Quote• Candy Quote 1 The old man [Candy] squirmed uncomfortably. "Well-hell! I had him so long. Had him since he was a pup. I herded sheep with him." He said proudly‚ "You wouldn’t think it to look at him now‚ but he was the best damn sheep dog I ever seen." (3.56) This is almost the exact same thing that George says about Lennie: he’s "had him so long." But can you really be friends with a dog? Or someone who’s way mentally inferior to you? Chapter 3 Friendship Quote 2 "A guy on a ranch
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him extremely successful and receiving empathy from the reader. Candy is the oldest character in Of Mice and Men. He is immensely kind to everyone and never tries to gain respect through fear. Not only is he old‚ he is handicapped as he is missing one of his hands. With this in mind‚ he realizes that it is very hard to secure himself a stable job when he is already old and handicapped‚ “I ain’t much good with on’y one hand. I lost my hand right here on this ranch. S’pose I went in with you guys. They’ll
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Ben Jonson I. Background The poet‚ essayist‚ and playwright Ben Jonson was born in 1572 in London‚ England. His father‚ a minister‚ died shortly before his birth and his mother remarried a bricklayer. Jonson was raised in Westminster and attended St. Martin’s parish school and Westminster School‚ where he came under the influence of the classical scholar William Camden. He left the Westminster school in 1589‚ worked briefly in his stepfather’s trade as a bricklayer‚ then served
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One of my favorite books is Point Guard‚ by Mike Lupica. This book is about a girl named Cassie who has been the best at sports her whole life. She played softball and girl’s basketball‚ but her team always won. Eventually she got tired of everything being easy‚ so she decided that she was going to play on the boy’s basketball team this year. Her friend Gus Morales doesn’t know what to think of this. He doesn’t know if or why he is against a girl playing with boys. Throughout the season Gus has to
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In the short story “My Favorite Chaperone” by Jean Davies Okimoto talks about a thirteen-year-old girl named Maya. She recently moved to the United States with her family from Kazakhstan. In the story‚ Maya wants to go to the Spring Fling dance‚ held at her school‚ but she is extremely doubtful her parents will not let her go. Furthermore‚ Maya’s little brother‚ Nurzhan‚ gets into a fight with Ossie Nishimoto‚ a boy that keeps teasing Nurzhan. Maya is called to the office to translate the principal’s
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down the book Gym Candy by Carl Deuker. It is a great book about sports and truly displays the life of a football player and what some people are willing to do to become great. The main character in my book is Mick Johnson and ever since he was three he was striving to be great football player like his father was. But no matter how much effort he displays on the field or in the gym he always comes up short. So Mick decides that it’s time for a change so he decides to use “gym candy” to become bigger
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Weeds in the water Water rippling around the lily pads Heat and Humidity Smells of decaying plants Quiet except for frogs and insects Peace My nephew‚ Kody is a 10 year old boy who loves all things I conceder gross. He loves all slimy reptiles‚ flying‚ buzzing insects‚ and most of all‚ smelly fish. Kody sneaks off at time for hours to his favorite spot we call Kody’s Pond. When I first saw his kingdom‚ all I could see was green. The tall grass along the shore line was green‚ the weeds lying
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My Favorite Place: Las Vegas In the past summer vacation‚ my friend and I planned a trip to visit the densely populated city in Nevada‚ Las Vegas. We decided to visit there because both of us desired to have an enjoyable holiday and wonderful memories before the summer vacation is finished. Two weeks before the trip‚ we already prepared everything such as booked airline tickets‚ reserved the hotel that we stayed and found out some researched about the restaurants‚ entertainment
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Candy Lightner There are many laws that protect one’s life and there are many people who influenced these laws. Such as drinking laws. Several drinking laws were enforced to save many lives‚ but most people do not even think about these laws and how they might have just saved your life‚ or even a loved ones. If it was not for Candy Lightner‚ various drinking laws would not have been forced. These laws continue to save lives all around the world. Candy Lightner was born in Pasadena‚ California
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What is See’s Candies? See’s Candies is a Los Angeles based candy retailer. Founded in 1921 by Charles See and his family‚ this candy company provides a selection of different candies and chocolate‚ such as lollipops‚ sugar-free chocolate bars‚ fudge‚ boxes of assorted chocolates and peppermint twists. The brand features more than 100 different items that customers can choose from. Their have over 200 stores throughout the United States and also have an online presence through their website www.sees
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