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    Odai Horani CC6 ENGA2HL Both Texts A and B‚ interrelate a common theme and discuss a common issue‚ the women’s role in society. Text1 (a) is adapted from the novel The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields (1993). While Text 1 (b) is an article written by Frank Kano‚ called “A TV Boss…” published in the “The Observer” magazine on October 17‚ 2004. Carol talks about women and how they are bored and tired from staying at home doing typical work like cleaning‚ washing and cooking. While on the other hand

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    The Character of Crooks is shown as a seemingly minor character in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”‚ however being the only black man in the novel and through all the attitudes shown towards him‚ he plays a major role in representing how ‘coloured’ men were abused and discriminated during the Depression-era by racism. Due to the racist behaviour towards him we are shown that he is the lonliest of characters. Also‚ throughout the novel we are shown different sides of him by the author to develop

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    blogs in reporting and commenting on social‚ political‚ cultural‚ legal‚ and sports issues. Learning Team B knows there are many roles of blogs such as political‚ sports‚ multi-author blogs‚ social networking‚ online advertising‚ edublogs‚ online diaries‚ and fee advertising. It is hard to limit two

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    January 2013 Crooks Crooks (named for his crooked back) is the stable hand who works on the ranch. He was born free on land owned by his father. When Crooks was young‚ he played with white kids and lived in freedom from racists. He lives now by himself in a barn on the ranch because he is the only black man on the ranch. Crooks is bookish and likes to keep his room neat‚ but he has been beaten down by loneliness and prejudicial treatment and now he is defensive to everything. Crooks is afraid to

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    personages of Crooks and Curley. When the racially isolated Crooks‚ the stable worker‚ finds Lennie in the barn‚ he is hostile and then taunts him cruelly: ’George know what he’s about. Jus’talks‚ an’ you don’t understand nothing....This is just a nigger talkin’..... So it don’t mean nothing‚ see? You couldn’t remember it anyways....S’pose George don’t come back no more...What’ll you do then?’.... Crooks’ face lighted with pleasure in his torture. At the same time that Crooks tortures Lennie

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    Two men travel to find work on a ranch in California. The characters Crook‚ Candy‚ and Curly’s wife all exemplify loneliness and isolation. Crook shows loneliness in the book. Crooks is the only black guy on the ranch. Crooks says‚ “S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunk house and play rummy cause you was black”(80). What Crooks is saying is he wants a friend . This is important because it shows how Crooks is excluded out. Crooks is never aloud to play cards ‚ because he cant go in the bunkhouse

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    PIONEER DIARIES The Oregon Trail was much more than a pathway to the state of Oregon; it was the only practical corridor to the entire western United States. The places we now know as Washington‚ Oregon‚ California‚ Nevada‚ Idaho and Utah would probably not be a part of the United States today were it not for the Oregon Trail. That’s because the Trail was the only feasible way for settlers to get across the mountains. The journey west on the Oregon Trail was exceptionally difficult by today’s standards

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    "A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody." (pg.72) In John Stienback’s Of Mice And Men‚ Crooks was able to live a life filled with loneliness and persecution. He was shoved aside on the farm‚ ignored and alone. He endured the persecution against him because he was an African-American. Because Crooks existed in conditions that could drive one insane‚ he is a survivor. Crooks did not live in the bunkhouse with the other men‚ but lived in the harness room of the barn‚ alone. It was not only not living

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    John Steinbeck discrimination is a huge part of several characters’ lives. Crooks is the stable buck that happens to be‚ a black man; he is told he can’t be around the other men because of the colour of his skin. Crooks states “They play cards in there‚ but I can’t play because I’m black” (Steinbeck 68). The men that live in the bunkhouse don’t let him play cards with them claiming that he is horrible at playing. Crooks is mostly avoided by the others do to the colour of his skin. When Lennie came

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    [pic] Plot The Vampire Diaries is a supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec‚ based on the book series written by L. J. Smith.

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