First thing this morning we entered Arkansas. We were running low on fuel so we had to stop at a gas station to re-fuel. My parents were standing in line to pay and I was looking around and noticed a book on the region south west central. I picked it up and decided to buy it so I went back out to the car and started to dive into my new book. Once I started reading my book I found out some quite interesting things about this region. It was kind of shocking when I found out that the Mississippi river also passes through Arkansas. I thought it was only in Mississippi. Also, Arkansas’s natural resources are water, timber, and diamonds.
So it turns out that my parents had a surprise visit planned to my grandmother’s house in Arkansas. To our surprise when we showed up it turns out that she had an accident and had passed away. I find this ironic because previously when I was reading the novel, Grapes of Wrath on their trip the grandmother died. Its surprising how things have changed. During the Great Depression if a family member passed away while they were on the journey they often had to be left behind. I think that this is a very sad thing and I'm glad that this isn't still done today.
I really like how you added the book with your story and put some of the culture in your topic. I liked how you talked about some of the natural resources like water, timber, and diamonds `it really showed their importance to Mississippi.
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