Polyester Manufacturing Polyester fibers‚ the synthetic fibers‚ are long chain polymers derived from coal‚ air‚ water‚ and petroleum. They are formed through chemical reaction between an acid and alcohol. In this reaction‚ two or more molecules combine to make a large molecule whose structure repeats throughout its length. These molecules are very stable and strong. There are variations in the compositions and therefore in the properties of polyester fibers. Types of Polyester The polyester
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and taking up a hem. Many people are able to that. Altering clothes to make them fit better and creating clothes from scratch takes more skill and training. Some tailors and seamstresses specialize in certain techniques like smocking‚ embroidery‚ quilting or shirring. They make money while providing a valuable service to others. A wide variety of sewing machines are available today. There are mechanical models‚ electronic models and even computerized models. Even with all these machines available
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century. Corsets were a combination brassiere-girdle-waist cincher in an all-in-one garment‚ forming the foundation shape for fashionable dress. In days before spandex‚ how did the corset contour the body effectively? In the eighteenth century‚ thick quilting and stout seams on the corset shaped the body when the garment was tightly laced. In the early nineteenth century‚ baleen‚ a bony but bendable substance from the mouth of the baleen whale‚ was sewn into seams of the corset (hence the term whalebone
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“Everyday Use” In “Everyday Use”‚ author‚ Alice Walker uses the backdrop of a small town family using characters Maggie and Dee and Mama to symbolize the dynamics of the greater African American color‚ educational and class struggle in America. She uses the family because it is an institution that every reader can identify with. This is a story of what it really means to “make it” in the Black family and Black community. Mama typifies the single parent who is functioning in the dual role of
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Maggie. The story starts off with Mama and her youngest daughter Maggie waiting for Dee‚ her older daughter to visit from college. When Dee arrives‚ she shows up with new attire‚ a new name‚ and a man named Asalamalakim‚ also known as Hakim-a-barber. Quilting is used in the story as a symbol. For centuries‚ women have been associated with textiles through weaving and sewing. Although this has been primarily connected to mandatory labor‚ women have historically made quilts with significant meanings. Therefore
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Eddie Truong Prof. Gray English 28 11 March 2013 Finding The Theme Many stories around the world have a wide variety of theme and issues that are not easily identified. Throughout stories‚ authors like to describe the characterization of character rather than the plot. The reason authors don’t describe the plot of the story is because through the characterization of the characters‚ readers are able to distinguish the different issues the author has planted in the story. Alice Walker’s
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Elizabeth the first was born on Sunday the 7th of September 1533‚ she was born a princess but after her mother‚ Anne Boleyn’s death and her father Henry VIII re married she was declared illegitimate. She became queen in 1558. Elizabeth never married despite many petitions from parliament. She is known as the ‘virgin’ queen. 20 years after her death in March 1603 aged 69‚ she was celebrated as the ruler of a golden age. Elizabeth was intelligent‚ at age 10 she was tutored by Roger Ascham. She had
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Central conflict between mother and daughter in Alice Walker’s "Everyday Use" and Any Tan’s “Two Kinds” In “Everyday Use” Alice Walker depicts a cultural conflict within a family and explores the concept of heritage. “Everyday Use” tells how a mother eventually rejects the values of her educated daughter and celebrates the values of her younger daughter. The setting of “Everyday Use” takes place in the late 60’s‚ early 70’s. Narrated by the mother of two daughters‚ the story opens with an examination
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The Amish Culture The Amish are a fascinating people. They live surrounded by cities full of technology. Yet they live without automobiles‚ electricity‚ and most modern comforts that are taken for granted by many. Donald Kraybill asks the question “How is it that a tradition-laden people who spurn electricity‚ computers‚ automobiles‚ and higher education are not merely surviving but are‚ in fact‚ thriving in the midst of modern life?” Though they do not have all of the technology that we
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A Literary Analysis of Everyday Use Alice Walker ’s short story‚ "Everyday Use‚" shows the significance of genuinely understanding our own family traditions and culture through our present lives. The story presents two sides in conflict through the characters of Maggie and Dee. Mama‚ the narrator of the story‚ and Maggie‚ the youngest daughter‚ appreciates heritage as part of themselves and where they originated from. Dee‚ the oldest daughter‚ discarded her heritage from the start and never reformed
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