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New England New England’s economy developed around the water and land resources available to the colonists. Massachusetts’ bay and harbors, enabled colonists to develop a thriving ocean-based economy. Fishing, shipbuilding, and whaling made the colony prosperous. The economy of New England also centered around the use of forest products. Since the soil in New England was too rocky to farm, colonists used timber from the forests for building houses, ships, and tools. Timber was also exchanged for…

Alice Walker, a native of Eatonton, Georgia, an African American writer noted for her novels, short stories, and poetry that illuminates the life and culture of African Americans (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica 2017). She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for her most popular novel, The Color Purple (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica 2017). Everyday Use is one of Walker’s short stories written in 1973 (247). One of the main themes of this story is heritage.…

about four years until she decided she wanted to move back. A year after my mom moved back she tried gaining custody back. The court left it up to me to decide whether I stayed with my mom or my dad. At the time my mother was in poverty and could barley afford a place to stay in. My step father could never helped to support my mom. Him and I never really got along.…

simple unleavened bread could be prepared in little time and kept well. *It is believed that bannock originally found its way to North America with Scottish fur traders between the 18th and 19th century. Scottish people prepared their loaves, using barley, oatmeal, or peameal. Frying it in a griddle, also known as a bannock stone, the loaf was left to cook near the bottom of a fire. Many of the First Peoples loved this convenient carbohydrate, it was easy and quick to prepare, especially when…

Boeotia, a region in Greece. Unlike many parts of Greece where the soil was light and thin, Thebes has rich, fertile soil that is well irrigated. This made it easier for farmers to grow crops. Some of the crops they grew could have been things like barley, grapes, and olives. Leading to thebes being one of the great agricultural centers of ancient Greece. Also it has abundant springs of water.…

urban peasant family. Both families during the Middle Ages did not have a bunch of assortment in their foods. They ate a variety of foods daily. Bread and stew were commonly foods for both families to eat. There were cheaper grains including rye, barley, millet, and oats which is made the bread. Unfortunately, they did not have any enough of wheat because it was expensive. There were beans, peas, and other vegetables in the stew including flavored with a tiny of meat. They also ate other kind of…

sassafras tree is the only tree mentioned that seems to not be present in Europe; Brereton describes this tree as “a tree of high price and profit.” This tree was likely the most profitable of all the above mentioned trees as it could be used for medicinal purposes, such as curing scurvy, and would likely have been useful in Europe and the New World. Fruits were also listed in some detail as they were encountered on the mainland and also on the Elizabeth Islands. Strawberries seemed to be the…

Today’s Romans do not eat a lot of huge meals daily. Their main diet is made up of pottage, a thick stew made up of wheat, corn, and millet. They will sometimes add a wine sauce or meat to the pottage. The common people eat wheat or barley as their grains, small amounts of fish, olive oil, some wine or vegetables that they’ve grown themselves. If they are among the lucky ones to own a cow, goat, or chicken, they can have access to cheese, eggs, and milk. They currently have access to the herbs…

I believe that the media portray the Southside as dangerous, thugs and uneducated people that always stay on the news. And portray Northside as well mannered, educated and sophisticated people that barley be on the news. That why people shouldn’t believe what the media is telling you because there’s always telling us half of a story. The south and the north side has a lot of things in commons. They both have good parts and bad parts of the neighbor’s hoods. They have good restaurants and…

Forest to the puritans was a place for sin, and where The Devil goes to make his deals. When Goodman Brown went on his trip he had to go through the woods which he describes " Dreary road of darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest, which barley stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind". Not only is it scary, but why was the path closed immediately closed? maybe so they could keep the devil in and not let him hurt anyone else. To the Young Goodman…