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Why is the Mississippi river called old man river?
I have been told that the Mississippi River is known as "Old Man River" because as it flows from north to south, it forms the profile of a somewhat potbellied man, therefore he is deemed as "old." Louisiana finishes off his shoes. However true or false it may be, at least it will promote some interest as I have my students trace the Mississippi River on their Civil War maps.
What did Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette discover about the Mississippi River?
The main discovery of Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette concerning the Mississippi River was that it emptied into the Gulf of Mexico. Before that, the terminus of the great river was not known to Europeans.
What writer included the statement Life is a tale told by an idiot?
Speaking of life, William Shakespeare's character Macbeth, in Act V, scene v, of Macbeth, says:"It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Who told lewis and clark to explore the mississippi river?
Lewis and Clark where send my their former president Thomas Jefferson to explore the land that at that time had not been explored by the U.S.
In what river was naaman told to bathe in order to cure his leprosy?
He was told by God to bathe in the Jordan River.
Who is the writer of I told you so?
Rush Limbaugh
Did Shakespeare's parents support him when he wanted to be a actor and a writer?
We know so little about Shakespeare's life that we do not know when he decided to be an actor and writer, whether his parents were then alive, or whether he told them at all, never mind what their reaction might have been.
Who was Sienur de La Salle?
Sienur de La Salle was a frenchman who was a landowner and a fur trader. he discovered many lands. in north America. the Indians told him about a large river, named the Mississippi
What country did the name Jordan come from?
The country is not named after a country it is named after the river, which serves as a natural border between Israel and Jordan. All told though, if you are expecting to be as impressive as the Amazon, Nile or Mississippi, forget it; the Jordan river is one of the most unimpressive famous rivers in the world.
The haung he become known as the river?
Yellow is the name of the river. This was told by The Haung.
Which one of these excerpts from mark twains life on the Mississippi best shows that the story is told by a subjective narrator?
Before these events the day was glorious with expectancy after them the day was a dead and empty thing
Where is the first original holy Bible?
That would be the one he told the writer's of the bible to write.
