From 1983 to 1985‚ a famine in Ethiopia had disastrous consequences. The death toll was much higher than previous famines‚ as over a million had died. Many people blamed this famine on droughts that had been taking place all over Ethiopia’s provinces. This was not the case. The drought did‚ of course‚ contribute but the main reason for the severity of the famine was the government. The government worsened the famine in three ways: promoting Communism and its policies‚ blocking aid‚ and annexing
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Of Mice and Men‚ written by John Steinbeck‚ is an intriguing and captivating piece that captures America’s history. Throughout the text‚ Steinbeck demonstrates how multiple prejudices can affect contrasting characters in the 1930’s. Lennie Small and George Milton‚ a pair of bindlestiffs‚ witness the discrimination throughout the course of the novel. George cares for Lennie‚ who is mentally challenged‚ and once Lennie’s onerous actions increase‚ George makes the formidable decision to abruptly end
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Point-of-view‚ allusion‚ and motif are three literary techniques Aldous Huxley uses to achieve the ironic commentary on contemporary values for which his novel‚ Brave New World‚ is known. The point-of-view of the savage reservations mirrors that of the poor people in the 1930s society. The savage reservations were similar to some of the Hooverville communities the less fortunate took residence in during the Great Depression. Huxley describes the reservation as “...a straggle of low buildings‚ a
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Imagine being discriminated for the color of you’re skin‚ having you’re dreams shattered right before you’re eyes‚ stuck in a place all alone‚ or losing the closest friend that you have. John Steinbeck does a wonderful job of portraying all of these themes in his book Of Mice and Men. John Steinbeck sets his book up during the great depression‚ there he illustrates the themes of broken dreams‚ friendship‚ racism‚ and loneliness. The main characters are George and Lennie‚ two migrant workers that
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The industrial revolution impacted the population‚ family life‚ and political environment of the 1800s heavily. From the year 1800 to 1850‚ the population of England and Wales doubled‚ going from nine million people to eighteen million. The amount of that population who just lived in cities rose from ten percent of the population to fifty percent of the population. While the jump of the population cannot be associated just to industrialization - improvements in health care‚ sanitation and public
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Kamkwamba was born in a family of relative poverty and relied primarily on farming to survive. According to his biography‚ The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind‚ his father had been a rough fighting man who changed after discovering the Christian God. A crippling famine forced Kamkwamba to drop out of school‚ and he was not able to return to school because his family was unable to afford the tuition fees. In a desperate attempt to retain his education‚ Kamkwamba began to frequent the library. It was at
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United Farm Workers is a labor union for farm workers which was founded by Cesar Chavez in response to the hardships he experienced as a migrant worker. For more than a century farm workers had been denied a decent life in the fields and communities of California’s agricultural valleys‚ and the creation of unions began to change this landscape. Farm Workers dealt with several difficulties in California. For example‚ farm workers were excluded from important national labor protections that benefitted
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The novel‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ by John Steinbeck was published in 1939 and seemingly took place in the time during the great depression. After reading the book‚ I can think that the main point of the novel would be to show the impact of a community. In the novel‚ we see all of the hardship the people go through; however‚ in the sections when the people of kin come together as one‚ it seems that things turn up. Without one‚ they seem at the mercy of the others around them. It just would seem that
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Literature allows the reader to discover more about the world in which we live in and can contribute to the ethics and morals of a person. John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath (1939) gives insight to the struggles of the migrant workers in California and the difficulty to maintain their morality during the hardships they faced. Set in the contextual backdrop of the Great Depression era‚ the text explores the inhumanity of man towards another man as a result of greed whilst still emphasising compassion
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Seth Holmes depicts the dangerous journey made by Triqui people in his biography-minded book Fresh Fruit‚ Broken Bodies. Holmes accompanies a group of migrant workers from their hometown in the state of Oaxaca‚ Mexico to the boarder and joins in their attempt to cross into Arizona. Equip with one thousand dollars‚ a few bottles of water‚ one change of clothes and a token of good luck‚ the workers start their journey to the U.S. with hopes of employment and a better life. Holmes tells stories of people
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