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“And Call It New Orleans” is a great article. I knew from taking Louisiana history that the French purchased Louisiana, and that it is the home of the Creoles. This article shows how deeply embedded the French history is in Louisiana, mainly New Orleans and how scandals, once again, made history in our country.
Pauger’s choice of street names was very wise. Pauger knew who was and who wasn’t going to be a great accessory to the city and he also knew who kept John Law’s financial system rolling. The royal court were the most important people. The way he named the streets reminds me of how some churches name their pews. The most important people have their name at the end of the pew, but in this case, it was the end of the street. Pauger made sure that he had a favorable reaction from every quarter. He made sure he recognized every duke, the bad and the good. He also made sure to recognize the women, for the had money too. Pauger knew exactly how to attract his audience. Everyone could come party on their own street, and he structured it in a way that no enemies were along side each other. He didn’t want anyone to have a reason to dislike the city.
If I had to chose names for streets of a city, I would chose names of some of the great people that were very influential in my history. I would choose names like, Lincoln Street, Sojourner Lane, Martin Luther King Avenue, Eleanor Lane, Clinton Street and Barack Avenue. My street names would represent positive people who stood up for something and help make things the way they are for me today. The names would have to represent my culture and persons would be reminded of how great our country has become and the persons who stood for something to make it this way.
I enjoyed reading this article because it presents apart of history that is rarely or never talked about. It shows that there is always a deeper meaning than what one thinks.
September 7, 2008 at 11:04 pm |
“And Call It New Orleans” is a great article. I knew from taking Louisiana history that the French purchased Louisiana, and that it is the home of the Creoles. This article shows how deeply embedded the French history is in Louisiana, mainly New Orleans and how scandals, once again, made history in our country.
Pauger’s choice of street names was very wise. Pauger knew who was and who wasn’t going to be a great accessory to the city and he also knew who kept John Law’s financial system rolling. The royal court were the most important people. The way he named the streets reminds me of how some churches name their pews. The most important people have their name at the end of the pew, but in this case, it was the end of the street. Pauger made sure that he had a favorable reaction from every quarter. He made sure he recognized every duke, the bad and the good. He also made sure to recognize the women, for the had money too. Pauger knew exactly how to attract his audience. Everyone could come party on their own street, and he structured it in a way that no enemies were along side each other. He didn’t want anyone to have a reason to dislike the city.
If I had to chose names for streets of a city, I would chose names of some of the great people that were very influential in my history. I would choose names like, Lincoln Street, Sojourner Lane, Martin Luther King Avenue, Eleanor Lane, Clinton Street and Barack Avenue. My street names would represent positive people who stood up for something and help make things the way they are for me today. The names would have to represent my culture and persons would be reminded of how great our country has become and the persons who stood for something to make it this way.
I enjoyed reading this article because it presents apart of history that is rarely or never talked about. It shows that there is always a deeper meaning than what one thinks.