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    things in order to survive‚ for example‚ plants needs water‚ sunlight‚ and nutrients; animals needs water‚ food‚ oxygen‚ etc. And for us‚ human beings‚ we need oxygen‚ water and food to survive‚ but to maintain a healthy life‚ we would also need a friend(s). A person can live without a friend‚ but they might end up having mental illness and such. But it is actually not as easy as you think to find a real friend that will be your friend forever. For instance‚ some people might have a large group of friends

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    by Curley’s wife‚ the social responsibility of George having to take care of his friend‚ the hopes of the two main characters‚ as well as the innocence of the gentle giant everyone calls Lennie. The quote chosen to depict loneliness in the novella is intended to show that as long as somebody is there with you‚ everything will be okay. Some may say that they can deal with being alone‚ but that would be defying human nature. Everybody‚ no matter how old‚ big or small‚ or no matter the colour of their

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    The Negro people in America have been with us here for three hundred years. They have cut our forests‚ tilled our fields‚ built our railroads‚ fought our battles‚ and in all of their trials until now they have manifested a simple faith‚ a grateful heart‚ a cheerful spirit‚ and an undivided loyalty to the nation that has been a thing of beauty to behold. Now they have come to the place where their faith can no longer feed on the bread of repression and violence. They ask for the bread of liberty‚

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    nation’s cities are hurt and a nation’s people are out on the streets‚ what should be promoted? Should a nation rebuild work‚ jobs and the people’s lifestyles or should they be promoting drinking‚ dancing‚ movies and entertainment? In the period from 1900-1930‚ drinking‚ dancing‚ movies‚ and entertainment was seen as a problem rather than progress. The uprising of American entertainment was first viewed as progression due to the new technological advances and higher scale of living. However‚ one could argue

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    american dream” it states about how a book written in 1931 stated that how the ways of the American dream in the 1930s was “the dream was to have land where life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone with opportunity for each according to ability‚ or achievement” (library of congress‚p.1‚s.1) A little bit about our history of the American dream is that‚ our founding fathers started a revolutionary idea that each person should be able to pursue their idea and what they want of the

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    get to make your own decisions. Imagine being forced to do hard labor for only the tiniest of profit. Imagine putting your life in danger‚ fighting for somebody who mistreats you and lies to you. George Orwell explores ideas of leadership and corruption in the satirical allegory Animal Farm. The book is about a group of animals that overthrow their owner and create a society where all animals are equal. As the animals strive to make Animal Farm a better place‚ they unknowingly are taken advantage of

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    Discuss how Steinbeck establishes George and Lennie’s character through his use of description. Of Mice and Men is a book set in Soledad‚ California following two migrant workers that roam around finding work where they can. In the opening there is a sense of peace‚ calm and nature. It was very unusual for migrant workers to go around together and Steinbeck makes the reader asks themselves questions about the unlikely partnership. George Milton was first described as thin‚ defined features

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    gliding smoothly on the pool surface‚ only to be eaten by a silent heron. There is also the presence of wings‚ which puts everything in motion and can be quite creepy sometimes at night when suddenly it goes away. There is an uneasy stillness and Lennie is also much more preoccupied and sad. This chapter is also very similar to the first however‚ because it is in the same location‚ at the same time (sunset)‚ and with the same characters. Even the same words are repeated and the dream is a central

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    novella was written‚ America was suffering in poverty‚ in what is known as The Great Depression. After Wall Street Crash‚ millions of American’s lost their savings and were plummeted into debt. At one time‚ one third of Americans were unemployed‚ and would have been looking for work on a ranch just as George and Lennie‚ the main characters in Of Mice and Men‚ were doing. Steinbeck explores the prominent theme of dreaming through different characters in the novella. George and Lennie both share a dream

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    The novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ based in the 1930s during The Great Depression revolves around the thought of ‘The American Dream’. Life during the Great Depression was very harsh and difficult for the American workers as they had to travel long distances to find suitable jobs. The author John Steinbeck describes the lives of two migrant workers travelling together in search for work. The American dream was the belief in freedom that allows American citizens to pursue their goals in life through hard

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