smaller‚ not a lot of kids per classroom. In my opinion‚ this would mean better learning because there’s not a lot of students all sharing one teacher. Education didn’t exist in the first few generations of Appalachia. It has definitely improved. The Appalachian area is still stereotyped to be under-educated because of their accents‚ made-up words‚ and mispronunciations. Back in the day‚ this happened because education wasn’t offered. People just concentrated on surviving. Men and women had to live off
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The Appalachian National Scenic Trail‚ is a footpath in the eastern United States for outdoor enthusiasts‚ extending about about 2140 miles from Maine to Georgia‚ along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains. The trail passes through 14 states and is maintained by 34 different trail maintenance organizations. It is the longest marked‚ continuous footpath in the world‚ at some points reaching elevations of more than 6000 feet. Wooden signposts and white paint marks on rocks and trees are
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Kimberly West Professor Hancock English 1010-Wednesday 20 April 2011 Appalachian Mountain Music Many listeners who are not familiar with Country or Bluegrass music may have trouble in differentiating the two types of music. While Country and Bluegrass share a common lineage‚ there are several differences set them apart. During the 40’s and 50’s Bluegrass music was a big influence in society. It combined traditional folk ballads‚ gospel songs‚ and string band music to create a style characterized
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Alyssa Cho Professor T. Bassett LCS 151_B February 27‚ 2012 The Idea of Helping the Poor through Liberation Theology Tracy Kidder’s Mountains beyond Mountains details Paul Farmer’s work in Haiti. Not only does it talk about him‚ but it also talks about his patients and the challenges he faced trying to attend to them and their needs. Liberation theology is giving preferential option to the poor because everyone should be treated equally. The rich already have
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Kim Silva Professor Rusnock History of Medicine 14 September 2012 Mountains Beyond Mountains "Beyond mountains‚ there are mountains." The Haitians use this term to express when an obstacle has been overcome‚ the next one follows almost immediately afterwards. In life‚ this usually seems to be the case. Many people’s solution to a complication is to surrender to it. Paul Farmer is an exception to this. He is a man that has persevered through life‚ battling his own problems‚ while drastically
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Saving One Life at a Time In the book‚ Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder‚ Paul Farmer made and continues to make a profound difference in the world. He was extremely successful because of the help he received from people who surrounded him. Partners In Health (PIH)‚ Farmer’s organization‚ gives healthcare to people who cannot afford it and treatment to those with tuberculosis and AIDS. Although he was a founding advocate to the success of Partners In Health‚ Farmer would not have accomplished
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that is funding for hospitals in rural areas of countries in South America‚ especially Haiti and Peru‚ where deadly diseases like Tuberculosis and HIV/AID was raging. Farmer and his organization are the two main subjects of the biographical “Mountain Beyond Mountain”‚ written by Tracy Kidder. Farmer and Kidder meet when the author was in Haiti‚ interviewing the American activity
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Analysis: The Shining Mountain Summary: Pangma-la’s father has named her after a mountain‚ that’s also called The Shining Mountain. She’s teased about her name in school‚ and her schoolmates are more interested in her father‚ who’s a famous mountaineer. He has big expectation to Pangma-la‚ and she feels like she’s failing. She decides that she will make him proud‚ and begins to practice in climbing mountains. Pangma-la and her father‚ goes to The Shining Mountain with the goal to reach the
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The “Shining Mountain” is a story about a girl named Pangma-La. Her father named her this special name because he wanted to name her after a mountain. Her friends and classmates tease her a lot with the special name‚ but the worst for her is that those who attend her school‚ is more interested in her father than they are in her. That’s because her father is a famous mountaineer. The father has very high expectations for his daughter‚ but Pangma-La does not feel that she can live up to these expectations
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Cold Mountain‚ written by Charles Frazier‚ is a historical fiction novel written in 1977. Charles Frazier writes about the grand journey of a troubled Confederate soldier on his way to the Blue Ridge Mountains. However‚ Inman‚ the soldier‚ is not alone in his journey. Although separated by distance‚ Inman’s life long lover‚ Ada‚ is experiencing a mental journey while transitioning from an urban lifestyle to a now Blue Ridge Mountain girl. Cold Mountain has taken warfare‚ love‚ freedom‚ and self-knowledge
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