Kentucky

Introduction Harlan County is located in southern Kentucky and is know for the mass history with coal. This has lead to the creation of the documentary titled Harlan County, USA (1976) by Barbara Kopple. Harlan County, USA is a documentary about a group of coal miners and their family that attempt to go versus the power company. The documentary is meant to show the strife that is faced by those seen as the lesser man and her advocating for worker rights. Kopple’s native goal was to film the…

else's life, and be grateful for their lives. Furthermore, Louisville, my residential city, a city full of entertaining activities for children like going to the Kentucky Science Center, but also lively events for the older generations. I decided that it was an opportunity worth taking because I would be able to make a change…

only a few will do anything with themselves. As a person in Appalachia, it is hard to always be told that you are only going to make it so far. Until I was a junior in High School I lived in Louisville Kentucky, and at first I hated the idea of moving away to the region. When we moved to Eastern Kentucky I was reluctant to accept positive things about the region, I wanted to hold true to all the stereotypes. The more I became comfortable in the area and started to look around, I began to see…

In the summer of 2013, I was overlooking the Panama Canal from its bank, watching some of the largest cargo ships in the world glide through with ease. At first glance, this was all I and the other students I was with saw. Then our tour guide asked us to think about the intrinsic value of the Canal. He illustrated to us the billions of dollars in revenue the Panama Canal brings in every year, the tens of thousands of jobs the Canal provides for Panamanians, and described how the Panama Canal has…

college in the past, partial reasoning because I was not happy in a small town: I felt trapped. Ever since the year 2012, I have moved five times living in four different states—Alabama, Florida, Maryland, and Kentucky—which has been stressful for me to say the least. The move to Barbourville, Kentucky was not entirely easy, it was difficult to leave my family and move to a part of the U.S. that I had never visited before. My first few days in Barbourville, everything that I had grown up with,…

The Civil War was a pivot point in the history of The United States. Between 1860 and 1861 Texas, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Louisiana were the first seven states the seceded from the Union and carried on with their own political affairs and government hence leading to the Civil War. After the War began in 1861, the seven states were joined by four other southern states, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Arkansas. These eleven states formed the Confederate…

Under the State's recreational use statute, the owner of a property that permits any person either directly or indirectly without charge the use of the property for recreation purposes does not assume responsibility for any injury incurred. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 411.190. A “charge” refers to the admission price or fee asked in return for invitation or permission to enter or go upon the land. Id. In regards to the application of the fee, Midwestern, Inc. determined that the fee must have been…

Lisa Benson is a somewhat well known political cartoonist and radio show host. This cartoon has been posted and reposted across multiple websites and shared numerous times over social media. Like her other cartoons, it has no original source or website that it was posted to. On the surface, there are several babies sitting at the feet of a very disgruntled gorilla. From the imagery it is concluded that it is supposed to be a gorilla enclosure or exhibit. The words ‘NATIONAL DEBT’ are printed on…

Introduction The American Civil war occurred during the years 1861 – 1865, and as stated in the article titled “The Civil War”, it “was the cauldron that created modern America. The war preserved the Union, ending the possibility of the American nation dividing into two or more separate countries, in the process altering the nations politics and government, creating a strong presidency and an increasingly important federal infrastructure” (Finkelman sec. 1) However, the American Civil War did…

Competitor VRIO Analyses 1. KFC Product: KFC is the world’s most popular chicken restaurant chain that specializes in the same Original Recipe. Their product is rare because they offer products which is pressure fried bone chicken seasoned with “Original Recipe” of 11 herbs and spices. The product is not easily to imitate because of its “Original Recipe” which is the famous trade secrets of KFC. Their product itself is their sustainable competitive advantage. Place: They are located in shopping…