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    In this passage of The Bean Trees‚ author Barbara Kingsolver uses the subtle nuances of literary diction‚ language‚ imagery and syntax to develop a familiar‚ colloquial tone. Her demotic English creates the conversational tone – everyday spoken language lends to a casual‚ relaxed effect. Additionally‚ Kingsolver creates a genial sense of writing by building warm imagery and a spirited sense of comfort. The piece uses concrete‚ pedestrian diction. It expresses a casual encounter between Lou Ann

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    who suffered in poverty and a lowered GDP (Holzer). Despite all the downsides‚ there is a small hint of people benefiting from being in poverty. Being in poverty can help people appreciate the little things in life; this is exactly the message that Barbara Kingsolver relays in her book The Bean Trees. The Bean Trees is a story set in 1970’s Kentucky and Arizona about Taylor‚ a young woman growing up and becoming independent who has been affected by poverty her entire life. As the story unfolds and Taylor’s

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    Background Religious leader Barbara Clementine Harris was born on June 12‚ 1930 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. Harris as a child regularly attended church with her parents‚ Walter and Beatrice Harris at the Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church. She then developed a strong bond with the church and its vision. After college‚ Harris was hired by Joseph Baker Associates‚ Inc.‚ a personal relations firm. In 1958‚ she become the president of the company. Then in 1968 she was hired as the director of the Community

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    The strong commentary on Christianity in Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible is strongly evident throughout the novel. The narrative itself is divided into ‘books’ that mirror those of the Bible‚ including: Genesis‚ The Revelation‚ and Exodus. Throughout the progression of the novel‚ the structure of the novel strays from a biblical reflection with the addition of new ‘books’ which denote Kingsolver’s personal appellations. Kingsolver’s characters each represent a different attitude towards

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    Cultural Baggage The article “Cultural Baggage” by Barbara Ehrenreich’s was difficult to understand. But‚ in the beginning it talks about a friend asking the writer what her ethnic background was and Ehrenreich says “none”. This puts her to think since the friend mentions that she knows everything about her ancestors. Then she goes on saying that she was Scottish‚English and Irish. She begins to feel some guilt for saying none and for not knowing much about her background which even makes her

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    Barbara Ehrenreich undertook an extreme social experiment from the spring of 1998 to the summer of 2000. She paused her work as a journalist and author‚ moved‚ and lived as a member of the working poor. She job searched‚ house or hotel searched‚ food searched‚ and friend searched. She worked multiple jobs in 3 different states‚ and in 2001‚ she published her book Nickel and Dimed‚ documenting her experiment and its results. Barbara hoped to show people what it is like to work in the low-wage workforce

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    Mulvane Art Exhibition Response Paper The piece in the exhibition “Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate” that I chose to analyze is “Dialogue: Peace” by Barbara Romain. The medium she used for this artwork is acrylic paint on an unstretched canvas. This piece stood out the most because it was colorful and intriguing. This piece has a giant red peace sign that covers the full length of the green canvas. There are several words written behind and above the peace sign. Some of the words written in

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    The Bean Trees novel‚ written by Barbara Kingsolver is a novel that talks‚ particularly about the shared burden of Womanhood. The novel begins when a woman gives a female American Indian child to the protagonist of the story‚ Taylor Greer. Equality between women and men has been an issue around the globe for years. In some communities‚ women do have legal rights as many say‚ but many statistics have pointed out that men around the world have better access to education than women. According to women’s

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    In her narrative‚ Nickel and Dimed‚ Barbara Ehrenreich explores the world of the low-wage working class. An upper-middle class biology Ph.D. and journalist‚ Ehrenreich temporarily uproots her life in a two year social and economic experiment to join the laborers of America. Her purpose is to get firsthand knowledge and answer the question‚ “How does anyone live on the wages available to the unskilled?” (Ehrenreich 1) Beginning her journey in Key West‚ Florida‚ Ehrenreich finds employment as a waitress

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    Characters: Characters play a major role in the novel The Bean Trees‚ however Taylor Greer or formally known as Missy Marietta plays the largest role in the novel. “... she entertained me with her vegetable-soup song‚ except that now there were people mixed in with the beans and potatoes...And me. I was the main ingredient‚”(Kingsolver 246). This quote describes Taylor to the point‚ because she is the main ingredient to many people’s lives. However‚ it also shows how Taylor may be somewhat

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