What Defines a Southern Man
Peter Gershon

This project revolves around the idea of what makes up a true southern man, what hobbies does he have, what job does he currently have, school, as well as attending a specific church every Sunday morning. The Southern man can be made up of many things, but there are specific traits that every true southern man has and shares in common. Through this project I will be highlighting the activities and every day to day actions this Southern man does on a weekly basis. The subject for my project is named Eddie Spears. Eddie is a 20 year old junior here at The University of Mississippi pursuing a major in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. He has also enrolled in the accelerated nursing program through UMMC here in Oxford then after working for a year or two he will seek a further education through a CRNA School. Eddie balances his heavy school work load through out the week while also making time to play guitar, go fishing when it is warm out, drive down some back roads around Sardis lake to kill time or go skeet shooting in some areas while also attending church every Sunday morning at Pine Lake in Oxford, and once a month he drives down to his home town in Terry Mississippi to go to church with his Mom and Dad. He makes this 2 and a half hour drive once a month to make his mom happy he attends church with her, just puts a smile on her face seeing her son in church with them. On the weekends, Eddie goes fishing, duck hunting in season as well as deer hunting in season, when it is not in season he still goes outdoors to scout future hunting spots.

Peter Gershon is a photographer from Costa Mesa, California an undergraduate at the University of Mississippi majoring in the B.M.D.S program with minors in English, Southern Studies as well as Journalism. Peter is passionate about surfing, sailing as well as duck hunting and everything outdoors. Mississippi has allowed Peter to learn about the numerous outdoor activities in this state since his favorite hobbies revolve around the ocean. Mississippi has shown Peter the beauty this state has to offer and is actively growing into a dunk hunting enthusiasts. In his past Peter was an Ocean Lifeguard for Laguna Beach and spent three of his summers at the beach, learning, observing  and protecting others from the dangers of the ocean. Eddie Spears is Peter’s best friend who is originally from Terry Mississippi. Eddie has shown Peter how to operate a firearm, learn the skills needed to deer hunt, duck hunt as well as turkey hunt. Eddie has shown Peter everything fun to do in Mississippi which made Peter want to revolve his final project around Eddie who embodies The Modern Southern Man.