Most kitchens have aprons that used while cooking to keep clothing clean from splatters and smears. The history behind the apron, however, is one that not many people know. The apron was first developed to protect the clothing because very few dresses were owned by housewives decades ago. Aprons were primarily used because it took less fabric to make an apron than a dress and their smaller size made them easier to wash. Aprons had other uses than protecting clothing. They could be used to remove hot pans from the stove or oven. Occasionally, aprons were used to dry the tears of sad children or to clean little dirty faces or ears. When company came, shy children often ran to hide behind the apron until feeling brave enough to emerge. Outside
The name of the book I chose for my book report is Bras and Broomsticks. It is a fiction book. The author is Sarah Milnowski. The setting of the story is modern day New York City, New York. There are also small parts of the story that take place in Long Island, New York.
In the book "The boy who couldn't stop washing" by Judith L. Rapoport, M.D., the narrator, Rapoport, deals with hundreds of mentally disturbed children and adults who suffer of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Rapoport describes the intricacies of the disease and its treatments as well as the fact that the cause is unknown but there are many probable theories. Victims of this horrible disease are plagued with overwhelming thoughts of insecurity that tear apart their lives and haunt them, increasingly, over their lifetimes. Rapoport while learning about OCD, herself, learned how to treat each one with many different psychological perspectives including: biological, behavioral, and psychodynamic contributions. A story on ABC's 20/20 about OCD brought Rapoport's new study on the disease to the light, resulting in thousands of calls to her office daily from desperate OCD sufferers.
In "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, two sisters want the handmade quilt that is a symbol of the family heritage. Alice Expresses what her feeling are about her heritage through this story. It means everything to her. Something such as a quilt that was hand made makes it special. Only dedication and years of work can represent a quilt.
When I hear the word toddler I think of little girls walking around in mommy’s shoes, and miss matched clothing (because she’s getting to the age where she likes to dress herself.) And of course a cute smile that’s missing a few teeth. The word glitz, glamour and sashes don’t come to mind. Nor does the image of a little girl who’s fake from head to toe. Wearing wigs, flippers (fake teeth), inappropriate /reveling attire and fake tans. I don’t think of little girls dancing around a stage in front of hundreds of people getting judged on their “beauty.” Well, that is exactly what children’s pageants consist of. Pageants exploit a child for their outer beauty, their talents and over all perfection or as pageant judges would call it having” the whole package.” I bet pedophiles think the same thing and find these pageants very entertaining. And most of all, I don’t want to see a mother trying to live out her dreams through her three-year-old child.
Papyrus is one of the most amazing and “ahead of its time” inventions of ancient Egypt. Papyrus is ancient paper that the Egyptians somehow miraculously figured out how to make, which in all ways is amazing. The papyrus paper is made out of, as its name explains, the papyrus plant, which was a plant that grew well in the marshes of Egypt! This plant had a hard and “crisp” outside, with a soft inside. Papyrus was in fact a reed, and it had many uses. The outside part was used for a number of things, including Sandals and boats. Granted the list of the uses for the outside, grows quite long, the uses for the soft inside were to say the least few. The very main use, was in fact for papyrus paper! On another note, the back of the papyrus was somewhat shaped like a triangle or pyramid! This leads me to believe that there may have been some sense of spirituality behind papyrus, but enough about the papyrus plant, let's explore how papyrus paper was made!
Maggie’s ideas are limited because she only knows about her family’s history, but she has no clue about African-American history. In addition, Maggie stopped going to school, so she does not have the same knowledge and education that Dee has in the story. Throughout the story, Mama talks about how Dee is always making her and Maggie listen to her while she reads to them, which makes Maggie and Mama uninterested when Dee comes to visit. As a matter of fact, Dee’s ideas are limited as well because of how she is not aware of how much history is involved in her family and the quilts. Both characters seem to have differences when it comes to having an education because Dee is the one that went away to college and got the education that she always wanted. Maggie never wanted to go to school because she knew she had to stay with Mama and live the rest of her life at home.
small and they also had to sleep two to a bed. They were educated, but
Victorian clothing changed hand in hand with societies’ development throughout the 19th century. From the moment children were born to the moment they became young adults, there were expectations of how they should look and act. These “limits” and “guidelines” were always changing, and the new shapes and styles of clothing always followed. In the new and improved societies, children’s clothing was a very big part of their everyday life, as it still is now. Children’s clothing truly represented the society as a whole, during the Victorian era. The idea of an always changing and improving society is fully shown in both Victorian boy’s and girl’s fashion. They went from looking like miniature versions of their parents, to children, who could actually play and not be
The authors of the four stories have themes in common. One theme they all have in common is love. Would the authors be able to sit down in a room and have a talk? There are common themes, but some are deeper than others.
While all societies acknowledge that children are different from adults, how they are different, changes, both generationally and across cultures. “The essence of childhood studies is that childhood is a social and cultural phenomenon” (James, 1998). Evident that there are in fact multiple childhoods, a unifying theme of childhood studies is that childhood is a social construction and aims to explore the major implications on future outcomes and adulthood. Recognizing childhood as a social construction guides exploration through themes to a better understanding of multiple childhoods, particularly differences influencing individual perception and experience of childhood. Childhood is socially constructed according to parenting style by parents’ ability to create a secure parent-child relationship, embrace love in attitudes towards the child through acceptance in a prepared environment, fostering healthy development which results in evidence based, major impacts on the experience of childhood as well as for the child’s resiliency and ability to overcome any adversity in the environment to reach positive future outcomes and succeed.
There is little hesitation that the Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative impacts, short-term and long-term effects on the world we live in today. The Industrial Revolution was a period in time where everything went from being handmade to mechanically produce. During the Industrial Revolution children were used as workers, it was more common to find children in factories, as young kids were able to fit into places that adults couldn’t go, also; children were used to make money for their family. The impact that the Industrial Revolution has left on our world is very necessary to how we live now.
What is an ordinary childhood? I think it means being able to live a life full of imagination and wonder, without having to deal with real-world problems. My childhood was anything but ordinary. I lived in multiple cities growing up; however, Ardmore is where I primarily lived during the first 10 years of my life. The majority of this city is a lower-class society. Around here you either fought your way through or get caught in the trap of poverty and crime. Assault, burglaries, gangs, and murder are the main things associated with Ardmore. Don’t get me wrong this place isn’t as dangerous as places like Compton, but in my opinion, it was pretty close. My childhood memories revolve around the mental and physical abuse of my mother. My father
In the story Everyday Use Alice Walker uses the quilts as a metaphor. The quilt is used to describe how things that have been discarded like scraps can be turned into something unified and beautiful as a whole. This basically means that something useless and unimportant can be revamped into something that is valued by someone else. This quilt is used by Walker to describe African- American lives which have been misinterpreted and ignored throughout history. Although Walker uses the quilt as a metaphor for women, they have always been represented through textiles throughout history. Walker wants people to reconsider whether the quilts are counted as art since she suggests that the most artistic objects are those that have an everyday use. Walker dramatizes the "use and misuse of the concept of heritage" using the quilt as merging object and metaphor, but also challenging our definitions of what counts as art in our culture at the same time.
The traditional Wedding Dress first commenced in the early 18th Century, in London, when machine-made fabrics were first made available. The first to wear these elegant garments were the royal princesses. It soon became a royal competition- to try and outdo each other with their dress creations. It became necessary for a royal bride to look nice on her wedding day, as it was important for her groom’s country to be impressed with her style and wealth. In order for this to happen, she created a wedding gown of utter extravagance- with an overabundance of costly material (usually velvet, satin, damask silk, fur, and fabrics woven with thread of gold or silver). Typically the skirts would be gathered, full, and flowing- it was considered that a full skirt illustrated wealth and importance. Sleeves would brush against the ground, and trains would trail several metres behind the bride. As for colours- only the wealthy could afford rich, vibrant tones, so these royal brides wore deeps reds, purples and true black materials. In addition, the dress was densely covered with diamonds, rubies and other gems- sometimes so much, that the material was hidden beneath them!
The main purpose of uniforms is a means of identification, which is usually attributed to an organization that the individual is a part of. Although there are jobs that require uniforms (like the armed forces, police officers, firefighters, etc), others like call center jobs and online jobs have a more casual form of attire.