, and the people skills training provides informative and entertaining educational services for business, industry, schools, and other organizations; one hour programs to day long seminars are available by contract on many topics. Since

“A Worn Path” by Eudora Welty portrays an elderly, southern, African American woman’s endurance through a lengthy journey from her home to Natchez, Mississippi to obtain medicine for her ill grandson. Throughout the journey, the protagonist, Phoenix Jackson, confronts several conflicts. The tale describes the encounters of Phoenix Jackson during her travels using literary devices such as symbolism, conflict, and allusion to detail Jackson’s experiences as she overcomes the physical, psychological, and social obstacles she faces that ultimately emphasize her character.

This novel documents Grant’s part in Jefferson’s spiritual journey from an apathetic man raging with anger and resentment, into a mentally strong man with motivation and a purpose. When Grant sees what he has helped Jefferson overcome, Grant himself goes through his own change. He begins to realize that he, as an individual, can make a difference, with Jefferson, with his students, and even within the far from perfect community of Bayonne, Louisiana. As well as affecting Jefferson, Grant’s

Born to undistinguished parents and orphaned in youth, he was the first "self-made man" and the first westerner to reach the White House. If at this point the “champion of the common man” did or did he not spread democratic values Jackson election marked a new direction in American politics. He was the first American president with Irish roots. Founder of the Democratic Party, the country's most venerated political organization. During his two-term presidency, he expanded executive powers. In any case especially in the form of corporate charters for banks and other enterprises. Jackson supported the idea that all such measures that aided the rich, the privileged, and the useless aristocracy against the simple yet praiseworthy ordinary working people should be reminded of their place. The democrat's postures seem thoroughly unequal they still

The documents in “The Age of Jackson”, fall into two themes, government development and territory advancement. The government development is the theme of “John C. Calhoun Argues for the Right of States,1828” in document one, “Daniel Webster Lays Out His Nationalist Vision,1830” in the second document, “Andrew Jackson Condemns the Right of Nullification and Secession, 1832” in the third document, “Historian George Bancroft Assert His faith in the Wisdom of the people, 1835” in the fourth document, “John L. O’Sullivan, a Democratic Newspaperman, Venerates Democracy and the “Democratic Principle” in the sixth document, and “Michel Chevelier, a French Visitor, Marvels at the pageantry of Policies, 1839” in the seventh document. Moreover, the territory advance is the theme of “Lieutenant-Colonial Jose Enrique de la Pena Defends Mexico’s Actions against the Texans” in the fifth document, “John L. O’ Sullivan Defines “Manifest Destiny” in the eighth document, “Senator Thomas Hart Benton Justifies White Supremacy” in the ninth document, and “Senator John Dix, Advance into Mexico” in the tenth document.

In addition,Grants attitude begins to change after a few visit at the the cell with jefferson. Jefferson opened up to Grant about how he never had owned a radio or ate a bowl of ice cream in his life. Grant stated “I saw a slight smile come to his face, and it was not a bitter smile. Not bitter at all”. This action was a turning point for Grant. Jefferson’s thoughts revived Grants emotions and helped him see the actual person he was. Grant learned how to become educated and think like a man, rather than being negative all the time. He figured out that he wasn’t just accomplishing a good for Jefferson, but teaching his students that as an African American, you shouldn’t allow the white take control nor advantage of you.

Through the character of Phoenix Jackson in “A Worn Path” Welty produces a picture of an aging African-American woman in the Jim Crow South. In “A Worn Path” we learn of the hardships Jackson faces on her weekly journey for medicine to sooth the pain of her grandson. Welty conveys this these hardships by giving the reader insight into the physical health, the mental health, and the socio-economic status of Jackson.