Essay On Kettle Bottom

Hazel has a strong identity in the story, she has much self-confidence and is not afraid of letting everyone know that she is the best, “Now some people like to act like things come easy to them, won’t let on that they practice. Not me. I’ll high-prance down 34th street like a rodeo pony to keep my knees strong even if it does get my mother uptight.” p. 1 ll. 29-31. Thus her strong and proud personality, she still loves and protects Raymond and is not afraid of showing this either. At the end of the story Hazel’s view on other people changes, when she sees Raymond running parallel with her at the May Day race in his own unique style. She realizes that everyone is not just who she sees them to be, that there are more to people than you can

In the world of Appalachia, stereotypes are abundant. There are stories told of mountaineers as lazy, bewildered, backward, and yet happy and complacent people. Mountain women are seen as diligent, strong, hard willed, and overall sturdy and weathered, bearing the burden of their male counterparts. These ideas of mountain life did not come out of thin air; they are the direct product of sensational nineteenth century media including print journalism and illustrative art that has continuously mislead and wrongfully represented the people of Appalachia. These stories, written and told by outsiders, served very little purpose to Appalachian natives other than means of humiliation and degradation. They served mostly to convince readers of the

The tone of this poem is very important. Throughout as I was reading this poem I sensed heartfelt and great concern for the new mother. Also, in this poem one may notice the role of

The spacing and structure of the poem is set up to allow flow and momentum in the poem and its narrative. The speaker’s voice is present with emotion as emphasised in a natural rhythm of thought offering an honest and bare interpretation of motherhood. The open “blank space” of the poem encourages a calm and breathy atmosphere, fulfilling a mood of tranquility and bliss. Each stanza is short with a couple quick fragmented thoughts before closing each section with the power of a single word. Each stanza breaks apart a separate thought filled with a loving passion the speaker uses to stress the beauty, wonder, and over-flowing love present in motherhood. To better the structure, the poem itself is broken into three parts, each representing a stage of motherhood. The first segment of motherhood that is represented is during the moments while the baby is still in the womb and the mother waits in anticipation for the baby to arrive. This “honeymoon” phase is expressed with a tone filtered through a perception of rose-coloured glasses and excitement as the mother is in utter bliss to carry a life into the world. The

To begin with, this story takes place mainly in Indianapolis in the 21st century. The story also takes place in hospitals, support groups in churches, as well as each other’s homes. From this, I can understand when Hazel describes

Work, Family and Faith, was edited to provide readers with an accessible introduction to the multiplicity of lives that constructed the supposedly homogenous group of “rural Southern women”. Oral histories of rural southern women blend to reveal narratives about the region and nation that were silent in the historiography. Following in the steps of Tera Hunter, Walker and Sharpless accentuated how vital women were to the construction of Southern history and society. They even touched upon the experiences of rural African American women, often over-looked in the historiography due

Appalachians have always been labeled as hillbillies who are lawless, violent and morally and sexually deprived. That representation is incorrect and it doesn’t do justice to the true Appalachian culture. The culture isn’t different than any other in the sense that it represents the lives of individuals living in a particular area

It is possible that the narrator is trying to reassure herself in this passage by claiming that the child was never made, but then why write the poem to her unborn children?

Pregnancy can be a challenging time for any woman, not only do women have to adapt to a constantly changing body but they also have to learn to manage the waves of hormones that are being produced by their prenatal bodies. According to Massachusetts General Hospital’s article “Pharmacologic Treatment During Pregnancy: Weighing the risk”, up to 20% percent of women deal with mental illness during pregnancy and women who have histories of mental illness are “particularly vulnerable” ( ). Not only do women have to deal with their own changing impressions of themselves they also have the burden of other people’s opinions of their pregnant bodies. The poem “Metaphors” depicts a very self-deprecating view of pregnancy and the speaker seems to

Firstly, within the novel, it is clear that Hazel is a caring person and is fully aware of what her body’s condition does to her

This past Sunday I spent a few hours at the Port of Miami aboard Carnival’s Vista cruise ship for the release of four new beers that will be served aboard the Carnival Horizon. The new beers will be served in Guy’s Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse|Brewhouse. The restaurant will combine the best of both worlds, a restaurant featuring BBQ developed by Food Network star Guy Fieri and a brewery whose beers are built around the smokey BBQ laden menu. The Brewhouse portion will be under the control of Master Brewer Colin Presby who has spent the last couple of years manning the Brewhouse aboard the Vista. “Smokehouse|Brewhouse is a unique culinary concept and we’ve created four fantastic brewed-on-board craft beers that not only showcase different tastes and brewing styles but also serve

This paper discovers the water budget for Berkeley, California in comparison to Terre Haute, Indiana. The two cities precipitation differs throughout the twelve month calendar year where many of the heavy precipitation months are totally opposite. Berkeley California’s winters, where the majority of rain occurs and Terre Haute, Indiana where the rainfall is observed as consistently disseminated throughout the year evenly. This paper will also magnify geographic position, climate and elevation in contrast of the two cities that reflects the water budget outlined in Project 1: Water Balance defined in

Louisa May Alcott, best known as the author of Little Women, was an advocate of women’s rights and temperance. Published in 1868, Little Women follows the lives, loves and tribulations of three sisters growing up during American civil war. The independence of women is a major theme in Little Women. Since its publication the novel has constantly been read and remembered for its feminist spirit. Little Women examines the place of women in society by presenting the portraits of several very different but equally praiseworthy women. We experience their multifarious interpretations of femininity and we see a range of diverse possibilities for integrating women into the society.

Water is a human right, not a commodity. It is the essence of life, sustaining every living being on the planet. Without it we would have no plants, no animals, no people. However, while water consumption doubles every twenty years our water sources are being depleted, polluted and exploited by multinational corporations. Water privatization has been promoted by corporations and international lending institutions as the solution to the global water crises but the only one’s who benefit from water privatization are investors and international banks. The essential dilemma of privatization is that the profit interests of private water utilities ultimately jeopardizes the safeguarding of the human right to water. Access to clean, sufficient

* Who are the main Stakeholders of beverage companies such as Coca cola and nestle in this case? How would you prioritize their stake and how legitimate are the different stakes?