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    Even though the NASA Space Center could use a space station on the moon or Mars, the children of the United States need that money. Weather that’s to buy food or water, they are in more crucial need of that money. The billions of dollars used to build this International Space Station, could go to the children of poverty. First and foremost, the NASA Space Center in Houston, Texas, already has Space Stations in space. There is no real reason to spend billions on another one on the moon or…

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    2014). Additionally, the elderly have continued to be a large part of the populous in the Southern areas, but with the younger population migration decline and the limited offset of the increasing aging population there is a greying of the Midwest, Appalachia, and Northeastern (Frey, 2010, 2015; Kent, Lee, & Mather,…

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    1. How do the descriptions in these articles of the Upland South support or refute the picture drawn by your text’s authors? The Book gives us insight into The Appalachian region of America centered on the “Blue Collar” worker that conducts skilled labor to make a decent wage, and supports his family. He is a spiritual man with deep held beliefs, and an unwavering faith in his country, with facts based around the growth of the region, and emerging industry that is rejuvenating the working class…

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    passed around the communities. Frazier was able to accurately display many of the traditions and folklore of the mountain people through several different characters in this novel, giving Cold Mountain the reader an accurate display of the people of Appalachia. In the chapter, “the doing of it”, Inman is staying with a goat woman. This woman knows a great deal about herbal medicines and holds superstitions…

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    of just running from them. It’s about truly changing people’s lives for the better through education and service. Eastern Kentucky is my ideal home because of their commitment to diversity and goal of educating the people of our beautiful state. Appalachia defines my very person. I live and breathed the stereotypes and have defeated them in my own way through my education at the University of Kentucky. I seek a program that will equip me, through research…

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    “A Time and Again” by Breece D’J Pancake, is a short story from the Appalachian region. It is a seemingly innocent story, until the reader looks into the deeper meanings behind the lines in the story. The narrator is preparing to plow snow in his town. Along the way he picks up a hitchhiker who begins to speak to the narrator. Through his talking, the reader hears about a series of bodies that are found mutilated in different ways. In “Time and again” by Breece D’J Pancake, the readers are…

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    Overburden Film Analysis

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    On October 6th, the Appalachia class had the pleasure of watching the informative documentary Overburden, directed by Chad A. Stevens. A film that highlights the greed of a company and industry and the struggle and division of a community, Overburden tells the emotional story of how mountaintop removal of the Appalachian area, (particularly in Raleigh County, WV) does more than simply damage the physical environment. The majors themes presented in the film challenge one to think about the coal…

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    Spartacus was a slave from an outer part of the Roman Empire (Shaw 2). “District 12 was an area known as Appalachia” (Collins 41). Appalachia is an mountain range that in Panem was the furthest most remote district. So Spartacus and Katniss are from remote areas. After committing a crime and/ or being chosen in the reaping they are forced to go another place to train. Spartacus…

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    Surprisingly, Temple explains that most of their customers come directly from Appalachia. With 43% from Kentucky alone, a whole nation was being reached. Temple found that taking the trip is “indicative of the level of desperation most addicts feel” to obtain their next high. Becoming depended on painkillers is no different than addiction to the drugs we hear about only on television. Temple was careful enough to not give away too much more of his novel but urged the audience to understand that…

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    Cherokee Tribe Beliefs

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    “Cherokee Tribe” Did you know that there are more than 100 tribes all around the United States? If you didn't know, now you do! One of the most popular trips is the Cherokee. The Cherokee tribe has an estimated population of 300,000 people which are among different states such as: Oklahoma (being the most populated), South and North Carolina, Tennessee, etc. The Cherokees have lots of aspect similar to the regular American, such as in their language (english) and their religion (christianity).…

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