Appalachia

enrolled as a freshman at Maysville Community and Technical College while still being enrolled at Menifee County High as a senior. I rise to the top of many of my classes although I am usually the youngest. Getting to where I am today was not easy. Appalachia Kentucky has a long history of poverty, gender inequalities, and stereotypes; this makes getting an education and having a bright future hard for a teenage girl who lives in the small town of Frenchburg. Growing up in poverty…

Last Thursday, I had the amazing opportunity to watch the play, Precious Memories, during the 10th Annual Appalachian Festival. Accomplished musician, Sue Massek, preformed the entire play as one-woman show. Si Kahn, a well-known folk music performer and community coordinator, originally wrote the play. The play centers upon Sarah Ogan Gunning, unacknowledged, yet significant figure in the world of American labor movement and folk music. Throughout the play Gunning presents a thoughtful and…

What does one think of when the word ‘coal’ is mentioned? Many of the United States think of it as dirty energy, as it is a prominent cause of global warming. Many also see it as a way of life. Those that grew up in the Appalachian region see it as security and a way to provide for their families. As someone that grew up in southern West Virginia, almost everyone you knew had a family member in the mining industry. I, Sophie Hurley, hope that the people of this community can find some other form…

culture. Moreover, as a small rural town, the opportunities for growth are limited. The lack of diverse cultural experiences and opportunities is striking, and perspectives about the world can be limited. After my sophomore year of high school, I left Appalachia. I left the comfort of home, friends, and family to pursue what I knew I wanted — challenges and different opportunities. I began attending the Gatton Academy, a residential high school on the campus of Western Kentucky University in…

My mom always kept a quart of Ben and Jerry’s in the garage for when we needed to hide out. Our first house was really more of a chessboard than a home. Two Queens: each ruled their own territory, and the rest of us - four uncles, one cousin, my brother, my dad, and me - we were pawns on the table. My mom ruled the second floor from behind a desk teeming with stacks of quitclaim deeds and country music CDs. The dark office smelled like Grand Marnier and printer ink, a combination I came to…

are not equally challenging, rather that employers would be more inclined to choose an applicant with a degree from an impressive school that they have heard of, and unfortunately Berea College’s influence does not spread far beyond the borders of Appalachia in the way that Yale’s does. For many students, however, the benefits of a Berea education outweigh the challenges. The college’s no-tuition promise ensures that students can focus on their studies and take advantage of internships and study…

shows the different ways that the character’s struggle through their sorrows and how they incorporate religion in order to get through their struggles. James Agee writes a tale that is sure to break hearts while incorporating a heartland area of Appalachia. A Death in the Family…

The article, The Hollow, focused on many topics that are affecting society today. They include; Gentrification, the effects of the media and technology on society, education, and gay rights. Chris Offutt focused on how it changed the town of Appalachia. He described the changes he began to see as he returned to his home land. What was once a small town that mined clay, was now turning to a town where train stations, tennis courts, and public gardens could be seen. Chain companies began to take…

The Benedictine sisters are a preacher amass that tries to look for God inside the group. In the United States, their convent focus is Immaculata Monastery and Spirituality Center in Norfolk, Nebraska. For more than 1500 years, the manage of the Benedict has filled in as a route for men and ladies who need to carry on with a full Gospel existence with God. They were established in Tutzing, Germany, in 1885, going to the US to serve German settlers in 1923. They experience the Gospel, which is…

program. Kennedy received some advice which gave him the ideas to propose some new social programs, which included; federal aid for education, medical care for the elderly, urban mass transit, a Department of Urban Affairs, and regional development in Appalachia. The most volatile domestic issue was the Civil Rights. Which were African Americans striving to reverse centuries of social and economic…