Students earn awards for essays as part of ‘The Mississippi Everyday Heroisms Project’

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) – 4 College of Southern Mississippi earned awards for essays celebrating on a regular basis life in south Mississippi heroes

Created by Damon Franke, affiliate professor of English at USM’s Gulf Park campus, designed “The Mississippi On a regular basis Heroisms Mission” to nurture and collect narratives about southern Mississippi heroism from college students, school and group members.

The objective was to have the contributions completely housed on the College’s web site.

Franke mentioned the that the venture was impressed by creator James Joyce’s Ulysses and the movie O’ Brother The place Artwork Thou, each of which use Homer’s adventures of Odysseus as a mannequin for on a regular basis trendy life.

“Therefore, on a regular basis heroes have analogs with fable, however they don’t face the unrealizable expectations of superheroes,” mentioned Franke. “They’re our docs, our academics, our police, our stay-at-home mothers, our nurses, our scientists amongst many others.”

The writing contest featured USM college students, who submitted narratives of resilience and regional true tales about on a regular basis heroism.

The narratives comprised 600 to 1,000 phrases.

4 have been chosen as the highest award winners throughout a particular ceremony held Might 31 on the Gulf Park campus.

The winners included:

First Place ($200 award): Anna Riggs, “Like a Fencepost,” a touching tribute of affection for her grandmother. Riggs is a Move Christian native who graduated this spring with a significant in psychology

Second Place ($150 award): Isabella Brocato, “Dwelling Statistics,” which deftly strikes between the non-public and political in her efforts to lift consciousness a few scourge on school campuses. Brocato is a Hahnville, La., native who graduated this spring with a significant in political science

Third Place ($125 award): Jennifer Davis, “Past My Bones,” a private narrative representing a transferring examine in character and human resilience. Davis is a Florence native majoring in English licensure

Honorable Point out ($75): Maegan Williams, “Overseas College students Battle at USM in the course of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” a brave, self-explanatory narrative talking fact and energy. Williams is a Kingston, Jamaica, native majoring in biomedical sciences.

“Hopefully, these narratives can accrue in perpetuity as a illustration of Mississippi coastal resilience,” mentioned Franke. “I hope that these occasions assist to develop a house for writing on the Gull Park campus that reaches out to the group and serves as a document of our collective expertise.”

“The Mississippi On a regular basis Heroisms Mission” is funded via a School Improvement Award introduced to Franke by Tutorial Affairs/USM Coastal Operations.

Judges for the writing contest included, Professors Rebecca Powell and Chris Foley within the Faculty of Coastal Resilience, and Heather Miller, Workplace of the Provost.

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