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    SPanish Explorers

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    - 1540 Discovers the Grand Canyon Christopher Columbus - 1492 Sails to the New World. Amerigo Vespucci - 1502 American continents named after him. Vasco de Balboa - 1513 Discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean. Hernando Cortez - 1521 Defeats Aztec Empire. Francisco Pizarro - 1533 Defeats Inca Empire. Hernando De Soto - 1539 Explores the southeastern US. Francisco de Coronado - 1540 Discovers the Grand Canyon

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    as he meets them. He gossips about other people on the ranch and makes sure George “won’t tell Curley nothing” he said‚ as he finds this the only way to keep the men talking to him. He is presented as a lonely character due to his lack of friends already on the ranch‚ so he feels it is necessary to get close to the new men‚ therefore needs to be welcoming and confident. He also familiarizes George and Lennie on all the other men on the ranch and gives his opinion to warn them‚ “Slim’s a jerkline

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    your senses will tell the true story. In this research paper I will be discussing national parks. I will be explaining what qualifies a park to be a national park‚ and two main national parks in the United States‚ Yosemite National Park and The Grand Canyon. History and Definition A national park is a noun defined as a tract of land declared public property by a national government with a view to its preservation and development for purposes of recreation and culture. National parks are usually geographically

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    By Section 3 of the novella‚ we find that Candy – a worker slaving away the hours on the ranch‚ having lost his own hand‚ now looses his ancient dog. Candy is seen by the men in the ranch vulnerable and lonely‚ he represents the older generation workers and so is worth some amount of respect from them. However because of his disability and his old age‚ he lacks importance - the men on the ranch may feel sympathy for Candy as they do for the dog. “Ain’t nothing left for him”. Candy is fearful that

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    How does Steinbeck show the importance of work in “Of Mice And Men” Of Mice And Men is set mostly on a ranch‚ which is where men go to make money. Money is a much-needed resource‚ and the only way to get it is through working. Money is important for the characters of the story to complete their dreams. Hence work is important in “Of Mice And Men”. When the reader was informed of (Our main characters) George and Lennie’s dream to get a farm and to “Live off the fatta the lan’” (p.15). As there

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    • He is not allowed to stay in the bunkhouse with the other ranch hands because he is black and so does not have the same status as the white workers – pg. 73‚ 75 • He is excluded from the bunkhouse and the weekend trip into Soledad because he is black. He does not even enter the bunkhouse when he needs to speak to Slim – p. 55 • He is excluded because he suffered an injury and so is not as capable as the other ranch hands – p. 22 • His possessions show that he is lonely;

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    realistic as it possibly can be. The film was shot on and off set‚ mostly in constructed set of the canyon where Aron Ralston‚ portrayed by James Franco‚ was trapped with his arm pinned between a large boulder and the canyon wall. The scene of which lighting and themes this essay will discuss about starts from the point where James Franco’s character has just freed himself and starts running through the canyon towards his freedom and climbs off the cliff. The themes of the film 127 Hours (2010) are entrapment

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    Slim‚ Crooks‚ and Curley’s wife go against the norm for people like them in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Throughout Of Mice and Men the ranch workers do stereotypical things and things that go against what others stereotype them as. Before getting to know Slim‚ he seems like a stereotypical ranch worker‚ but he does many things that go against the ranch worker stereotype. George quickly trusts Slim because of his calm and trustworthy demeanor‚ and after telling Slim about why they had to leave

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    because of an accident. With only one hand he would most probably not be very useful around the ranch. As he has aged his dog has aged also once an impressive sheep herder and now a worn out dog. Candy seems like a friendly character that doesn’t like getting into trouble and understands the ranch very well‚ meaning he has been there for quite a while. From what he says he doesn’t seem too happy in the ranch and probably has hopes of owning a farm like George and Lennie. Basic description: "Stable

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    makes most of the characters seem lonely. Most of the ranch hands travel alone except for of course George and Lennie. Crooks‚ the only African American on the ranch‚ is always in the barn away from the others‚ and is not allowed in the bunkhouse because the color of his skin. Old Candy‚ the oldest person on the ranch‚ experiences loneliness because his dog‚ his only companion‚ had just been shot. Candy’s wife‚ being the only woman on the ranch‚ is always seeking someone to talk to. A crippled African

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