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Published in:Appalachian review (Berea, Ky. Print) Ky. Print), 2019-03, Vol.47 (2), p.36
Main Author: Masters, Emily
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autobiographies
Body image
Composers
Cultural heritage
English language
Narcotics
Writers
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Summary:[...]my town in Virginia has been thriving, with lots of new businesses, beautification efforts, and expanded public services such as new parks and other community activities. Unlike [Hillbilly Elegy author] J.D. Vance's description of Yale Law School, in which he was super impressed by the boarding-school-educated, chardonnay-swilling, northeastern elite, I found myself enraged by the vast chasm in educational opportunities and the way in which my presence there was being used as "proof" that anyone could get to the Ivy League with enough hard work. In the final section of your memoir, you examine some of these issues including access to health care, cost of living, and making living wages. Emily Masters Emily Masters is a senior English major at Berea College where she works as a teaching assistant for Silas House and as a student editor of Appalachian Heritage.
ISSN:2692-9244
2692-9287
DOI:10.1353/aph.2019.0029