because of their skin color. After the kids move to Welch, they discover some places do not have very decent teaching expertise, Jeanette says “ …but he stood at the front of the room next to a map of West Virginia, with all fifty-five counties outlines, and spent the entire class pointing to the counties and asking students to identify them”(137). In Welch, the learning is appalling. They “pass the hour watching a film of the football game that Welch High had played several days earlier”(137), in Jeanette’s
charming and intelligent man that educated his children through geology, physics, mathematics, and how to live life fearlessly. Later, when both the love for the nomad lifestyle faded and the money ran out, the Walls escaped to Welch, a ghastly mining town in West Virginia where Rex’s family resided, who he had done everything he could to escape from. He began drinking more, steeling the grocery money and disappearing for days at a time. As their parents got more and more out of hand, Jeannette and
The Glass Castle is not an ordinary story of a childhood filled with challenges and problems. It is a memoir written by Jeannette Walls of her childhood. Although a memoir and an autobiography are almost interchangeable, an autobiography incorporates the life of the author whereas a memoir is a segment of their life. This memoir depicts the defining childhood of Jeanette Walls. Since a memoir is a non-fictional story, the element of non-fiction and truth is the most important. There has to be significant
contrasts how Jeanette tried to showcase his admirable qualities earlier in the story. In the sentence she also no longe... ... middle of paper ... ...has the connotations of difficulty and adversity. In these lines, Jeanette realizes the emptiness of Welch and struggles that will continue to drown her if she stays. Wall’s also writes using informal diction and simple sentence structure, to make her story more personable and relatable. By using this simple and casual style of writing, the reader is able
Though debated by many historians, the Civil War is often referred to as a “total war,” meaning that the conflict permeated every aspect of life in the United States. The home front of both the Union and the Confederacy played crucial aspects in supporting their armies; however, there were many issues that both sides faced. On both sides the respective home fronts faced a failing economy and inflation as well as shortages of material and labor. There was the controversial question of slavery and
The American Civil War, a war between the North and South, Union and Confederacy. During the Civil War, the North and the South fought with their own advantages and disadvantages, though one 's advantage would be mainly the other’s disadvantage. So instead of thinking it as strengths and weakness, there were aspects that were either good or bad for the regions during the war. The main factors between the North and South were their morale, the type of society each had, the location of the war, their
University of Virginia students. The Valley of the Shadow Project is full of documents like letters, diaries, newspapers, records, etc. from the Civil War period. These are first-hand accounts of the events from Americans living in Augusta County, Virginia and Franklin, Pennsylvania from John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry leading up to the Civil War that Ayers uses in order to prove his claim that the North and South weren’t as different as believed. The archives show how Augusta, Virginia and Franklin
event in Appalachian history that holds the greatest notoriety is a fatal family feud that occurred inside the Tug River Valley during the late nineteenth-century. Within this valley was the border between West Virginia and Kentucky and two families resided here, the Hatfields from West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky. This feud may be the most notorious and familiar to Americans, but many are unaware of the truth, which is masked by the legends and myths surrounding it. This embellished and folkloric
views are still valid today. America can probably still learn from them.Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in either 1858 or 1859. Birth Records were usually not available to slaves. Booker, his brother and his mother moved to Malden West Virginia after the Civil War. They went to live with his stepfather, whom they had only seen a few times before. When they arrived in Malden, Washington was no more then nine years old. However, he went to work with his stepfather in the salt mine business
told by General Yeager himself, has the perfect balance of humor and action. Witty anecdotes and suspenseful flight sequences keep the reader engrossed. The book is a multi-million bestseller for a reason. Chuck Yeager was born in 1923 in West Virginia. He learned to always do his best and be honest. Chuck’s father taught Chuck and his brother Roy to hunt and fish at early ages. Chuck’s sharp hunting eyes and amazing hand-eye coordination were key elements of his piloting prowess early on
Appalachian culture is as broad and far reaching as the counties included in Appalachia. Appalachia is poverty stricken communities, found in the Appalachian Mountains that is defined by their levels of poverty. What is odd is the fact that they can add more counties to the region but they never take any out of it. Farmers, coal miners, old time religions, and even musicians help form the culture within the region. A land for many years that was in a sense cutoff from the outside world, the absolute
The Legend of MothMan Moth Man is alive he is seen where there is destruction he is living and waiting out in the mountains of West Virginia for the next tragedy to happen(Cryptid). The first sighting was with a young couple while driving near the abandoned TNT plant near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Spotting the very large winged man moving toward them they speed off. The couple was followed down Highway 62 to Point Pleasant city limits. The Mothman moved extremely fast behind them reaching high
For my essay I will be talking about the advantages and disadvantages for both the North and the South. The advantages I will be talking about the political, geographic, social, economic, and demographic advantages and disadvantages during the war. The Civil War started on April 12, 1861 and it ended on April 9, 1865. The North’s leader was Ulysses S Grant and the South’s general was Robert E Lee. The North had about 22 million people and the South had about 8 million people. The North had more
greatest" and "I'm young, I'm pretty, I'm fast, and no one can beat me." In Louisville on October 29, 1960 Cassius Clay won his first professional fight. He won a six-round decision over Tunney Hunsaker, who was the police chief of Fayetteville, West Virginia. From 1960 to 1963, the young fighter amassed a record of 19-0 with 15 knockouts. He defeated such boxers as Tony Esperti, Jim Robinson, Donnie Fleeman, Duke Sabedong, Alonzo Johnson, George Logan, Willi Besmanoff, and Lamar Clark (who had won
West Virginia is a land of natural beauty. Often described as “wild and wonderful,” the state’s fall foliage, scenic rivers, and abundant wildlife inspired the composition of a ballad. The song, “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” portrays West Virginia as “almost Heaven,” and the phrase is difficult to refute (Danoff, Denver, & Nivert, 1971). According to the West Virginia Department of Commerce (2009), the state ranks among the lowest in the nation for the cost of living, the employee turnover rate
High school basketball is not only a mental sport, but, also, a communication game. You must be able to communicate very well to play in Morgantown, West Virginia, especially at University High School. To make the team, you have to be basketball knowledgeable, talented, physically fit, and vocal. After four years of playing varsity basketball, the vocal part of the sport has helped me out in the long run. There are five positions in basketball: point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power
by their shape and size, and are most common any place they can find a warm wet place with food (Arnett 145-6). There are about 4,000 different types of these pests throughout the world (Blattodea 1). According to a professor of entomology at West Virginia University, "The American roach is considerably larger than any of the others" (Peairs 477). The do... ... middle of paper ... ...this pest. If these suggestions are not heeded to before the problem gets too out of control, the roach population
mom continued to tell me everyday that I needed to re enroll and complete my teaching degree. I feel that as minority it is very important for me to complete my teaching degree, there is a small percentage of minority teachers in the state of West Virginia. I feel that I will be a role model for children of my nationality and for all nationalities, by making a difference in their lives and showing them on a daily basis how important a good education is for all, and especially for minorities. From
Matewan In the film, Matewan, director John Sayles paints a 1920’s picture of a small, West Virginia coal-mining town. Over the course of the film, this seemingly American Township reveals itself as the site of feudal hardship for its citizens. The Stone Mountain Coal Company was the sole employer in Matewan. The company’s laborers struggled for autonomy and for freedom from the company’s grasp. The ideal method for this achieving such autonomy was organization of a union. This idea of union
Matewan The citizens of Matewan, a coal -mining town in West Virginia lived amidst a feudalistic class process. One may think of medieval times in connection with feudalism, but the film “Matewan” directed by John Sayles was based on historical events that took place in 1920. The feudal lord was not a European king, and the serfs were not farming his land. Nevertheless, feudalism existed in this southern town, as the workers did not have the ability to choose their employer. Unlike Capitalism