* History * Historiographic metafiction * Blurring the line between fact and fiction * The epigraph * Engaging in an act of construction * Grace’s unreliability * Self-conscious construction * Unreliability * Historical context of Grace’s narrative which suggests unreliability [ch10] * Offered a series of stories that are being put together - narrative construction over truth *
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Heritage is important to most families because it is a value that is inherited‚ passed down from generations to generations. It includes inherited traditions‚ objects‚ culture‚ customs and practices. In the short story “Everyday Use”‚ Alice Walker explores this aspect of heritage with emphasize on the value of cultural heritage in the African American community in the late 1960s and in the early 1970s. The setting of “Everyday Use” took place in post-civil era when the African Americans were trying
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“I’d hate to have men comin’ into my kitchen snoopin’ around and criticizing (Glaspell)”‚ Martha Hale said testily. Martha Hale is a minor character in a short story by Susan Glaspell “A Jury of Her Peers. She is at a friend’s house with her husband‚ the county sheriff‚ and his wife looking for motives to a murder. Martha Hale cares about other’s feelings‚ hates to see things unfinished‚ and wants to make a difference in Minnie Foster’s life. Earlier in the day‚ the county sheriff and his wife‚ Mrs
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but when they did‚ they enjoyed playing these games. “When possible‚ colonists combined work and recreation by organizing “bees” and “frolics”(TeachTCI). Bees and frolics included “chopping bees”‚ where everyone chopped trees‚ quilting bees‚ and corn husking bees. The quilting bees were mainly for women‚ and the corn husking bees were mainly for
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“Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken” (Amistad). Those who are repressed seek expression; those who are trapped…freedom. The human spirit rebels against dominance‚ propelling those effected into action. The short dramatic play‚ “Trifles‚” by Susan Glaspell showcases the repression of American women by a male dominated society during the late 1800’s. The protagonist‚ Minnie Wright‚ remains unseen throughout the play. Just as women of
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The culture of African American quilting is approximately as old as the United States of America. Alice Walker‚ the author of Everyday Use‚ contributes quilting to the story‚ and adds important symbolism and meaning to the story and the plot. In the literary selection‚ Everyday Use‚ Alice Walker highlights the story by the use of embellished style and a sense of realism‚ and the theme of heritage. The story‚ Everyday Use‚ is told by the perspective of Mama. She tells the story through the differences
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Glaspell & “Trifles” Those who are oppressed seek expression; those who are trapped seek freedom. The human spirit rebels against dominance‚ propelling those affected into action. The short dramatic play‚ “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell‚ showcases the oppression of American women by a male-dominated society during the late 1800s. As the title of the play suggests‚ the concerns of women are often considered to be mere trifles‚ unimportant issues that bear little or no importance to the true work of
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SYNTHESIS Ergonomics can be defined simply as the study of work. More specifically‚ ergonomics is the science of designing the job to fit the worker‚ rather than physically forcing the worker’s body to fit the job. Adapting tasks‚ work stations‚ tools‚ and equipment to fit the worker can help reduce physical stress on the workers body and eliminate potentially serious‚ disabling work related musculoskeletal disorder (MSD). MSDs‚ or musculoskeletal disorders‚ are injuries and disorders of
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they quilting all over the country. So many good boys like her boy‚ gone. At my age I ain’t studying no needle and thread. My eyes ain’t so good now and my fingers lock in a fist‚ they so eaten up with arthritis. This old back don’t take kindly to bending over a frame no more. Francine say ain’t I a mess carrying on like this. I could make two quilts the time I spend running my mouth.
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Cross-stitch is a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled‚ raster-like pattern are used to form a picture. Cross-stitch is often executed on easily countable evenweave fabric called aida cloth. The stitcher counts the threads in each direction so that the stitches are of uniform size and appearance. This form of cross-stitch is also called counted cross-stitch in order to distinguish it from other forms of cross-stitch. Sometimes cross-stitch is done on designs
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