Sentences with phrase «plantation life in»

The artist generates the subject matter of his art from the material substances with which he works, an approach made most memorable perhaps in Zucker's «cotton ball paintings» of the early 1970s with their narrative images of plantation life in the American south.

The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog came out of Georgia and the history of plantation life in the deep South.

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When the author recalls the long gallery of persons whom, in the course of this inquiry, he has come to know with the impetuous but temporary intimacy of the stranger — sharecroppers and plantation owners, workers and employers, merchants and bankers, intellectuals, preachers, organization leaders, political bosses, gangsters, black and white, men and women, young and old, Southerners and Northerners — the general observation retained is the following: Behind all outward dissimilarities, behind their contradictory valuations, rationalizations, vested interests, group allegiances and animosities, behind fears and defense constructions, behind the role they play in life and the mask they wear, people are all much alike on a fundamental level And they are all good people.

Like you, my views have changed in recent years - from the North York Moors, to Lake Geneva (across from Evian) and now to the tropical island of St Lucia (where the Hotel Chocolat plantation is located:) Wishing you all the best with whatever you decide to do in life - you have certainly made a most wonderful start.

I live on a plantation in Africa... so I get what you are talking about.

This could reduce the amount of fungicide spraying which, in turn, would improve the quality of life of the people working in the plantations and those who live in the immediate surroundings.

Most slaves, especially those on smaller plantations, were fed better and lived in better conditions than freemen in the North.

Other long - tailed tits and bushtits are temperate birds, but the pygmy bushtit lives only in the western part of the Indonesian island of Java, in tropical open forests and plantations above 1000 metres.

Noting that, «responsible palm oil production can play an important role in improving the lives of the local communities,» Wilmar says it is working with the government to ensure its plantations don't overlap with the national park.

Boone Hall Plantation in South Carolina is one of America's oldest plantations, legendary for its avenue of live oaks and hanging spanish moss.

Synopsis: In 1933 a young woman, named Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished.

Synopsis: In 1933 a young woman, named Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had ne... [MORE]

Of course, it's a coincidence that Django Unchained arrives in the same season as Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, the second of two Spielberg films about slavery (after 1997's Amistad) that never expose audiences to the harsh realities of plantation life?

The film opens with Northup already in this role working on a sugar cane plantation and then brings us back to his family life in New York leading up to his deception.

«It was Thursday, June 16, 1966... Less than a year before, President Lyndon Johnson had signed the Voting Rights Act... Stokely Carmichael was now in Mississippi to ensure that the federal laws... would apply to black sharecroppers living in plantation communities...

The always - brilliant Isabelle Huppert is the matriarch of a white family about to be kicked off their African plantation, trying desperately to hold onto the crop of coffee beans they've grown as their lives hang in danger.

Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon, McQueen adapted the memoirs of the main character along with John Ridley to chronicle Solomon's harrowing twelve years, where he went from being a freeman living in New York, to a plantation slave in New Orleans between 1841 and 1853.

What 12 Years a Slave did for plantation life, this haunting drama does for a farming community still mired in hate and fear.

Huppert plays a French plantation owner in West Africa determined to harvest the coffee crop while life as she knows it is going up in the flames of a conflict in which the contending armies (government, rebels) are nearly indistinguishable.

Although Tubman spent much of her life in New York, she was born on a plantation in the state of Maryland where she spent much of her life until she escaped to freedom.

Told from the perspective of impetuous and inquisitive 10 - year - old orphan Sugar, Turpin's energetic performance depicts life on a Louisiana plantation in 1870, where sharecroppers work as slaves and newly acquired Chinese workers represent unwelcome competition.

There were now perhaps a hundred or so Korean families living in Buckle Lane and adjacent Akepo Lane — most of them having fled the plantations for the canneries, even as others abandoned the canneries to become tailors, launderers, shoemakers, or grocers.

Seventy - five years later, Granada, now known as Gran Gran, is still living on the plantation and must revive the buried memories of her past in order to heal a young girl abandoned to her care.

Read more >> A Wedding in Haiti by Julia Alvarez Algonquin, $ 22.95, 304 pages In her humorous and poignant memoir of a wedding and an earthquake in the Dominican Republic, novelist Julia Alvarez (How the García Girls Lost Their Accents) attempts to answer this question as she tells the tale of a young worker on her coffee plantation, Piti, and his efforts to make a life by traveling from his home in Haiti to work in the neighboring countrin Haiti by Julia Alvarez Algonquin, $ 22.95, 304 pages In her humorous and poignant memoir of a wedding and an earthquake in the Dominican Republic, novelist Julia Alvarez (How the García Girls Lost Their Accents) attempts to answer this question as she tells the tale of a young worker on her coffee plantation, Piti, and his efforts to make a life by traveling from his home in Haiti to work in the neighboring countrIn her humorous and poignant memoir of a wedding and an earthquake in the Dominican Republic, novelist Julia Alvarez (How the García Girls Lost Their Accents) attempts to answer this question as she tells the tale of a young worker on her coffee plantation, Piti, and his efforts to make a life by traveling from his home in Haiti to work in the neighboring countrin the Dominican Republic, novelist Julia Alvarez (How the García Girls Lost Their Accents) attempts to answer this question as she tells the tale of a young worker on her coffee plantation, Piti, and his efforts to make a life by traveling from his home in Haiti to work in the neighboring countrin Haiti to work in the neighboring countrin the neighboring country.

We learn in the opening scene that cotton plantation matriarch Mary Toliver has unexpectedly changed her will at the end of her life.

(It makes for a better story if Cora upon escaping the plantation at first thinks she has found freedom, but then «wakes up» to realize it is an illusion, and moves on, into something even worse...) All of these different experiences of racism, so well described by Edie, were not specific to any one state, but rather, they are all forms of racism that have existed in the South, and some of them in the North too, at different time periods — and all have their counterparts in our lives today.

In the fall of 1809 Grace Wisher, a young slave girl, escapes the plantation to live her life in the port city of Baltimore, MarylanIn the fall of 1809 Grace Wisher, a young slave girl, escapes the plantation to live her life in the port city of Baltimore, Marylanin the port city of Baltimore, Maryland.

Students hear captivating songs of the slaves, played in the background, as they view pictures and artifacts that depict the journey of the slaves from Africa, their lives here on the plantation, and their dreams of freedom.

With the modern architectural lines and extensive use of timber and plantation shutters, this provided the perfect combination of a resort style living in the sanctuary of nature.

Individual villas set in the coconut plantation with stunning view, Private balcony and outdoor furniture 40 sq. metres of living space, private balcony King - sized bed LCD TV with satellite channels & DVD player with a complimentary...

A classic example of refined tropical elegance, Las Cerezas features a spacious living and dining area decorated in plantation style with dark - wood furniture and high ceilings.

Immerse yourselves in local life on visits to a coffee plantation, a rural village, and the lively markets of San José.

Highlights of this condo include custom wood flooring in the living room and kitchen, granite countertops in the kitchen and bathroom, stainless steel appliances, custom dark stained kitchen cabinets, a beautiful mirrored wall in the living room, plantation style shutters on the bedroom windows, and a remodeled bathroom with tile shower.

Situated in a beautiful coconut plantation with only 8 tents, the Ecolodge brilliantly combines the outdoor vacation, exotic living and respect of the environment.

Details include built - in closets, bookcases, plantation shutters, AC, finished basement, library, gourmet kitchen, dining room with outside patio & fire pit, living room with gas fireplace.

For inspiration to discover the country known as the crossroads of the Americas, follow these Instagram accounts, showcasing Panama's eclectic array of activities, from life in the islands to the coffee plantations in the mountains.

San Salvador's many attractions include the archaeological site where its earliest inhabitants, the Lucayan Indians, lived; five monuments at Landfall Park commemorating Columbus» arrival here, one underwater; the Dixon Hill Lighthouse; Watlings Estate, the ruins of a late 18th - century Loyalist plantation house, and other historical ruins; the New World Museum, with a display of artifacts from the time of the indigenous people and the life of Christopher Columbus; and the Bahamian Field Station, a center for research in archaeology, biology, geology and marine sciences.

Beginning in Medan, this 8 - day trip will introduce you to the impressive super-volcano at Lake Toba, coffee plantations, village life in Berastagi (famed for its delicious passionfruit), and much more.

Like our condo # 13C, it was completey remodeled and professionally decorated with plantation shutters, stone floors, two new bathrooms and kitchen with granite countertops, tropical furniture, remote AC throughout, two flat screen TVs and music system, WiFi high - speed Internet, king master bed, and queen Murphy bed in living room.

The small cottages in Koloa you'll see are also known as cane houses because plantation workers once lived in such structures.

Enlarged master bedroom with office area and king master bed, queen Murphy bed in living room, remote AC throughout, tropical furniture, granite countertops, WiFi high speed Internet, two flat screen TVs, bamboo kitchen cabinets, two walk - in showers, plantation shutters and local artwork throughout.

Paradise Lived The Sanpedranos with their newly acquired plantations proceeded to live in paradise.

In Puerto Quetzal, one of the world's newest cruise destinations, there's lots to see and do, from a visit to a local coffee plantation to a boat trip across the Atitlán Lake to see life in a traditional Mayan villagIn Puerto Quetzal, one of the world's newest cruise destinations, there's lots to see and do, from a visit to a local coffee plantation to a boat trip across the Atitlán Lake to see life in a traditional Mayan villagin a traditional Mayan village.

Other features include: Generous sized living room, dining room, and master bedroom with plantation shutters & walk - in closet, en - suite full - size washer / dryer, stainless steel fridge and dishwasher, tiled floors in bath / kitchen, laminate in dining room, lots of little unique storage spaces, covered lanai area for outdoor dining, etc..

The bungalow is put - up in plantation style and comprises of a courtyard, living room, pool in the middle of a pristine pond and a private sit - out to make your evenings more lovable and cherishing.

History buffs will have plenty of places that will take them back in time from the early Taino culture, the Spanish settlements, to the plantations life of eras past.

As well as seeing Machu Picchu they will be the guests of local communities and visit their coffee plantations, learning about rural life in the high Andes.

Take a step back in time as we visit scenic Beaufort, and explore what life was like living on a southern plantation.

Continue to scenic Beaufort and learn what life was like on a southern plantation from our resident expert in period costume.

The architect of Villa Tjitrap, the internationally recognized, Mr. Ross Franklin, was asked to design a villa in Bali that was a modern mixture of the old plantation house Tjitrap, where the the grandmother of the owners grew up in Java and the Black and White House in Singapore where they lived for many years...