In Uneven Ground‚ the author Ronald D. Eller narrates the economic‚ political‚ and social change of Appalachia after World War II. He writes “persistent unemployment and poverty set Appalachia off as a social and economic problem area long before social critic Michael Harrington drew attention to the region as part of the “other America” in 1962.”(pp.2) Some of the structural problems stated by Eller include problems of land abuse‚ political corruption‚ economic shortsightedness‚ and the loss of
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Industrialization and Appalachia The Industrial revolution did not “skip over” Appalachia but the native mountain people did not benefit from the effects of industrialization and were left in a worse situation. The stereotype of the Appalachian people that was formed prior to the industrialization era was that mountain people were noble‚ savage‚ independent‚ proud‚ rugged‚ dirty and uneducated. The industrialists to promote economic development and industrialization of Appalachia used this backward
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Where is Appalachia? When the exact location of Appalachia is considered‚ there are many different opinions. Some would say that Appalachia is an attitude rather than a geographic location‚ while others argue that Appalachia is a location‚ running the same path as the Appalachian Mountains. Others even argue that things such as coal‚ music‚ or the attitudes of rebellion and freedom define the location of Appalachia. According to this video and the Appalachian Regional Commission‚ (http://www.youtube
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Pre Modern Appalachia Essay It’s hard to think about living in pre modern times‚ with all the technology we have today. I have heard stories from my grandmother about when she was a young lady in Hazard. That was while coal mining was the big thing though. So for all my research I had to turn to other sources. When I think of pre modern I think of old television shows such as “Little House on the Para ire”. Simple times before industrialization made its appearance. In this essay‚ I am going to
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Appalachia is a 200 000 square mile stretch that extends from southern New York to northern Mississippi as reported by Robin‚ Bin and Brent (2007)‚ encompassing 410 counties and home to about 8% of United States’ population. The Appalachian region is grouped together on the basis of economic and geographical commonalities‚ culture and religion values. Despite the fact that Appalachia is well-known for coal mining‚ agriculture‚ art‚ music‚ love and hospitality‚ the dwellers seem to experience a great
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Hearing my sister say “dad” and “heart attack” in the same sentence was all that it took to make it seem like my world stopped. Although at that moment we were under the impression he was still alive‚ I had a knot in my stomach that felt like I knew that wasn’t true. The drive from color guard practice to the hospital was a blur. All I remember was telling the service desk my last name before being escorted to a personal waiting room followed by the doctor who informed me that my dad had died.
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unnoticed. The geography of a war has an impacting affect on the war and is sometimes overlooked‚ often leading to one side’s downfall (Falls 5). Appalachia has a fluctuating geography‚ for it ranges from eroded down‚ plain-like areas‚ to mountains areas of up to almost 7000 feet (“The Appalachians”). The Civil War had many battles located in Appalachia‚ an area stretching from southern parts of New York‚ all the way down to northern Alabama‚ Georgia‚ and Mississippi(“The Appalachians”). Appalachian
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The people of the Appalachian Mountains have been impoverished for years. They are all settling for a lot less then they should be. Most people in the mountains see that their parents did not graduate from high school so they feel that they don’t need to. They see their families struggling with paying bills so they feel like they should not finish school and help out by getting a low paying job and settling with working at Burger King or Walmart. They lack motivation to strive for excellence and
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Working and living in Appalachia has its difficulties. Being creative and innovative are needed as a social worker living in Appalachia‚ especially the rural areas. As said before‚ Davis Child Shelter is unique service because it was created to fill up the avoid of children who are unable to get into treatment because of waiting lists or the treatment is not available‚ and waiting to get placed out of West Virginia. All the children that have walked through the doors have suffered from a disadvantage
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Tammi Sweet Appalachian Studies March 8‚ 2011 Pre Modern Appalachia I read a little history for Pre modern Appalachia and learned that from 1770 to 1820 pre modern Appalachian Mountains was settled primarily by people with Scottish roots. They were mostly from Scotland and Northern Ireland. They engaged in a “kitchen garden” economy (Gary Farley). This basically just means they made the land their own and lived strictly off of the land. People during this time were more interested
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